Online gambling software provider Boss Media in the GTechG2 group is responsible for the puzzling ban on Canadian players by several major internet gambling companies recently.
The Isle of Man-based online gambling consultants and hosting services supplier Continent 8 Technologies will be strongly represented at the Monaco iGaming Exchanges (MiE) show in October.
Denmark’s slow march toward the abandonment of its state monopoly on internet gambling is set to experience further delays, according to a Ladbrokes executive, and Betsson’s chief executive is undecided on whether the Swedish company will apply for a licence.
Software developer Rob Cockerham of Cockeyed.com has come up with a novel Mega Millions lottery simulator that shows the very long odds on winning.
The Toronto Sun reports that another lottery scandal is brewing in the Canadian province of Ontario, with two convenience store owners arrested for allegedly masterminding an insider lottery scam to the tune of millions of dollars.
Industry disappointment at the news that Nevada Senator Harry Reid is against the federal legalisation of internet gambling in the United States has been followed by a pessimistic statement from Representative Jim McDermott regarding his proposed bill on the taxation of online gambling.
Fears that her German husband may jump bail and abscond have prompted a Florida woman to ask to be relieved of responsibility for his bond, sending him back to jail this week.
Scratch card and soft games developer Neogames has announced the launch of four new offerings, including one for the bingo sector.
Two Microgaming-powered online gambling operators – Diamondbet and Tell Gaming – have merged under the Diamondbet corporate identity, CEO Alexander Stevendahl announced this week.
Rumours that Senator Harry Reid, the influential Nevada politician who leads the Democrats in the US Senate, is taking a softer view of federally legalized online gambling were dashed by an official statement from his office this week.
GVC Holdings, an Isle of Man-domiciled internet gambling group which includes Casino Club, Betaland and Betboo in its portfolio, has released its H1 2010 figures for the half year, reporting that it is planning the launch of a new sportsbook in quarter 4, and will again be in court on 14 October as it pursues …
The Latino-focused social networking site Quepasa.com has partnered with Hollywood Creations, Inc. to develop skill-based wagering games for the fast-growing enterprise.
A Canadian player with the screen name Winnipegleg became internet gambling’s latest big winner this week when he hit the jackpot on Slotland.com’s progressive Wild Heart, a recently upgraded game in the online casino’s proprietary software games suite.
French regulator ARJEL has been hard at work again, issuing a series of approvals to major online gambling operators such as 888 Holdings (for its regulated markets activities), Pari Mutuel Urbain and SPS Betting in respect of their dedicated French sites and domains.
The trend for individual governments to regulate, license and tax online gambling is now firmly established, especially in the more progressive environment of Europe, and that’s a good thing, opined Roger Raatgever this week.
Speculation that Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is likely to introduce a 2 percent tax on winning bets soon has seriously alarmed betting companies.
In what has to be one of the week’s best quotes, Ralph Topping, the CEO of William Hill plc, observed that the upcoming launch of Betfair’s IPO would demand more transparency and generate considerable interest.
The British gambling group Sportech plc has announced ambitious plans to enter the US horseracing sector, having just achieved the approval of Connecticut and Maine regulators to acquire Scientific Games Racing (SGR), a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation (SGC). The reported purchase price agreed is $ 83 million.
The gutsy Seattle lawyer and Poker Players Alliance member Lee Rousso has had his legal bid to overturn state bans on internet gambling thrown out by the Washington State Supreme Court.
The vexed question of whether the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) or the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) have legal standing in a long-running fight to stop the state governor of Kentucky seizing international internet domain names is again in the headlines after a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling late last week.
Only one year into a three year sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Malaga, William Hill plc has agreed to withdraw from the agreement after the new club owner raised objections on religious grounds.
Media Live Casino.com, the Malta-based provider of live dealer casino action over the internet, has announced that it is to provide a range of games to the Italian online poker operator Italy Poker.it when the market in that country is opened to casino gaming.
In an interview with the Agence France Presse news service this week, a senior official in the Greek government’s Finance Ministry said the online gambling market in the country was worth an estimated Euro 2 billion a year, which the government intends to regulate and tax in the near future.
The online gambling alliance signed in March this year by Swedish software developer NYX Interactive, Cashball and trivia and bingo games supplier Amuso has encountered a serious stumbling block with the reported failure of the latter.