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Arena Leisure Replaces Retiring Non-Executive Director
1 December 2008
On Thursday, Arena Leisure, an owner and operator of racecourses around the world, announced the appointment of Andrew Page, 50, as a non-executive director effective Dec. 1.»
Sixth Annual Online Bingo Awards Launched
1 December 2008
Since 2003, WhichBingo has awarded the best in online bingo every year. Dubbed the “Online Bingo Oscars,” this year will be no different with “U.K. Online Bingo Site of the Year” and “New U.K. Online Bingo Site of the Year” as two top categories.»
CDMS Earns Second Award for Betfair Campaign
1 December 2008
CDMS, a communications provider, took home its second award of the year, "Best Data Quality Service/Initiative" at the Data Strategy Awards 2008, for its work with Betfair, the global betting exchange.»
Visionary iGaming Signs New Casino
1 December 2008
Visionary iGaming, an I-gaming solutions provider, has announced it will provide CelticCasino.com with its turnkey live online casino solution.»
PokerTek Makes Caribbean Debut
1 December 2008
Two of PokerTek’s PokerPro tables have been installed in the St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino, the company announced on Wednesday.»
JPMi Adds Millionaire to Ladbrokes' Offering
1 December 2008
JPM Interactive, the sister company of JPM International, announced on Thursday that “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” is now live on Ladbrokes' Web site.»
St. Minver Brings WagerWorks into Mix
1 December 2008
On Monday, WagerWorks, International Game Technology's online subsidiary, said it will begin supplying premium branded game content to St. Minver, an online operator.»
Neovia Financial to Buy IDT's Payment Services Division
1 December 2008
On Monday Neovia Financial announced an agreement to buy out IDT Corporation’s European Prepaid Payment Services for approximately £10 million.»
Cyberview Unveils New Web site
1 December 2008
Cyberview Technology Ltd., the sever-based gaming systems supplier, has launched its new Web site. The site overhaul includes up-to-date game listings and information about Cyberview’s products.»
Nambling Notes | Dec. 1, 2008
1 December 2008
St. Minver brings WagerWorks into mix, Visionary iGaming signs a new casino, the sixth annual online bingo awards launches and more.»
Cantor Pulls Plug on Retail I-Gaming (Update 1)
1 December 2008
With little notice, Cantor Gaming, the gaming arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, on Friday closed down its online gaming properties.»
Neovia Bolsters Prepaid on Pickup from Struggling IDT Corp.
1 December 2008
Neovia Financial has agreed to acquire the European prepaid financial services division of IDT Corporation, a diversified holding company that has lost 94 percent of its share value on the New York Stock Exchange in a very tough year to date.»
I.M. Roundtable | Payments Fraud
28 November 2008
Lennart Ehlinger, group security controller for Unibet, and Keegan Johnson, president and co-founder of Ethoca Ltd., chat live with Emily Swoboda over instant messenger in IGamingNews' first roundtable discussion on the pressing issue of payments fraud.»
Vegas Card Rooms Struggle to Fill Seats
28 November 2008
Despite the number of poker players in Las Vegas increasing by 16 percent year on year, according to Poker Players Research Ltd., card rooms generally appear emptier because table numbers are growing three times faster than the number of players.»
Scientific Games and Orchid Group Ink Contract
28 November 2008
Scientific Games announced Games Media, its wholly owned subsidiary, has signed its third contract in less than two weeks with Orchid Group, the fifth largest pub retailer in the United Kingdom.»
Keno Won't Fix Ohio's Budget Woes
28 November 2008
Once thought to be a guaranteed money-maker, Ohio’s new keno offering doesn't seem to be bringing enough funds to mend the state’s budget woes, according to the Associated Press.»
The Anatomy of a Payment
28 November 2008
Andrea Wilson, the chief executive of First Atlantic Commerce in Bermuda, guides readers -- start to finish -- through the symphonic process underlying a single transaction.»
AsianLogic Forecasts Trimmed, Sportingbet First-Quarter Sequential Growth Anticipated
26 November 2008
Although Collins Stewart has trimmed forecasts for AsianLogic Ltd. on Monday’s profits warning, Sportingbet’s house broker, Daniel Stewart & Co., has projected strong sequential momentum in sports betting on the eve of first-quarter results.»
CBS Exposé, Cereus Launch Share Headlines
26 November 2008
UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, the disgraced online poker operators, on Tuesday launched a new, joint poker network called Cereus -- the same day, coincidentally, that CBS News announced “60 Minutes” would broadcast its anticipated exposé of cheating scandals at both sites.»
Partouche Presses ahead Online, Government Mum, Lawyer Says
26 November 2008
As promised, Patrick Partouche, the flamboyant French casino proprietor, has launched a real-money Internet poker offering that one lawyer says has yet to draw any enforcement action from the French government.»
Online Poker Players Are Increasingly Participating in Other Online Gambling
26 November 2008
The latest data from Poker Players Research Ltd. shows that 38 percent of the 20 million online money players now gamble on other games online. This percentage is up from 20 percent a year ago.»
PokerTek Applies for Nasdaq Transfer
26 November 2008
After being informed it was not in compliance with Nasdaq rules, PokerTek Inc. announced on Tuesday it has applied to transfer its securities from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market.»
Tabcorp's Casinos Division Gets New Leadership
26 November 2008
Tabcorp Holdings has appointed Larry Mullin as the chief executive for the Australian company’s casinos division. Mr. Mullin, 46, replaces Walter Bugno, who resigned from the executive position earlier this month to pursue a business opportunity in London.»
New Online Bingo Site Launches
26 November 2008
Using software supplied by Parlay Entertainment Ltd., Bingo Flash officially launched yesterday in an attempt to bring more male bingo players into the online scene by approaching both sexes.»
Poker Pro Gambles on Clothing Line
26 November 2008
On Tuesday, Phil Hellmuth unveiled his apparel line that goes along with the World Series of Poker record holder’s nickname -- The Poker Brat.»