Online Lottery Approved By L.g.a. In Malta
OTTO Malta authorised to offer online lottery and scratch card products to operators Malta regulator, the Lotteries and Gaming Authority has given its approval to OTTO Malta to make its online lottery and scratchcard products available to other operators in business-to-business deals. The company has been operating on its PlayOTTO.com website for the past four years, with its flagship product the Euro 25 million Majestic Millions lottery, along with popular scratch cards like Silver Streak and Gold Rush. OTTO's b2b
Online Player Wins W.s.o.p. Bracelet
It's been a lean three years for Jesse McEuen, but he's back in the money… Jacksonville online poker pro Jesse McEuen (34) has seen hard times over the past three years since Black Friday, arriving in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker with his car, a dog and the bare minimum in cash. With a little financial boost from his friend and fellow poker pro John Kabbaj, that all changed Wednesday when the poker pro romped home as
Partypoker Enhances Its Mobile Product
S&G tourneys added to iOS and Android apps Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment subsidiary PartyPoker has beefed up its iOS and Android mobile poker product, adding Sit and Go tournaments to the apps and easier transition from desktop to mobile devices. Other enhancements include the ability to filter tables by stake, speed and format, and the availability of quick-play options. Free-play and real-money variants of all games are available, and punters on the go now have access to casino games as well.
Peppermill Land Casino Goes Online
Partnership with Ultimate Gaming comes to fruition The Reno based five-property land casino group Peppermill Resorts went online with its intrastate Nevada internet poker product Monday, working in partnership with Ultimate Gaming. Nevada online poker players can make deposits at the Peppermill Resort Casino Spa in Reno, the Western Village Inn & Casino in Sparks, and three hotel-casinos in Wendover on Interstate 80 at the Utah border, the company announced in a launch statement. It's a win-win deal for the
Plenty Of World Series Of Poker Action Over The Weekend
Bracelets and cash for Dempsey, Suriano and Mizrachi Timetable overruns requiring an extra day of play, games diversity and fiercely competitive action characterised the World Series of Poker events over the weekend, with three more events in the record books and millions of dollars distributed to successful entrants. Event 39 was a $3,000 buy-in NLHE competition that pulled in 992 players and created a prize pool of $2,708,160. It also ran over schedule, with officials having to take the last
Pokerstars Social Gaming Exec Exits
Search is on for a replacement for Mark Buser Mark Buser, the director of social gaming for Pokerstars, has departed the company for reasons that are not yet clear after only a year in post. The company has confirmed that it has launched a search for a replacement for the widely experienced Buser, who boasted a c.v. with management positions at leading companies like Idle Games - Fresh Deck Poker on Facebook, Million Levers.com, and Russian programming at United Technologies
Poland Drafts Online Gambling Amendment To Gambling Act
New proposal takes a more liberal approach to licensing and regulation Things could be looking up for online gambling in Poland following the news that the government has drafted a more liberal amendment to the Gambling Act concerning internet and mobile gambling, making it a little easier for foreign operators to seek and obtain licensing and pay taxes. The new draft follows European Commission reservations regarding the compliance with EU principles of the former legislation. Important changes in the new
Portuguese Government Green Lights Online Gambling Law
Will parliament rubberstamp the legislation? Portugal's slow but inexorable march towards nationally regulated and licensed online gambling (see previous InfoPowa reports) continued Thursday with the news that the government has signed off on the proposed legislation, which now goes to parliament for its imprimatur. Portugal's Secretary of State Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, said the law now requires only a formal final approval by the National Assembly, and should come into force before the end of 2014. The draft has continued to
Rational Group Commits To The Isle Of Man
Company legal exec writes an open letter to the island's Chief Minister Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker parent the Rational Group, which is headquartered on the Isle of Man, has again reassured the island government that it intends to stay despite its acquisition by the Canadian gambling group Amaya Gaming (see previous InfoPowa reports). In an open letter to the government's Chief Minister Friday, the general counsel for Rational, Paul Telford, reiterated the group's commitment to the island, writing: "…I
Sportech And Nyx Gaming In Surprise New Jersey Internet Gambling Deal
Agreement with Resorts Casino Hotel poses the question "what about Pokerstars?" According to statements issued by Sportech plc and NYX Gaming the two companies, acting together in their SNG Interactive joint venture have sealed an agreement with the New Jersey land operator Resorts Casino Hotel to provide a new online gambling platform licensed under New Jersey regulations. Resorts Casino Hotel is perhaps best known in the i-gaming industry as the partner for a Pokerstars sally into New Jersey once the