The English Premier League football club West Ham United is clearly keeping a close eye on the burgeoning eSports vertical, announcing Monday that it has signed up professional Fifa video game star Sean ‘Dragonn’ Allen. Allen hails from Essex and was runner up to Danish player Mohamad Al-Bacha in the eSports FIFA Interactive World Cup …
Professional staff turnover at the Las Vegas Review Journal, a Las Vegas newspaper purchased for a reportedly inflated price of $140 million last year by the Adelson family (see previous reports) continues to be brisk, with Jennifer Robison the latest respected journo to depart. Robison, who is leaving to work in communications for PG&E in …
The UK online gambling games developer Realistic Games has released The Fruit Machine, the company’s first truly multi-channel slot. The five reel, 20 line B2/B3 slot, which boasts a unique Reel Runner bonus round and a gamble feature, is now available to Ladbrokes’ retail players via the terminals in the land and online gambling group’s …
Online gambling investors and operators in France will be encouraged by positive first quarter industry results released Monday by regulator ARJEL. The figures show that sports betting remains the principal contributor to the market with impressive gains compared to Q1-2015 in both growth and the amount wagered. The regulator commented that an increase in betting …
In a sly move that could rank with the 2006 passage of the UIGEA attached to a security bill, failed presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham has inserted language from the rapidly failing Restoration of America’s Wire Act in a massive federal Appropriations Bill in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RAWA is widely believed to be the …
John McAfee, the often colourful founder of the eponymous cyber security software giant bearing his name, has been appointed CEO of mobile gambling company MGT Capital Investments and returned to the public markets this week around five years after selling McAfee to Intel Corp. for $7.68 billion. He will be particularly focused on MGT’s planned …
Haden Ware (41), a pioneer in online sports betting who evaded prosecution for more than 13 years by staying out of his native United States until recently, has successfully weathered the gambling conspiracy prosecution, emerging with a 6-month probation but no jail time. Ware’s involvement with World Sports Exchange brought him wealth but also the …
Haden Ware (41), the indicted co-founder of the now long-shuttered online sportsbook World Sports Exchange (WSEX), was handed down sentence by Manhattan court judge William Pauley for his role in the Antigua-based sports betting operation. Ware returned to the U.S. to face the music earlier this year, pleading guilty to conspiracy after fourteen years of …
The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has launched a new self-regulatory code for the betting sector which will come into effect on July 1, 2016. The AANA Wagering Advertising & Marketing Communication Code is a wide-ranging guide that emphasises a responsible approach to betting advertising with specific mention of problem gamblers and young people. …
EveryMatrix has launched a new reality check product to customers via its CasinoEngine in line with the UK Gambling Commission’s newly published requirements. The facility allows customers to set a pre-determined time before a “reality check” window pops up at certain intervals in their gaming window. The window can only be dispensed of when the …
Betsoft Gaming has released “Birds!” to its 3D video slots portfolio, a 5-reel 25-payline slot featuring comical birds and an interesting reel style. Eleven stylised birds, each with its own personality, fly in from the left to settle on telephone wires representing the reel symbols. Winning combinations of birds fly away while others settle into …
Betfair-owned American horse racing operation TVG were left red-faced after “botching” betting on the Kentucky Derby, one of the sports biggest betting days of the year, according to the New York Post. TVG’s online horse racing site crashed just before the annual race at Churchill Downs, only re-emerging online an hour and a half later. …
Bally Technologies’ terrestrial fav “King of Pop” is set for online and mobile launch this month (May). The five-reel, 25-payline game is themed on the iconic Michael Jackson and offers Moonwalk Wilds, Smooth Criminal Free Games, Beat It Free Games, Platinum Bonus Spin Wheel, and Mystery Stacked™ wilds.
Lithuanian live casino games provider BetGames.tv has been awarded a Remote Gambling Software license from the UK Gambling Commission enabling it to enter the UK market. Chief operating officer for BetGames.tv Aiste Garneviciene said the award will take BetGames into a new era of growth. “This is a very important market as it’s cradle [sic] …
Ladbrokes has extended its longstanding relationship with SIS to include an exclusive four-year deal for track and broadcast rights for the Monmore and Crayford greyhound tracks. The agreement further enhances the SIS Greyhound Service coverage available to LBOs in the UK and Ireland, and also extends the reach of live greyhound racing online through SIS …
French operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has named Florence de Noray (45) as chief financial officer responsible for driving the financial strategy of the company and managing all associated functions. De Noray succeeds Benoît Cossé who leaves PMU after 28 years of service.
888 Holdings has announced the appointment of Ron McMillan as Senior Independent Director. McMillan has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company and Chairman of its Audit Committee since 15 May 2014. “With his extensive experience of boards and audit committees of major listed companies, Ron has brought a wealth of experience to 888 which …
Online gambling games developer Habanero says it is reaching to the stars for success with its new online slot titled 12 Zodiacs. Monkeys, dragons, and tigers join nine other animals in the 5×3 reel slot, allowing users to select up to 18 lines, which pay both left to right and right to left. The HTML5 …
The major Italian police online gambling ring bust in Catania, Sicily last week (see previous reports) involved some Malta connections, according to a weekend report in the Malta Independent newspaper. The report notes that the Italian investigators in Catania have revealed that one of the online sports betting businesses involved was MasterBet, an enterprise allegedly …
The South Australian provincial government has made a move against social casino gaming, publishing a watch list that includes titles like Big Fish Casino in an attempt to assist parents in preventing their children from being exposed to gambling at an early age. The list currently has 64 entries and ranks games under red or …
Next Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on daily fantasy sports (see previous reports) will hear testimony from an impressive witness list…but according to ESPN sources DraftKings and FanDuel have declined to appear, along with the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. In a tweet Friday ESPN’s usually reliable writer David Purdum noted: “FanDuel, DraftKings, NFL, NBA, MLB and …
The British government’s intention to tighten tax laws calculated on free plays is reportedly giving online gambling operators already feeling the pain of the p.o.c. tax food for thought on the ubiquitous use of the Free Spin as a marketing, incentive and loyalty tool. In a speech earlier this year Chancellor George Osborne said that …
The Malaysian police non-stop initiative to eradicate illegal online gambling across the nation took a rather alarming turn this week when a police spokesman told a local newspaper that the police may deploy provisions of the Prevention of Crime Act that allow the authorities to detain suspects with previous criminal records for up to 2 …
Saturday is race day for the internationally famous Kentucky Derby, and this year the latest Virtual Reality technology is being introduced at the Churchill Downs track. NBC Sports and NextVR have teamed up to boast that they will take suitably equipped VR fans so close to the action that they will feel they can touch …