Media reports from New Zealand indicate that the government, urged on by the New Zealand Racing Board, is considering legislation that would enable the industry to get a cut of bets placed by New Zealanders with overseas gambling companies. Current legislation empowers the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) as the only New Zealand-based provider of …
Illegal online sports betting enterprises are having a tough time in the US state of Rhode Island this week, with State Police reporting Thursday that another illegal internet betting ring has been shuttered with the arrest of nine people on charges that include running online betting activities, maintaining gambling venues and illegal bookmaking. Our readers …
The US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade has scheduled what could be a very important Congressional hearing next month, with online gambling, daily fantasy sports and sports betting on the agenda. Scheduled for May 11, the hearing’s objective is to examine the legality of the various verticals as requested last year …
Online gambling games and software provider NYX Gaming announced Friday that it has provided major Italian gambling operator Sisal with a selection of its online casino content via the Game360 gaming platform. Game360 is NYX Gaming’s Italian business, and provides a wide range of diverse online casino games from NYX subsidiaries and third party providers. …
Online gambling software and games provider Microgaming has announced another epic win on its progressive jackpot network, bringing total pay-outs to players by the system to Euro 574 million to date. On Friday 8th April 2016, a Spin Palace player hit the Mega Moolah jackpot, claiming Euro 6,905,670.81. As with all Microgaming’s progressive wins, the …
Canadian online gambling operator Intertain Group Ltd. has announced the relaunch of its InterCasino online gambling website on the company’s proprietary Plain Gaming platform. The online gaming platform is considered to be the growth engine behind Vera&John, an online casino operated by Intertain. The Plain Gaming platform currently features more than 1,000 casino games for …
Microgaming has released a preview of a new 5 reel, 243 Ways to Win slot themed on classy felines and titled Pretty Kitty. This cat themed game is feature-rich and offers an accessible minimum bet of 0.30, and great wins of up to 70 000.00,
Australian land and online gambling group Tabcorp has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with Tasmania’s racing operator Tasracing, along with a 10-year broadcasting rights deal with Sky Racing. The deal allows Tabcorp, through its Luxbet online brand, to have naming rights for the Elwick, Mowbray and Spreyton racetracks, the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival and the …
Former Bwin.Party chief executive Norbert Teufelberger has been appointed special adviser to the London AIM-listed FastForward investment house and will support the company’s initiatives in finding investment opportunities in the technology and gaming sectors. Announcing the appointment, FastForward CEO Lorne Abony, said: “Norbert’s experience in building one of the most successful global online gaming companies …
Live dealer provider EntwineTech has announced an enhancement of its software that will allow punters to choose their own wagering levels…as long as these are within the table limits. David Jones, a spokesperson for the company, said in statement Thursday: “EntwineTech has developed a solution which allows customers to enter whatever stake they wish in …
Unibet has chosen Artificial Solutions and its Teneo platform to add a new speech-enabled intelligent interactive feature for the Unibet sports betting app. UNibet. A company spokesman explained Thursday that the technology makes it easier for punters to place a bet using their own words and terminology. The feature is expected to be particularly effective …
The Malta-based live dealer provider Medialive has signed up another operator, announcing Thursday that Italian online gambling operator Vincitù is its latest customer. Medialive has replaced rival Evolution Gaming on the contract for the operator’s Italian websites. Vincent Saviano, CEO of Vincitù, said that the decision to switch live dealer providers was motivated by Medialive …
Wednesday saw politicians in the Czech lower house finally agreeing on a bill dealing primarily with gambling tax but also opening the online market to foreign companies subject to their meeting regulatory requirements. The bill now moves to the Senate for further consideration, with the tax burden for slot operators increased from 28 percent of …
One lucky player hit a $149,081.17 jackpot on the Dream Wheel progressive slot at Vegas Crest Casino this week, but unfortunately that’s all we can tell you about the big win. The operator’s press release focused on hyping up the casino rather than interviewing the player to explore his reactions and plans for the windfall, …
Atlantic City’s casinos saw their revenue decline by less than 1 percent in March compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement on Wednesday. AC casinos took in $202.9 million from land and online gambling in March – a decline of 0.4 percent compared to March …
Daily fantasy sports legalisation is progressing positively in the Iowa Senate following the announcement Wednesday that the Senate Ways and Means Committee has advanced Senate Study Bill 3181 introduced recently by the committee chairman, Senator Joe Bolkcom. The state Racing and Gaming Commission is given full authority over internet fantasy sports contests in the proposed …
A media ‘expose’ this week turned out to be rather a storm in a teacup when a local newspaper revealed that POLi Payments – an online payments subsidiary of the state’s Australia Post – had been used [shock, horror!] by Aussies making deposits at offshore online casinos. The newspaper investigation showed that many such gambling …
Bonne Terre Ltd trading as Sky Vegas was sanctioned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this week after the watchdog received two complaints concerning an internet promotion for its Sky Vegas brand. The promo, in January 2016, featured a page on which text stated “No Lose Month No Lose Month. Throughout January! Play Risk …
Paddy Power clients will be introduced to a new bet-slip feature dubbed Kicker. Customer’s who place a win bet will be offered a winning margin side bet on their bet-slip by clicking the Kicker logo to see what added extras are on offer negating the need to go back to the betting page or begin …
Software solutions provider UltraPlay has integrated gaming content from Endorphina, virtual sports from BetRadar and Vainglory, an e-sports offer developed by Super Evil Megacorp. BetRadar’s virtual sports will be available to UltraPlay’s BetEast and VulkanStavka customers while the Endorphina content will feature on VitalBet, eBettle and FlutterClub. UltraPlay said it continues to strengthen its e-sports …
In a preliminary first quarter 2016 estimate German lottery firm Lotto24 AG said an increase in new customers and significantly reduced acquisition costs augur well for a successful first quarter. Key highlights for the period ending March 31, 2016 include: – A 66 percent rise in billing to Euro 41.4 million (Q1/2015: Euro 25 million). …
A mildly naughty advert placed by an affiliate for online gambling operator Bet-at-Home has been banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority on grounds that it linked gambling and sex. The advert featured a picture of a woman pulling her trousers down, exposing her panties inscribed with the words “if you can read this it’s …
Maryland lawmakers have failed to deal with several daily fantasy sports bills before them despite an appeal from the state Attorney General earlier this year for clarity on the legal status of the popular vertical (see previous reports). This week the state Senate president, Thomas V. Mike Miller, turned the tables on AG Brian Frosh, …
Early U.S. media reports say seventeen men appeared before a Warwick State Third Division District Court today on charges ranging from organised criminal gambling and bookmaking to conspiracy. The men were arrested during a series of raids in Rhode Island following an eight month investigation involving the State Police Intelligence Unit, Rhode Island Attorney General, …