Gambling News Blog

Speaking with a gambling industry group, defense lawyer Fred Heather said that the Black Friday indictments are not an attack on online gambling itself. Heather is a top lawyer known for dealing with corporate crimes and complex financial crimes. Today he told a group of casino executives, regulators and others at the iGaming north American [...]

Pari-Mutuel Urbain’s quarterly numbers this week indicated a strong performance from the company, and are being widely seen as an indication that business is picking up in the nation. Philippe Germond, PMU chairman and managing director, said he was “very happy” for shareholders like France Galop, noting: “These results are very satisfactory. The shareholders were [...]

NFL players right now aren’t practicing or getting ready for the upcoming season in any way because no one knows if there will be a next season. That gives them lots of free time, which isn’t a good thing. Over the years, we have learned that when professional athletes have too much free time, sooner [...]

The Greek gambling monopoly OPAP has posted a mediocre 2010 set of results, reporting that net profits dropped 3.5% when compared to 2009, and revenues declined 5.5%. Despite the declines, the company still produced net profits of 575.8 million Euros on revenues of 5.14 billion Euros for its shareholders, with management reporting cost cuts of [...]

Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has posted a strong set of audited results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2010. Financial highlights include: Gross income up 26% to 173.1 million Euros (2009: 137.3 million Euros) Total revenues up by 24% to 142.3 million Euros (2009: 114.8 million Euros) Adjusted EBITDA increased by 10% [...]

Online betting group Betfair’s Australian operations have scored an important sponsorship coup, signing up the local Super Rugby franchise in a two year agreement. The deal includes in-stadium advertising, grass signage at the five Australian Super Rugby grounds and advertising across Super Rugby’s digital platform. Betfair spokesperson Hugh Taggart said the sponsorship does not cover [...]

Ocean Pearl is a triple scratch card game is set in an oceanic environment where players attempt to uncover the hidden jackpot of EURO/GBP/USD 200,000. Legend of Terra is a 5-reel, 20-pay line, 3D slot game with unique characters, animated symbols, bonus games and other features. A mystical land with heros, monsters, magic and treasure [...]

There’s a new 5 reel, 25 variable pay-line RealTime Gaming internet slot on the horizon (next week, actually!) branded Basketbull and themed on the famous basketball organisation that does so much good work among urban youth in the United States. The designers have put together quality comical graphics to carry the basketball theme, backed by [...]

The Player Betting Education Programme managed by the Professional Players Federation (PPF) has been praised by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) for its success in its first year of operation. The Player Betting Education Programme managed by the Professional Players Federation (PPF) has been praised by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) for its success in [...]

The respected poker information forum twoplustwo carried an announcement this week that online poker giant Pokerstars is to halt its “Double or Nothing” Sit & Go tourneys with effect from this week. The announcement caused a stir in the online poker community due to the popularity the tourneys enjoy among players, and Pokerstars admitted it [...]