Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper has been investigating the backgrounds of executives named in AMF allegations of insider trading. In Canada, the Globe and Mail newspaper has been investigating the backgrounds of executives named in financial regulator AMF’s allegations of insider trading, as this interesting report on the CardsChat portal notes: https://www.cardschat.com/news/david-baazov-brother-target-of-amf-search-warrants-20633.
The US state of Indiana followed the example of Virginia Thursday when Governor Mike Pence signed a daily fantasy sports regulatory bill – bill 339 – into state law on the threshold of a procedural deadline for him to do so. Our readers will recall that bill 339 sailed through the state House and Senate …
Online gambling software and games supplier NYX Gaming Group Limited announced Thursday that it has signed a letter of intent with de Nederlandse Staatsloterij / De Lotto for an integration of its digital gaming content and player account management systems via the NYX Open Platform System. A statement from the company reveals that it began …
The latest online slot from WMS is a 5 reel, 25 pay-line internet version of a game that has already proved popular in land casinos. The slot Titanic is, as the name suggests, themed on the famous ocean liner that in 1912 tragically struck an iceberg and sank in the icy North Atlantic. The visuals …
It seems that online gambling is not the fastest industry to exploit the advantages of Virtual Reality; that notoriously fast adopter of new technology, the porn business, is already making rapid progress in rolling out VR projects, according to a report in the Telegraph newspaper here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/popular-porn-site-pornhub-launches-virtual-reality-category/ The reportage includes amusing video footage of the …
Reports from the US state of Indiana indicate that the governor, Mike Pence, has just hours to go before a deadline comes into effect passing daily fantasy sports regulatory legislation into state law. Bill 339 was approved by the House and the Senate earlier this month on votes of 82-12 and 34-10 respectively, leaving the …
Yggdrasil Gaming’s latest video slot, Seasons, combines four games in one as players test their luck across the screen through spring, summer, autumn and winter. The mid-variance, five-reel slot features four distinct game modes, each with its own wild feature and free spin pattern. The game switches seamlessly between the seasons at random times during …
Greek police in Kallithea, a small town south of central Athens, have shuttered a concealed gambling venue located in a cafe, according to reports Wednesday in the newspaper Ekathimerini. During the investigation police arrested a 65-year-old man believed to be the owner, and seized 57 computers, three servers, a roulette wheel connected to six touch …
Swedish gambling group Betsson is offering advertising agencies the opportunity to handle its large international advertising account as it prepares for a major push into the United Kingdom market, reports the marketing publication Campaign Live. “The company is looking for a London hub to work across key markets after recently appointing Omnicom’s Rocket to its …
Massachusetts is moving apace on its regulations for daily fantasy sports with Attorney General Maura Healey revealing Wednesday that her office will issue final regulations for the daily fantasy sports business at the end of the week… and they will include a ban on contests involving college sports. Healey told the Boston Globe newspaper that …
Visitors to the GIGSE expo and conference this year will be given the opportunity to try out the latest in Virtual Reality gambling from technology provider Winistry, whose CEO, Gerard Cunningham, will be on hand to discuss possibilities for this new gambling technology. Winistry claims that the millennial demographic is the most likely to embrace …
Novomatic interactive business Greentube has partnered German online and terrestrial casino operator Löwen Play GmbH for the supply of online content. Löwen Play’s Schleswig-Holstein licensed operation will boost its gaming content portfolio with well-known Novomatic games such as Book of Ra, joining a suite of third party games from Microgaming. “It’s an outstanding opportunity for …
Police in the Guangdong province of China report that a year-long investigation has led to the breakup of a fraudulent online gambling ring that illegally used well-known land casino brands to atract customers to its websites. The investigation, triggered by an informant in March 2015, resulted in the arrest of 218 suspects, including 11 core …
Quebec’s Financial Securities Regulator, the AMF, confirmed Wednesday that it is charging David Baazov, Benjamin Ahdoot, and Yoel Altman, along with three companies, with 23 charges related to manipulating stock prices between Dec. 2013 and Dec. 2014. The AMF also said Wednesday that it has executed search warrants and obtained orders to stop stock trading …
NextGen Gaming has launched “A Dragon’s Story” featuring Ruff the Mighty Dragon. This 5-reel, 25-payline video slot challenges players to wrest Ruff’s cave full of treasure and jewels from his mean grasp. A Dragon’s Story offers NextGen’s WHIZ-BY and SUPERBET features set against a graphic and audio-rich backdrop.
Bitcoin operator, mBit Casino, has switched its online casino software platform from CoinGaming to a fully integrated solution from SoftSwiss. “We decided to change to Softswiss many months ago, after meeting with their CEO and realizing their benefits were more in line with our long term growth plans,” Linda Murphy, VIP Player Manager at mBit …
World Match, in an effort to keep abreast of digital omni-channel trends, has launched another 17 of its most popular slots on the HTML5 platform. Titles include: Banana King HD, Uga Age HD, Monte Carlo Jewels HD, King Tut’s Chamber HD, Book of Pharaoh HD, Xcalibur HD, Fruits Evolution HD, Fruits Dimension HD, Farm Adventures …
Gaming Realms plc has partnered Pala Interactive in a revenue share agreement for New Jersey gaming website PalaBingoUSA.com The deal marks Gaming Realms first foray into the U.S. real money gaming market after receiving a transactional waiver by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Division for the delivery of its newly developed 90-ball bingo …
William Hill has issued a profit warning in a trading update for the period to March 20, 2016. The gaming firm said two main factors had negatively affected forecasts in the year-to-date, namely; an acceleration in the number of time-outs and automatic self-exclusions over recent weeks which are impacting the level of actives across the …
A lucky WinaDay Casino customer, identified as Diane B, hit WinaDay’s “Tropical Treat” jackpot on just one spin recently, padding her bank balance with $182,430. Diane B said she will use the money to plan a family holiday cruise and move her mother to live closer.
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has welcomed Tom Fears back to the commission as director of regulatory operations succeeding Jorn Starck who assumed the role of executive director following the departure of André Wilsenach (see previous reports). Fears joined the AGCC in 2006 as Senior Regulatory Inspector and previously served in various senior roles …
Betsson has launched an online portfolio of eleven proprietary land-based table games from Felt Ltd across its Betsson, Betsafe and Oranjecasinoproperties. The portfolio consists of seven blackjack side bet games, including Perfect Pairs, 21+3 and Lucky Lucky; three poker variants, and Felt’s Double Ball Roulette. “We’re delighted to launch our initial suite of 11 games …
The ongoing investigation by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the securities regulatory authority in the Province of Quebec, has taken an unpleasant turn with charges of insider trading laid against Amaya Inc. chairman and chief executive officer David Baazov. The charges detail Baazov being involved in aiding with trades while in possession of privileged …
The recently merged Paddy Power Betfair plc online and land gambling group announced Wednesday that following the completion of the merger in February, the chief operating officer, Andy McCue, is to leave the group and will cease to be a director on 30 April 2016. McCue was CEO of Paddy Power plc from January 2015 …