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 …
Online and land gambling group will donate GBP 9,000 for every nine-dart finish in the 2016/2017 William Hill World Darts Championship. Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has again pledged to donate GBP 9,000 for every nine-dart finish in its sponsored 2016/2017 William Hill World Darts Championship. This is the second time the …
New Jersey’s legal online gambling continued its winning way in November, delivering profits and tax revenues to government and operators and bolstering the languid land gambling side of the industry. Figures released by the New Jersey Division for Gaming Enforcement Wednesday showed that the state’s licensed online gambling operators achieved y-o-y revenue growth of 30 …
Lawmakers in the Japanese Diet Lower House had a long day Wednesday as they re-voted to ratify amendments to a gambling bill that will for the first time permit the operation of licensed casino resorts (see previous reports). The amendments to the Lower House bill, which was approved on December 6, were made by the …
Philippines Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre, has announced the dismissal of Charles Calima, head of the Bureau of Immigration intelligence department, over bribery allegations related to online gaming mogul Jack Lam, according to local media reports from Manila. Our readers will recall that Calima was embroiled in allegations of bribery against two BI assistant commissioners who …
NetEnt content has gone live in the regulated online casino market in Portugal with online gaming operator Betclic. Betclic, the first operator to go live in Portugal’s freshly regulated online gaming market earlier this year, was an existing NetEnt client prior to integrating the software developer’s content on its betclic.pt domain. ”Entering the regulated market …
Malaysian authorities successfully dismantled three “major illegal gambling syndicates” in simultaneous raids across 14 premises during the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Malaysian police’s federal special task force for anti-vice, gaming and gangsterism (STAGG) arrested 20 agents during the operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Kierang’, seized RM11,385 in cash, 32 cell phones, two mobile printers, …
Malta-based software developer World Match has released a new title that will appeal especially to petrol heads and fast car fanatics. “Need for Spin HD” takes players into the world of modified cars and thrilling car races with this 5×3, 15-line slot featuring a speedometer that multiplies winnings 2x, 4x or 6x. An innovative Bonus …
The latest release from Realistic Games is titled “Big Wheel” – a three-reel, single-winline game offering players nudges along with a host of other features. Normal wins are paid on the game’s single win line, whilst the features are activated by landing the ‘Big Wheel’ symbol on the win line of the centre reel only. …