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Early Start For California Online Poker Legalisation

New bill introduced to the House of Assembly…but bad actor clauses remain a problem The debate on internet poker legalisation is once again in the California headlines as the state embarks on its fourth year of deliberations on the controversial topic, which involves tribal, racing, online and card room interests. The move Tuesday came from Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a respected state politician who had a bill ready to go last year but stood aside to let Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer take

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Efbet Clinches Another Bulgarian Football Sponsorship

Extension to short-term contract for the next three and a half years Top Bulgarian football club Levski Sofia has agreed a sponsorship deal with EFBet. EFBet currently sponsors many of the top Bulgarian football teams including CSKA Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Slavia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv. Chief executive officer of Levski, Konstantin Bazhdekov said: "For the moment, our contract is short, but we are currently calling for it to be three and a half years. Of course the financial parameters

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Florida Lawmakers Set To Debate Online Lottery Ticket Sales

Controversial proposal likely to be fiercely contested Taking state lottery ticket sales online in Florida was always going to be a fiercely contested move, but Democrat Senator Gwen Margolis has bitten the bullet and introduced a bill to the state Senate proposing just that. If approved, Margolis' SB120 could make Florida the eighth US state to take its state lottery ticket sales online despite the opposition of convenience store owners, who fear such a move would deprive them of customers

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Former England Football Coach In New Betvictor Ad

Sven-Göran Eriksson joins top BBC presenters in new ads Online betting site BetVictor has tapped former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and BBC football presenter Mark Lawrenson for its latest series of television adverts. Two TV spots, 'Inside Track' and 'Hot Seat,' launched over the weekend with the goal of promoting an endorsement from independent odds comparison website Oddschecker that BetVictor offered the best prices on match odds most often last season. The ads, created by VCCP, builds on the

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Gaming Realms Cuts Losses

Focus has been on acquiring affiliate and player data, building a market leading 'cross platform' technology base and licensing unique formats such as Slingo Gaming Realms, which creates, publishes and markets next generation online gaming products, announced its interim results for the six months ending on Thursday, reporting a significant reduction in its losses from GBP 4.3 million in the first half to GBP 2.3 million in H2-2014. Financial highlights from the statement included: * Revenue up 421 percent to

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Intertain Calms Market Speculation On Another Major Acquisition

We look at new acquisitions all the time, but that does not always lead to a deal, says Toronto group The Intertain online gambling group in Toronto, Canada has hit the acquisition headlines more than most in recent years, so it is not surprising that there is a tendency to speculatively link the company to any industry rumour regarding major deals of this nature. In the past two years the rapidly expanding group has picked up the Intercasino and Interpoker

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Interwetten In Content Supply Deal With Isoftbet

Mobile and Desktop games under recently launched online casino tab iSoftBet has signed its latest branded and mobile content supply deal with prominent sports betting and online gaming firm Interwetten. The games will be launched under a recently added online casino tab at Interwetten marking an expansion to the operator's usual sports betting focused service. "We're proud to have been chosen to work with such a well-trusted brand as Interwetten," said iSoftBet Sales Manager Luci Apostolou. "We're really looking forward

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Intralot's Lazyland Social Gaming App Hits 10 Million Downloads

Over the past two years, Intralot's social gaming project has grown massively in popularity Appealing games, an easy to use design and wide availability across iOS and Android compatible devices has ensured massive popularity for Intralot Interactive's social gaming project Lazyland since its launch two years ago. In a statement this week, the company revealed that its free-to-play offering has passed the 10 million mark in downloads… and demand shows no sign of slowing down. The company has currently published

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Isle Of Man Response To New Brit Tax Laws On Internet Gambling

With introduction of the 15 percent p.o.c. tax, the island clarifies its position as a licensing jurisdiction In response to the introduction of Point of Consumption tax by the British government on Monday, the head of the Isle of Man's e-gaming regulation and licensing, Peter Greenhill, has issued a statement clarifying the island's position. Greenhill says the effect of the tax on the Isle of Man online gaming sector will be minimal compared to other jurisdictions due to the fact

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Ladbrokes Chief To Step Down

Move amicable but not unanticipated Following an indifferent performance at the online and land gambling group Ladbrokes plc in recent times, the industry was not altogether surprised by the news Wednesday that CEO Richard Glynn is to step down next year, the last year of his five year contract. The irony is that there have been signs of some light at the end of the Ladbrokes tunnel in 2014 after the company reported a 94 percent jump in operating profits

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

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