Wintingo online casino has announced the integration of a full range of Scientific Games Interactive content in its games portfolio, boosting games from separate developers iSoftBet, PariPlay Evolution, NetEnt and Microgaming. The Isle of Man and Malta-licensed operation, which is owned by the Digimedia group, now offers a selection of over 800 games delivered via …
The Europe-based international police organisation Interpol issued a statement this week reporting that it coordinated an international operation between October 1 and November 30 this year in which over 1,500 individuals were arrested in questionable call centre raids…with the biggest bust being 1,300 Chinese nationals “detained in the Philippines for fraudulent activities conducted out of …
Changes to tax laws on casino winnings proposed by the IRS in the United States would have been complicated and expensive to implement, and have been withdrawn, reports the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. The proposals included new rules about how slot winnings should be reported, suggesting that the reporting ceiling be reduced from $1,200 to …
The Malaysian Red Shirts political pressure group was accused of grandstanding for publicity purposes this week after it enlisted local journalists to follow its vigilante action in raiding suspected online gambling dens in the Johor Baru region. Making the accusation, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed described Red Shirts leader Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos’ …
Internet censorship is alive and well in Malaysia, where the government’s Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) revealed Friday that during 2016 it has blocked access to 2,407 websites. MCMC Network Security and Enforcement Chief Officer Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin told local reporters that the MCMC blocked 1,129 phishing sites, 1,113 obscene content sites, 90 offensive …
Independent research company Technavios has published a teaser on its latest study, reporting that the compound annual growth rate in US online gambling over the four years from 2016 to 2020 will reach 51.71 percent. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the online gambling market in the US, calculating the …
Nektan plc, a Gibraltar-based international B2B mobile gaming content developer and platform provider has released its full year and first quarter results, showing that although year-on-year revenues have risen significantly, its losses have mounted, and revealing that it has plans in train to raise a further GBP 2.275 in fresh funding. Highlights of the report …
Earlier this year we reported on the $1.1 million contract dispute between Las Vegas daily fantasy sports company Emil Interactive Games LLC (t/a DraftOps) and the Minnesota Wild hockey team, in which Emil Interactive was sued on allegations of being in breach of its 2015 contract to provide $1.1 million in sponsorship for the hockey …
Online gambling group Bet365’s application to build a training and recreational centre for its growing labour force in the UK revealed some interesting information on the company and its ambitions this week. Local media reports from Stoke on Trent, where the company recently built new headquarters, quote excerpts from the planning application which indicate that …
With the January 1st implementation of a new high-tax Gambling Act in the Czech Republic looming, online gambling group William Hill plc has informed its local players and affiliate marketers that it is exiting the market, and advised them to withdraw any positive balances in their accounts. Citing “recent regulatory developments” in its email to …
Pennsylvania Senator Kim Ward’s January 3rd “informational” meeting between lawmakers and land casino operators (see previous reports) has an agenda that reportedly goes beyond online gambling legalisation and the budget deficit, embracing also recent court rulings on tax and contributions to hosting communities by land casino operators. It’s likely to make for a wide-ranging and …
Irish lawmakers are hopeful that new gambling legislation replacing existing laws for gambling, will finally be voted on in the new year after languishing in the drafting process for almost four years. Under fire in the Irish parliament recently over the Gambling Control Bill that was introduced in 2013, junior Justice Minister David Stanton acknowledged …
New Jersey’s bid for a US Supreme Court hearing on its attempts to more widely legalise sports betting (see previous reports) reaches a critical stage on January 13, when the US Supreme Court’s eight justices hold conference to decide which cases it will hear. In the past the court declined to hear earlier iterations of …
900 of the 2,500 rooms at the Rio casino and resort in Las Vegas – traditional home of the World Series of Poker every year, were evacuated Thursday following a power outage. The Associated Press news agency reports that a fuse shorted in a backup generator that was powering the hotel’s Masquerade Tower, and because …
The Ukrainian online gambling games developer Lucky Labs has announced that it is to collaborate with Malta-based games developer Playson in a deal that will see the two companies support each other’s games and initiate joint products to produce “innovative gaming solutions to the industry.” Both companies produce suites of desktop and mobile games and …
The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday that the state’s land casino revenues were down 1.5 percent year-on-year in November, reaching $930 million. The decline was chiefly noticed in the Las Vegas casino business, where Las Vegas Strip revenue was down 3.5 percent year-over-year, to $517 million, and Downtown Las Vegas winnings fell 5.5 percent …
Malaysian online gambling operators appear to be a persistent lot, despite an enforcement environment that sees sustained police and municipal raids on a daily basis and the seizure of computer equipment and cash, along with threats to cut off power supplies for repeat offenders. Officials in Sepang complained about the situation Thursday, saying that local …
Online gambling games developer Rival Gaming has released two new slots in December – the Asian themed 5 reel, 50 pay-line Diamond Dragon and Wishing Cup, a 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot based on the legend of Pharoah Tutankhamun. In Diamond Dragon feuding families battle to control the mythical Diamond Dragon, and the treasure it …
Following a December 12 injunction by a federal court against its Desert Rose online bingo operations (see previous report) the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel tribe in San Diego is currently mulling an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal against Judge Anthony Battaglia’s ruling that by accepting bingo bets from punters outside the …
In the latest round of its long-running legal battle to get around the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and legalise intrastate sports betting (see previous reports) the state of New Jersey is relying on the court’s application of a bedrock constitutional principle, the Associated Press news agency reports this week. New Jersey has filed …
Virgin Media-owned TV3 and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have partnered in a four-year horse racing broadcast deal, beginning in January 2017, which will cover the Aintree Grand National, Royal Ascot, Epsom Derby and the Cheltenham Festival, among other high profile meets. TV3 will broadcast up to 50 days per year of live racing across its …
The UK National Lottery delivered a record number of millionaires over the past year with 347 people receiving cheques for GBP 1 million or more, six more millionaires than in 2015. Combined winnings were revealed as GBP 862 million. The lottery’s highest jackpot won was GBP 66 million, followed by GBP 35 million in April. …
Isle of Man-based software developer GameIOM Technologies has launched “Fortune Cats,” its first mobile and desktop slot title, with William Hill via its Macau tab. The Asian-themed feline offer is a five-reel, fifty-payline slot offering a unique sixth reel feature. “This is the initial launch of what will be many games that will be harnessing …
The Pennsylvania Senate’s failure to join the House in legalising and regulating online gambling this year (see previous reports) has exacerbated the state’s serious budget deficit gap, which by state law must be balanced. The online gambling element among other gambling expansion plans was supported in the House as a means to contribute to funding …