The European Commission probe into the activities of US enforcement authorities in pursuing European online gambling companies and executives appears to be nearing a conclusion, according to reports from the Reuters news agency this week.
The online gambling independent player protection and standards organisation eCOGRA marked five years of quality and safety oversight at its 126 accredited poker and casino websites this week by awarding its tough Safe and Fair gambling seal to three new partners.
The Business Spectator reports that Australian online gambling group Centrebet has landed an important contract to manage the fixed odds racing and sports betting product portfolio of the ACT TAB, Racing & Wagering Western Australia and Tote Tasmania.
The Ireland-based server based gaming specialist company Betstone has appointed Marzia Turrini as head of business development for Latin America. Reporting directly to the board, Turrini will focus on working closely with customers in Latin America.
Unibet’s Q4 results released this week show a healthy growth in revenues across all its activities, which to some extent ameliorates the impact on net profits of a foreign exchange loss of GBP 11.8 million over the final quarter and GBP17.9 million over the year.
Playtech-powered Europa Casino.com has been enjoying a winning progressive jackpot streak it appears; just a few days after its Bonus Bears slot paid out nearly Euro 390 000 to one lucky player, another member hit the progressive jackpot on Gold Rally, earning him winnings just shy of a million Euros.
KPMG, a respected international professional business services provider, has released details of an Australian study it has conducted that shows an increase in business fraud, and identifies gambling as a significant reason for dishonest employees to steal money from their companies.
Kudos to 888.com on a new initiative it has launched to assist victims of the recent and tragic bushfires in Australia.
Hard on the heels of media reports that Betfair and Wests Tigers had signed a sponsorship and mutual cooperation marketing deal comes the news that UK Internet gambling group Sportingbet’s Australian branch has formed a partnership with the Brisbane Broncos.
Skill gaming provider GameAccount revealed this week that over GBP 100 million has been staked in the last quarter, a staggering 75 percent increase on the previous three-month period.
The European Gaming and Betting Association’s second Responsible Gambling Day presentation to European parliamentarians this week was an unqualified success, hammering home the message that Internet gambling operators support the traceability and transparency of the internet to safeguard the integrity of sports
Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based online games owner and operator, has announced that its GamArena skill games offering has been certified to be compliant with the stringent European Gaming and Betting Association standards applicable to software suppliers.
Legislators in Illinois may want to study the problems that the recently introduced Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations have caused New Hampshire before they embark on a project to sell lottery tickets over the Internet. The difficulties of organising financial transactions blocked by the controversial and ill-defined UIGEA requirements should not be underestimated.
The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has matched the outstanding performance of its sister company Betsson with a gilt-edged Q4 2008 set of results that showcase a 71 percent increase in revenues to $7.45 million, and a doubling of operational profit to $3.69 million over the corresponding quarter in 2007.
IN-RUN BETTING SOFTWARE COMPANY BOOSTED Shantech could become ISWI’s controlling shareholder The management at US gambling software company Interactive Systems Worldwide Incorporated (ISWI) was in high spirits this week as it announced the signing of a letter of intent with Shantech Incorporated that is a preliminary move toward a significant non-exclusive marketing and business development …
Nebraska high roller Terrance Watanabe (52) will experience tension and anxiety of a different kind this week when he appears in court on four criminal counts arising from his failure to honour 38 casino markers worth $14.75 million written between October 22 and December 11 in 2007. The markers were issued for amounts ranging from …
The Dublin-based online gambling software developer Cryptologic has signed an exclusive multi-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and DC Comics to bring Superman, Batman and other members of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes to Internet casinos starting in the fourth quarter of 2009.
The European Gaming and Betting Association, which counts most of Europe’s top online betting companies among its members, is to follow its successful “Responsible Gaming Day” presented last year to the European Parliament, with a second initiative on the subject.
Stanleybet’s Athens staff can be forgiven for finding the antics of local law enforcement bemusing – first the authorities, acting on a complaint by the state supported OPAP monopoly, closed down the shop and detained employees.
Major land and online UK sports betting companies are combining to launch a charity for grassroots sport that could help fund a new generation of Olympic stars, reports Business Times Online this week.
The United States Court of Appeals has stymied an attempt by the US Department of Justice attempt to seize seven million dollars-worth of assets from the international bank accounts of online gambling enterprise WorldWide Telesports and its fugitive major shareholder Bill Scott.
The online gambling software developer Wagerworks has signed a games supply agreement with Game Technology Solutions that will make its products available to operators through the GTS platform.
What is being described as China’s largest online gambling case yet came to a conclusion in a Shanghai court over the weekend, when twenty defendants involved in a $1-billion online football gambling case were fined and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to six years. All 20 accuseds pleaded guilty in January 2009, when …
The energetic Australian arm of Betfair.com has inked a six-figure marketing sponsorship deal with the NRL club Wests Tigers which will see Tigers fans exposed to Betfair at each of the club’s three home grounds – the SFS, Campbelltown and Leichhardt.