One lucky Brit punter is worth Euro 31.7 million more this week than he was last following a gigantic win in a German lottery using the numbers 3, 4, 23, 30, 43 and 44, as well as the bonus number of 6.
The spate of football sponsorship deals between online gambling firms and UK football teams appears to have prompted the UK Gambling Commission to issue an advisory note this week.
The ambience at EiG may have been optimistic and even buoyant regarding the future legalisation of online gambling in the United States but it is apparently not shared by all the experts.
A report released this week by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government in the United States reveals that state revenues from licensed and legal gambling enterprises declined by 2.8 percent in fiscal year 2009 compared with the same period last year. The decrease represents the largest decline in 30 years.
The new Assets Forfeiture and Financial Crimes section launched last month by the Maryland US Attorney’s office has again been in action against online processors accused of working for online gambling firms.
Mr Green.com, the Malta-based online casino founded by Betsson pioneers Fredrik Sidfalk and Henrik Bergquist, has launched a slew of new games from the diverse software providers who supply the multi-platform operation with games.
Swedish gaming solutions developer Play’n Go has released the latest version of its instant-play online casino software, Casino 1.9, which features three new slot games alongside four unique mini titles.
The number of US citizens thrown into jail for refusing to testify before a Grand Jury probe into online gambling rose to six on Wednesday, when two more men were incarcerated for refusing to give evidence, reports the Kansas City Star newspaper.
Senator Ron Wyden has withdrawn his proposed legislation that sought to legalise and tax online gambling in the United States to help pay for healthcare reform, reports the Washington DC publication The Hill.
Online casino operator Virgin Games.com has announced the launch of its latest online slot, Bejeweled, commenting that the new addition is the first of many new offerings that Virgin Casino will be adding to its portfolio of games through the new integration partnership with gaming platform provider, Game Technology Solutions (GTS).
Online casino operator Virgin Games.com has announced the launch of its latest online slot, Bejeweled, commenting that the new addition is the first of many new offerings that Virgin Casino will be adding to its portfolio of games through the new integration partnership with gaming platform provider, Game Technology Solutions (GTS).
Slotland 3D online casino subsidiary WinADay.com has launched another unique, proprietary software-powered video poker game, bringing to nine the number of online offerings in its gaming suite.
VirWoX is using Neovia’s Neteller e-wallet to empower users of the Second Life virtual world to trade Linden dollars with real world currencies. Second Life users have exchanged more than 1.6 billion Linden dollars using VirWoX since its foundation in December 2007.
Webis Holdings has reported a 20 percent hike in annual revenues to GBP 140 million and a return to profit, thanks mainly to a sterling performance by online sportsbook subsidiary BetInternet.
Bloomberg business news is currently carrying an interesting feature on the potential of a liberated French gambling market for online gambling companies, opining that major online operators like Party Gaming, 888.com and William Hill could enjoy a boost next year when the French plan to open the market beyond its current monopolised status.
Europe-facing online payments company Moneybookers has been included in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table, ranked at number six.
Yesterday’s revelations that donations from Finland’s Slot Machine Association (RAY) had found their way into political funding via the Finnish Youth Foundation continued to reverberate through both organisations today with heads rolling.
Blue Yonder Gaming Corporation, a start-up technology company, has announced that it has completed the initial release of its new server-based platform, GameEdge, designed to be the first-ever “out of the box” solution providing a fast track for gaming manufacturers and content developers interested in networked gaming.
The Tain group has announced top management changes following its recent sale of Expekt to the Mangas Gaming group, with Christer Fahlstedt taking on the responsibilities of CEO. Fahlstedt is also CEO chief executive of Athletico Nordic, the holding company that owned Expekt, Tain, Score 24 and iClear, and owns the Swedish football portal Svenska …
Gibraltar-based Party Gaming plc has announced the resignation ‘for personal reasons’ of one of its non-executive directors.
Online bingo and its side games introduced to keep players entertained is increasingly the scene for major wins in the UK, and this week Bet365 reported on the good fortune of a woman player using the handle ‘Efpraxia,’ who scooped a life-changing GBP 430 900 progressive slot jackpot on the popular site.
The UK Gambling Commission has released some interesting statistics estimating the remote (online) gambling market in that country to be worth GBP 896 million in 2008.
Online scratchcard site Hopa.com reports that a regular French player on the site, LydieA has just hit a Euro 100 000 windfall on the scratchcard game SuperSlot 7.
Party Casino.com’s latest product release sees the introduction of the new branded slot Tarzan and a fresh new approach to blackjack in the form of Multi-Hand Blackjack Pro.