Gambling Industry News

Svenska Spel buys up responsible online gambling tool

Swedish state gambling monopoly Svenska Spel and ICU Intelligence have signed a contract enabling Svenska Spel to purchase all shares and assets in ...

Allegations that Taiwan cops were bribed by illegal casino operators

This week saw major police swoops on 32 locations in the Banciao District of Taipei City as prosecutors investigated a large-scale bribery case in ...

Italian breakthrough for Net Entertainment

The Swedish and Malta-based Online Gambling software provider Net Entertainment has landed another juicy contract for its CasinoModule product in the ...

Kerching casino now available on iPhone

Barcrest's Wagerworks-powered online casino subsidiary Kerching Casino has launched its iPhone mobile casino with the introduction of the popular ...

Chinese report on internet gambling blitz

The multi-ministry war being waged by the Chinese government on Internet gambling continues to hammer companies as well as individuals, according to a ...

What's in a name

Another highly desirable Online Gambling domain name is about to come onto the market next (April) month in the form of Slots.com.If you think it ...

Baptist chief rails against online gambling

The heat is rising over the apparently imminent launch of Congressman Barney Frank's bill seeking to legalise and regulate online gambling in the ...

Colorado catastrophy

Colorado casino gambler Louise Chavez thought she had hit the bigtime at the Fortune Valley Casino last week when the bells rang and lights flashed ...

Sharing wisdom

Former Ladbrokes Gibraltar IT chief and current online gambling portal webmaster Dave Sawyer believes in sharing his industry wisdom with fellow ...

Turkish ban does little to discourage online gambling

The weekend saw the publication in the Sunday Zaman publication of an interesting article on Internet gambling, and the fight which European betting ...

More interactive television betting moves by NetPlay TV

The UK interactive television gambling company, NetPlay TV has announced that it is to take control of the current Challenge Jackpot database from ...

Finnish online gambling study

According to a new Finnish report, online gambling games are becoming widespread, with the border between gambling and digital entertainment becoming ...

Music society sings the blues over UIGEA

On June 1st, the postponed regulations supporting the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act come into effect, obliging financial institutions to ...

Another sportsbook white label deal for Ddds Matrix

The Ongame-powered online poker and casino operator EuroPoker is to launch its own white label sports betting service using OddsMatrix, the fully ...

Lions player roars

Rival Gaming-powered online casino Lion Slots has announced a major progressives hit on the One Million Reels BC virtual machine.The anonymous winner ...

New independent study positive on internet gambling in North America

A new independent survey on Internet gambling in Canada and the United States, conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that respondents were less clear on ...

McDermott launches tax bill companion to HR 2267

Washington Democrat Representative Jim McDermott has introduced an updated version of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010 ...

AGA confirms it is open to the concept of internet gambling regulation

The CardPlayer magazine interview with Frank Fahrenkopf, chief executive of the American Gaming Association, has been followed by a position statement ...

French gambling monopoly buys its own software provider

The French state gambling monoply Francaise des Jeux has announced its acquisition of LVS, a software provider and supplier to the French giant. The ...

Conference corner

April's conference highlight is undoubtedly iGaming360 in Madrid, which runs from 28 - 30 April and promises top-level learning, insights and ...

Online gambling domain owner steps up in Kentucky case

The legal tussle between the state of Kentucky and trade associations iMEGA and IGC has taken a new and positive turn as an Online Gambling domain ...

Scientific games subsidiary incurs software fines

Middlesex-based Global Draw Limited, a subsidiary of the Scientific Games group which recently partnered with Playtech Casinos plc in Internet and ...

Is the AGA now open to internet gambling?

The respected online publication Card Player published an interesting interview exchange between writer Stephen Murphy and the chief executive of the ...

More Wagerworks games for Betfair

Online gambling games and software developer Wagerworks reports that it has been commissioned to provide additional games for the giant UK Internet ...