Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrived back home from a foreign mission Saturday and immediately entered the Immigration corruption scandal by ordering the seizure of all online gambling tycoon Jack Lam’s Philippines assets, accusing him of not paying the correct taxes, and directing the immediate dismissal of two senior Immigration officials. Although a statement from the …
Perhaps stung by criticism of its new tax proposals during its recent consultative meetings with the few operators it has left (see previous reports) the Antigua and Barbuda regulator has hastened to reassure licensees that no new tax regime or licensing fees will be imposed without full consultation. The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) said …
A 47-year-old female online punter in the UK is enjoying an early Christmas after hitting a $4.3 million jackpot on a stake of just GBP 1.50 at 888 online casino playing the Millionaire Genie slot. The player, who has elected to remain anonymous, is a regular visitor to the online casino, a statement from 888 …
The UK media has been quick to uncover the sort of detail not made public by Camelot, the police and the UK Gambling Commission regarding this week’s GBP 3 million fine imposed on the lottery operator (see previous report). By Friday evening newspaper reports appeared claiming that: * The allegedly fraudulent claimant of the GBP …
Online casino group Mr Green has announced the appointment of Stefan Gustafsson as CEO of its Stockholm-based technical division, Mr Green & Co Technology AB, replacing former chief Niclas Enhörning, who vacates the post after two years in the hot seat in order to start his own business. Gustafsson has an impressive IT c.v. that …
Friday evening local time saw new drama in the Philippines online gambling corruption scandal (see previous reports) as the two Bureau of Immigration assistant directors at the centre of the storm advised local media that they had written to the national president tendering their resignations “to spare President Rodrigo Duterte from concerns brought about by …
Despite strong rumours and speculation, a federal ban on internet gambling via a resurrection of the Wire Act did not emerge in the lame duck session of the 114th US Congress, which ended this week. Despite bills in the Senate (Sen. Tom Cotton’s SB 3326) and the House (Rep. Mike Fitzgerald’s HB 6453) fears that …
In the wake of the announcement by the Gambling Commission that it has slapped a GBP 3 million fine on National Lottery operator Camelot in respect of inefficient processes in paying out a fraudulent ticket seven years ago, the UK media have been trying to get to grips with the detail behind the rather bland …
Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery is in hot water again, this time being fined GBP 3 million by the UK Gambling Commission regarding allegations of a fraudulent prize claim back in 2009. In an announcement Friday the Commission revealed that Camelot had breached its operating licence, flagging three key problems with its …
Online and land gambling content provider Takara Gaming Group has announced a deal with the Serbian-based operator Balkan Bet. Under the agreement, TGG will further aggregate its land-based and internet gaming products together with a variety of games, supplying a package to Balkan Bet, a major bookmaker with more than 115 betting shops throughout Serbia …
The New York Attorney General’s office has announced the indictment in a Brooklyn court of 13 individuals aged between 46 and 76 on charges related to the operation of an illegal and allegedly Mafia-associated online sports betting enterprise through 4Spades.org, a website hosted in Costa Rica. The office revealed that the indictment follows an extensive …
According to the latest BDO Fraudtrack fraud analysis report, 12.5 percent of UK fraud cases over GBP 50,000 in value are associated with gambling in general. Researchers report that an analysis of the latest figures available for the year 2015 show that reported frauds at GBP 1.5 billion were 110 percent higher in value terms …
The occasionally holier-than-thou perception of Australian gambling group Tabcorp took a knock Friday when the company was found guilty on three charges of illegally luring punters to open new accounts by offering inducements. The case, heard in a Sydney court, dates back to August 2015, when the company published a promo in a local newspaper …
With individuals implicated in the Philippines online gambling and immigration corruption scandal seemingly all pointing fingers at each other (see previous reports), the country’s Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has issued an Immigration Lookout Order covering many of the leading figures in the matter, which is presently under investigation by the National Investigation Bureau. The order …
Social casino games developer Kama Games has announced the addition of its 3D Blackjack game to the platform operated by mobile messaging service TangoMe Inc. Tango already carries Kama Roulette and Pokerist games as a result of a two-year business-to-business relationship. Kevin Egan, business development manager for Kama Games said in a statement Friday: “We’ve …
Social casino gaming developer and publisher Kama Games Group has announced details of its holiday marketing campaign, which aims to drive awareness for flag ship title Pokerist throughout the Christmas period. Built on the simple premise of “Who is playing Pokerist?” the campaign focuses on the games’ extensive social elements and significant liquidity, ensuring there …
In its trading update prior to entering the close period in respect of its Full Year results, 888 Holdings reported Thursday that the group continued to perform well and the Board anticipates that adjusted EBITDA for the period will be in line with its expectations. CEO Itai Frieberger said: “We have continued to make strong …
Swico, the Swiss chapter of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) federation, has reacted to proposals in the Swiss National Council that laws be passed to permit the imposition of ISP blocking on unlicensed online gambling websites. The Committee for Legal Affairs of the Council is currently debating a bill on internet gambling that proposes …
Accusations of supporting illegal online gambling conduct aimed at Paysafe earlier this week by alleged Paysafe short-seller, Spotlight Research, have triggered a defensive response from one of the largest operators in the international online gambling industry, Bet365. Part of the Spotlight allegations against Paysafe, an online payments group offering well known online payment vehicles like …
Stockholm listed online gambling marketing group Catena Media, which coughed up GBP 10 million earlier this month to acquire UK affiliate marketer Casino UK (see previous report) has announced the acquisition of three unidentified US affiliate marketing operations from their founders in a deal worth $15 million. The report to the stock exchange reveals that …
According to its Youtube games preview channel Microgaming will soon launch an HTML5 version of its popular “Immortal Romance” slot. The pre-publicity copy notes: “Fall in love all over again with our legendary dark tale, now in HTML5. Exquisite graphics, enhanced animation and a haunting original soundtrack provide a feature-rich gaming experience on all platforms.”
Yggdrasil Gaming has signed an agreement to directly integrate its full suite of video slots with online lottery betting operator Lottoland, which will become the latest Gibraltar-based operator to take Yggdrasil’s portfolio of games. Yggdrasil received its Gibraltar licence earlier this year and has made a number of significant signings in the jurisdiction. The games …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings plc enjoyed a 5 percent share price boost from a trading update announcement Thursday that included a dividend increase of 49 percent. The update reported adjusted EBITDA could reach up to Euro 205.5 million for the year to 31 December, and revealed that net gaming revenue in Q4-2016 is up …
Municipal officials from the Shah Alam City Council in the Selangor province of Malaysia have reported a series of raids in the city by a 19-strong task force following a month of covert surveillance operations on premises fronting as snooker centres. A spokesman said the clientele and managers on the properties were mostly foreigners, and …