Tag: Casino

EPL week 30 review: Man City lead with eight games to go

Manchester City leads the English Premier League with eight games to go after beating Watford at home. Arsenal moves into the top four with a win over Manchester United.  Man City 3 v 1 Watford  There are eight games to go, and at this rate, you have more chance...

German football body warned over sponsor Bwin’s online casino

Germany’s online casino crackdown has extended its reach to the nation’s football teams and their sports betting sponsors. On Friday, German media reported that the Ministry of the Interior for the state of Baden-Würtemberg had written a letter to the German Football Association (DFB) expressing concern that the DFB’s...

Malta pulls plug on Neptune Entertainment gaming license

In an extremely surprising move, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) announced on February 7 that they were canceling the gaming license for Neptune Entertainment Limited. The move took effect immediately. According to a press release issued by the MGA, Neptune Entertainment was required to cancel and cease all operations...

Playtech’s Kevin Kilminster: Don’t forget the entertainment

As I’ve noted before, in a previous life, I worked in customer service for an online gambling site. Whenever I heard another agent droning on, lifelessly talking to a player about their issue, I’d remind them that we’re not dull bureaucrats working for a telephone operation, we’re in gambling....

West Virginia online sports betting on hold, online casino closer

West Virginia’s sports bettors have lost access to their only online and mobile wagering options in the state’s regulated market, although their chances of legal online casino and poker options just got a lot better. Late Wednesday, West Virginia’s Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras casinos suspended their land-based, online...

Imperial Pacific, Suncity Group issue profit warnings

Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International (IPI) is once again warning investors that turning a profit is beyond its capacity at present. On Friday, the Hong Kong-listed IPI issued a profit warning, saying that it expects to record a net loss when it hands in its 2018 financial report...

GVC shares tumble as CEO, chairman sell bulk of their stakes

UK-listed gambling operator GVC Holdings suffered a double-digit fall in its share price on Friday after the company’s two senior executives sold off the bulk of their stakes in GVC. GVC shares closed out Friday’s trading on the London Stock Exchange down nearly 14% to 588.5p, after trading as...

WWE Fastlane Odds: Becky Lynch favored to go to WrestleMania

We’re well on our way on the road to WrestleMania, and the buildup will only intensify with this weekend’s WWE Fastlane. The card will feature eight matches, and if you’re a smart mark like me, you’ll be putting down some bets on who will come out ahead. Thanks to...

New Jersey confiscates $90K from online gambler in California

Over $90,000 sitting in online gambling accounts in New Jersey will have to be forfeited after regulators in the state uncovered a strange connection between the money and its source. It appears that, somehow, a gambler from 3,000 miles away in California was able to gain access to the...

Quezon City gets on board with Bloomberry’s new casino plans

Quezon City mayoral candidate and current Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte wants to ensure there are no problems in building a future casino in her city. She told the Philippine Inquirer that she’s working on passing a gambling ordinance to allow the casino’s construction. In February, Bloomberry Resorts, the operator...