Poker News – According a report by GamingIntelligence, a French court has recommended that €40,000 in fines be handed down to bwin.party co-Chief Executive Officers Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner for the group’s activities in France prior the adoption of the gambling legislation in force today. Teufelberger and Bodner are being charged with iGaming violations by a court in the commune of Nanterre (12 km outside of Paris), with violations that date back over a decade ago when the group offered betting services to France’s citizens. Although the original complainants French monopoly operators La Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Pari-Mutuel…

iGaming Business – The Williams Interactive subsidiary of Scientific Games has agreed to provide its entire portfolio of Vegas-style slots to gaming websites run by online gambling operator bwin.party. Under the deal, Williams Interactive will integrate its Remote Game Server into the bwin.party platform in order to provide players with access to slot titles and game engines. The Williams Interactive games will be available to customers of all bwin.party websites in regulated jurisdictions, including the New Jersey online gaming market in the US. Players will be able to access games via a desktop computer or mobile devices on the Williams…

iGaming Business – Online gaming operator bwin.party has announced that its bwin.es Spanish division has launched the Ruleta En Vivo live roulette service from live dealer specialist Evolution Gaming. Ruleta En Vivo will stream live from the Evolution studio at Casino Rincon de Pepe in Murcia, Spain. Players will be able to play on a low limit, standard or high limit table. To mark the launch, bwin.es will offer live roulette players the chance to earn points and collect eight cash bonuses worth over €1,000 ($1,378). Golan Shaked, director of games at bwin.party, said: “Bwin is fully committed to delivering…

Reuters – Online gambling company Bwin.Party said this year’s soccer World Cup would help it to return to growth after problems in Greece and a shift away from riskier markets cut earnings in 2013. Bwin.Party is concentrating on fewer markets where regulations are more clear cut and is expanding in the United States as gambling rules are relaxed there. Rival Betfair, another of a cluster of online gambling companies that have grown up over the past decade, is pursuing a similar strategy. “Having streamlined the shape and size of our business we now have the foundations to return our business…

iGaming Business – Online gambling company bwin.party has warned that its full-year turnover could slump by up to 17% as it streamlines the business to focus on markets where it can generate better returns. In its interim results, the company revealed that its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell year-on-year by a third to €60.7 million ($80.3 million) while total revenue dropped by 16% from €410 million to €342.5 million in the six months to the end of June. Sales dipped across all divisions, with sportsbetting dropping from €128.1 million to €118.3 million, poker falling from €96.4…

From iGaming Business – Online gambling company bwin.party digital entertainment has agreed a three-year deal with RSC Anderlecht to become the official online gaming and betting partner of Belgium’s most successful football club. The deal will place bwin.party at the centre of the Anderlecht’s promotional activities, which will include a range of fan-based initiatives, integration into the club’s digital and social platforms as well as developing online and offline co-branding activities, stadium branding opportunities and access to players for marketing campaigns. The agreement with the current Belgian Pro League champion will also allow bwin.party to strengthen its profile in Belgium,…