Online Gambling News
Below is a list of the latest casino news.
Our last minute reminder this week is for the third edition of the high-impact Gaming Executive Summit Europe 2009, which kicks off in Madrid, Spain on July 7th and runs through July 9th.
Take a look at the website for this conference at http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/gamingeu/ if you want to know who the movers and shakers i...
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Two positive but unrelated opinions on the legalisation of online gambling in the United States were given this week, adding credibility to a growing optimism that this year will see the United States joining other progressive Western nations in permitting controlled and regulated betting over the Internet.
The first opinion comes from the highly respected business analysts at investm...
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Smart Live Casino.com, which is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission and offers live dealer gambling over the Internet and interactive television via SkyTV, has added baccarat to its gaming suite.
A company spokesman says the addition follows significant growth in the existing...
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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has taken an official line on the European Commission’s detailed opinion against the Belgian proposal for online gaming and betting legislation, taking particular exception to provisions which are aimed at restricting the Belgian online gaming and betting market to operators solely established in that country.
Maarten Haijer, EGBA D...
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The trading director at Gibraltar-based online gambling group 32Red.com, 48-year-old Martin Saunders, is departing for pastures new, and as yet unidentified, in the online gambling industry.
Saunders joined 32Red in late 2006...
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Online gambling software provider CryptoLogic Limited has signed a multi-year deal to provide at least 10 of its most popular online slot gam...
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The online gambling media may have been following the story for months, but the draconian Russian ban on casinos in major cities has now caught the attention of the mainstream media in America, with the New York Times carrying a major story over the weekend.
Recapping on events, in 2006 Russian strongman Vladimir Putin decided that gambling in Russian should be confined only to four r...
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Online gambling games provider and distributor WagerWorks has announced the release of online ports of Barcrest Group’s leading UK branded game titles.
Rainbow Riches, Ca$hino and Elvis Top 20 are arguably Britain's best known land-based slot titles and have significant presence th...
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More details have emerged on Betstopper - the anti-underage gaming software developed by InternetSafety.com for the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation .
The new software apparently empowers parents to set specific days and times that their children can use the Internet via the SafeEyes element Internetsafety.com's newly developed software. As an additional precaution, the software checks websites that are sought by a user against blackl...
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Online gambling software developer CTXM, which provides games to many of the major companies in the industry, has released two new casual slots for the popular iPhone. Both slots are derived from proved casino slots already published by CTXM through its partners.
The offerings includes FreakyFruits Slots and Totem Quest...
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With the first half of 2009 almost history, thoughts are turning to early 2010 and the biggest gambling expo in Europe - the International Gambling Expo scheduled for Earl's Court, London between 26 and 28 January 2010.
The new branding may not slide off the tongue as easily as it's former acronym 'ICE', but the industry is expected to flock once again to the interactive section of this major show.
Organisers Clarion Gaming say...
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Credit Suisse this week expressed reservations about UK land and online gambling group Ladbroke's ability to "tear customers away from online rivals", reports The Times Online. And Credit Suisse also pointed out that the gambling company would need to conserve cash since it needed to refinance GBP 410 million of debt by 2011....
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Online casino operator 32Red.com has passed the stringent PayPal acceptance criteria and is now offering PayPal facilities as a depositing and payment option to its clients.
The online casino does not accept players from the United States, w...
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Following the recent backdown over the presidential veto by President Viktor Yuschenko of the Ukraine , the gambling ban has been imposed with immediate effect in the Ukraine, reports Ukra News. And the ban includes online gambling.
The text of the law was published in the Holos Ukrainy (Voice of Ukraine) newspaper, on June 25, enforcing the vote of the Verkhovna Rada despite Presiden...
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Stephen Wong, writing in the publication Asia Times Online this week made the interesting observation that Communist Party aparatchiks and Chinese government officials could be turning to online gambling for their entertainment and profit in a reaction to government crackdowns on corruption and misappropriation of public funds.
Wong notes that Beijing's efforts to crack down on gambli...
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