From iGaming Business The second annual Gaming in Holland Conference is taking place on the 10th June 2013 and is a part of the iGaming Super Show, which is being held in Amsterdam on the 11th – 14th June 2013. “The iGaming Super Show is a phenomenal trade show, and when we found out they were coming to Amsterdam we immediately teamed up with them. Our target audiences have strong overlaps, and we wanted people to be able to save time and money by attending both events in one trip,” said Willem van Oort, Conference Producer for Gaming in Holland….

From iGaming Business Online gaming provider bwin.party digital entertainment has released an interim management statement regarding its financial performance over the three months to the end of March showing that the firm experienced a 17 percent year-on-year drop in total revenues to €180.2 million ($231.8 million). Gibraltar-based bwin.party stated that the fall in first-quarter revenues was due to ‘the introduction of a five percent turnover tax on sportsbetting in Germany’ along with a ‘significant reduction in acquisition marketing in several dotcom countries’ and ‘lower than expected’ poker and casino player activity ‘following the dotcom migration’. The operator declared that ‘clean’…

Researchers warn a new wave of simulated gambling applications are aiming to hit the jackpot with a new generation of younger gamers. Gambling researchers say some games are deliberately designed to appeal to kids as young as 12 and they are seeing more young people trying gambling because of the ease of access brought about by the internet. In 1999, research from Southern Cross University found among adults online gaming was only 0.6 per cent of the market, compared to 8.6 per cent now. Former gambling addict Dylan Gee was just 17 when he became hooked. “A pop up came…

From Press of Atlantic City The public can comment on proposed regulations for Internet gambling, which will be published on the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement website for two months beginning June 3. A draft of the proposals regulations is already uploaded to the site. (http://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/proposed_rules.htm) Division Director David Rebuck will announce the date on which New Jersey casinos will be permitted to begin accepting wagers over the Internet at least 45 days prior to commencement. “New Jersey has once again proven to be in the forefront of casino gaming with the development of Internet wagering regulations for all casino…

From Sporting News The LVH SuperBook released its NFL season win totals and games of the year point spreads on Sunday. The SuperBook, the first Nevada shop to post lines on NFL Week 1 games, followed with numbers on 80 more games on Sunday. Heading into the final full week of May, the LVH joins Cantor Gaming as the only Las Vegas sports books to have NFL point spreads open for betting – and there are some big differences in opinion between the two shops on a few teams, most notably the New England Patriots. — The SuperBook opened the…

Speaking about the gambling ads ban, Premier Jay Weatherill says betting adverts will be allowed during sporting broadcasts and new regulations will only ban enticements to gamble on games that are already underway. Mr Weatherill this morning moved to clarify earlier comments where he indicated all gambling advertising would be banned from siren to siren during broadcasts. In an early morning interview on ABC Radio, Mr Weatherill was asked if he was “banning all betting advertising during sports” and answered: “Once the game’s started, yes”. Asked if betting advertisements that didn’t mention live odds would be banned, Mr Weatherill said…