New Jersey State’s long-running effort to repeal some of its own prohibitions against sports betting was denied by a panel of three United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit judges in Philadelphia by a 2-1 vote Tuesday, upholding an earlier lower-court ruling. The court upheld the lower-court ruling saying in its opinion, the …
PKR Technologies Limited has appointed Chris Welch chief executive officer as Neil Alexander departs after a short two month stint with the company. Alexander joined the company in June 2015 having previously served in senior management roles at Tipp24 and SportingBet. He replaced Malcolm Graham who left at the beginning of the year after spending …
Comtrade Gaming has inked a deal with Asian sportsbook provider ONEworks and completed the integration of its iCORE Enterprise Gaming Platform with ONEWorks’ sportsbook platform. Comtrade licensees will be able to leverage ONEWorks’ platform offering an extensive range of bet types, events, multiple odds, in-play markets and virtual sports. Steven Valentine, director of interactive at …
Swedish gambling group Cherry AB has released its interim report covering the period January to end June 2015, showcasing the following highlights: * Second quarter growth of 61 percent in online gaming operations; * 119 percent growth for Yggdrasil – but EBITDA lower at SEK -1.2 million (SEK -600,000); * Group revenue increased by 40 …
Gaming Innovation Group, operator of Guts.com and other subsidiaries, has become the fifth operator in a month to sign up for Genii desktop and mobile games. Genii’s entire casino games portfolio, over 130 titles, will be available on Guts.com and other GiG subsidiaries like platform provider iGaming Cloud.com in the near future. The content agreement …
William Hill has appointed Philip Bowcock as chief financial officer from November 1, 2015, succeeding Neil Cooper who is scheduled to leave the company November 6, 2015. Bowcock served as chief financial officer for Cineworld Group PLC until June 2015, prior to which he held various financial positions at Luminar PLC, Barratt Developments plc and …
Australian online wagering firm CrownBet has become the official online betting partner to Country Racing Victoria, an Australian State racing body. CrownBet surprised many as it scooped the sought-after “official wagering partner” portfolio for the AFL earlier this year (see previous report). The company also serves as an approved betting partner to the NRL, FFA, …
The UK Gambling Commission has closed its supplementary consultation on the timing and format of customer funds reporting by remote operators (see previous reports). Having established the principle of customer funds reporting in a previous consultation, the Commission said the assessment of responses from this supplementary consultation, has paved the way for implementation of the …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has declared no connection to Casino-Ra.com saying any reference to the MGA and/or gaming licence/s said to be issued by the MGA are false and misleading. As we went to press, the Russian language website still carried the MGA licence along with that of the European Gaming and Betting Association, …
Mark Ody, former brand director for Betfair, has been appointed marketing director for Full Tilt. Our readers will recall Betfair scrapping the role of brand director and the appointment of Johnny Devitt as chief marketing officer following Ody’s departure earlier this year. Under his new role, Ody will lead marketing personnel, strategies and initiatives along …
Harry Dromey, recently departed from Paddy Power, has been named by Channel 4 as group marketing manager. Dromey spent just over two years with Paddy Power’s marketing team following a year and a half as Brand Manager Bingo.
Vietnam News Service (VNS) reports the appearance of 66 defendants before The People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City for their alleged involvement in illegal online gambling and 188bet.com (see previous reports). Gambling ring boss Vuong Chan Thanh (39), the director of Vien Tin International Telecommunications Ltd. Co., is alleged to have headed up the …
NetEnt has unveiled it latest release “Dazzle Me”, a bejewelled, 5-reel video slot with a unique reel layout. The game offers 76 bet lines, a Free Spins feature and a Dazzling Wild Reels feature that can appear randomly throughout Dazzle Me. This feature overlays up to five reels with high-paying Wild symbols.
Live casino provider Evolution Gaming has inked an exclusive deal with Genting Alderney for a full portfolio of Evolution’s green tables for desktop, tablet and smartphone. The first phase will see Genting Casino.com launch Live Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Casino Hold’em, Three Card Poker and Immersive Roulette by the end of this month and, in addition, …
Bwin.Party and GVC Holdings have issued complementary statements this morning regarding the progress of their acquisition negotiations, with Bwin confirming a Monday morning statement from GVC advising that the two companies continue to work closely on a deal, and that a new proposal will be offered to the Bwin board soon. The proposal values Bwin.Party …
UK online gambling content developer Realistic Games has completed a multi-channel deal to deliver games to online casino, betting exchange and sports betting operator Betfair. The agreement will see eight games feature on the betting exchange’s Arcade, including roulette, blackjack, and the popular slot title Super Graphics Upside Down. The initial roll-out will also give …
The UK online gambling operator Betway has launched a new television advertising campaign after engaging the services of the Above+Beyond agency and developing a 30 second spot titled “Bring the Game to Life” (see previous report). The advert is timed to air during the opening weeks of the 2015/16 Premier League season and highlights the …
Jumbo Interactive, the Australian online lottery company, has reported strong growth in Australian activity, but a pre-tax loss of A$3.6 million as it works at getting the German operations up to speed. The company recorded revenue of A$29.2 million for the financial year ended June 30, an 18 percent year-on-year increase which Management attributes to …
Rep. Jonathan Dela Cruz, a member of the Philippines House of Representatives, is clearly dissatisfied with the results of a House and Department of Justice enquiry into the Wang Bo affair and allegations of bribery among Immigration officials and lawmakers. He has introduced House Resolution 2255 calling on the House Committee on Good Government and …
The bidding war for a controlling interest in online gambling group Bwin.Party has been in progress since late last year but appears to be reaching a peak as spokesmen for the various interests involved use the UK media to apply strategic pressure. Spokesmen from the bidding companies – 888 Holdings and GVC- Cerberus Capital Management …
A new Yougov-BrandIndex study ranking UK online and retail bookmakers has found that the perceptions of respondents remain generally unfavourable, with some bookmakers regarded more negatively than others, and an overall need to address what is clearly a serious public perception problem. Despite the negative scores, the survey ranked the ten most known companies from …
Online casino, poker and sportsbetting operator Betway has made an impact since it entered the industry back in 2006, and has now entered the burgeoning eSports vertical with a new sub-section of its dotcom website, reportedly trebling the team dedicated to this aspect of its business. The micro-site offers extensive betting markets, including League of …
Hot on the heels of its agreement to sponsor Newcastle United football club earlier this week (see previous report), the UK bookmaking firm Coral has announced a further sponsorship deal with Championship League club Leeds United FC. Once again, the monetary value of the sponsorship has not been disclosed, or – in this case -the …
With an oblique reference to US land gambling tycoon Sheldon Adelson’s activity in funding anti-online gambling activities, the president of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, Andrew Quinlan attacked the proposed Restoration of America’s Wire Act Friday, describing it as an assault on the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, which guards states’ rights, and criticising …