Tuesday 26 March 2013

News from my Desk Wednesday March 27, 2013 @ 5AM



Special early edition for Blog Readers - just because I am feeling nice today !!

Minnesota Benefits from Powerball® Jackpot Tickets worth $1 million sold in Hennepin and McLeod Counties
ST PAUL, Minnesota (March 26, 2013) -- The $338.3 million Powerball jackpot run, which started on Feb. 9 and ended on March 23 with one winning jackpot ticket sold in New Jersey, generated $3,145,238 in prizes for Minnesota players and earned $5,488,069 for the state of Minnesota.

Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth Visits Lotteries & Gaming Authority
MALTA (March 25, 2013) -- On the 22nd March 2013, the Hon. Dr. Edward Zammit Lewis, Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth, visited the Lotteries and Gaming Authority in Mrie?el. The Hon. Zammit Lewis toured the offices of the Authority, accompanied by the CEO, Mr Reuben Portanier, and addressed the Press and the LGA staff on the plans of the new Government for the Industry.

Bookmaker to Face Parliament on Live Sports Betting Broadcasts
CANBERRA, ACT, Australia (March 27, 2013) -- Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse will be called to attend a specially convened parliamentary hearing into the spread of gambling into live sporting broadcasts

New campaign for Problem Gamblers
MELBOURNE, Victoria (March 26, 2013) - reports today that Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the rise of sports and online betting has created enormous new challenges for problem gamblers.

Agencies Charged with 'Brand Management' in Sportingbet Deal
Abchurch Communications, Brunswick and Maitland worked on the recent joint £485 million acquisition of Sportingbet by William Hill and GVC Holdings

South Carolina Education Lottery and NASCAR®, a FAN-tastic Combination
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (March 26, 2013) - The South's love affair with racing is now celebrated on an instant ticket from the South Carolina Education Lottery.

INTRALOT Launches Mobile Gaming In Peru
ATHENS, Greece (March 26, 2013) -- INTRALOT de Peru, INTRALOT's subsidiary in Peru, enters the mobile gaming market introducing the Mobile Web version of its online gaming platform for Smartphones and Tablets.

Colville Tribal Federal Corporation Selects Bally Technologies as iGaming and Mobile Provider
Award-winning technology will offer best-in-class online poker, slot, and table-game content, as well as complete mobile solution
LAS VEGAS, (March 26, 2013) -- Bally Technologies, a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, and the Board of Directors of Colville Tribal Federal Corporation, a wholly owned entity of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, today announced an agreement for Bally Interactive to provide its iGaming Platform and mobile solution to Colville's three properties in Washington -- Mill Bay Casino, Okanogan Bingo Casino, and Coulee Dam Casino.

Nevada First in Nation to Approve Leap Forward's SaffariNet® Picture-in-Picture Multimedia Ecosystem
RENO, Nevada (March 26, 2013) -- Leap Forward Gaming, Inc. (LFG), a leader in providing gaming industry solutions, announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the State of Nevada Gaming Control Board (NVGCB) for its SaffariNet® Patron Display Interface™ (PDI) picture-in-picture multimedia ecosystem technology for use in gaming machines and systems after completing a successful regulatory field trial at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a Monarch Casino and Resort, Inc. property in Reno, NV.

MICROGAMING Awarded the Renewed Certified Software Seal By Ecogra
ISLE OF MAN (March 26, 2013) --Microgaming is proud to announce that eCOGRA's Seals Compliance Committee has approved Microgaming as compliant with the EGBA Standards for software providers of Casino and Poker software.

adesso develops innovative mobile claims management tool for Sprint Sanierung GmbH using Windows 8
DORTMUND, Germany (March 25, 2013) -- Sprint Sanierung GmbH can now look forward to even faster and more transparent on-site claims management thanks to the use of modern tablet PCs. adesso AG has developed an innovative Windows 8 app to this end - it replaces the measurement experts' mobile office as Sprint dedicates itself to all-round digitalization.

BETONSOFT Releases Seven New Games On Updated Mobile Web Client
LONDON, UK (March 26, 2013) -- BetOnSoft, the leading providers of premium gaming, casino software and turnkey solutions to the online gaming industry, announces the release of its Mobile Web Client 1.2, an updated version of its software for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

PMU Sport Release Sports Betting APP
PARIS, France (March 21, 2013) -- Get connected anywhere, receive real-time information and receive alerts to not miss the best offer PMU Sport ... This is now possible thanks to the new app dedicated PMU Sport, specially developed for iPhone and iPad.

Danish Gambling Authority Annual Report Released
TAASTRUP, Denmark (March 25, 2013) -- This is the first time the Danish Gambling Authority publishes an annual report.

GVC Plans Big Cuts to Sportingbet Cost Base
LONDON, UK (March 26, 2013) -- Online gaming group GVC Holdings (GVC Holdings PLC) plans to cut costs at the Sportingbet businesses it acquired earlier this month to bring them to break even by next year.

Pacific Online Systems' Contract with PCSO Extended
MANILA, Philippines (March 26, 2013) -- Pacific Online Systems' contract to provide lottery equipment to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office for the latter's Visayas and Mindanao operations has been extended

Atlantic City's Revel Casino Files for Bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Delaware (March 26, 2013) -- Revel, a lavish Atlantic City casino that opened less than a year ago, filed for bankruptcy protection late on Monday under a plan that would turn over control to lenders and eliminate more than $1 billion of debt,

Mary Chapman and Robert Foster appointed to the Gambling Commission
LONDON, UK (March 26, 2013) -- Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and Tourism, has appointed Mary Chapman and Robert Foster as Commissioners of the Gambling Commission.

National Indian Gaming Commission Names Training Manager
NEW YORK, NY (March 26, 2013) -- A new training manager for the National Indian Gaming Commission will lead the agency's Training and Technical Assistance Programs and spearhead developing and implementing training strategies and training events for tribes and tribal regulators in the Indian gaming industry.

ARJEL releases Survey on the Sociology of Players
PARIS, France (March 23, 2013) -- Beyond the quarterly publication by ARJEL on the elements on the behaviour of players, it seemed useful to engage, by means of questionnaires, a more comprehensive study on the sociology of online gaming.

PCSO to refrain from Lotto Draws during the Holy Observance of Easter
MANILA, Philippines (March 26, 2013) -- According to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, there will be no selling of lotto tickets and no lotto draws for four days this week-

Bigger Prizes Ahead for Hot Lotto
TOPEKA, Kansas (March 26, 2013) --The Kansas Lottery says changes in the Hot Lotto this spring will mean bigger prizes but also reduce the chance of winning.

MGM Expresses Frustration at Pending Casino Decision by Council
TORONTO, Canada (March 25, 2013) -- The casino company pushing to build a mega-resort at Toronto's Exhibition Place wants city council to decide once and for all this spring if it wants a casino.

Lottery Confirms Table Games Set To Open In July
LINCOLN, Rhode Island (March 25, 2013) -- The Rhode Island Lottery announced that table games will hit the floor of the Twin River gambling facility at some point in July.

Bill Would Permit Wagering on US Elections
CARSON CITY, Nevada (March 25, 2013) -- A bill introduced Monday in the Nevada Senate would authorize Nevada sports books to take bets on the outcome of federal elections

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