Wednesday 3 April 2013

News from my desk April 4, 2013

 


Kansas Senate Endorses Ban on Online Gambling
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 3, 2013) -- The Kansas Senate has added a proposal to ban online gambling to a bill aimed at bringing a state-owned casino to the state's southeast corner.


GLI's Global Professional Services Division Provides Project Management Expertise to Oregon State Lottery
MONCTON, New Brunswick, Canada (April 3, 2013) -- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world's leading gaming technical consulting and independent certification laboratory, and its Global Professional Services division have been engaged to provide Project Management and Consultancy services to the Oregon State Lottery for its highly important Video Lottery Technology Modernization Program.


SG Gaming Announce Contract With Intralot Italia As It Expands interactive reach
ITALY, (April 3, 2013) --SG Gaming, a division of Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS), today announced that a contract has been signed with Intralot Italia, providing for the introduction of SG Gaming content onto the Intralot Italia iGaming platform.

Compact Between the Navajo Nation and the State Could Block Internet Gambling
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (April 3, 2013) -- A proposed new gambling compact between the Navajo Nation and the state could effectively close the door on state authorization of Internet gambling

More Mobile Games And Progressive Jackpot Winners On Mobile Win More Than €6 Million
ISLE OF MAN (April 2, 2013) -- Microgaming Go mobile solutions announce the launch of four more mobile games to its HTML5 Mobile platform.

NYRA & NYS GAMING COMMISSION Announce Enhanced Security Measures For Wood Memorial Participants
Out-of-competition testing & 24-hour surveillance of horses slated to race will ensure utmost integrity for Saturday's Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack
OZONE PARK, N.Y. (April 3, 2013) - The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the New York State Gaming Commission today announced enhanced security measures for the April 6 Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack.


Romania: PROPOSED CHANGES TO GAMBLING LEGISLATION
ROMANIA (March 27, 2013) -- After more than two years during which remote gambling, although regulated, could not be legally carried out in practice due to the lack of an authorized monitoring and reporting body, Romanian authorities seem to have finally taken the initiative to remedy this situation.


Illinois Lottery Launches New Instant Game Family in April
CHICAGO, Illinois (April 3, 2013) - The Illinois Lottery is offering adults some potential sunshine to counter those famous "April Showers," by unveiling a new, four-game family of instant games this spring


Scientific Games Awarded Connecticut Lottery Corporation Systems Contract Extension
ALPHARETTA, Georgia (April 3, 2013) -- Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) today announced that the Connecticut Lottery Corporation has extended its Lottery Systems contract with the Company through May 2018.


Spin Games LLC and KGM Gaming LLC Announce Signing of Letter of Intent to License Game Content and Interactive Technology
RENO, Nevada (April 2, 2013) - KGM, the holder of several gaming licenses throughout the USA and Canada, announced today the signing of a letter of intent with Spin Games LLC. The letter of intent provides for a definitive agreement for the licensing of game content and interactive technology for regulated markets throughout the United States and Canada.


Backed With US$3.6 Million, Social Sports Betting Platform Favourit Unveiled;
Launches iOS App Globally Platform offers brand new way for sports fans to engage in social sports betting experience with real money betting partners to tap the wisdom of the crowds
MELBOURNE, Australia (April 2, 2013) -- Favourit, the smartest tipping and betting community for sports fans, is wagering that a fusion of sports, betting and social media


Face Up Entertainment Group, Inc. Teams Up With Texas Hold'em Poker Tours
VALLEY STREAM, New York (April 3, 2013) -- Face Up Entertainment Group, Inc. (FUEG), a Reality Gaming Social Network company, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with THPT

Rank Unveils Tablets to At Bingo Halls
LONDON, UK (April 2, 2013) -- Traditionally, it has been associated with ladies of a certain age and "bingo lingo" - a language impenetrable to outsiders

BACTA's National Council announce Steve Hawkins New Elected President
LONDON, UK (April 3, 2013) -- BACTA, representing the British amusement industry, has announced Steve Hawkins as its new elected President.

New President/General Manager Named at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack
WHEELING, West Virginia (April 3, 2013) -Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, a leading owner and operator of regional casino destinations across the country, has named Osi Imomoh president and general manager of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack.


SC Education Lottery Launches New, Taxes Paid Game
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (April 2, 2013) -- Lottery lovers have yet another way to try and win whilst playing a great game. The South Carolina Lottery has introduced the Carolina Cash 6, and the first tickets went on sale Tuesday.


California gets Introduction to Powerball Lottery Starting in April
MONTEREY, California (April 3, 2013) -- The Powerball lottery is coming to California this month. The decision to bring the Powerball to the Golden State came after the California Lottery got harsh criticism from for not having the Powerball in-state when it reached a record lottery of $587.5 million back in November 2012.


Senate Rejects Smoking Ban for Casinos
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 2, 2013) -- The Kansas Senate has rejected a proposal to ban smoking at state-owned casinos as it debates a bill for bringing one to the state's southeast corner.


Continued Calls for Lottery to be abolished
DALLAS, Texas (April 2, 2013) -- Sunset legislation that proposes continuing the Texas Lottery Commission for another 12 years went before a House committee Tuesday, giving gambling opponents the chance to chastise the lottery and urge that it be abolished.

Bill to reduce Table Game Licensing Fee receives Another Overhaul
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 2, 2013) -- A bill to reduce table game licensing fees at state racetracks received another major overhaul in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, after the state gaming industry pushed back on earlier changes.


Lottery to Hold Special Drawing at Farm Show
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 2, 2013) -- Kansas Lottery players will have a chance to win a Rustler 120 utility vehicle from New Holland in a new "Buy $3, Win Me" promotion.


Interpoker Moves to Ongame Network
Marketing Drives Online Poker Room Move
LAS VEGAS (April 2, 2013) -- Interpoker is moving networks, from International Poker Network, to Ongame, at the end of April.

 
Poker Pro Antonio Esfandiari Signs On As Ultimate Poker's Brand Ambassador
LAS VEGAS, (April 2, 2013) -- Champion poker professional Antonio Esfandiari has signed on as Brand Ambassador for Ultimate Poker (UltimatePoker.com), a licensed online poker room in the state of Nevada, launching in 2013.


Aristocrat New Game Profile
Legends™ Buffalo™/
Timber Wolf™ The Newest Aristocrat Class III Game
LAS VEGAS (April 2, 2013) -- Aristocrat's games are legendary! Buffalo™ is Aristocrat's best-selling game of all time with more than 5,000 units sold, and Timber Wolf™ has sold more than 2,500 units. Now the new Legends™ series has expanded with, bringing these two incredible top-performing games into the fun Legends series.


Zynga to Launch Real Money Gaming Product
LONDON, UK (April 2, 2013) -- Tomorrow, social gaming giant Zynga will introduce to the United Kingdom its first real-money gambling product made possible through a partnership with online gaming firm Bwin.party, a leading global real-money gaming operator.


Tabcorp Subordinated Notes - Change in S&P Equity Content
MELBOURNE, VIC, Australia (April 2, 2013) -- Tabcorp Holdings Limited ("Tabcorp") notes the announcement by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") that it has revised the criteria used to determine the equity content of certain corporate hybrid capital instruments

Ultimate Gaming to partner with Income Access
MONTREAL, Quebec (April 2, 2013) -- Ultimate Gaming (Fertitta Interactive), a real money and social games provider and sister company to Las Vegas juggernaut Station Casinos, has partnered with Income Access, a digital marketing and affiliate software firm for the iGaming industry


Spin Games LLC and KGM Gaming LLC Announce Signing of Letter of Intent to License Game Content and Interactive Technology
RENO, Nevada (April 2, 013) -- KGM, the holder of several gaming licenses throughout the USA and Canada, announced today the signing of a letter of intent with Spin Games LLC. The letter of intent provides for a definitive agreement for the licensing of game content and interactive technology for regulated markets throughout the United States and Canada.

 
Pennsylvania Reports Second-Highest Slot Machine Revenue Last Month
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (April 2, 2013) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says revenue generated by slot machines last month was the second-highest monthly amount since the opening of casinos in 2006.


Off-Track Betting Closes as Track Awaits Approval for Race Dates Facility
Will Re-Open When Harness Racing Returns
SIMCOE COUNTY, Southern Ontario, Canada (April 2, 2013) -- Patrons of the Georgian Downs racetrack have lost the use, at least temporarily, of the off-track betting lounge. Great Canadian Gaming closed the section as of April 1.


Cyprus Bets on Casinos to Help Boost Economy
CYPRUS, Greece (April 1, 2013) -- Cyprus is to lift a ban on casinos as part of measures to counter the economic shock of a much larger than expected 60% raid on the savings of the island?s most wealthy depositors.

 
Casino di Venezia Licence Suspended
MALTA (April 2, 2013) - The Lotteries and Gaming Authority has suspended the licence of Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa due to non-adherence of its conditions, according to the parliamentary secretary for Competitiveness Edward Zammit Lewis.

PA Gaming Control Board to Hold Public Hearing on April 25th on Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs License Renewal
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (April 2, 2013) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it would hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 25, 2013 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the casino license of Downs Racing, LP, operator of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Luzerne County.

Erie Gaming Company's CEO Resigns
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (April 2, 2013) -- A company that runs casinos in Erie and West Virginia announced Tuesday the resignation of its president and CEO,

Zynga New York Head Resigns after Disappointing Mobile Games Results
SAN FRANCISCO (April 2, 2013) --The head of Zynga Inc's New York studio has left the social gaming company a year after its $180 million purchase of his mobile game start-up failed to produce the expected results

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