News from my desk January 27, 2013 breaking news updates

Probability: Italian customer launches first smartphone slot games
LONDON, UK (January 25, 2013) - Mobile gaming firm Probability's (LON:PBTY) Italian customer has launched online slot games for smartphones ahead of schedule. Proactive Investors UK reports that Casino Planet, the online gaming brand of Neomobile Group, said the launch is with Playyoo, Probability's Italian operating subsidiary, which develops business-to-business mobile technology.

GVC Holdings Six-month Average Daily Net Revenues Up 8%
LONDON, UK (January 25, 2013) -- GVC Holdings Plc. (GVC.L), a provider of B2B and B2C services to the online gaming and sports betting markets, provided trading update for the year ended 31 December 2012

Sportingbet Australia Directors In Line For £15m Retention Bonus
William Hill has agreed to pay up to £15m to keep hold of four members of Sportingbet's management team in Australia following its takeover of the online bookmaker.
LONDON, UK (January 26, 2013) - Last month Sportingbet surrendered to a £485m joint bid from William Hill and Aim-quoted GVC Holdings.
The retention bonuses for Michael Sullivan, head of Sportingbet Australia, and three other key members of management are outlined in the scheme document for the takeover, distributed to shareholders on Friday.

William Hill PLC: Publication of Prospectus & Restoration of Trading
LONDON, UK (January 25, 2013) - PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF GVC PROSPECTUS AND NOTICE OF EGM RESTORATION OF TRADING ON AIM
Release Available in Mondays Daily News Edition.

Open Letter to Commissioner Michel Barnier
Joint open letter, by the three associations EL, ECA (European Casino Association) and EPMA (European Pari Mutuel association) to Commissioner Michel Barnier, sent on January 23.

DC Lottery Revenues Up, Earning City General Fund $66.4 mln
WASHINGTON DC (January 26, 2013) -- Revenues for the Washington, D.C. Lottery grew in the last fiscal year by nearly 8 percent, bringing in about $250 million, the board that runs the gambling operation said on Friday

Massachusetts Bill Would Allow For Online Lottery Sales
BOSTON, Massachusetts (January 25, 2013) - Lottery players would be able to purchase tickets and play lottery games online under a bill being filed on Beacon Hill.
The bill would authorize the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission to create internet gambling games, including establishing the price of tickets, the number and size of prizes, the manner of selecting winners and the frequency of drawings

Initial One-Year Agreement With Option To Extend
PARIS, France (January 25, 2013) -- French regulatory authority ARJEL has entered into a renewable one-year agreement with non-profit organisation EUR™association S.O.S. Joueurs (SOS).