Former Sportech Coo To Chair Gamcrowd (update)
Industry veteran joins crowdfunding platform Ian Hogg, former Sportech chief operating officer, has been named chairman of equity crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform for the gambling industry, GamCrowd.com. Chris North, chief executive officer of GamCrowd, said: "I am thrilled that Ian has taken up this role. He bought into the GamCrowd concept from day one as an investor and his appointment as chairman will be of huge benefit to the business." "We believe that there is a gap in the market.
Freebets Named West Brom Fc Betting Partner
Expands sponsorships from horseracing to football West Bromwich Albion (West Brom) has named Freebets.com its Official Digital Betting Partner for the next two seasons. Freebets will sponsor the Club's East Stand and will be provided a range of branding opportunities, significant advertising and branding presence at The Hawthorns on match days, access to hospitality facilities and an online presence on the Clubs website at wbafc.co.uk. Adrian Wright, Sales & Marketing Director for West Brom, said: "We envisage our partnership with
Gameaccount Expands In Australia
Offers simulated gaming while aligning itself for regulatory changes GameAccount Network plc (GAN) has entered into a Simulated Gaming partnership with a consortium of six land-based Australian community clubs following comprehensive discussions with Australian regulators. The names of the "major" operators remains under embargo prior to commercial launch which it expects to take place during the first quarter of 2015, GAN said in a statement,. While real-money internet gaming is prohibited in Australia, GAN estimates A$1 Billion is lost annually
Gameaccount Launch Empire City Casino Online (update)
Desktop and mobile solution complement land-based business On the back of disappointing results (see previous InfoPowa report), GameAccount Network (GAN) has announced the commercial simulated gaming launch for a previously unnamed US casino operator. GAN has launched a website for Yonkers Racing Corp-owned Empire City Casino (ECC) of New York offering patrons titles from Konami, Ainsworth, Incredible Technologies and Multimedia Games. The terrestrial operator now offers online visitors the opportunity to play free-to-play casino slots and table games via desktop
Geonomics Takes A Second Stab At Uk Market
With Geo-location lottery Geonomics, formerly Roboreus, is taking another punt at the UK market with the launch of its "all new" geolocation lottery. Then named Roboreus, the company launched its Geosweep product into the UK market in 2010, followed by the Canadian market in partnership with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation with little success. Geonomics "refined" GeoLotto product offers punters the opportunity to stake GBP 1 on a grid square of their choice anywhere in Britain utilizing Google maps. Prizes are
Golden Nugget Atlantic City Take On Kgm Gaming
Second New Jersey integration for KGM Gaming and Spin Games Landry's Inc's GoldenNuggetCasino.com will soon carry a range of games through the KGM Gaming - Spin Games partnership for the New Jersey market. This marks the second deal for the collaboration, in March this year, KGM Gaming and Spin Games LLC went live in the New Jersey interactive market in partnership with Caesars Entertainment (see previous InfoPowa report). KGM Gaming will integrate mega ball, slot games and video poker in
Grupo Caliente Partnership With Playtech Goes Live (update)
Online and mobile launch new offer into the Mexican market A deal signed earlier this year between Playtech and Mexican gaming firm Grupo Caliente has come to fruition with the online and mobile launch of Caliente.mx. Kahnawake Gaming Commission-licenced Caliente.mx currently offers online and live casino, it expects to roll out sports betting and live betting in the very near future. Online Casino News Courtesy of Infopowa More news here.
Inspired In Mobile Content Deal With Gala Coral
Coral named exclusive betting partner of TV Blogger FlashBitch Inspired Gaming Group (IGG) will supply multi-channel mobile content, via its remote gaming service Virgo, to Gala Coral. Virgo will be integrated into Gala Coral's gaming platform across; coral.co.uk, galacasino.com and galabingo.com to enable exclusive Inspired and Gala Coral multi-channel games to be launched across all of Gala Coral's channels. Inspired will also provide a number of exclusive titles designed specifically for Gala Coral players along with a variety of other
Intralot Wants To Nix Sale Of Greek Horse Race Betting Licence
Files restraining order against HRADF for sale of licence Intralot has reportedly approached Greece's Supreme Administrative Court to block the sale of the sole Greek horse race betting licence awarded to betting firm OPAP, unidentified court officials told Reuters Wednesday. The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) named Intralot the sole bidder on a tender for the sale of the exclusive 20-year horse race betting licence but scrapped the process when Intralot declined to up its offer of Euro 5.25
Irish Addiction Centre Publish Stats
One in four gambling addiction admissions attributed to online According to Aiseiri, an organisation that run two addiction rehabilitation centers in Ireland, one in four admissions for gambling addictions are caused by online gambling. The report compiled by Paul Mullins, covering three years of admissions data, claims an estimated 25 percent hike in gambling problem consultations since the increase in popularity of online gambling. Based on 88 admissions Aiseiri said the figures had been released to highlight the need for