The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings plc has issued a brief pre-close trading update on business prior to entering the close period in respect of its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2015. Executive chairman Brian Mattingley reports that the group has continued to deliver a very encouraging performance in line with …
The Swedish online gambling software developer Play’n Go has announced the launch of a new 5 reel, 20 pay-line slot titled Wizard of Gems. The game features high-definition animation and smooth performance across mobile and desktop devices and is released simultaneously in both HTML5 and Flash formats. The Wild feature in the game is represented …
The conventional wisdom is that Bitcoin was invented by a mysterious Japanese genius named Satoshi Nakamoto, although a credible physical presence has never been demonstrated, creating one of those industry mysteries and associated rumour and myth. Two respected techie publications – Gismodo and Wired – this week suggested that the man behind the Nakamoto alias …
Online casino operator Slots Million is one of the first visionaries to start exploiting the enormous advantages of virtual reality in creating spectacular and convincing online ambience for internet punters in order to increase engagement, entertainment and immersion levels. The company is currently leading the pack with its imaginative casino lobby “located” at the top …
Against all the odds, Rep. John Payne’s online gambling legalisation bill HB649 is set for second consideration on the Pennsylvania House floor later today (Wednesday), and could result in approval for internet gambling operated from state-licensed land casinos, with a 14 percent tax based on GGR. The measure passed a House sub-committee last month , …
Vic Palermo, an experienced entrepreneur and gambling operator who founded American Wagering Inc (subsequently sold to William Hill plc) has surfaced in the midst of the daily fantasy sports furore in Nevada, applying for a state off-track, pari-mutuel sports system operator’s licence for his new US Fantasy DFS company. Our readers will recall that the …
Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas tweeted this week that only 8 state Attorney Generals have signed up to support a call to Congress to vote the Restoration of America’s Wire Act into federal law. That’s a significant drop from the 15 who signed a similar initiative last year and one that falls well …
The congressional hearing on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act scheduled for today by Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform looks likely to be a more balanced affair than the farcically biased last hearing on RAWA back in March, when Chaffetz attracted ridicule with his stacked deck of anti-online gambling witnesses. …
The merger of online gambling groups Paddy Power and Betfair, due to take place early next year, will create a gambling giant that leads the UK market, says Nomura analyst Richard Stuber in a report this week. Stuber says the combination is a good fit due to Paddy Power’s distinctive brand and recreational punter bias, …
New York state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has almost become the acknowledged point man in US enforcement agencies efforts to exercise more control over the daily fantasy sports phenomenon, but a number of lawmakers in the state legislature say they need a better understanding of the genre before making far-reaching decisions. Later today (Tuesday) …
Online gambling games and betting product supplier SIS has launched a suite of on-demand casino racing games with industry operator Sky Vegas. The deal includes 2D and 3D horseracing, greyhounds, cycling and novelty Christmas interactive mobile games which will go live on December 10, offering simple fixed odds bets, as well as forecast and tricast …
Online gambling software and games developer Habanero is the latest to sign a content agreement with multi-software platform EveryMatrix, contracting to add more than 50 slots, six table games, and 10 video poker games to the distributor’s CasinoEngine platform, arguably the largest aggregator of casino content on the market. Nic Ioannoy, CEO of Habanero, said …
The Casumo online casino has launched a new and innovative competitive tournaments promo titled Winter Games and focusing on social interaction between its players, supported by the company’s television advertising. The competition features Reel Races – fast-paced, non-game specific casino tournaments with “points boosters” in which the aim is to spin to collect as many …
Playtech has issued a statement updating the public and investors on its failed bid to acquire CFD firm Ava Trade Limited (see previous reports), detailing the legal moves that followed the Central Bank of Ireland’s opposition to the deal. In its statement, Playtech says that its appeal through the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal against …
Manila, Philippines-based online gambling games developer Asia Gaming has announced the launch of two new slots, titled ‘Aerial Warfare’ and ‘Jurassic’ with relevant themes. The new releases, available in both HTML5 and Flash, bring Asia Gaming’s inventory of games to 49 titles, and the company has pledged to add a further 25 titles in the …
Litigation filed in 2013 against a USA Today newspaper president was finally consigned to the trash bin as “utterly frivolous” this week by a panel of judges in the Delaware Superior Court; the only surprise is that the case lasted as long as it did. Back in 2013, Delaware correctional facility inmate Alton Brown (60) …
Two Canadians – one of them operating from Costa Rica – and a Florida-based US citizen have been indicted on wire and bank fraud, illegal money transmitting, money laundering and conspiracy charges by Florida US Attorney prosecutors and stand accused of activities to process money from illegal offshore online sports betting sites. The three are …
In good time for the Christmas season, online gambling software developer BetSoft has announced the release of its latest 3D online slot, a five reel 20 pay-line game titled A Christmas Carol. As the title suggests, the theme for the new game is based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel, and is carried by quality graphics …
Dan Schneider, the executive director of the American Conservative Union, has come out strongly on the proposed Restoration of America’s Wire Act proposal that seeks a federal ban on internet gambling, urging Congressional lawmakers to respect the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which protects states’ rights. In an op-ed written for the Washington DC …
With its budget measures for the year ahead now well over 5 months late, the Pennsylvania Legislature is trying to arrive at a compromise that both Republicans and Democrats…and the state governor… can live with, and online gambling has featured in the House version of a bill to address this. Over the weekend the Pennsylvania …
Two former online gambling execs who worked for Ladbrokes and 32Red in the past have partnered up to launch Casino Apuestas En Linea, a Latin American-facing internet gambling information website serving online punters in the region. Dave Sawyer, a former Ladbrokes manager, and Graham Campbell, formerly a founding shareholder and director of the respected 32Red …
NYX Gaming Group has announced that 19 of its games are now live on Golden Nugget Atlantic City gambling websites in New Jersey. The software developer’s gaming content has been deployed by the majority of licensed online operators in New Jersey, a third of who have chosen NYX platform technology to power their entire offering. …
The UK Gambling Commission has launched its second major consultation in as many weeks, this time focusing on software technical standards and testing, and urging test agencies, software providers, licensed operators and other interested parties to respond with their views before February 11 next year. The treatment of updates is included in the enquiry, which …
The National Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS) in the United States has made no secret of its anti-internet lottery position in the past (see previous reports) and has reiterated its support for the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, a federal proposal that seeks to prevent state lotteries from making their own decisions regarding …