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Tatts Wins In Court Action Against Victorian Government

Australian gambling group wins A$540 million in appeal court action Australian gambling group Tatts has been awarded around A$540 million in compensation from the Victorian government following an appeal action this week in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Victoria's court of appeal has upheld the judgment made in the state's supreme court, awarding compensation to Tatts and dismissing a similar claim by Tabcorp for A$686 (see previous InfoPowa report). Tabcorp and Tatts sought compensation after losing their duopoly over poker

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

The Cost Of Illegal Online Gambling In Malaysia

68,251 computer sets seized this year in just one province The Asian state of Malaysia is now notorious for its persistent and vigorously enforced crackdown on illegal internet gambling, and the police in just one province - Selangor - this week gave a glimpse of the costs operators risk in supplying what is clearly a huge player demand for their services. In the eleven months so far in 2014, police in this one province alone have carried out thousands of

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Top Management Changes At Cherry

Founder back in the saddle as group focuses increasingly on internet gambling Cherry Group principle shareholder and founder of subsidiary AutomatGruppen, Morten Klein, is back in the saddle, taking a newly created role in the group as head of business development and partnerships, working closely with the Malta management team of the group and concentrating on internet gambling as the Cherry increasingly focuses on this aspect of its operations. In other developments at the company, CEO Emil Sunvisson has stepped

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

U.k. Gambling Commission Gears Up For Dispute Resolution

System still in development but should be on line by mid-2015 The important area of Alternative Dispute Resolution will fall under the remit of the UK Gambling Commission, which has been appointed as the competent authority for entities who handle disputes relating to gambling under Europe's Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive, due for introduction by July 2015. The directive requires entities that deal with, or aspire to deal with, gambling disputes, to: * Convince the Commission that they meet the European

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Uk Government On Alternative To Horserace Betting Levy

Consultation to move ahead on replacement of Levy with Racing Right HM Treasury Chancellor George Osborne, in the 2014 Autumn Statement delivered today (Wednesday), said the UK Government will proceed with a further consultation process early in 2015 on replacing the Horserace Betting Levy with a Racing Right. The Horserace Betting Levy has proven to be a controversial topic as some offshore remote gambling operators take advantage of a loophole which the British Horseracing Association (BHA) says costs the British

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Ukash Partners With W.h. Smith

Consumers are now able to buy Ukash vouchers from stationary stores across the UK Internet payment voucher provider Ukash, which is about to be acquired by Skrill (see previous InfoPowa report) has announced a new deal which will see its vouchers available for sale in the 470 stores of stationary retailer W.H. Smith. Ukash cites the advantages of the agreement as buyer convenience and wider brand awareness for its products. "WHSmith is a leading UK brand, with an extensive network

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

U.s. Sports Betting Bust

Sweep nets 14 people behind a multi-million dollar operation The Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced the arrest of 14 people Wednesday on charges of unlawfully operating a sports betting enterprise that stretched from Rockland County to New York City and from Bergen County, New Jersey to Palm Beach Florida. Zugibe said the ring is estimated to have taken millions of dollars in wagers a month over a 16-month period on a wide variety of sporting events that

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Vera&john In Content Deal With Leander Games

Follows on the heels of content deal with Quickspin Vera&John has signed its second content supply deal in a week with Leander Games. Vera&John customers will have access to Leander and other third party games through the integration of Leander's LeGa platform. Steven Matsell, chief executive officer for Leander Games, said: "The deal will allow players to enjoy our games and those we aggregate and I'm thoroughly looking forward to working alongside such a prominent and progressive business." "The ability

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

Virtual Football Operator Cuts Real-money Betting

EA Arena communication suggests that competition and low player interest the reason EA Arena, a real-money gambling hub for virtual football fans, discontinues the real money betting aspect of its offering this month and will in future focus on developing "…new, engaging services for our players." The closure has been efficiently communicated to Arena and partner World Gaming (Virgin) players with notifications starting earlier this year, when the company advised that the virtual football sector has become increasingly competitive, and

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

William Hill Checks Out Its Games

NMi contracted to ensure compliance with UK Gambling Commission requirements One of Britain's biggest online and land gambling providers, William Hill plc, has engaged compliance testing firm NMi to ensure that its games meet the standards required by the UK Gambling Commission under the new p.o.c. laws. Shane Kelly, head of QA and testing for William Hill said: "We appointed NMi based on the high level of professionalism and the in-depth compliance knowledge that they were able to demonstrate. We

By Casinomeister Dec 5, 2014

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