The ‘skill with prizes’ gambling genre has been under the UK Gambling Commission microscope lately in order to ascertain whether or not some games described as SWPs are in fact gaming machines.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Commerce Casino is to become the first of 45 new electronic OTB (offtrack betting) horserace venues allowed under a 2007 state law to boost the horse racing industry.
The UK Gambling Commission published its annual report for 2008-2009 this week, revealing that a total of 520 operating licences were issued during the year, mainly to small operators or converted lottery licences, of which the majority went to land betting operators, gaming machine suppliers and society lotteries.
Canadian online bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment has launched Parlay Game Services North America, providing a hosted and managed game content solution for the existing North American regulatory environment.
The respected publication Techdirt.com carried an interesting article about an online music provider apparently taking advantage of World Trade Organisation findings on the Internet gambling dispute between the United States and the government of Antigua and Barbuda.
July has seen a feast of new games for online gamblers, increasing the depth of choice across several Internet gambling provider platforms.
The Australian wing of online gambling group Betfair has engaged M&C Saatchi Melbourne to handle its creative advertising account following a three-way competitive pitch.
With nine weeks still to go until the 8th Annual European iGaming Congress and Expo (EiG) opens its doors in Copenhagen, the organisers have announced that this year’s exhibition is already 10 percent larger than last year’s.
The value of bets in Italy rose 10.8 percent in the first six months of the year to Euros 26.266 billion, the state gaming regulator AAMS reported this week.
The upcoming Asian Poker Tour this August will set the scene for what could be a Chinese version of the popular US poker movie Rounders, increasing awareness of the game as a sport.
The UK newspaper The Daily Mirror reports that a nationwide scratchcard competition that was promoted in more than 300 publications has been fined GBP100 000.
Virtue Fusion Alderney’s growing online bingo network signed another member this week when Krone Bingo.dk, a Danish bingo operation, joined the network, promising large progressive slot jackpots alongside tempting player sign up bonuses.
Account Services Corporation, the US company that is contesting the seizure of poker player funds in its care by the New York US Attorney’s Office has a powerful ally in its litigation.
Until it has completed its current review of the Gambling Act the UK government will not accept any further applications for inclusion in its advertising white list, which enables offshore online gambling companies to advertise in the United Kingdom media.
Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of multi-player gaming networks GamArena and DiceArena, has signed the World Series of Backgammon for its new backgammon network.
The British online gambling group William Hill plc will replace BetNOW as News International Commercial’s Dream Team partner next season. The project, run through The Sun newspaper, is a multi-platform initiative that embraces digital, mobile and print.
The Poker Players Alliance has given an update on the petition for the legalisation of online poker which forms part of their National Poker Week initative , and advises that so far some 300 428 American poker lovers have added their signatures.
The Levy Board in UK horseracing appears to be increasingly concerned at the prospect of major British bookies relocating overseas, and has called for a boycott of offshore bookmakers, who are currently not obliged to pay the levy.
The Leisure and Gaming plc group has joined other Internet gambling companies in opening negotiations with the US Department of Justice in a bid to clean its pre-UIGEA slate prior to the possible legalisation of online gambling in the United States.
The Leisure and Gaming plc group has joined other Internet gambling companies in opening negotiations with the US Department of Justice in a bid to clean its pre-UIGEA slate prior to the possible legalisation of online gambling in the United States.
The European-facing online gambling group Expekt.com has appointed Swedish exec Mats Johnson, who has online gambling management experience with the Centrebet, Coral Eurobet and Playsafe groups, as its marketing chief.
Parlay Entertainment Inc., the Canadian provider of Internet and TV bingo software solutions, has achieved a full e-gambling licence from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and opened up a subsidiary branded Parlay Game Services on the island, situated in the English Channel.
Online gambling conference organisers Beacon Events looks set for a busy year in Asia, announcing a line-up of gaming events in the second half of 2009 and first half of 2010 that includes the Asian Gaming Regulation and Investment Summit, iGaming Asia Congress and Asian Sports Betting Summit.
It seems to have taken an inordinately long time to get going, but this week at last saw officials from the United States Trade Representative’s office and the European Union sitting down to discuss the way forward on the EU’s complaint regarding US discriminatory approaches to Internet gambling and online gambling companies.