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Continent 8 Is Isle Of Man's Company Of The Year

New accolade from the Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence Continent 8 Technologies, which over the last 15 years has established itself as a top provider of managed hosting and network solutions to many of the world's largest online businesses, has been named 'Company of the Year' in the 2014 Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence. The panel of independent judges remarked that the privately owned company, which has its head office on the island, demonstrated a clear

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Coren And Pokerstars Part Ways

Amicable split over introduction of casino gaming Top UK poker ace and Pokerstars professional player, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, has announced on her blog that she and Pokerstars have agreed an amicable parting of the ways following the announcement by the online poker provider that it is to introduce casino games to its offering. Coren revealed that she terminated her 7-year relationship with the company immediately she heard the news, explaining that it was a matter of personal principle and that she

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Delaware Online Gambling Continues To Disappoint

October figures just out show a weakening market October 2014 numbers in respect of online gambling activity in the state of Delaware continue to showcase a weak market one year on from legalisation. The Delaware Lottery reports that gaming win was $130,468 and change… the lowest return since launch last November, when the corresponding figure was $111,387. Delaware's best month yet was in April this year when revenues peaked at $240,762. Online poker results were especially dismal, with rake reaching

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Developing Software To Flag Problem Gamblers

The Bwin.Party and Harvard Medical School partnership could be about to deliver a valuable aid for internet gambling operators The imperative for online gambling operators to guard against problem gambling could be enhanced by a revolutionary software currently being developed by the successful and decade-long anti-gambling addiction partnership of Bwin.Party and the Harvard Medical School. In Britain, less than 1 percent of punters are problem gamblers, but the social and media implications, and the consciences of operators, keep responsible gambling

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Did Pokerstars Italian Manager Let The Cat Out Of The Bag?

Tucco interview followed by a wider corporate press statement The newly appointed manager for Pokerstars in Italy, Marco Trucco, may have let the cat out of the bag in his interview earlier this week disclosing the online poker giant's plans to introduce casino and sports betting in the near future (see previous InfoPowa report). The ink on the interview was barely dry before Pokerstars issued an international statement confirming that it will launch online sports betting and casino table games

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Digital Performance Up At Aristocrat

Fiscal FY 2014 sees digital revenues soar four-fold to $47.5 million The land and online gambling content and equipment supplier Aristocrat has noted in its fiscal 2014 FY report that digital performance has been outstanding, with revenues up four-fold to $47.5 million. Other highlights from the report include: * Net profit after tax up 10.2 percent to $118.1 million; * Earnings per share up 6.7 percent to 20.7 cents. * Revenue rose by 6.9 percent to $870.3 million, (excluding Japan

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Everymatrix To Provide Platform For Social Sports Betting Firm

Operator and white label supplier Favourit chooses desktop and mobile facilities that are well proved Sports betting technology provider EveryMatrix has announced that it is to provide a sports betting platform for established Australian sports betting white label supplier and operator Favourit. The Favourit platform will be available in multiple languages and in both desktop and mobile versions for HTML5 and iOS devices. Toby Simmons, CEO at Favourit, said this week: "Over the past 2 years Favourit has developed a

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

French Tennis Official Banned For Life

Breached Tennis Anti-Corruption Program relating to betting Independent anti-corruption official of the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), Jane Mulcahy QC has given Morgan Lamri (22) a lifetime ban from officiating, participating in or attending any tournament or competition organised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of professional tennis. Lamri was found guilty of committing 16 breaches of Section D.1.a of 2012 and 2013 relating to betting or attempting to wager on any tennis competition. He was also found guilty of attempting

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Ftops Xxvii Starts On November 30

15 days of excitement with 30 events planned The next edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series – the twenty-seventh outing for the popular online tournament – is scheduled to kick off on Sunday November 30 and will run through December 14. There will be 30 events and a total guaranteed prize pool of more than $4 million, with the keystone event being the $635 buy-in main event competition which has a $1 million guaranteed prize pool certain to

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

Guts Online Casino Integrates Betsoft Games

Mobile and desktop content included in licensing agreement BetSoft Gaming desktop and mobile slot content is now available at the Guts online casino following an agreement between the two companies. Guts.com is a well-established European-facing online gambling company offering games from a variety of suppliers that includes Net Entertainment and Microgaming, licensed by Curacao. "Partnering with Guts was exciting because of their high standards in every aspect of their operation," said Annamaria Anastasi, BetSoft account manager, in announcing the successful

By Casinomeister Nov 28, 2014

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