Vuetec, the Dublin-based live dealer provider, has announced that it is to undertake a serious revamp of its subsidiary website Dublin Bet.com.
Embattled online gambling group Leisure and Gaming has announced that it is to sell its Betshop subsidiary, which includes Betshop.com, Betshop.gr and Betshop Italia.com in addition to land retail betting shops in Italy and Cyprus.
GTechG2, the Lottomatica subsidiary that develops internet gambling software and includes Boss Media, Dynamite Idea, Finsoft and St Minver, is one of the star performers in the second quarter 2010 results just released by the parent group.
888.com’s Gibraltar-licensed bingo software provider Brigend Limited has reported the launch of another of its clients, branded Bingo Me Happy.com.
The Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB has reported a solid Q2/2010 set of results showcasing a 29 percent rise in revenues to $49.1 million. The latest numbers follow a Q1 rise in revenues of 17 percent.
Charges against a 71-year-old Wilkes-Barre bar owner in Pennsylvania of facilitating online sports betting are nearing finalisation following negotiations on a lesser felony.
The recent award of a French online gambling licence to Jeux365 has had a positive spin-off for white label sports book provider OddsMatrix, which had to be recognised as compliant with ARJEL requirements before the licence application was successful.
Internet gambling games and software developer Betsoft has announced a deal to provide a range of its 3D online casino games to Party Casino.com, a subsidiary of the giant Party Gaming plc group.
A former chief executive officer with the tobacco giant Imperial Tobacco, Gareth Davies, has been appointed as the new chairman of UK land and online bookie group William Hill plc.
The UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes has made a bid for Aussie sports betting business, going up against Tabcorp and Tatts in seeking a Victoria state sports betting licence effective from 2012.
Despite a 10 percent rise in half-year 2010 revenues to GBP27.4 million, UK land and gambling group Rank plc reported a 23 percent decline in operating profit to GBP2.3 million this week.
The UK-based Sky Betting and Gaming subsidiary of BSkyB has reported positive annual financial results this week, with annual gross margins up 21 percent thanks to a strong performance from online gambling and mobile activities.
Vietnam has joined those countries taking a repressive line on the Internet, with the Ministry of Information and Communications halting the licensing of online games in general and those involving gambling in particular.
Vying with the passage out of Committee in the USA of Barney Frank’s bill to legalise online gambling, a merger agreement between online gambling giants Bwin Interactive and Party Gaming plc grabbed the headlines Thursday.
Wednesday’s delayed vote on Barney Frank’s HR2267 bill seeking to legalise online gambling in the United States proved to be worth the wait, with members of the House Financial Services Committee voting it forward by 41 to 22 in a bipartisan approach. The vote was taken after a number of amendments were accepted.
More information was released Wednesday on the security breach which closed down the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s first venture into online gambling.
The confused status of online gambling in Cyprus could be clarified soon, with the government completing a draft law seeking to ban the pastime. Following government approval, the bill will now go forward for European Commission and domestic parliamentary debate.
Internet gambling software development group Playtech plc has released a trading update covering the three months ened June 30 2010.
Another Kansas City man accused by a grand jury investigation of facilitating online gambling has pleaded guilty, admitted that he was a part of an internet gambling ring that processed $3.6 million in internet bets between 2006 and 2009.
Industry observers expecting a vote on the mark-up of Barney Frank’s proposal to legalise US online gambling Tuesday were disappointed to learn that a heavy business agenda and lunch break delays curtailed the House Financial Services Committee deliberations before HR2267 was reached.
It appears from European news reports that the Italian online gambling regulator AAMS has learned its lesson following delays in the implementation of regulations governing online casino and poker cash games caused by non-compliance with European Commission vetting requirements.
Two weeks on from the launch and almost immediate collapse of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s first online gambling venture, the PlayNow.com website remains down as technicians work on security problems that exposed player accounts.
With Congressman Barney Frank’s HR 2267 due for mark-up in the House Financial Services Committee today an editorial in the Washington Times is particularly relevant as it discusses the implications of this attempt to legalise online gambling in the United States and overturn the controversial UIGEA.
The US state of Pennsylvania is challenging Nevada and New Jersey when it comes to slots action, it appears from Associated Press reports this week.