Chief Exec Change At Major U.s. Online And Land Racing Firm
William Carstanjen takes up the reins at Churchill Downs Top US internet and land gaming and racing operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has appointed William Carstanjen as its new CEO. In a statement Wednesday, the company announced that incumbent Robert Evans will stand down but continue to serve the group as chairman of the board of directors. Previously CDI's chief operating officer and president, a position he has held since March 2011, Carstanjen has been with the company since 2005
Continent 8 Signs High 5 Games
New Jersey games developer chooses Gibraltar datacentre for its European push The up-and-coming New Jersey online gambling software developer High 5 Games has chosen Continent 8 Technologies' Gibraltar datacentre as its operational platform for continued penetration into the European market. In a press release this week the software developer says that Continent 8 is one of the most secure and well equipped hosting centres available, and is ideal for its continued push into the European market. In the last six
Deadly Journey For Gambling Entrepreneur
Was there a motive other than kidnapping and ransom in the murder of Taiwanese online and land gambling entrepreneur? Taiwanese online and land gambling entrepreneur Shih Chia-chin would have had no idea that he was taking his last car ride when he was picked up from the northern airport of Taoyuan on Aug.18 by his chauffeur, Hsieh Yuan-hsin. A few hours later his company accountant was contacted with a ransom demand of Tw$50 million ($1.7 million), and a week later
Delaware Online Gambling Revenues Down In July
But poker perked up a little… Figures released by the Delaware Lottery this week show that intrastate online gambling net revenues again declined month-on-month in July, slipping 7.6 percent to $173,000 (June 2014: $187,000). Amounts wagered dropped 38 percent month-on-month to $5,510,993 (June 2014: $8,844,489). There was a positive; the online poker net revenue component at $31,397.57 was around 22 percent up on the month previous (June 2014: $25,607.60) but that was the worst month for poker since the launch
Dolly Slot Now More Widely Available
Unibet offering latest Leander Games video slot For some months the Leander Games slot themed on country and western singer Dolly Parton has been exclusive online at Gala Casino, but this popular product is now more widely available. The latest operator to offer the game is Unibet, where players can enjoy its different bonus games, free spins, wilds and scatters backed by melodies from the world famous singer, and outstanding colour and animated graphics. Online Casino News Courtesy of Infopowa
European Poker Tour Barcelona Results
High Roller and Main Event competitions distribute plenty of cash Belarus poker pro Ihar Soika topped all of his previous live tournament winnings combined this week when he claimed the Euro 747,200 first prize in the Euro 10,300 buy-in European Poker Tour Barcelona despite starting the final day fourth in chips out of the final 21 players. 393 hopefuls bought in for the event, which after several days of tough, competitive poker distilled to a truly international final table of
Fast Arrests In Taiwan Gambling Murder Case (update)
But the chauffeur remains at large Police in the Taiwanese city of Tanchung have used camera surveillance footage from a number of sources to quickly track down two men believed to be complicit in the kidnapping and murder of wealthy gambling and business entrepreneur Shih Chia-chin (57) (see previous InfoPowa report). Barely a day after Shih's body was found in a ditch in a remote area a week after he disappeared, police investigators arrested two men in the southern part
Fortuna Earnings Rise
EBTDA up 16.4 percent, thanks to World Cup business The Czech betting company Fortuna Entertainment Group has posted H1-2014 results that include a 16.4 percent increase in EBITDA, thanks to the additional business flowing from the FIFA World Cup held earlier this year in Brazil. Amounts wagered rose 20.8 percent to Euro 333.2 million, with gross winnings up 14.7 percent to Euros 65.9 million, with online wins outpacing retail wins for the first time ever. EBITDA rose to Euro 15
Fruit And Ice Cream From Thunderkick And Net Entertainment
New slots have edible themes Stockholm-based games developer Thunderkick has pumped out another new and innovative slot this week in Sunny Scoops, a game with an ice cream theme presented through sharp and colourful graphics. The theme includes a bonus feature attached to each flavour, and Thunderkick's unusual horizontal dynamic "reels" and clean, minimalistic lay-out. A demo is available on the Thunderkick.com website. Net Entertainment software fans are looking forward to the release of that company's latest offering, a slot
Gambling Revenues In Nevada Edge Up
But revenues were only slightly improved at less than a percentage point The Nevada Gaming Control Board has released gambling statistics for the month of July, reporting that revenues were up less than 1 percent compared with the same month last year. The state's casinos brought in $932 million, with the Las Vegas Strip up 5 percent to $563 million, while downtown Las Vegas revenue declined 3 percent to $38 million. Reno casino revenue was down 2 percent in July
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