As reported by the Heise: “In 2005, Germans spent around 3.3 billion euros gambling and betting online, 35 percent more than the previous year. Their neighbors in Austria spent 1.3 billion euros, while the Swiss only spent 0.3 billion euros according to a study conducted by consulting firm Goldmedia on the market potential of lotteries, […]
Monthly Archives: March 2006
As reported by the New Mexican: “The question of whether patrons of tribal casinos can file personal-injury lawsuits in state courts was argued Monday in the New Mexico Supreme Court. “Attorneys for plaintiffs injured at Santa Clara Pueblo’s Big Rock Casino Bowl and at San Felipe Pueblo’s Casino Hollywood argued that a provision in gambling […]
BingoTek (www.bingotek.com) has consolidated its position as the leading provider of online bingo after securing its first licensing deal in the UK with RAL Interactive Limited, operators of Cyberslotz Bingo (www.cyberslotz.co.uk). The UK bingo game utilises advanced technology to provide a game specifically designed to replicate the atmosphere of the traditional bingo club experience. Realistic […]
As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Senate Democrats moved quickly yesterday to fill a vacancy on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, a powerful new agency that will license 14 slot machine casinos in the state. “Lackawanna College President Ray Angeli, 62, was named to fill the seat on the seven-member board that opened when former […]
As reported by the Puget Sound Business Journal: “Skagit Valley Casino Resort said it will open a new luxury hotel near its existing 103-room hotel and casino in late July. “?The new hotel — The Skagit Ridge Hotel — will have 4,000 square feet of meeting space. “‘The addition of The Skagit Ridge Hotel expands […]
Swedish Games Corp. (Svenska Spel AB) is the first among government-owned licensed gaming companies worldwide with a poker site, which is being launched on March 30. Boss Media provided the development work and system delivery. The next step on the market is expected to be that many government-owned licensed gaming companies follow in Svenska Spel’s […]
Online gaming giant Bodog.com announced today that it has extended an offer to Triple Crown Productions, LLC to put up the $5-million prize for the owner whose horse wíns all three races of the Triple Crown. The offer, which was presented to Triple Crown Productions, LLC last week, comes on the heels of news that […]
As reported by the Australia ABC News: “Australia could have a new gambling entity with the announcement of a planned merger between two major companies. “Queensland’s Unitab and Victoria’s Tatterall’s companies are planning to merge to create a company with operations in every state and territory. “Unitab chief executive Dick Mc Ilwain says the two […]
As reported by Xinhua: “Three of Macao’s 19 casinos are ranked among 13 ‘hottest casinos’ by the famed business magazine Forbes, local media reported Monday. “The Forbes list ranked the Hotel Lisboa, the Mandarin Oriental and the Sands Macao as the No. 6, No. 7 and No. 9 respectively. “The magazine dubbed the Hotel Lisboa […]
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. today announced that 27-year gaming industry veteran Tommy Florio has been named Director, Multi-Station Gaming to lead the Company’s emerging multi-station gaming device business in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Florio will develop and execute strategic sales plans and initiatives for Aristocrat’s new multi-station gaming business, focusing initially on Aristocrat’s […]
As reported by the Age.com News: “James Packer’s Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd is going head to head with the country’s other gaming giant, Tabcorp, for the first time, offering more than $25 million for a quarter stake in rebel horseracing broadcaster ThoroughVisioN. “It is believed that TVN chairman Harold Mitchell, a close associate of the […]
Just seconds away from being cast into the fire of a wood-burning stove, a chunk of firewood bearing the image of the Virgin Mary was saved only to be sold on eBay to online casino GoldenPalace.com for $99. The seller of the item, coincidentally named Faith, never considered herself a religious person, but was astonished […]
As reported by the BBC: “This year’s World Cup is going to see a ‘seismic increase’ in gambling … and that’s on top of betting on Big Brother and online poker. Has the UK become a nation of gamblers? “This summer, £1bn is going to be staked in bets on the World Cup. “That’s the […]
Atronic will feature an exciting and innovative library of ‘progressive’ multi-game products designed to increase player excitement and operator revenue in booth #1001 at the upcoming National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) show April 3rd – 5th at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Atronic will launch its new Deal or No Deal(TM) series based on the hit […]