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WorldSpreads to offer spread betting via i-mobilemarkets

WorldSpreads to offer spread betting via i-mobilemarkets

Leading spread betting firm WorldSpreads Limited has entered into an agreement with Worldlink Global, owner of the imobilemarkets real-time data to mobile system, enabling users of the service to spread...

California moves closer to legalising betting exchange

California moves closer to legalising betting exchange

California has moved closer to becoming the first U.S state to legalise a Betfair-style betting exchange for horse racing after an amended bill by Senator Ron Calderon passed the state assembly and moved...

Intralot considers formal protest against Illinois Lottery

With the Illinois Lottery set to announce the winning bidder for the lottery’s lucrative ten-year private management contract later this month, Greece’s Intralot is considering issuing a formal protest...

WPT secures three year primetime TV broadcast with FSN

PartyGaming’s World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced a multi-season broadcast and promotional agreement with News Corp’s Fox Sports Net (FSN) for the distribution of Seasons 9, 10, and 11 of the World...

Dragonfish - Regulated Markets

Advertisment  Have you cracked the regulated market yet? With a breadth of offering unique to Dragonfish, you’ll be able to pick from our Total Gaming Services to create your own bespoke solution....

TWL partners Scottish football champions Rangers FC

Playtech integrates Intercash prepaid cards

VictoryPoker switches to Cake Network

Playtech becomes exclusive casino supplier to Betfair

12Bet.com enlists GB Group for European online verification

Realex Payments signs deal with Boylesports

BCLC ready for re-launch of PlayNow.com

British Horseracing axes 150 races from 2011 fixture list

GTECH signs deal to improve Swiss LoRo lottery games

NY Governor grants approval for Genting's Aqueduct VLTs

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32Red profits from strong online casino performance

32Red profits from strong online casino performance

Despite the continued challenging economic conditions faced by the company in its core UK market and the added distraction of the football World Cup, 32Red plc said Thursday that revenues increased by...

Intralot sees H1 profit fall despite revenue growth

Intralot sees H1 profit fall despite revenue growth

Greece’s Intralot S.A has reported consolidated revenues of €540.9m for the first half of 2010, an increase of 11 per cent compared to the same period last year, benefiting from an improved trading...

Redbet revenues sink as restructuring takes priority

Sweden’s Redbet Holding AB has reported gross gaming revenues of SEK16.5m (€1.75m) for the second quarter ended June 30th 2010, a fall of 35 per cent versus the same period last year, as the company...

888 cuts dividend as high costs impact H1 profits

With increases in both operating and marketing expenses having a significant impact on the company’s bottom line, 888 Holdings plc said Tuesday that it will cut its interim dividend for the half year...

One-off tax charge impacts OPAP’s Q2 profits

Greek gaming monopoly operator OPAP has reported a 5 per cent increase in total revenues to €1,371.6m for the second quarter of 2010, following a substantial increase in revenues from the company’s...

Entraction to initiate Q3 costs savings as poker falls 36%

Australian growth leads Centrebet to profit

Playtech profits from H1 revenue growth

New customers lead Net Ent to Q2 revenue growth

Sportech dips into loss as revenues fall

Strong online performance lifts William Hill in H1

Paddy Power online gross win soars 117%

Italy: Latest online figures show horseracing & pools losing appeal

bwin sports betting turnover hits record high in Q2

LCG revenues soar on Q2 market volatility

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Betsoft Gaming launches 3D online poker offering

Betsoft Gaming launches 3D online poker offering

Games developer Betsoft Gaming has announced the launch of Poker3.com, a 3D online poker offering which the company claims takes poker to the “next level” of gaming.

Virgin Casino to launch nine new games

Virgin Casino to launch nine new games

Virgin Casino has announced that it will launch nine new online casino games this month through the company’s partnership with four leading game developers – Microgaming, WagerWorks, Virtue Fusion...

ASA’s digital remit extended to cover advertisers’ websites

In response to a formal recommendation from a wide cross-section of UK industry, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), the body responsible for writing the CAP Code, has significantly extended the...

NetPlay TV launches SuperCasino iPhone App

NetPlay TV plc has announced the launch of its SuperCasino brand as an application on Apple’s App Store, making it the first real-money casino application for the iPhone.

PokerStars signs sponsorship deals with CANAL+

Leading online poker operator PokerStars has signed a number of sponsorship agreements with French sports TV channel CANAL+. The company said sport sponsorship was a natural choice given the sporting values...

Bodog makes first move offline at Fulham FC stadium

William Hill targets Austria for expansion

Online backgammon pioneer Play65 launches VIP club

Massachusetts sports-themed lottery ticket sales top $1bn

LadyLucks launches Income Access affiliate software

Betfred adds WagerWorks branded games

Paddy Power launches downloadable betting app

Finland's RAY selects Playscan ahead of online launch

Sportech unveils new B2B offering

Bet-at-home signs RCD Mallorca two-year shirt sponsorship

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Catalonia approves draft gaming legislation

Catalonia approves draft gaming legislation

The government of Spain’s autonomous community of Catalonia has approved draft legislation to govern gambling in an effort to break the “legal vacuum” created by the internet. The regulations will...

Opinion: Match-fixing is a sport problem, not a betting problem

Opinion: Match-fixing is a sport problem, not a betting problem

Khalid Ali, Secretary-General of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA), offers his views on the problem of match-fixing in sport and argues that sports federations could do more to root out...

NRL calls in Police to investigate point bets

As the country’s gaming ministers consider prohibiting bets on matches involving the Pakistan cricket team, Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has called in the New South Wales Police to investigate...

Cricket fights for integrity after bribe allegations resurface

Cricket has found itself at the centre of a media storm this week as the International Cricket Council and London’s Scotland Yard investigate allegations that four Pakistani cricket players may have...

Greece unveils proposals to regulate gambling

The Greek government has unveiled proposed legislation to regulate the country’s online and machine gaming market, admitting that the current system has created a contrary situation to the desired effect,...

Inspired Gaming readies Italian VLT network launch

Holland to legalise online poker

DoJ nets $13m linked to PokerStars and others

Lower Saxony calls for gaming market liberalisation

Betfair's LMAX gains FSA approval to trade CFDs

Missouri convicts ninth man in online gambling crackdown

Victoria to provide tax incentives to high rollers

GTECH G2 partners set to exit Canadian gaming market

Ontario to launch regulated online gaming in 2012

French ISPs ordered to block unlicensed gaming sites

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iGame expands portfolio with Dailypoker acquisition

iGame expands portfolio with Dailypoker acquisition

Malta-based iGame Ltd has announced the addition of Dailypoker.com to its growing portfolio, with Dailypoker.com’s customer database to be merged into iGame’s 24hpoker.com brand later this month. 24hpoker.com...

Tokwiro sells AbsolutePoker & UB

Tokwiro sells AbsolutePoker & UB

The Cereus online poker network, formed by AbsolutePoker and UltimateBet in 2008, has been sold to Antigua based Blanca Games for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes the Cereus network, operating...

Betfair eyes stake in Philippines betting exchange

Having made its first major move into the Asian gaming market last year with an agreement to provide IT solutions to Interactive Entertainment Solutions Technologies (IEST), operator of a betting exchange...

Codere acquires Panama's Fiesta casinos

Expanding the company's growing international presence, Spanish gaming group Codere S.A has completed the acquisition of Thunderbird Resorts Inc.'s 63.6 per cent stake in six casinos in Panama operating...

Scientific Games acquires GameLogic online platform

Scientific Games Corporation has strengthened its interactive offering for the regulated US gaming market through the acquisition of substantially all the assets of GameLogic Inc., including a suite of...

PartyGaming & bwin confirm proposed merger

UK National Lottery Commission approves Camelot sale

888 enters social gaming space with $18m acquisition

NYX Interactive acquires online bingo operator Cashball

Churchill Downs and Youbet.com complete merger

Software developer BEToptions up for sale

Churchill & MI end Tracknet Media partnership

Orbis Technology Acquires Alphameric Solutions for £16m

Unibet Gambles on 25% Stake in Bingo.com

Betsson Acquires Playtech Powered Betfriends

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Neovia adds new member to the company’s board

Neovia adds new member to the company’s board

Online payments processor Neovia Financial has announced the appointment of Ian Raymond Francis to the company’s board as non-executive director with immediate effect. Francis is expected to be appointed...

Site Intelligence appoints Galbraith Manager, Gaming & Entertainment

Site Intelligence appoints Galbraith Manager, Gaming & Entertainment

Multi-channel analytics firm Site Intelligence has strengthened its team for servicing the global betting, gaming and lotteries sectors by appointing former Rank executive Paul Galbraith as the Manager...

Svenska Spel's Olsson appointed CEO of Playscan AB

Following Svenska Spel's acquisition of developer ICU Intelligence earlier this year, Ann-Sofie Olsson has been appointed chief executive officer of Playscan AB, the recently formed company which owns...

Visionary iGaming appoints new senior VP of marketing

Visionary iGaming, a specialist provider of live online casino games, has appointed Gian Perroni as senior vice president of marketing. Perroni previously held senior marketing positions at DublinBet and...

CryptoLogic CEO out as losses keep mounting

CryptoLogic CEO Brian Hadfield is leaving the company after reporting second quarter results Thursday which showed a continuing decline in revenues and mounting losses, with chairman David Gavagan stepping...

O'Reilly quits as Ladbrokes restructures management

Paddy Power appoints new chief operating officer

Will Hill appoints ex-Imperial Tabacco chief as chairman

Harrison quits as Gala Coral chief executive

CEO Nylander quits Unibet

Chilipoker adds WPT exec to management team

Hynes steps down as CEO of WorldSpreads' UK division

888 names new Dragonfish MD ahead of French push

Mark Davies resigns from Betfair

Nyx Interactive appoints Flynn CEO