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GeoComply inks bwin.party agreement
From iGaming Business – Geolocation solutions innovator GeoComply Limited has signed a deal that will see it support giant online gaming operator bwin.party digital entertainment across desktop and mobile devices in the United States. Last year saw GeoComply open an office in Nevada and subsequently awarded with a Class III license by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. GeoComply stated that bwin.party selected its innovations due to their ‘ability to deliver on the high standards of compliance required by regulators in the United States’. “We are thrilled to have won this tender and to now be working with bwin.party in such…
Delaware Online Gaming Regulations Released
The Delaware online gambling regulations have been released in a draft, and the public will be permitted to comment on them until July 31st. Unlike in New Jersey and Nevada – the only two other states in the nation to pass similar legislation thus far – the Delaware Internet betting industry will be run by the Delaware State Lottery. In New Jersey and Nevada, the market is overseen by state gambling regulators. Delaware Online Gambling to offer Suite of Games According to the text of the regulations, which are currently only in a first draft form, the Delaware Lottery will…
Sportradar and ITF launch new live scoring system
From iGaming Business Swiss sports and betting-related data services supplier Sportradar has launched a new live scoring system in partnership with the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The new system will cover about 50,000 matches per season from all of the ITF’s Pro Circuit tournaments with data set to be sourced directly from match umpires. The ITF schedule compromises more than 1,000 tournaments per year and the new system will enable Sportradar to expand Betradar’s live betting services. Sportradar started working with the ITF in 2012 to collect and supply live data from selected tournaments to the media and betting industry….
US Operators in Macau to face more scrutiny
From Gaming-Awards.com US Operators with casinos in Macau could face more scrutiny on money laundering following a report from a congressional advisory panel which says U.S. regulators should tighten up scrutiny of casino companies operating in Macau because of the risk of money laundering. The panel Commissioner Michael Wessel said there should be stricter scrutiny of Nevada-based companies that operate in Macau. He said regulators need to “go deeper.” Mr Wessel is a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which was established in 2009 to examine implications of the trade and economic relationship between the two countries…
Sky Bet links up with Leeds United
From iGaming Business Sky Bet, the sportsbetting division of parent company Sky Betting and Gambling, has agreed a deal to become the official betting and gaming partner of Leeds United for the 2013/14 season. In addition to delivering matchday betting operations, Sky Bet will also feature heavily across the second-tier club’s digital marketing and broadcast platforms. The sportsbetting company will receive television and signage branding at the club’s Elland Road stadium, engagement opportunities with fans and advertising across all matchday media platforms including the club’s own LUTV pay-television channel. “In addition to providing in-stadium matchday betting for fans, our trading…
Legal or not, gambling is big business in India
From IOL Like many visitors to the Casino Royale Goa on a rainy Saturday night on India’s western coast, Salim Budhwani said that he did not gamble but also had no objection to the betting at the busy tables downstairs. Despite socially conservative India’s ambivalence about gambling, consultancy firm KPMG estimated that $60 billion (R601.2bn) was wagered in the country in 2010. Much of the gambling is illegal, but attitudes are slowly changing as more Asian countries embrace gaming as a revenue generator and tourist draw. Legal gambling in the increasingly wealthy country of 1.2 billion is limited to state…