Online Gambling News
Below is a list of the latest casino news.
London base for new global support
Mikael Pawlo, managing director of the Mr. Green online casino, has announced major changes to the company's customer relationship management structure which will see a new London-based support centre headed by a highly experienced addition to the executive team at Mr. Green.
The support centre will service all Mr. Green operations, including tho...
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Industry is already reeling from the effects of the global economic meltdown, says gambling association
The successful first reading of a Bulgarian government bill designed to hike gambling taxes up from 10 percent to 12 percent has triggered some dire warnings from industry associations, with claims that up to 40 000 people could be put out of work if the changes to the law are passed.
The Sofia news agency reports that the Bu...
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Lucky 18 owner legit, says judge
Doing a little crowing about his victory in an Israeli court this week was Naphtali Goldman (34), the sole owner of online casino operation Luc...
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November's releases have a diversity of themes
The Isle of Man-based Internet gambling software provider Microgaming has released its monthly tranche of new games for November to its licensees, so expect to see thre...
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Gaming Account signs international sports, lifestyle and retail firm Born.com
UK skill-gaming developer GameAccount has signed an innovative white-label deal with international sports, lifestyle and retail firm Born.com, to provide skill games for its website.
The agreement will see GameAccount’s popular games, such as dominoes, multip...
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2 percent increase on all gambling activity
The Bulgarian government is currently levelling the gambling taxation field with an increase from 10 percent to 12 percent on all gambling activities as part of amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, reports Novinite.
The bill passed its first reading in the Bulgarian parliament this week, and affects a myriad other commercial activities in the country as well.
Should it be ad...
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UK tax levels too high to enable online operations to compete
Word on the street is that the transfer of Ladbrokes online gambling operations to Gibraltar has progressed apace, enabling the actual move to take place several weeks ahead of original planning.
The transfer is expected to be effected this w...
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Management movements evoke speculation on UK sportsbook
The online sportsbetting division of Brit financial spreadbetting group IG Group could be up for sale, according to reports last week on the Slackbelly blog, followed up by The Times.
The blog points to the sudden departure of Extrabet's respected chief Stuart Lane, speculati...
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MECN and local law firm combine to assess Danish potential
The consulting and research firm MECN has combined with the Horten law group to compile a new report that offers an in-depth analysis of Denmark's gambling market, currently the subject of liberalisation moves that will take it out of the realm of state monopolised gambling.
In a statement this week the MECN Horten team advise that Denmark is one of the first to liberali...
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Chief marketing post for industry veteran
Tarquin Henderson, who was formerly VP for 888.com's Europe, Middle East and Africa marketing activities, has left the Gibraltar-based group after four years to join the rapidly expanding Mangas Gaming group.
Henderson's new appointment is as chief marketing officer for Mangas, which numbers Betclic, Bet-at-home.co...
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26 percent year-on-year rise in quarterly revenues
The Swedish gambling group Betsson has delivered another solid quarterly result, posting Q3 2009 numbers that show a 17 percent rise in pre-tax income to SEK 79.6 million (Q3 2008: SEK 68.2 million).
The company, which offers online poker, casin...
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China's economic recovery and a long national holiday boost revenues
Pushing past recent its historical declines in revenues, the gambling enclave of Macau off the coast of China reported very positive October 2009 revenues of US$ 1.59 billion this week.
The Dow Jones news agency said that analysts attributed the strong results to the growing momentum of the Chinese economic recovery and an unusually long National Day holiday du...
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UK winner entered slots tournament with a mere Euro 2 qualifier
Microgaming has released more detail on the conclusion of its 11 day, Euro 1.3 million Grand Sl...
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Jackpots in the spotlight with new website
After overhauling its online casino platform, Doyles Casino.com has completed its online casino refresh project with a brand new casino information website.
The new casino destination compl...
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That acronym signals Yet Another Affiliate Organisation
The affiliate world is a tough one, with affiliate marketers not only battling to promote online gambling venues in a competitive and noisy arena, but also putting in a hard day's work on researching material, maintaining their websites and occasionally assisting players with disputes against their sponsors.
And, it appears,...
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