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 …
One lucky Betfair online slots player hit the Red Tiger Gaming Macau Jackpot to win GBP 1,197,161 while playing the popular Dragon’s Luck slot on Christmas Day. The Macau tab, exclusive to Red Tiger Gaming, hosts the developer’s Asian themed games and.has become popular for its progressive jackpots. The progressive Macau Jackpot was won on …
Singapore has some of the toughest anti-online gambling laws around, including measures against players, but that has apparently not stopped illegal operators from bombarding locals with mobile phone spam, according to the Straits Times newspaper. The newspaper reports that Singapore’s privacy watchdog, the Personal Data Protection Commission, has released statistics showing that online gambling promotions …
The Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor has reported that the number of illegal websites contravening a variety of Russian laws it has uncovered this year has soared three-fold over 2015 at 87,000…and 15,900 of them were online gambling oriented. The regulator claims some success in taking action, with 52,000 successfully warned off and a further 34,500 …
Embattled e-games software provider, PhilWeb, will not have its online gaming software services contract with PAGCOR automatically renewed but will have to bid on the contract as it goes out to tender, chief executive, Andrea Domingo said this week. “The selection of a service provider for PAGCOR’s online gaming operations will be in accordance with …
One BGO mobile customer has landed a jackpot so big it will most likely set him up for life. NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Dreams paid out Euro 7.4 million on a mere GBP1.25 bet to the Cheshire-based player, who plans on taking his children on a trip of a lifetime to Disney. “When I saw the …
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has become the first accredited games testing and certification services firm to be licensed in the Czech Republic. The license award by the Czech Ministry of Finance and Gaming expands GLI’s footprint across Europe and allows current and potential licensees in the jurisdiction to begin the certification process. “We see the …
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s weekend decision to appoint a national task force to investigate online gambling in the nation’s freeports in Aurora, Cagayan and Bataan (see previous reports) had officials in the latter province gathering despite the Christmas holidays at the request of the governor, Abet S. Garcia. Garcia and a slew of top administrators …
Ireland’s sports minister, Patrick O’Donovan, has voiced his concern over problem gambling among sports men and women, calling on the FAI, IRFU, and Olympic Council of Ireland to draw up concrete proposals to combat what he referred to as “the scourge” of online gambling. In an interview with the Irish Examiner newspaper, the minister stressed …
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp’s acquisition of virtual sports provider Inspired Gaming Group has concluded with the combination of the two entities under Inspired Entertainment Inc. With eighty-nine percent of Hydra stockholders approving the deal last week, Inspired Gaming Group has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inspired. “We are truly delighted to combine the respective management …
Software developer Endorphina launched its 5-reel, 9-payline title “Maori” today (Wednesday). Celebrating New Zealand’s cultural heritage, the slot offers a graphic-rich dip into the mythology, arts and crafts of the Maori people. Features include Wilds that substitute all symbols except the Green Sun, Red Sun and Scatter. When one or more Wild symbols appear and …
Initial reports suggest a huge Boxing Day jackpot win at 888 Casino on its proprietary “Millionaire Genie” progressive jackpot slot. The winner, a 47-year-old occupational therapist from the UK, reportedly landed a jackpot of $4,336,296 on a GBP 1.50 bet. “It still hasn’t quite sunk in just how much I have won but I do …
Online gambling operators are showing growing interest in licensing in the newly regulated Czech Republic market scheduled to open January 1 2017, encouraging testing agencies to seek accreditation, and the first to be successful in this endeavour is Gaming Laboratories International (GLI). The company announced Saturday that it has been awarded accreditation from the Ministry …
There was not much goodwill on display in the Philippines over Christmas, at least as far as online gambling is concerned as the national president Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the head of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza), implying that long-time chief Jose Mari Ponce was responsible for corruption and bribery regarding online gambling …
Chinese lottery ticket sales continued to rise in November, with the Ministry of Finance releasing figures that show a 12.6 percent year-on-year increase to 34.5 billion yuan ($5 billion). Sales of welfare lottery tickets increased 4.9 percent y-o-y to 17.8 billion yuan, while sports lottery sales jumped 22.1 percent to 16.6 billion yuan, the ministry …
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte kept the anti-online gambling pot boiling over the weekend, clarifying that his recent criticism of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (see previous reports) was in fact intended for the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority’s chairman Jose Mari Ponce. Our readers will recall that Duterte claimed in a public statement last week: “The …