New Stuff -- A Croatian company, Casino Solei, recently launched an online casino that is operating out of Costa Rica. Casino Solei.com is the online counterpart of the company's land-based casino in Umag, Croatia. The site features Playtech software, including more than 58 games. Borut Lozej, president of Casino Solei.com, said in a press release that research indicates that Internet gamblers prefer using online versions of land-based casinos when they gamble on the Internet.
Names and Faces -- Lottery services company GTECH Corp. is appointing Timothy B. Nyman as senior vice president of global services. Nyman has been with the company since 1981 and was most recently the vice president of client services.
Bowing Out -- Spread betting company FinSport is in liquidation after its U.S.-based partner, Cantor Index, backed out of the partnership. South Africa's gambling regulators had unexpectedly looked in to the business of FinSport, causing Cantor Index, which is an arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, to withdraw its deal with the company.