Online gambling legalisation observers are again focussing on Pennsylvania ahead of the state legislature’s return to business for just three days on September 26. Our readers will recall that the much-amended House Bill 2150 has already been approved by the state’s House of Representatives and even included in next year’s budgeting calculations…but there are fears …
Figures stripped from a recent UK Gambling Commission study shows that the age 65 and over demographic (also known as “silver foxes”) is becoming increasingly important in online gambling and has grown from 3 percent to 7 percent over the three years ended June 2016. The trend continues in the next demographic down – the …
IGT’s online social casino Double Down has announced the launch of its latest slot, themed on television talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and offering free-to-play action. The ponderously titled Ellen DeGeneres Show Featuring Ellen’s Dance Party Video Slots is the second DeGeneres-themed casino-style game to join DoubleDown Casino’s line-up. The launch publicity tells us: “Inspired …
Italian online sports betting operator Sisal has become the first in the local market to sign up for live streaming Sportradar feed from German Bundesliga 1 and 2 football matches. The feed is available to players via desktop and mobile devices, and in retail betting shops operated by the Sisal group. In a statement last …
The Australian listed online bookmaker TopBetta Holdings has announced that its subsidiary The Global Tote Limited, has been granted a Category2 (business-to-business) e-gambling licence by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. A company statement Friday advised that the licence represents an opportunity for TopBetta products to be offered to international corporate bookmakers through The Global Tote …
The UK may have just become the first country to launch an eSports betting prosecution, according to a report on the British Broadcasting Corporation website Friday. The reports notes that two men – Dylan Rigby and Craig Douglas – have been charged with offences under the Gambling Act in what is believed to be the …
Sports wagering odds feed provider BetConstruct has released details of a new contract, this one with the new UK sports betting operator EnergyBet. The feed provides EnergyBet with over 30,000 live sports markets. Marcin Sapinski, EnergyBet CEO said that the deal with BetConstruct provides his company with a vibrant and exciting product that includes special …
European lawmakers who thought that segregating their online poker players from others in dedicated networks was the best course are now beginning to realise that the most effective way to go is shared player liquidity, according to a report in Online Poker Review. But changing to a more sensible regime is made more difficult by …
230 online punters claim that operator unfairly limited their wagering or closed their accounts for being too successful. Online gambling group Bet365 is facing litigation initiated by 230 Spanish players who allege that their success in wagering through the online bookmaker resulted in the operator limiting or even closing their betting accounts. The allegations are …
Virtual sports games and technology provider Inspired has announced a global and exclusive brand relationship with retired professional NBA star and recent Hall of Fame inductee, Shaquille O’Neal. The agreement with the basketball legend includes his participation as the face of Inspired’s new Rush Basketball Virtual Sports product group, due for release in 2017, along …
Playtech has announced the launch at operator Bet365 of its new native mobile betting app, claiming that it boasts loading speeds three times faster than HTML5, and users can play from a choice of over a hundred games in seconds with improved performance across all Android and iOS devices. The five-star rated app has already …
The American Gaming Association has used social media and other channels to urge US media to “jump on board” its drive to legalise sports betting in the United States, highlighting a Neilsen study that suggests that if sports betting was legalised the number of regular season viewers of NFL events would jump by 17 million …
The independent research group Newzoo has started promoting its latest survey on social casino gaming, noting that in the US alone, there are 73.9 million social casino gamers… and more than half of these spend money. In a teaser on the content of its report, Newzoo claims that social casino titles made up one quarter …
The Canadian Jewish News and other related media are reporting the startling news that a Jewish charity organisation may be embroiled in the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) investigation into insider trading allegations against former Amaya CEO David Baazov and other associated persons. The reports quote from documents filed by the AMF disclosing that its …
Online gambling continued to outperform land gambling in New Jersey during the month of August, delivering revenues up 31.6 percent year-on-year at $16.1 million vs. land casino win down 4.9 percent at $245.9 million. Only two casinos – the Golden Nugget and Tropicana – posted monthly land gambing revenue gains in August. The biggest decline …
The police in Istanbul, Turkey have reported the breakup of a major online gambling ring following a tip-off that led to a five-month investigation and a nation-wide police swoop this week. 39 persons were arrested in raids across twenty Turkish and Turkish-Cypriot cities, police spokesmen revealed, claiming that the ring generated in excess of $100 …
Online gambling games developer World Match has announced its latest release, Hercules HD, a five-reel, three-row 20 line slot featuring one of the greatest ancient heroes of Greek mythology. Hercules slays the Hydra, captures the Cretan bull, brings back Cerberus and performs many other heroic deeds in the game, all represented with sharp 3D animations …
Playtech major shareholder Teddy Sagi’s sally into the online payments solution sector through his SafeCharge plc enterprise (see previous reports) continued to prosper this week with the announcement that the company has been signed to provide services to the Sun newspaper’s gaming brands, SunBingo and Fabulous Bingo. The arrangement with the Sun’s brands will see …
According to reports in The Straits Times. Singapore online punters will soon – perhaps by the end of next month – be able to legally make bets on Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club online sites currently in preparation in anticipation of getting the green light from the authorities. A spokesman for the Singapore Ministry …
888Sports has launched its new television campaign in the UK under the title ‘Take‘Em On’. The campaign, which has flighted on SkyTV channels, emphasises the competitive instinct present in most gamblers and was designed by London agency Recipe to deepen engagement beyond traditional offer and odds advertising. Explaining the change of thrust, 888Sports marketing director …
Erik Balbaugh, a PR veteran with experience in both Washington DC and Boston as a consultant, has been appointed as VP Public Affairs by the land gambling trade body the American Gaming Association. The former PR advisor to Democrat political leaders like Hillary Clinton and John Kerry is tasked with playing a major role in …
NYX Gaming Group has welcomed Jason Walbridge and Eric Matejevich to its Group Executive Team with immediate effect. Walbridge joins NYX Gaming Group in the role of chief operating officer having spent an eighteen year career with Aristocrat where he served as chief supply officer and managing director of EMEA, in addition to other roles. …
The latest data from Juniper Research indicates that global online gambling wagers will approach $1 Trillion by 2021, equaling total global spend on digital goods and services forecasts. Juniper’s latest research, “Mobile & Online Gambling: Casinos, Lotteries, Betting & VR 2016-2021” unsurprisingly found that the trend towards migrating to the online environment and importantly mobile …
Coral Interactive advertising was the subject of scrutiny again by the UK Advertising Standards Authority, the fourth time in the past fortnight. The ad in question was an email offering new customers a GBP 20 free bet on placing their first GBP 5 sports bet. Terms and conditions stated that the bet had to be …