The Remote Gambling Association (RGA), the largest trade association for remote gambling operators in the world, has submitted a legal challenge to the Greek Government's taxation regime for remote gambling. The action in the Greek Council of State was co-signed by bet365, Betfair and William Hill.
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News from 15.02.2012
Washington, DC (February 9, 2011) – Patrick Fleming, Litigation Support Director for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, testified today before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the U.S. Department of Justice's (DoJ) recent change in policy regarding the scope of the Wire Act and its resulting impact on Tribal gaming.
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News from 10.02.2012
London, 10th February 2012 - Aristocrat delivered a total gaming experience at ICE 2012 with a broad portfolio for casino, street, lottery, online and mobile operators. The global gaming solutions developer is reporting unprecedented levels of interest and solid sales orders for its latest software and hardware products for each and every sector.
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News from 10.02.2012
Espelkamp. In preparation for the impending legal changes in the online gambling market in Germany, Merkur Interactive – a subsidiary of the globally active Gauselmann Group – and Playtech – the world's largest listed software provider for online games of chance – have reached an agreement to found a new company based on a mutual joint venture for internet-based solutions in the German-speaking regions.
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News from 02.02.2012
At the ICE we will not only present our critically acclaimed sports betting platform Bookmaker 5 and our all-in-one solution Wingo, but also for the first time our newest product Smartweb. With Smartweb you can experience the excitement of sports- and live betting in your hand on any Apple iPhone or Android smartphone.
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News from 25.01.2012
Casino/Integrated Resort of the Year - Galaxy Macau Integrated Resort, Casino Operator Of The Year Europe - Casinos Austria International, Casino Operator Of The Year Americas - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Casino Operator Of The Year Australia/Asia - Galaxy Entertainment, Casino VIP Room of the Year - Crown Limited...
Customer Experience of the Year - City of Dreams, Melco Crown Entertainment
Gaming Software Supplier - Playtech
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News from 24.01.2012
Cashman Fever™, Aristocrat Technologies' latest linked jackpot game, features as the centrepiece attraction on stand 3415 at this week's ICE exhibition in London. Released to European markets in late November, Cashman Fever was recently premièred at Monte Carlo's prestigious Casino Café de Paris and has since been installed at a number of venues in Germany.
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News from 24.01.2012
Part of casino history will go on show at The MoneyMuseum Zurich, Switzerland in April when a collection of Jetons, including rare originals, will form an exhibition entitled, ‘Trying your Luck'. Jetson collector and owner Reinhold Schmitt said: "The idea to show original Jetons from my collection to an interested audience at a real museum, has been in my mind for quite a while.
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News from 20.01.2012
Siegfried Kauder, MP, condemns the Interstate Gambling Treaty of the states as dishonest and pharisaic – "Germany is not a banana republic!” This year's opening of the IMA, the leading trade show of the German amusement machine industry, was characterised by courageous speeches and the unbroken determination to boldly and with full might oppose state arbitrariness against commercial AWP gaming. Paul Gauselmann, in his position as Chairman of the German Amusement and Vending Machine Industry Association (VDAI)
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News from 18.01.2012
THE BIGGEST global players in the gaming sphere are set to whisk down the majestic red-carpet at the International Gaming Awards 2012 gaming ‘Oscars'. The elegant event is only around the corner so dust off those ball gowns and tuxes! It takes place at the divine Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, Mayfair, London on the 23rd January and has been dubbed the biggest gaming charitable event of the year.
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News from 17.01.2012
"2011 has been characterised by the ‘hounding' of the commercial AWP industry. The states are brutally trying to repress commercial AWPs in order to secure their own gambling monopoly. However, if states create a monopoly, themselves trade as economic participants, then furthermore act as their own controllers, collect taxes and levies, also distribute these and even possess the competency to destroy competitors – then conflicts of interests are pre-programmed”, state the Chairmen of the German Amusement and Vending Machine Industry Association Paul Gauselmann and Uwe Christiansen.
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News from 16.01.2012
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA), the largest trade association for remote gambling operators in the world, has announced that Sue Rossiter will be joining them as Director of Projects and Policy as of 5th January 2012. Sue Rossiter was previously Interim Principal Officer at the Gordon Moody Association, Deputy Chief Executive at the British Amusement and Catering Trades Association (BACTA) and Head of Policy at the Gambling Commission.
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News from 28.12.2011
For the final time at London's Earls Court Novomatic can absolutely guarantee some surprises. In terms of the new product innovations that are the Austrian gaming giant's watchword there will be much for business partners, guests and visitors to see and try for themselves. Those innovation details, however, are being kept a closely guarded secret until their official unveiling that will be performed when...
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News from 21.12.2011
In his opinion delivered today, Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi, refuted the claims of Football DataCo and the English and Scottish football leagues that intellectual property rights under the Database Directive subsist in the annually-created fixture lists. Fixture lists, for each season of the leagues, set the dates and venues for every match to be played. Football Dataco et al, asserted that there is in the fixture lists a sui generis right and a copyright under the Database Directive and a copyright under UK law.
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News from 15.12.2011
What can visitors expect to see at ICE in January? ‘ICE Totally Gaming is the only exhibition that brings the online and offline gaming worlds together, which means that visitors to ICE have a unique opportunity to see at first hand the challenges, trends, technologies and of course the opportunities impacting the entire gaming landscape. As always the key drivers of change will be legislation and technology...
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News from 14.12.2011
Visitors to ICE Totally Gaming will be part of the biggest ever online/offline gaming exhibition, according to figures released by show organisers Clarion Events. The news comes following confirmation that a total of 22,466 sqm of stand space has been contracted to gaming exhibitors, a record high for an edition of ICE and great news for innovation hungry gaming professionals who will be travelling to ICE Totally Gaming from an anticipated 120 plus sovereign jurisdictions.
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News from 14.12.2011
Thursday, 23. February
RGA challenges new online gambling taxation proposals in Greek Courts
PPA Litigation Support Director Patrick Fleming Testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Multi-channel showcase of Aristocrat's ‘greatest gaming experience' at ICE 2012
Gauselmann and Playtech enter into joint venture agreement
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