The International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched its new online “Integrity and Compliance Hotline” Monday during its first International Forum for Sports Integrity held in Lausanne. The hotline is designed to allow the reporting of any suspicious approaches or activities related to competition manipulation, excluding football related reports which are redirected to the FIFA and UEFA …
Pololo Gaming has clinched a deal with Metric Gaming that will see the platform provider authorised to distribute Metric Gaming’s sports betting products throughout the European Union, South America and other emerging jurisdictions. “Metric Gaming’s innovative sports betting products are an optimal fit for Pololo Gaming, which prides itself on providing its partners the most …
Advanced payment technology provider SafeCharge and online gambling turnkey software provider TAIN AB announced Tuesday that they will be collaborating to offer payment services to white label licensees and enhance e-gaming payment funnel conversion. TAIN has recently opened up a number of new international markets, and by using SafeCharge’s network of alternative payment methods, the …
One of the online gambling industry’s biggest operators, the UK-based Bet365 group has inked a deal for geolocation technology from supplier Digital Element which will see the company’s NetAccuity Edge product installed to localise website content and improve the user experience. Bet365 serves 17 million international customers in over 200 countries and operates in 17 …
Online slot fans have some interesting games from Microgaming to look forward to in the next few months, judging by the Isle of Man-based software providers Youtube channel. Three new previews have just gone up themed on top dogs, charming cowgirls and kittens galore. Hound Hotel is a multi-featured, 5 x 3 Reel, fixed 25 …
The Paddy Power online gambling group, famed for its controversial but eye-catching promotional work, may have gone too far this week with a tweet that was clearly intended to be amusing but ended up in wide condemnation and an embarrassing withdrawal of the offensive material. Ahead of a Newcastle vs. Liverpool football match, the betting …
Hundreds of disgruntled online punters are becoming increasingly concerned at the failure of online gambling company MetroPlay-666Bet to pay them following the suspension of the company’s licence a month ago by the UK Gambling Commission (see previous reports). With the furore escalating on player message boards, on Monday the company issued a statement advising: “We …
One of the oldest and most popular Mexican variants of bingo, Loteria, has been developed by Trimark as a real-money online game and launched via the Odobo Marketplace this week. The online version retains hallmarks of the physical game such as richly decorated playing cards featuring traditional icons and symbols that include iconic and romanticised …
Financial services firm KPMG has announced the speaker line-up for the fifth in its series of eGaming summits, due to take place this year at the Sunborn Hotel, Gibraltar on 23rd and 24th April, 2015. The summit will again include expert presentations, IMGL master-classes and panel sessions, along with exchanges on payments, data analytics, digital …
The Division of Gaming Enforcement, New Jersey’s online gambling regulator, has approved LexisNexis Risk Solutions as an acceptable and licensed geo-location, ID and age verification supplier. LexisNexus executive Rick Trainor, commenting on the approval, said: “Identity management is a key component of online gaming platforms….necessary to comply with state online gaming regulations and to satisfy …
In an address to a summit meeting of state attorneys general in Biloxi, Mississippi Monday the CEO of the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman, unveiled a new initiative designed to assist enforcement organisations in cracking down hard on illegal gambling. The trade body’s plan embraces four key areas – illegal sports betting, black market machines, …
Pari Mutuel Urbain has completed its 9th Recreational survey revealing how the French prefer to spend their leisure time. This first survey of 2015 explores the role of leisure as a social link between people in France. The internet study, conducted by TNS Sofres, was run between 2nd and 9th March 2015 across a representative …
Software developer Genesis Gaming have released a new slot on Euro Casino titled “Deep Sea Diver”. This 5-reel, 25-payline slot features an Oxygen Tank Collection Mechanism that allows players to trigger, choose and customise their own bonus rounds. Each time an O2 Tank symbol appears, more oxygen is collected. The player can trigger a bonus …
A delegation led by the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) executive chairman Joseph Cuschieri and the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego’s (DGOJ) director general Carlos Hernandez met in Madrid last week. Topics under discussion included EU and international developments, topics of common interest in their respective markets and the establishment of a bilateral relationship to …
Norwegian gaming firm iGame Group has signed up for Quickspin’s full suite of games across both mobile and web-based platforms. “It will enable them to offer our games across multiple channels and use the platform’s innovative promotional tools to further attract and retain players,” commented Daniel Lindberg, chief executive officer at Quickspin. iGame will be …
The respected director of the Washington DC Lottery, 65-year-old Buddy Roogow was rushed to the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore early Saturday morning but died soon after arrival. The usually fit, energetic and active director had been out with family and friends on Friday night and had been in good form. “He was the picture …
Unlicensed and illegal online gambling is rampant in three urban areas in the Philippines, the Manila Times reported over the weekend, pinpointing the Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City, the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and the Makati suburb of Manila. The newspaper’s investigative report claims that the illegal activity has grown into a multi-million …
The Poker Players Alliance “We the People” petition to the White House, calling on the US president to oppose the Restoration of America’s Wire Act as an attack on states’ rights and internet freedom, is unlikely to reach the minimum requirement of 100,000 signatures within thirty days at the rate it is growing at present. …
The authoritarian president of Kyrgyz Republic, Almazbek Atambayev, has signed extensive gambling bans into law following the approval of amendments against gambling, betting and bookmakers by parliament in February this year. The ban has involved amendments to the Tax Code, the Criminal Code, the Civil Code, the laws on licensing in the Kyrgyz Republic, and …
The US Major League Baseball authorities may be supportive of daily fantasy sports (see previous reports) but on Friday they took the precaution of specifically prohibiting its players from participating in any DFS activity that involves real money betting. The ban does not preclude players from entering into endorsement or promotional deals with the booming …
The failed attempt to introduce tribal-licensed online gambling in the Canadian province of Port Edward Island (see previous reports) turned increasingly ugly this week when one of the companies that claims it was involved in the venture filed a $25 million legal claim against the provincial government. Wes Sheridan, the finance minister at the time, …
Hoang Pham, a 49-year-old resident of Kansas City, Missouri entered a guilty plea on charges of illegal online sports betting and money laundering when he appeared before US District Judge Fernando Gaitan this week. Pham admitted to running the operation from at least 2008 until it was broken up by federal enforcement agencies early in …
Online sports betting and casino operator Betway has engaged former England rugby star Mike Tindall MBE as its ambassador, a shrewd move on the run-up to this year’s World Cup rugby championship. In 2003 Tyndall was a member of the English team that won the global competition, held every 4 years and involving teams from …
The UK government has launched a consultation initiative on the regulation of binary options, an area of growing interest to online gambling companies….witness Playtech’s acquisition of FXTrade recently (see previous reports) The main thrust of the consultation, which is being driven by HM Treasury, is on which body should control the new sector, the UK …