Changing -- VirtGame Corp. announced Friday that Glenn Wichinsky has been appointed as the company's president and general counsel. Bruce Merati, who was formerly president and CFO, has been appointed as CEO and will also retain his position as CFO. VirtGame Corp. provides server-based networked gaming software solutions, and its management changes are meant to support the company's new growth and commercialization phase.
Bids -- The Independent reports that William Hill and one other U.S. company have placed bids for bookmaker and casino operator Stanley Leisure. Rumors suggest that Stanley Leisure's chairman and largest shareholder, Leonard Steinberg, has grown unhappy with the company's market performance. Last month Steinberg resigned his post as executive chairman in order to take his first non-executive role in nearly 50 years.
European Casino Org. -- Representatives from casino companies in Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, the UK, and Austria met in Amsterdam June 25 for the inaugural meeting of the Operators Organization for Europe, a group that intends to give European casino groups a common voice. The meeting resulted in the creation of an interim steering committee that is to formulate the organization's rules, membership criteria, goals, and code of conduct before the next full meeting in October.