For those following the dispute between Boss Media A.B. and Trillion Ltd., legal sources have confirmed that the Maltese judge in the case has yet to pass his decision to the registry.
"We are checking on a daily basis to see if there are any updates, but all files are still in court and we cannot see them as yet," sources said.
As to industry rumor that Boss may temporarily relocate its Maltese business to Stockholm, IGN was told that in order for Boss to continue serving its Maltese licensees, all equipment must remain in Malta and run from a data center on the Mediterranean island nation.
We continue to watch this development closely -- stay tuned.
PartyGaming, the London-listed operator, has released mixed half-yearly results which show casino as a strong growth driver on top of high-percentage growth in bingo, though poker was hampered by United States competition and sports betting continues to lag.
"Still a one-trick pony -- virtually impossible to develop sports betting out of gaming," one analyst told IGN this morning. "They have some inherent problems -- change of management never helps: now chair as well as CEO.
"I have said before that they are operators rather than innovators," the analyst continued. "The last couple of months look as though they have been challenging for Party."
The future appears to be looking up for Neteller, with markets having reacted favorably to its prepaid card deal with TransSend Payment Services.
Andrew Gilchrist, the company's vice president of corporate development and communications, told IGN yesterday that while smaller online-gambling-related payment services had been discontinued in Hong Kong and Macau, the company is building out a merchant offering in Taiwan and is "excited" ahead of next week's interims.
Chris Krafcik is the editor of IGamingNews. He lives in St. Louis, Mo.