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NYRA under threat as Genting withholds support payments

The New York Racing Association has come under attack from the state’s Racing and Wagering Board and Franchise Oversight Board following the appointment of chief operating officer Ellen McClain as the association’s new president, while the New York Lot...

Indiana seeks private partners to grow state lottery

The State Lottery Commission of Indiana has issued a request for expressions of interest from private vendors as it seeks to accelerate growth of the state lottery, which generated revenues of US$791m last year.

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German court lifts online lottery brokerage ban in Bremen

The Regional Court of Bremen has ruled that the ban on online lottery brokerage in Germany is “inapplicable” following the expiry of the State Treaty on Gaming and therefore contravenes European law.

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Danish regulator expects 2012 online revenues to top €250m

The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) estimates that the newly regulated sports betting and online casino market in Denmark will generate approximately DKK1,870m (€251.6m) in gross gambling revenues during 2012, while the authority has also confirmed the...

ETX takes over WorldSpreads’ international businesses

Spread betting firm ETX Capital has expanded its international operations, snapping up WorldSpreads’ local offices in Greece, Spain and Denmark after the company fell into administration earlier this year.

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Leander launches RGS to aid direct integrations

Casino games supplier Leander Games has developed its own remote gaming server (RGS) to circumvent open platforms, which Leander believes are stopping smaller developers from getting their games to market.

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Paddy Power growth continues into 2012

Alongside posting a 28 per cent increase in total net revenues for the 19 week period ended May 15th, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power said Thursday that it will increase the resources assigned to mobile gaming and other business development opportunities a...

Illinois acts to parry hostile federal iGaming legislation

Illinois Senate President John Cullerton introduced amended legislation this week which he says will help keep Illinois at the forefront of internet gaming in the United States and immunize the state from the ill effects of “hostile federal legislation...

IPL cricketers suspended after spot-fixing allegations

Five professional cricketers from the Indian Premier League have been suspended by India’s national governing body for cricket following an undercover sting operation which alleged that spot fixing was occurring during the popular Twenty20 cricket ch...

Media Corp widens H1 loss after Purple Lounge troubles

Shares in Media Corp plc slumped by more than 40 per cent in London this morning after the company reported a loss from continuing activities of £1.3m for the six month period ended March 31st, exacerbated by the company’s struggling Purple Lounge onli...

Media Corp announces Intabet acquisition; shares plummet

PurpleLounge.com owner Media Corp has terminated acquisition talks with Gaming Media Group in favour of a £1.53m bid for Intabet, with Intabet’s management taking over from Media Corp’s chairman and interim CEO who have both resigned with immediate eff...

Paddy Power’s transgender TV ad banned by the ASA

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a TV advertisement by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power which featured transgender people in a promotion ahead of Ladies’ Day at the Cheltenham Festival earlier this year.

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Perform Group makes €101m bid for RunningBall

Digital sports content provider Perform Group has made a €101m bid to acquire real-time sports data provider RunningBall.

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Online casino & games only bright spot for bwin.party in Q1

bwin.party digital entertainment plc has reported a marginal 1 per cent increase in total revenues to €215.9m (US$276.6m) for the first quarter of 2012, following declines in the company’s online sports betting, poker and bingo offerings.

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Boylesports signs games deal with Net Entertainment

Irish independent bookmaker Boylesports is set to expand the portfolio of games available through its gaming site Boylegames.com following the signing of an agreement with Net Entertainment.

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Spain’s Acrismatic selects Kambi for online sports betting

Unibet’s business-to-business division, Kambi Sports Solutions, has been selected by Spanish casino group Acrismatic to deliver an online sports betting solution for the newly regulated Spanish market.

The two-year agreement will see Kambi p...

IGT adds Texas Hold’em Poker to DoubleDown Casino

Facebook app developer Double Down Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Game Technology (IGT), has added a new poker game to its suite of casino games in the DoubleDown Casino. ...

PokerStars launches Zoom Poker

Online poker giant PokerStars has officially launched its fast-paced poker game Zoom Poker, which is also available for mobile devices on the Android platform. ...

Nova Scotia brings gaming operation closer to government

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is changing the governance structure of the corporation responsible for managing gaming activities, which will be renamed the Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corporation.

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bwin goes live with Evolution in Italy

Online gaming operator bwin has launched its new live casino offering in Italy through its partnership with live dealer gaming specialist Evolution Gaming. ...

SNAI revenues hit by Q1 sports betting decline

Italian gaming operator SNAI has reported a 10 per cent drop in revenues to €141.0m for the first quarter of 2012, following a continued decline in sports betting.

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FTP staff wait on PokerStars takeover, reject Tapie advances

Full Tilt Poker’s employees at its Pocket Kings HQ in Dublin have been told that the PokerStars takeover is going ahead.

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Japan’s Docomo to acquire Winga owner Buongiorno

Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo Inc has launched a tender offer to acquire all of the shares in Buongiorno S.p.A, the Italian mobile content provider and owner of the Winga online gaming brand, in a deal worth approximately €224m.

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Survey: NJ residents oppose online gambling at casinos

While New Jersey continues on its path to offer online gaming to state residents, a new study has shown that nearly two-thirds of respondents oppose Atlantic City casinos offering online gambling games.

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AGTech revenues soar in first quarter

Chinese sports lottery provider AGTech Holdings Limited has seen first quarter revenues soar 117 per cent to HK$42.3m (US$5.4m), with the company attributing the growth to last year's acquisition of sports lottery terminal and system provider Beijing G...

BetSoftGaming expands Slots3 games portfolio

3D games developer BetSoftGaming has expanded its Slots3 games portfolio with the launch of two new video slot games.

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New CEO to head up Lotto24 following spin off from Tipp24

Germany’s Tipp24 has appointed its chief marketing officer Petra von Strombeck as the new CEO of Lotto24 AG, the German online lottery brokerage business which is to be spun off from Tipp24 at the end of June.

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European Lotteries call for exchange & spread betting ban

The European Lotteries Association has called for the prohibition of betting exchanges and spread betting to protect the integrity of sporting events. The proposal is amongst a raft of measures in its Sports Charter which was unanimously agreed by its ...

Strong Q1 revenue growth for Codere despite Spanish woes

Spanish gaming group Codere S.A has reported a 31 per cent increase in revenues to €403.3m (US$520.8m) for the first quarter of 2012 following strong growth from the company’s operations in Argentina, Mexico and Italy.

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Rank agrees £205m acquisition of Gala Coral casinos

Rank Group has reached a conditional agreement to acquire 23 casinos and three non-operating licences in Britain from Gala Coral for a total consideration of £205m, making it the largest casino operator in Great Britain. ...

Bingo.com hits Q1 loss despite revenue growth

Bingo.com Ltd has reported a 64 per cent increase in total revenues to US$0.41m for the first quarter of 2012, following increased investments in the company’s marketing programs.

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Interwetten taps F1's 500m+ viewership with Lotus deal

Online gaming operator Interwetten has secured a unique opportunity to become an official sponsor of the Lotus F1 Team, which will see the company’s branding appear on the team’s cars beginning at this weekend’s Formula 1 race in Barcelona.

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Fortuna’s online growth offsets continuing retail decline

Central European retail and online gaming operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has reported a 16 per cent increase in total gross winnings to €30.7m following strong growth in the company’s online sports betting offering.

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Sportech Racing president resigns

Sportech said Friday that Brooks Pierce, president of the company’s North America-facing Sportech Racing division, has resigned with immediate effect.

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Boylesports expands in-play offering with Buzz Sports

UK in-play games developer Buzz Sports has signed a deal to provide its ZonePlay product to online sports betting operator Boylesports.com.

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Committee approves New Jersey online gambling bills

New Jersey’s plans to offer online gaming moved a step closer yesterday after the Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee approved a bill that would allow state residents to gambling online at Atlantic City casinos, while the Committee also ...

Sports betting growth leads JAXX to record first quarter

Germany’s JAXX said Thursday that it expects to report full year revenues between €60m and €70m for 2012, following a record first quarter performance which saw net gaming revenues increase by 21 per cent to €18.3m.

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WMS signs licensing deal with Konami for online content

Konami Gaming Inc has entered into the online gambling space for the first time following the signing of a licence agreement with WMS Gaming, under which the company will provide a range of online slot games on WMS' online platforms including the UK-fa...

Scientific Games returns to profit following revenue growth

Scientific Games Corporation has reported a 19 per cent increase in revenues to $234.6m for the first quarter of 2012, buoyed by strong growth from the company’s gaming business which benefited from the roll-out of terminals to Ladbrokes’ entire retail...

CryptoLogic hits first quarter loss as revenues drop

Despite returning to growth last year, online casino games supplier CryptoLogic has reported a 12 per cent decrease in revenues to US$5.3m for the first quarter of 2012.

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Rank Interactive revenues grow despite sports betting fall

Rank Group plc has reported a 4 per cent increase in total revenues for the 18 week period ended May 6th, following continued growth from the company’s Rank Interactive online gaming business.

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Quickspin signs supply deal with Playtech’s GTS platform

Swedish games developer Quickspin has entered into multi-year agreement with Playtech subsidiary Game Technology Solutions (GTS), allowing the company’s games to be made available on GTS’ open gaming platform. ...

Lottomatica profits soar in Q1 as revenue growth continues

Italy’s Lottomatica Group has reported an 11 per cent increase in revenues to a record €780.4m for the first quarter of 2012, following growth across all of the company’s business segments.

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Sweden’s ruling parties unite to back gambling reforms

The Swedish Christian Democrat party has announced its support of online gambling regulation. The move means all four of the centre-right coalition government’s political parties are now in agreement on the need for liberalisation of the monopolised ma...

Sportech sees online gaming gross win climb 30%

Sportech said Thursday that trading in the current financial year has been in line with management expectations, with the migration of its online poker and casino businesses to the Playtech platform delivering a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in gro...

Belgium targets leading betting sites with new blacklist

Having initially targeted only a handful of the industry’s leading operators for blacklisting, the issuance of Belgium’s first online betting licences this week has been accompanied by an expanded blacklist targeting some of the biggest names in bettin...

Italian football faces up to latest match-fixing scandal

Allegations of match-fixing continue to damage the integrity of Italian football following confirmation Wednesday from the Italian football federation (FIGC) that it is investigating 22 clubs and 61 individuals involved in the latest match-fixing inves...

Belgium targets leading betting sites with new blacklist

Survey: UK remote gambling participation falls

While the proportion of UK adults participating in at least one form of gambling in the past four weeks has reached a new high, the proportion of adults participating in remote gambling has fallen, according to latest figures released by the UK Gamblin...

FremantleMedia to develop Space Invaders online slot game

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a two-year deal with Square Enix Ltd, under which it will develop an online slot game based on the classic arcade videogame Space Invaders. ...

Spain to issue first online gaming licences on June 1st

Spain’s Ministry of Finance said Tuesday that the country’s new online gaming regulatory regime

Pentasia is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Located in the Silicon Valley conurbation, Pen...

Racing Victoria moves to turnover-based product fee model

Following the lead of New South Wales, the Australian state of Victoria has confirmed it will adopt a turnover-based product fee model for horse racing, in place of its current funding model based on gross revenue.

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Fortuna expands NMS affiliate deal to major markets

Central European retail and online betting operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has expanded its agreement with affiliate marketing software provider Network Media Services (NMS) to include its operations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. ...

Enetpulse secures multi-year tennis data supply deals

Live sports data provider Enetpulse, holder of the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to ATP and WTA official live tennis data, has signed multi-year data supply agreements with three of the leading online bookmakers.

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Betsson creates new business to target non-core markets

Sweden’s Betsson has established a new Curacao-licensed gaming company which will focus its operations on approximately 30 countries in South America, Africa and Europe that have varying potential but lie outside of Betsson’s core markets.

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Media Corp eyes acquisitions as Hippodrome JV delayed

Shares in Media Corp plc gained more than 5 per cent in London this morning after the company confirmed that it is in the process of realising a synergistic acquisition in the online gaming sector which may constitute a reverse takeover under stock mar...

Jockey wins successful appeal against BHA riding ban

Jockey Kirsty Milczarek has won an appeal against a two-year riding ban issued by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) last year as part of its investigation into alleged corruption in British horse racing.

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Germond re-elected as PMU CEO for four more years

French gaming operator PMU has re-elected Philippe Germond as the company’s CEO for a further four years.

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GBI takes British and Irish racing to new markets

As the exclusive international rights holder to all 60 UK racecourses and 26 Irish tracks, GBI Racing will launch its racing services in Canada and Denmark following the signing of a deal with Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and Danske Spil respecti...

Israeli court rejects IP blocking of online gambling sites

An Israeli court has ruled that the country’s police do not have the authority to order Internet Service Providers to block access to offshore online gambling sites.

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Strong Q1 for NetPlay after continued TV ad investment

Live TV gaming specialist NetPlay TV plc has reported a 20 per cent increase in average daily revenues for the first quarter of 2012, while also confirming the disposal of its non-core UK bingo business.

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MTG’s Bet24 next up for acquisitive Unibet

Unibet Group plc has signed an agreement to acquire Bet24, the online gaming company of Sweden’s Modern Times Group, for a total cash consideration of approximately €13.5m. ...

ARJEL expands range of bets, in talks with UK regulator

France’s online gaming regulator ARJEL is in discussions with the UK Gambling Commission regarding a cooperation and information sharing agreement, as it expands the range of authorised online bets to include Olympic sports.

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Play’n GO signs games supply deal with Quicksilver

UK gaming operator Quicksilver has selected Play’n GO to supply a range of mobile and web-based casino games for its online gaming site Quicksilver.co.uk.

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GVC drops Betaland business

GVC Holdings has entered into an agreement with an independent third party to dispose of its Betaland business after determining that the returns on the business no longer justify the risks involved with this operation.

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Betfair sees mobile revenues double

Betfair Group said Friday that it is confident of meeting full year expectations after posting an 11 per cent increase in core revenues for the three months ended January 31st.

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Corbett appointed chairman of Betfair

Betfair Group has appointed current deputy chairman Gerald Corbett as its new chairman, replacing Edward Wray who announced his decision to step down from the role in December.

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Canada’s Manitoba Lotteries to launch online gaming

The Canadian province of Manitoba has announced plans to launch an online gaming site in 2013 in partnership with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.

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William Hill launches live casino in Italy

UK bookmaker William Hill has launched a new live casino offering in Italy through its partnership with live dealer gaming specialist Evolution Gaming.

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Ireland unveils plans for next lottery licence tender

The Irish government said Wednesday that the next National Lottery licence will be awarded on a 20 year period basis, with expressions of interest from the likes of Camelot, GTECH and current licence holder An Post expected to be received in August of ...

Cantor adds poker to Las Vegas casino sportsbook deal

Cantor Gaming, the mobile gaming and in-running betting solutions provider, has signed a long-term agreement to launch and operate a new poker area at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

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Racing NSW raises prize money after race fields judgement

Racing New South Wales has announced the largest prize money increase in the history of NSW thoroughbred racing following its success against Betfair and Sportsbet in the Australian High Court last week.

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Australia’s Tatts begins search to replace CEO

Australia’s Tatts Group has begun the search for a new managing director and chief executive after Dick McIlwain confirmed plans to retire later this year after five and a half years in the role. ...

Illegal gambling suspect shot in Sofia

A Bulgarian national suspected of operating an illegal gambling business has been shot dead in Sofia.

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Danske Spil partners with Danish Handball Federation

Danske Spil has signed an agreement to serve as the official betting partner of the Danish Handball Federation.

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New Jersey online gaming bill heads for full Senate vote

New Jersey’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has approved an online gaming bill which authorises online gambling at Atlantic City casinos, and also allows bets to be accepted from gamblers who are outside of New Jersey, and even in other cou...

London Police crack online gaming bonus abuse scam

A man has been sentenced to three years in jail for fraudulently using international passports, identity cards and false utility bills to open various online gaming accounts to take advantage of bonus bets being offered by operators.

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Authorities arrest Italian footballer for alleged match-fixing

Italian football has once again been rocked by allegations of match-fixing following the arrest of Atalanta’s Andrea Masiello earlier this week, while eight of his former team-mates at AS Bari are also under investigation. ...

Rock Gaming buys $60m stake in Caesars Interactive

Caesars has sold a $60m stake in its interactive gaming business to Rock Gaming, Caesars’ Ohio casino partner.

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Connecticut bookmaker pleads guilty to money laundering

A Connecticut resident pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz to one count of money laundering in relation to an illegal sports betting business.

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Third Missouri man indicted on online gambling charges

The acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, David M. Ketchmark, announced Monday that yet another Missouri man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for operating an illegal online gambling business.

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Pennsylvania seeks bids for private management lottery

The U.S state of Pennsylvania has issued a Request for Qualifications to pursue a private management agreement for the Pennsylvania Lottery, as the state looks to maximise the lottery’s performance and increase revenues that support programmes serving ...

GTECH signs five year extension with Oregon Lottery

Lottomatica Group subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has signed a five-year contract extension to continue providing its lottery technology to the Oregon Lottery.

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Belgian Lottery generating €1m turnover per week online

Two years on from its launch, the Belgian National Lottery has lauded the impact of its e-lotto.be online gaming platform which now generates an average turnover of €1m per week from lottery draw games.

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Amaya moves in as CryptoLogic CEO and CFO pushed out

Canada’s Amaya Gaming Group has made a number of changes to the management of CryptoLogic following its acquisition of 80.79 per cen...

Belgium expands blacklist, licences GoldenPalace

Belgium’s Gaming Commission has added ten new sites to its blacklist of unlicensed online gaming operators, at the same time as issuing preliminary authorisations to three new test sites and a B+ licence for Golden Palace.

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NeoGames to launch new game based on U.S soap opera

Online scratch card provider NeoGames has signed a deal to create a new online instant win game based on popular U.S television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B).

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SIS terminates OpenBet Retail text display deal

Satellite Information Services (SIS), the news and sports coverage provider part-owned by UK bookmakers Ladbrokes, William Hill, and the Tote, has decided to terminate an agreement with OpenBet which would have seen SIS licence the company’s Promote te...

Finland drops investigation into Paf’s gaming activities

Finnish prosecutors, acting on the advice of the National Bureau of Investigation, have decided not to pursue Åland’s Penningautomatförening (Paf) on charges of providing illegal online gambling in Finland.

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WLA optimistic for continued lottery sales growth in 2012

Strong growth in the Asia Pacific and Latin American markets helped worldwide lottery sales increase by 13 per cent in 2011, according to latest figures released by the World Lottery Association.

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StarGames to launch live dealer casino with Evolution Gaming

Malta-licensed online gaming operator StarGames has partnered with Evolution Gaming to launch live dealer casino games.

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JAXX hits first annual net profit since 2005

Germany’s JAXX SE will propose at its next shareholders’ meeting to be renamed mybet Holding SE as the company looks to focus its operations on sports betting, casino and poker products under the mybet brand during 2012.

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Betgenius appoints new business development manager

Betgenius, a provider of data-driven software solutions to the sports betting industry, has appointed Max Wright as the company’s new business development manager. ...

Intralot net profit slumps despite 2011 revenue growth

Greece’s Intralot said Thursday that it will continue to focus on improving its cash-flow generation this year, as well as monitor and pursue new opportunities in the gaming space, after reporting an 8 per cent increase in revenues to €1,202.4m for the...

Australia’s High Court rejects Betfair-Sportsbet appeals

The High Court of Australia has today ruled against Sportsbet and Betfair in their fight against the race field fees imposed on betting operators’ horse racing turnover in New South Wales.

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UK horse racing to benefit from Tote sale proceeds

British horseracing is to receive a payout of £90m following last year’s sale of the Tote to Betfred, which will be distributed through a new charity and a grant scheme administered by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).

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GTECH announces release of Poker 8.0

GTECH G2 has announced the release of its new online poker software Poker 8.0, which includes a full-feature poker client for Mac.

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Impairment charges hit bwin.party’s 2011 bottom line

bwin.party digital entertainment plc has reported a 0.2 per cent increase in total revenues to €816.0m for the full 2011 year, with growth from the company’s casino and games offering, as well as a marginal improvement in sports betting revenues, offse...

bwin.party to launch social gaming products in 2012

bwin.party digital entertainment says it will deliver a number of operational and product developments this year as it looks to refocus its efforts on growth opportunities.

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Play'n GO expands mobile casino games portfolio

Sweden's Play'n GO has expanded its casino game portfolio for smartphone and tablet devices with the launch of six new mobile casino games. ...

Amaya moves to close CryptoLogic acquisition

Amaya Gaming Group’s offer to acquire online casino games developer CryptoLogic has become unconditional following the approval of shareholders representing over 80 per cent of the company.

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Rank-Gala acquisition talks end in stalemate

Rank Group’s bid to acquire the land-based casino business of Gala Coral has ended after the two companies failed to reach agreement on the terms of the deal.

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Openbet to overhaul Ladbrokes gaming software

Ladbrokes has signed a new software supply agreement with Openbet which it says will enable it pursue revenue growth opportunities and increase the range of games it offers.

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Tatts completes Tote Tasmania acquisition

Australia’s Tatts Group has completed the acquisition of Tote Tasmania for AUD$103m, which is now part of the company’s TattsBet pooling and fixed price wagering system.

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Grand jury indicts two men on online gambling charges

A federal grand jury has indicted two men from Missouri on charges of operating an illegal online gambling operation.

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Pentasia Expands Into Macau with Opening of New Office

Pentasia, the global leader in gaming & gambling technology staffing solutions, is pleased to announce the inauguration of its new Macau based HR Consultancy.

Pentasia Macau Ltd was first incorporated in November 2011 a...

Meet Pentasia at ICE

Pentasia is attending Totally ICE2012 gaming exhibition starting today 24th of January till 26th of January at Earls Court, London.

You can find us at Stand 5184 where yo...

Eastern Express - Jonathan Pettemerides - iGaming Business

Whilst the leading European based online gaming companies make strategic partnerships and jostle for position to enter a future regulated US market, there ha...

Pentasia Launches New Facebook Page
Pentasia is pleased to announce the launch of our new Facebook page.

Join over 2,500 other professionals from across the iGaming industry by becoming a fan of Pentasia and gain access to new applications and content from across the Pentasi...

Pentasia Training Places Sell Out Again

Another sold out session of Pentasia's Introduction to iGaming course was held last night and we received fantastic feedback from all of the attendees.

The next course is to be held in January 2012 and tickets are going to go fast ...

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Pentasia's Introduction to iGaming Course

The increasingly competitive conditions within today’s job market have made us realize how crucial our skills are to our career prospects. In an effort to help those job seekers looking for ways to stand out from the crowd, Pentasia the iGaming s...

Pentasia Gibraltar - Significant Growth Prompts Office Expansion

Pentasia Gibraltar, part of the iGaming sector’s largest and most experienced staffing solutions provider, has relocated to new larger premises.

Following recent significant growth in revenue and a number of high profile client wins, Pen...

Pentasia Launches New Site to Mark 10 Year Anniversary

Pentasia, the iGaming sector’s longest established recruitment consultancy, is proud to announce the launch of its new website at www.pentasia.com.

Launched as part of the company’s celebration...

Pentasia Champions League 2010/11 - Champions Crowned

Champions of the 4th edition of the Pentasia Champions League were awarded their respective trophies on a magnificent night at St. Catherine’s School Sports Ground on Friday 29th May

Pentasia Ireland Opens New Office in Dublin

Pentasia is pleased to announce the expansion of its network with the incorporation of Pentasia Ireland Ltd and the opening of new premises in Dublin.

Situated in the heart of Dublin’s pr...

Pentasia Leadership Launches New Website

Pentasia Leadership, the executive search and interim management division of the Pentasia Group, is proud to announce the launch of its new website www.pentasia.com/leaders. <...

Growing Your Gaming Business? The Key Decisions - John Doyle - iGaming Business
John Doyle, Group Marketing Manager, Pentasia
When a company seeks to expand its operations, the corporate direction it decides to take will prove crucial in defining its recruitment strategy and the relationship it forms with its...

Interim Resourcing - Bruce Gamble - iGaming Business
Over the last 12 months, there has been a sharp rise in demand for interim consultants and project based consultancy assignments from the betting and gaming sector. Interim management has been a mature recruitment market for many years and the maturing of...

Pentasia Expands Branch Network with Two New Offices
Pentasia is proud to announce that it has just expanded its branch network with the opening of new offices in Central London and Gibraltar.

Pentasia London, based in central Mayfair and Pentasia Gibraltar are valuable additions to the...

Pentasia wins iGaming Industry 'Recruiter of the Year' Award
Pentasia has been named ‘Recruiter of the Year’ for 2010 at the iGaming Industry’s prestigious eGaming Review Awards, held last Monday at London’s historic Old Billingsgate.

Now in its sixth year, eGaming Review's aw...

Targeting the Right Candidates - John Doyle - Inside Poker Business

Since its emergence from relative obscurity around five years ago the iGaming sector has undergone a transformation in the way it is perceived by consumers. Enormous progress has been made in ditching the ‘chalk and blackboard book...

Balancing Cost Cutting with Productivity - John Doyle - iGaming Business

When companies experience cash flow issues, whether they are caused by external conditions such as an economic recession or simply a result of overexpansion or poor management, human resources (HR) is normally one of the first ar...

The Job Seekers Guide to Gaming - Bruce Gamble - iGaming Business

It still amazes me how quickly the employment market has changed over the last few months. There are a lot of very good candidates on the job market who have actively been seeking employment for many months. It is cer...

Cementing the Role of iGaming – Rob Dowling – Malta Economic Update
Gerald Fenech speaks exclusively to Rob Dowling CEO of Pentasia on their role in building up quality human resources in the online gaming industry as well as their focus on Malta as a premier online gaming destination...

Opinion: Why Recruitment for France is no Safe Bet Matt Vines eGaming Review
Pentasia has been increasing its international business following the news that a number of countries were set to regulate online gaming. We took a keen interest in the ongoing regulatory discussions in France and as the market moves closer to regulation,...

2nd Season of Pentasia Champions League® Reaches a Thrilling Climax
The second season of the Pentasia Champions League® reached a dramatic climax on Friday 29th May 2009 in a well attended and exciting final match to decide the League Division A title, held between arch rivals Betsson and Expekt FC.

Time is of the Essence - John Doyle - iGaming Business

The Conceptof Flexitime
Flexitime was a concept first seen in Germany in the late 1960s, where it is known as Gleitzeit (sliding time). However, it was in the USA during the 1970s that it really started to take...

Rising to the Challenge - Bruce Gamble - iGaming Business

The subsequenteffects of the ‘credit crunch’ have hit confidence with many business leaders in online gaming. In a similar way to economists who monitor the car industry and draw parallels to a nations GDP...

Pentasia iGaming Recruitment and Fenlex team up to launch BetonMalta
Pentasia iGaming Recruitment and Fenlex Corporate Services are delighted to announce the launch of their new joint venture, BetonMalta (www.betonmalta.com)

The new enterprise acts as a one stop shop to the iGaming Sector by offering t...

Why Downsizing is Not the Only Option - John Doyle - iGaming Business

Isn’t it amazing how much of a difference 9 months can make? Back in the spring of this year, if you were to walk into a room of iGaming professionals and ask for a general consensus on any upcomi...

A perspective on the iGaming Sector and what attracts people to join - Richard Rowlands - iGaming Business

Over the past 5 years, the iGaming sector has gone from relative obscurity to become an industry that is placed firmly in the public consciousness. Internationally, the use of sponsorship has given operators the chanc...

Pentasia Teams Up With Mobile Gambling Summit Organisers

Pentasia has teamed up with Bullet Business, to offer you £100 off the entry price of their upcoming 5th Annual Mobile Gambling Summit, which will be taking place at the Regent’s Park Marriot Hotel in London on 18th and 19th Nov...

Fortune favours the Brave - Mark Campbell - iGaming Business

There is little alternative to recruiting good talent in any business. The online gaming sector is one of the fastest and most exciting businesses in the world today. Growth continues at a heady rate and for the leadi...

The Talent Challenge: No Easy Game - Jayne Oates - iGaming Business

Attraction and retention are daily challenges for employers, managers and HR professionals where their business is dependent on highly skilled, and therefore highly prized, specialists. For companies operating in Nort...

Pentasia Teams Up With iGaming Marketing Forum Organisers
Pentasia has teamed up with Bullet Business to offer you £200 off the standard price of entry into their upcoming iGaming Marketing Forum.

The event will be taking place at the Regents Park Marriott in London on 28th and 29th October ...

New Pentasia website takes users Beyond Recruitment
Leading iGaming recruitment consultants Pentasia have launched their stunning new website at www.pentasia.com.

One of the key driving forces behind the new eye-catching creation was to build a site that truly reflected the unique consultati...

Important Changes to Pentasia’s Board of Directors
With effect from Monday 8th September Rob Dowling and Bruce Gamble will be assuming new roles and job titles on Pentasia’s Board of Directors.

Bruce will be taking on the new role of Managing Director of International Search. Br...

The 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Lie On Your CV - John Doyle - iGaming Business

While adding the odd embellishment to your CV to increase your chances of getting the perfect job may seem like a trifling matter, it is increasingly unlikely that your prospective employer will agree. A recent study by...

The responsibility of gambling: who does it belong to - Linda Aklundh - iGaming Business

Attitudes towards gambling have always been mixed. The pastime has been outlawed at various points throughout time for a variety of religious and ethical reasons and the ongoing situation shows that concerns over gambli...

iGA receives GamCare Accreditation
The drive to improve player protection and to promote responsible gaming are two of the chief motivating factors behind the iGaming Academy´s ground-breaking partnership with GamCare. The partnership was inaugurated at a special dinner attended by t...

Pentasia Champs League Press Release
The inaugural Pentasia Champions League was declared a roaring success at an annual award ceremony organised by the leading iGaming recruitment specialists.

Swedish outfit Betsson Malta - inspired by leading scorer Lars Johansson, who bagge...

Overcoming the Challenges in iGaming Call Centre Management – John Doyle – iGaming Business

In many companies, call centre management is often seen as the poor relation to CRM, despite the fact that it is the main contact point between the customer and the company. The call centre acts as the face of the com...

Life in the Fast Lane: Fast Tracking in iGaming – Christel Sommervold – iGaming Business

Fast tracking employees with exceptional potential has long been a strategy employed by successful businesses to attract the best talent and manoeuvre them quickly to a position where they can best utilise their talents. As businesses ...

Pentasia launches ePayments division
Candidates seeking employment in the ePayments sector now have an extra string to their bows with the launch of Pentasia´s ePayments Recruitment Division. Pentasia bring a wealth of recruitment experience to the sector having forged a formidable rep...

Pentasia launches Maltese IT Recruitment division
Businesses in Malta now have an even better chance of capturing the cream of the IT profession thanks to the launch of Pentasia´s IT recruitment division.

The launch of the recruitment specialists´ IT arm comes at an ideal time ...

Which Presidential Candidate offers the best hope for gaming in the US? – John Doyle – CAP Magazine

When it comes to which presidential candidate would be best for gambling, it is far easier to answer the question ‘Who would be worst? If you are lucky enough to be able to have a say on which person will be taking over the most powerful position...

Cross Cultural Communication: Can You Meet the Challenge – John Doyle - CGI Magazine

In today’s modern multinational commercial environment, it is no surprise that communication channels across national boundaries are increasing at an exponential rate. Advances in communications technology, the Internet, cheaper international tra...

Putting the i in Academy – Christel Sommervold – eGaming Review

Fast tracking employees with exceptional potential has long been a strategy employed by successful businesses to attract the best talent and manoeuvre them quickly to a position where they can best utilise their talents. As businesses ...

Using Communication as an Effective Management Tool – John Doyle – iGaming Business
In the modern business environment, the number of different media via which you can communicate now seems countless. From SMS to Skype, Blackberry to MSN, the ease with which people are able to contact each ot...

Pentasia hub opens in Singapore
The coming importance of Asia as a market has been highlighted once more with the news that online gaming recruitment specialists Pentasia is set to launch a consultancy in Singapore on 1 June, the first of its kind in Asia.

Rob Dowling, ma...

Launch of Pentasia Malta
Pentasia, the international recruitment and staffing consultancy focusing purely on the on-line gaming sector, has opened an office in Malta. The recruitment company fully recognizes the recent upsurge in online gaming operators and industry suppliers to ...