The Cambodia Daily newspaper reports that police in Poipet have shut down an online gambling company being run out of a karaoke parlour, and have interrogated 63 Chinese nationals associated with the enterprise. However, it appears that miscommunication between government departments may be at the heart of the problem. Ministry of the Interior security officials …
A growing number of US publications are picking up on the introduction to the US Senate last week of bill S.3376 aka “RAWA v.2.0” ( see previous reports). Among recent reports is one from the Washington Post, which identified Republican Senators Mike Lee (Utah) and Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) as co-sponsors for Arkansas Senator Tom …
Piers Morgan, described by online and land gambling group Paddy Power as “Britain’s biggest loudmouth”, is the front man for the company’s latest television advertisement, which focuses attention on the upcoming USA vs. Europe Ryder Cup golf competition. The former newspaper editor, TV personality and egotist reveals in the amusing production that he’s backing America …
Amaya’s sports betting business BetStars is significantly expanding its U.S. sports offering to include 348 new betting markets across American Football and Major League Baseball (MLB). Zeno Ossko, managing director for BetStars believes the addition of the new markets gives BetStars customers more chances to test their sports smarts, both before and during games, and …
GVC will enhance its online casino offer in Spain, Belgium and Bulgaria following a new content supply deal with Microgaming’s Quickfire. Microgaming-powered Prima Networks Limited will supply over 50 new titles to GVC’s recently acquired bwin Casino, PartyCasino and Party Poker gaming sites within the coming weeks. “This is an important supply deal for us …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Greek betting and lottery operator OPAP for the supply of its full suite of virtual sports, for integration online and across OPAP’s retail network. “The announcement of this deal is a significant one for Inspired and OPAP,” Luke Alvarez, chief executive officer …
Head Infotech Pvt. Ltd., owner of India-focused online rummy operator ace2three.com, is rumoured to be in acquisition talks with Delta Corp. According to the India Times’ Economic arm, ET Now, exploratory talks centre around a price tag of between $80 and $100 million. Our readers will recall Delta Corp. acquired a 26 percent stake in …
In an interview with The Australian, Tabcorp chief executive offer David Attenborough warned “global rivals” of his belief that other Australian states are moving fast to follow South Australia’s lead in implementing a point of consumption tax. The comments came amid Attenborough’s call for a “level playing field” where he said Tabcorp had been “operating …
Betting Business Russia reports the exit of William Hill from the Russian territory, quoting a customer advisory from William Hill’s Casino Club, that reads: “Starting from September 23 William Hill Casino Club will terminate its activities in the Russian territory for legislatory reasons. All active customer accounts will be suspended,” the advisory reportedly detailed. In …
Sky Betting & Gaming has announced the appointment of Jochen Weiner as managing director for Sky Bet Deutschland reporting directly to chief executive officer Richard Flint. Weiner comes well prepared for the job having served most recently as managing director of Deutsche Telekom AG, prior to which he also served in senior positions with Scientific …
The cancellation of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee’s exploratory hearing on DFS and online gambling has been followed by an announcement that the hearing will now take place on October 18, leaving the matter in limbo as the omnibus HR 2150 gambling bill sits in the Senate. HR 2150, which includes DFS and e-gaming …
Daily fantasy sports company Sporaga Limited has been granted a license by the Isle of Man’s Department of Economic Development to develop operations on the island. Sporaga is focused on the international football market and offers13 leagues from different countries around the world. It completed beta testing in Brazil earlier this year and aspires to …
Online gambling marketing company XLMedia, which operates websites driving players to online casino operators, delivered robust interim results for the first half of 2016, attributing its success to investment in technology. Financial highlights for the period ending June 30, 2016 include: · Revenue increase of 39 percent to $51.2 million (H1/2015: $36.8 million) delivering another …
BetConstruct has agreed a deal in which it will integrate a range of Realistic Games online table and slot content including blackjack, roulette and slot titles Super Graphics Upside Down, The Fruit Factory and Fireworks. “Their [Betradar’s] distribution in eastern Europe in particular is very impressive and this will help us to showcase our games …
A TV ad for Cosmo Gaming’s NetBet online casino was determined by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) as glamorising online gambling following a single complaint. The ad showed a series of scenes in which people were holding multiple shopping carriers, handling money, sitting in a hot tube holding a pair of dice, walking towards …
Two LeoVegas customers are smiling all the way to the bank having won jackpots playing the Mega Fortune series. Both Swedish players, the first lucky punter hit a GBP 100,000 jackpot playing on his mobile phone, while the second, identified as Martin, staked just 18p before netting a GBP 60,000 jackpot on the popular series …
Ladbrokes has confirmed rumours earlier this month that it was about to change its online gambling licensing jurisdiction, announcing that it is to switch to Northern Territory licensing from September 28. In doing so, Ladbrokes follows Betfair Australia, which made a similar change recently to take advantage of new betting exchange laws with attractive fee …
The Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee hearing on daily fantasy sports and online gambling legalisation scheduled for Tuesday did not take place, and there has thus far been no explanation for its cancellation, Pennsylvania media reports indicate. Earlier reports from political insiders suggested that the hearing was designed to spur the state Senate into action …
Online gambling companies were among the 12 awards made during the Global Gaming Awards festivities in Las Vegas this week which followed an intensive judging process conducted by a panel of 60 independent judges, and audited by KPMG Gibraltar. 888Poker clinched a reward for being the Digital Operator of the Year, whilst Microgaming repeated its …
Mobile social casino games developer KamaGames has announced an agreement with Viber which will see its products accessible on the latter’s mobile messaging service platforms. Starting with today’s (Wednesday) launch of a specially designed version of Kama’s 3D Blackjack game, users will be able to play blackjack with their friends via the Viber messaging app. …
South Korean baseball star pitcher An Ji-man has been indicted on charges of engaging in illegal online gambling following allegations by prosecutors that he gave 160 million won (US$146,000) to help a friend open an unidentified illegal gambling website. Reporting on the indictment, the Yonhap news agency notes that the defendant has denied the charges, …
Turnkey provider ORYX has selected Extreme Live Gaming for the integration of a number of Live Casino titles to its games platform. The content library will be made available to ORYX customers across a variety of international markets. Matevz Mazij, chief executive officer for ORYX, commenting on the deal said: “Extreme Live Gaming is a …
B2B online gaming company GAN (formerly Game Account Network) has revealed Station Casinos as its previously unidentified partner in an announcement made August 2016 (see previous report). GAN’s proprietary social gaming solution: Simulated Gaming™ will launch with Station Casinos in the Nevada market in early 2017 and will include the integration of Station Casinos’ on-property …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission have agreed to collaborate in preventing unlicensed online operators from accepting bets from New Jersey and other U.S. states through the Continent 8 data centre situated on tribal land, according to reports Tuesday from the Associated Press news agency. The agreement comes into …