Remember Australian Senator Stephen Conroy? He was the rather autocratic communications minister in the Rudd and Gillard Labor governments who oversaw some spectacularly controversial internet and telecommunications issues that included an attempt to introduce a questionable and inaccurate blacklist and ISP blocking on various industries, including online gambling (see previous reports). So controversial was he, …
The wide range of Canadian gambling entities and punters who were hoping to see single game betting legalised will be disappointed today following a negative vote in the House of Commons which defeated a proposal 156 vs. 133. Private Member Bill C-221 authored by Windsor MP Brian Masse sought to liberate Canadian sports betting from …
Pennsylvanian House lawmakers, newly returned to work this week from their break and with scant time left before another adjournment, have jump-started activity on an omnibus gambling bill which has already been factored into state budget calculations and includes the legalisation of i-gaming and daily fantasy sports (see previous reports). The House Gaming Oversight committee …
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Australian gaming operator Tatts Group has announced the retirement of chief operating officer Barrie Fletton who has spent a cumulative 24 years with the company. Fletton will leave the position at the end of November 2016 to be succeeded by Brendan Parnell who joins the company from Tabcorp where he most recently held the position …
Betway Sportsbook has entered into its second high profile sponsorship deal in under a week, the first with RSC Anderlecht (see previous reports). In this latest sponsorship, Betway has become the official betting partner of Belgium’s principal football cup competition, the Croky Cup following a deal with the Belgian Football Association and Pro League for …
Ladbrokes announced changes to various non-executive director positions Wednesday as the company prepares to transition to Ladbrokes Coral. Mark Clare was appointed Senior Independent Director (SID) and Chairman of the Social Responsibility Committee and Stevie Spring as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, with immediate effect. The appointments were made under the …
Online gaming company 32Red Plc has turned in another impressive set of results for the six month period ending June 30 2016. The company delivered a record revenue performance with net gaming revenue up 63 percent to GBP 30.38 million (H1/2015: GBP 18.58 million) and gross profits amounting to GBP 7.5 million (H1/2015: GBP 4.3 …
Spanish video bingo developer and provider Zitro Interactive has been awarded a Class 4 gaming license by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), opening the door to expansion in alternative markets. “Obtaining the Malta licence is a real boost to our pride here at Zitro, especially for the online division,” Rais Busom, divisional director of Zitro …
The British Horseracing Authority has selected Genius Sports to provide an automated price monitoring system to enhance its integrity analysts’ ability to identify and investigate irregular betting patterns in real-time. The Price Monitoring System, delivered via Genius Sports’ proprietary Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM) platform, will monitor live betting prices, industry averages and odds fluctuations from …
The Remote Gambling Association, a trade body that represents most of Europe’s major online gambling companies, has urged the Polish government to reconsider its online sports betting tax regime and change it to one based on gross profits rather than turnover. The Polish Government adopted a bill on 19 July to amend existing online gambling …
The Australian online and land gambling group Tabcorp has announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with the martial arts entertainment organisation Ultimate Fighting Championship. The company’s online brand TAB.com.au will lead the sponsorship and becomes the official betting partner for UFC in Australia. The agreement includes brand presence at events and on fighter kits.
Local media reports from Pennsylvania indicate that the passage of an omnibus gambling bill that includes DFS and online gambling legalisation elements could be pushed out to the end of the current legislative season in November. State lawmakers returned to work this week for a brief period before the next adjournment, but seemed relaxed about …
The long-awaited review by the Port Edward Island Attorney General on the Canadian province’s abortive attempt to enter the online gambling regulatory sector through a local tribe (see previous reports) could be imminent. The AG, Jane MacAdam, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation this week that work continues on the review, which was commissioned 18 months …
Online gambling giant Bet365 has turned in another impressive annual set of results for the year ended March 27, reporting that revenue and profits both grew significantly, with the following highlights: * Operating profit up at GBP456 million compared to the GBP 406 achieved in the preceding year; * Pre-tax profit up GBP459 million (GBP409 …
NYX Gaming Group (NYX), announced a partnership with GeoComply Solutions, Inc. Wednesday, saying the deal will marry NYX’s full-service Digital Gaming System (DGS) with GeoComply’s pINpoint hyper-accurate geolocation and anti-fraud tools. The partnership creates a turnkey solution for regulated operators looking to meet the growing needs of digital gamers who can now use their personal …
The Italian data privacy protection regulator has announced that online gambling operators will be included in its enquiry this year to ensure that companies comply with the relevant legislation, according to a report in the publication Gaming Techlaw. Every six months the regulator selects a specific sector to be investigated as part of its compliance …
Bitcoin-only sportsbook and casino Cloudbet has launched a fully optimised mobile version of its live casino. Cloudbet claims to be the first bitcoin casino to launch a mobile live casino, saying the launch was a natural step forward as the majority of its customers access Cloudbet using a mobile device.
Chance Hill’s new casino brand has launched in Beta utilising the FAST TRACK front end and iGaming Cloud’s back end platforms. The launch is the end product of a deal that was signed between Fast Track and Chance Hill back in May (see previous reports). Ikibu Casino is themed around the “Island of Ikibu” and …
Playson has launched “Down the Pub”, a 5-reel, 15-payline slot offering Wilds, Scatters, Free Spins and a bonus game comprising a slot within a slot. Themed around a typical Friday night visit to the pub, the game’s main character is a beer guzzling, handle-bar moustached bar patron. Symbols include coasters, fish and chips, beer tankards …
British Racing Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) 188BET has agreed 50 race sponsorships with Jockey Club Racecourses. Prominent races include the Grade 2 Old Roan Chase at Aintree in October, Grade 2 Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter in November and the upcoming Prelude Hurdle at Market Rasen later this month. The package runs from September through …
Software developer Play’n GO has ventured into the video bingo sector with the launch of “Flying Pigs” and “Bugs Party”, the first two titles in a new line of games. Both games were developed in partnership with Latin American land-based video bingo specialists Zest Gaming, and are the first online titles available outside the region …
Mobile casino operator Casumo has partnered Yggdrasil Gaming for their full suite of content and promotional tools. Under the terms of the deal, Casumo will also gain access to Yggdrasil’s Infinite API for gamification, its collection of promotional tools, BOOST™ and the recently-launched social media tools BRAG. “Casumo’s passion for gamification and customer engagement is …
European gaming operator Betsson has significantly boosted an already impressive content portfolio with a suite of over 1000 online and mobile games from iSoftBet via the software developer’s Game Aggregation Platform (GAP). The range of content includes proprietary titles along with those from around 20 third-party suppliers. “We’re very pleased to have entered into a …