A Chinese legal expert has offered some unsolicited advice to Crown Resorts, the Aussie gambling group that is still trying to arrange the release from almost two months in detention of 17 of its employees – including three visiting Australian managers – arrested on gambling promotion-related accusations (see previous reports). Chen Youxi, director of Hangzhou-based …
After two years of discussion senators in the self-governing British overseas territory of Bermuda finally approved the Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2016 last week, ushering in a potentially more liberal and practical approach to gambling in the Caribbean island nation. Whilst the bill deals mainly with land casino-related licensing requirements, anti-corruption measures and fighting the …
Swedish online gambling games and software supplier NetEnt has announced an important inaugural milestone in its Latin American expansion strategy – a content deal with existing Spanish client Codere that will see the company’s games presented to the regulated Mexican online casino market. Codere has a significant presence in the traditional land-based casino markets in …
The widespread alerts on land and online gambling tycoon Jack Lam in the Philippines following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to the chief of police to arrest him on bribery and “economic sabotage” allegations (see previous reports) will be to no avail, according to an official Immigration Bureau statement Sunday. BI spokesperson Antonette Mangrobang told local …
Rodrigo Duterte, the shoot-from-the-hip Philippines president, has intervened in the fast-moving bribery scandal involving his Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, Pagcor chief Andrea Domingo and Macau-based casino magnate Jack Lam (see previous reports), ordering the arrest of Lam before he leaves the country…but it is not known whether Lam is still in the Philippines. News of …
IGT is about to launch online its popular land casino slot Golden Jungle, adding yet another jungle-and-temple themed game to the dozens already available to internet and mobile punters. The 4×5 reel, 50 pay-line game has a wealth of temple, jungle and treasure related symbols executed in sharp and colourful graphics, backed by a catchy …
Russian online sports betting operator Fonbet has achieved local licensing status and opened its bkfon.ru site, becoming the sixth online sports betting operator to be awarded a Russian licence since the regulatory regime was implemented early this year. Russian-licensed operators are required to use officially sanctioned payment hubs called TSUPIS to facilitate government oversight, and …
Allegations by Philippines Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre that casino tycoon Jack Lam used ‘facilitator’ Wally Sombero in an attempt to bribe him into protecting Lam interests (see previous reports) have been hotly denied by Lam. In a statement issued through his lawyer, Raymond Fortun, Lam claimed Friday that his client never spoke directly to Aguirre …
Industry journalist Steve Ruddock picked up on some interesting statistics from the latest annual report of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission released this week, flagging the current results from its on-going monitoring research of the state gambling market. The research throws some light on the participation rates and preferences of adults in Massachusetts, and this year …
The Austrian gaming technology group Novomatic has issued a statement confirming that it has completed the final required steps for the successful acquisition of the Albanian National Lottery. Following a 2012 tender, Lotaria Kombëtare was granted a ten-year license to establish, operate and manage the Albanian National Lottery. With the completion of the acquisition, Novomatic …
Spain’s gambling industry continued to advance in 2015 with growth in most sectors, according to the latest research report from the Codere – University of Madrid Institute for Policy and Governance collaboration released this week. Highlights from the report include: * Online gambling revenue in 2015 was up around 25 percent year-on-year at Euro 320 …
Joining FanDuel and DraftKings in acquiring a UK Gambling Commission licence, Yahoo signalled its daily fantasy sports intentions in the UK market this week as former partner Mondogoal switched from a business-to-consumer DFS supplier to a European business-to-business operation. Industry observers point out that Yahoo has thus far carried out little in the way of …
A UK-based GBP 27 million arbitrage sports betting scheme, The Winning Express, has collapsed, leaving a thousand investors with concerns that their money is lost, according to a BBC report over the weekend. And, according to the report, the venture was flagged as a potential danger to the authorities who allegedly did little to halt …
In South Africa a combined national police and federal enforcement initiative has shuttered 19 illegal gambling venues across the provinces of Northern Cape and North West. A spokesman for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation said Friday that three persons had been detained and will appear in court Monday following the surprise raids. “The illegal …
The Poker Players Alliance action group has flagged two new attempts to urge members of Congress to restore the anti-online gambling Wire Act and/or support Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire, still languishing in Congress after several unsuccessful attempts at passage. In the first of these initiatives, which Online Poker Report notes is supported by …
GAN has launched its Simulated Gaming product at the Twin River Management Group’s land casino in Rhode Island, USA, revealing the identity of its ninth US customer. The software monetises internet traffic to existing websites operated by US casinos, and in 2015 helped clients to generate an average of US$2.32 per daily active user when …
B2B multi-gaming platform and social games provider Mojo Games has partnered with VLeague Internet Technology to provide online social games and poker tournaments to Asian sports giant Alibaba Sports Group (AliSports). VLeague Internet Technology is a Chinese corporation and the exclusive online social gaming provider for Alisports’ Chess and Card Division. The partnership between VLeague …
Online sports betting and i-gaming platform provider SBTech has been contracted by online casino and sports betting operator Winmasters, a Malta-licensed brand name of WM Interactive Limited, to provide a full sports betting solution and the Chameleon 360 i-gaming platform. Winmasters has already achieved significant market share in the Romanian regulated market and is now …
The popular theme of the good life enjoyed by the rich and famous is about to surface again in an upcoming Microgaming slot. The company released a preview of its “Life of Riches” slot Friday, a 5 reel, 30 selectable pay-lines game with a theme featuring luxury cars, expensive yachts, private jets and a liberal …
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit has announced that it is to take a tougher line with unlicensed online operators who access Dutch punters, intensifying enforcement and imposing substantially heavier fines on offenders. The current policy of warning offenders and giving them an opportunity to block Dutch players will be dropped in favour of immediate pursuit …
Trada Casino has launched live dealer services, powered by Evolution Gaming. The online casino is operated by TradaGames (Isle of Man) Limited and licensed by the IOM and the UK Gambling Commission. It has RNG games from Microgaming Net Entertainment and PariPlay.
Genesis Gaming has started its holiday season with a new slot release that has action-packed cartoon super heroes clad in colourful lycra at its core rather than the usual run of new games at this time of the year with festive season themes. Titled Super Wilds, this futuristic 5 reel, 25 line game is now …
Prague-based online slot developer Endorphina reports that its Jetsetter slot on the Bitcasino.io site has just delivered a major hit for an anonymous player. The player landed three Scatters on the reels, triggering the free games feature, during which banknotes torn in half spin on the reels. If correct halves match up by landing next …
Thursday’s inaugural meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission committee tasked with reviewing online gambling developments and possibilities (see previous reports) met Thursday and briefed local media on their mandate. The Massachusetts Lottery Commission has already lobbied for permission to offer more online options in order to attract the younger millennial demographic so important to the …