Gambling News Blog

Germany’s beleaguered gambling monopoly challenged from a new quarter Germany’s football league has added further pressure on the sixteen German lander (states) currently monopolising gambling, demanding a more open market. The league is threatening to charge betting companies for use of the Bundesliga fixture list, unless regional states open up the sports betting market to [...]

Former entertainment industry executive, Jon Richmond (53) is expected to be named chief executive officer of U.S. Digital Gaming (USDG), a casino executive-backed venture founded in 2009, reports The Wall Street Journal. The company is reported to be positioning itself as a comprehensive provider of online gambling services in the U.S. market including software, legal [...]

Realtime Gaming (RTG) has released a new online slot, this one with an African safari theme. Many of the software designers already had African-themed slots, but this is the first in the collection by RTG. If you can’t afford a trip to Africa, it’s best to live the experience vicariously through nature programs on TV [...]

The Quebec provincial government’s sally into the online gambling market appears to be generating positive results, judging by the latest financial report from operator Loto Quebec. In a section of the report devoted to the new online gambling venture through the Espacejeux website, the company advised that one of the highlights of the year has [...]

The Ongame online poker network has announced that internet gambling group Sportingbet, owner of ParadisePoker, will join its global poker network in the second half of this year. The addition of Sportingbet will enhance player liquidity on the network and also bring the recreational players that Ongame is consciously targeting to maintain a healthy poker [...]

White label casino and sportsbook provider, TotalESoft announced a $160,000 software upgrade to its casino and sportsbook packages this week. The firms “Ultimate Package” now contains 18 languages, over 100 download and instant-play browser games, live dealer table games and sportsbetting, along with a new back-office and affiliate area. Paul Edwards of TotalESoft said, “We [...]

Its official, UK Bookmaker Betfred has acquired the UK Horserace Totalisator Board (Tote) for £265 million announced the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, this week. The announcement clarifies the Tote’s future to its employees with assurances on jobs and pensions and will benefit racing to the tune of £155 million. “Most people [...]

In the wake of Black Friday several television show promotions were cancelled by major companies impacted by the federal indictments, but as is usually the way in business, there are always others keen to fill the vacuum. A corporate statement this week from the Canadian company Heads Up Entertainment International identified it as one such [...]

On-premises wireless wagering in Las Vegas moved a step closer Friday when the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee progressed a measure allowing operators of licensed land casino resorts to offer guests a mobile wagering facility restricted to the premises. Companies like Cantor Gaming have been developing, testing and lobbying for the gambling extension for years. The [...]

Abbantina Malta Limited, the operator of the now-defunct online poker site Next Poker, has filed a lawsuit in Sweden against online gambling white label provider Redbet Holding AB. The action, lodged in the Stockholm District Court on May 5, asks that Redbet fully settle a debt of €747,991 plus interest awarded to Abbantina on October [...]