The Unibet group has announced that Albin de Beauregard, the head of the company’s internal audit department, has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer and will replace Graham Stretch at the end of March next year. De Beauregard joined Unibet in 2011, moving across from Eurosportbet, where he was CFO, shortly after …
Ho Chi Minh City police report breaking up an extensive Vietnamese online gambling ring that generated over US$44.35 million in bets from local punters. The raiding party arrested a Singapore citizen, Wong Boon Leong (35) whom they believe is the ring-leader, along with three other persons, all Vietnamese. Documentary and other evidence was seized at …
The criminal fraud on state lotteries allegedly perpetrated by former Multi-State Lottery Association security chief Eddie Tipton (see previous reports) has widened to include Kansas. New reports by investigators Monday indicate that Tipton personally bought two tickets that won jackpots in Kansas, bringing to five the number of states where he may have rigged lottery …
The Borgata gambling company in Atlantic City moved quickly on Monday after the city defaulted on a tax refund payment due Sunday, filing a request that the courts enforce an earlier order for the city to pay a $62 million tax refund or face bankruptcy and the possible seizure of assets. Monday’s court filing asks …
Online and land bookmaking firm Paddy Power paid a price for its high-risk controversial advertising strategy earlier this month when it agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement amount to former Irish football star Roy Keane, who has now dropped his legal suit against the company. Our readers will recall that Paddy Power made unauthorised use …
Online gambling games provider CasinoWebScripts has announced the release of three new online casino games – two HTML5 video poker games for mobile and desktop devices, and a Flash poker dice game, developed especially for desktop. The two video poker games are titled Royal Flush Party and Jacks or Better, and are suitable for all …
The competitive Team Gravity League of Legends eSports team has been bought for a million dollars by former National Basketball star Rick Fox. Fox, who played for the LA Lakers and Boston Celtics in a sparkling 14 year professional career, has revealed that he plans to rebrand the team as Echo Fox and enter it …
The New York State Gaming Commission Facility Location Board has given final approval for three new land casinos selected earlier this year from 16 corporate applications. Located in the Sullivan, Seneca and Schenectady counties in the north east of the state, the three successful applicants are Empire Resorts, which has plans for the $630 million …
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (60), the politician who introduced Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act to the Senate (see previous reports) has withdrawn from the US presidential race where he was one of 14 candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination. “Today, I’m suspending my campaign for president,” Graham said in a short video …
The UK-based social casino software provider, Plumbee, has expanded its slot game portfolio with today’s launch of “Crystal Queen”. The new, winter-themed slot game is the fourth game released this year, following the success of “Sevens High”, “Mermaid’s Treasure” and most recently “Titan Thunder” and is now available to players on both Android and iOS …
Virtual racing product supplier to the online and retail sector SIS has released two special on-demand racing games for the festive season. The Santa Chimney Racing and Santa Sack Racing games is a merry edition to the full portfolio of 2D and 3D horseracing, greyhounds and cycling games which went live with Sky Vegas in …
Jorn Starck, formerly director of regulatory operations at the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), has been promoted to executive director, replacing Andre Wilsenach who is about to depart (early in the New Year) for pastures greener at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Starck has been with the Commission since 2007, and prior to …
Online gambling games developer Genesis Gaming has released its latest new video slot game Mirror Magic, a 5-reel, 25 pay-line game currently available exclusively at Unibet in Flash and HTML5. The theme is an imaginative magical tale of hidden identities, and tells the story of royals from a distant land trapped in a Dickensian life …
Betfred punters can now bet on the latest wearable technology following the launch of the gambling company’s new Apple Watch app, developed in concert with digital partner Degree 53. Gamblers on the move can bet on in-play action and cash-out direct from an Apple Watch, which experts predict will reach six million in sales over …
The UK-based online and interactive television gambling group NetPlayTV has announced that it is in preliminary takeover talks with Sportech on the possible acquisition of Sportech subsidiary The Football Pools, and has consequently suspended trading in its shares on London’s AIM market. The company plans a reverse takeover modus for the acquisition, and in terms …
The Cherry gambling group has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in the Malta-based company Moorgate Media Ltd., a company that owns affiliate license agreements in cooperation with Web Resort. Cherry has additionally acquired 100 percent of the domain, customer database and gaming site of NorgesSpill.com, and will pay Euro 4 …
Online gambling games provider Habanero has launched another new online slot, titled Gold Rush. The cross-platform 5×3, 25 fixed line video slot, transports players back to the time of tenacious prospectors and the pursuit of riches through precious metals. High-paying free spins with the collapsing mine feature rewards those looking for action and adventure when …
Swedish slots specialist Quickspin has unveiled a set of flexible promotional tools that allow online casino operators to differentiate their offering and reward customer loyalty. The supplier is now offering unique free rounds in all its games that give players up to six different bet options, depending on their preferred stake sizes. This helps operators …
Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive is to offer its popular virtual sports products via Mediatech Solutions’ next-generation platform, IRIS. The new agreement will see Kiron’s portfolio of games rolled out to sports betting and casino clients of the international supplier on a single wallet, omni-channel basis. Using its recently launched Betman Online RGS solution, Kiron …
The dogged persistence of illegal Malaysian online gambling operators despite a toxic enforcement environment was again illustrated in Kuching this weekend when police from the D7 unit of the Criminal Investigation Department hammered a covert online casino in Jalan Datuk Tawi. The 50-year-old as yet unnamed operator of the luxuriously carpeted and appointed centre for …
The development of online gambling in Delaware continued at a snail’s pace in November, the state lottery has revealed, showcasing overall online gambling revenues down slightly month-on-month at $182,664 (October 2015: $182,969). The video lottery contributed 54 percent of revenues at $98,5730 (down 10 percent month-on-month), it should be noted, however, and online poker suddenly …
Now that land casino mogul and multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson has been exposed as the man, or at least the family, behind the purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal , the editor has used the publication’s editorial column to consider how things might change under this new ownership. The article notes that newspaper owners are not …
Next week – December 22 – will see the festive annual draw of El Gordo (The Fat One), Spain’s mega-lottery which this year will distribute Euro 2.24 billion in prizes to residents of a nation that is still slowly emerging from the global economic crisis. Traditionally the draw, which is conducted as part of a …
The proposed land and internet gambling expansion legislation for Brazil continues to progress through the country’s legislative system, passing the scrutiny of the Senate Commission for Regional Development and Tourism last week and being fast-tracked to the House of Representatives by lawmakers keen to provide new revenues for a troubled national economy. Faced with its …