Italian regulator fights back against mafia
Industry
Italian gambling regulator AAMS has teamed up with the National Anti-Mafia Directorate to combat the profiteering of organised crime from the country’s rapidly growing gambling market.
According ...
Zynga transition to real-money not assured, argues NewGame’s Collins
Industry
Simon Collins of social and mobile gaming investment fund NewGame has argued that the transition to real-money models for successful Facebook gambling formats such as Zynga Poker is ...
Paddy Power launches new Racing Post app
Industry
Paddy Power has become the first UK online bookmaker to integrate Racing Post content into its own smartphone app.
Punters will soon be able to access racecards and form guides from ...
888 expects further delays in Spain
Industry
888 chief executive Brian Mattingley has cast doubt on the Spanish regulator’s assertion that the country’s regulated online gambling market will be open by this summer.
Mattingley ...
PokerStars: no comment on DoJ talks
Industry
PokerStars has refused to comment on speculation that it is in negotiations with the US Department of Justice to buy Full Tilt as part of a US$750m settlement deal after French investors’ ...
Online Bingo Summit – Day 1 review
Industry
With industry minds currently preoccupied with the potential crossover of real money gambling with games on social networks, it was unsurprising that this theme, along with mobile, ...
Full Tilt deal off, says Tapie
Industry
Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) has confirmed that its seven-month-long negotiations to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker “have ended without success” after it failed to gain approval ...
Poker breaks records for 888
Industry
888’s rejuvenated poker product helped the company record the highest ever monthly revenue in its history in March, the company’s CEO revealed in a trading update this morning.
Revenue ...
NetPlay extends ITV1 deal
Industry
Interactive TV gaming company NetPlay TV has extended its deal with ITV to show gambling programming after midnight on the terrestrial channel.
The two-year extension to the partner’s ...
Foxy founders’ NewGame fund invests in AlchemyBet
Industry
NewGame Capital, the online gaming-focused venture capital fund backed by bwin.party and advised by the founders of Foxy Bingo, has made its second investment, in mobile gaming business ...
In-play and mobile bear fruit for Ladbrokes
Industry
Bets placed on mobile phones and tablets have risen from 15% to 20% of stakes placed on Ladbrokes’ digital sportsbook over the last 12 months, the bookmaker revealed yesterday.
Revenue ...
Microgaming upgrades bingo experience
Industry
Microgaming, which provides bingo software for Ladbrokes and 32Red, has announced the launch of several enhancements to its bingo software for players.
The first is that from May, players ...
Hill’s grows online by 33%; criticises UK tax regime
Industry
The UK’s largest bookmaker William Hill grew its online business 33% in the first quarter of this year, it revealed in an interim management statement this morning.
A run of positive ...
Exchange betting delayed in Italy
Industry
Betfair and Microgame have had to push back their plans to launch exchange betting in Italy by a further month after Spain issued an opinion against the Italian government’s enabling ...
Betfair backs British boxing
Industry
Betfair has deepened its relationship with British boxing by inking an agreement to become the official gaming partner of the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA).
The betting ...
