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 …
Online gambling games developer Genesis Gaming has released a new and innovative online slot titled Temple of Luxor and featuring two 50-line reel sets that combine to form a massive 11-reel and a hundred pay-lines. The format includes 4 Wild reels in the bonus round, generating a new game experience and diverse winning opportunities. Wins …
The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings has issued a pre-close trading update ahead of posting preliminary full year 2015 results, expressing confidence that the year’s performance will meet high expectations in the market. The company said that following strong first half results its divisions have continued to deliver a very encouraging performance in line …
Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has struck a deal to supply its popular virtual sports products to Best Gaming Technology (BGT). The agreement will see the provider’s games made available on over 8,000 self-service betting terminals in regulated markets including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Holland, and Spain. Among the products to make their debut in …
This weekend saw the second edition of the eSports Game Awards unfold, hosted at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles before a noisy audience. French Team EnVyUs and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maven Kenny Schrub was voted the Player of the Year, besting some of the world’s top e-gamers like Syed Sumail Hassan, Lee Sang-hyeok, Peter …
Australian media reports have flagged the launch of prosecutions against major online gambling operators by the provincial government of New South Wales. The Liquor and Gaming provincial regulator is spearheading the prosecutions against Tabcorp Holdings Ltd, Bet365, CrownBet Pty Ltd, and UniBet, accusing the companies of publishing gambling inducements in NSW, and warning that it …