Times of Malta – Stakeholders in Malta have taken a strong stand against the European Parliament’s proposals on iGaming, which include the possibility of each member state imposing its own licence on operators. The topic was discussed at a public dialogue organised by the European Parliament Office in Malta with the Malta Business Bureau, with keynote speaker Ewout Keuleers of the European Gaming and Betting Association warning that dividing the EU into 28 different markets would render the industry unsustainable, raising costs considerably – and ultimately drive customers to illegal operators outside the EU. “The need to get 28 separate…

Las Vegas Review-Journal – Geoff Freeman didn’t shy away from wading into the Internet gaming debate. At his first Global Gaming Expo as CEO of the American Gaming Association, Freeman said Tuesday that the Washington, D.C.-based organization would step up the effort for federal passage of online gaming legislation, although he didn’t hold out much hope of the issue gaining any traction in Congress. “Anyone who has been to Washington recently knows that the environment for getting a bill done is not there,” Freeman said during a media briefing before the opening of the G2E at the Sands Expo and…

iGaming Business – Online payment processor Skrill, a partner of numerous sportsbetting companies, has launched Skrill iT, a new service designed to cut money transfer fees in half and allow expatriates around the world to send more money home. Skrill iT will be accessible in more than 200 countries to senders and receivers, with money transfers available in 40 different currencies. The service will allow users to use an email address to send money securely via the internet. The money is received instantly and can be transferred to a bank account or withdrawn from over 1.9 million ATMs around the…

Vegas Inc – People call him the “sheriff of online gambling,” but Rip Gerber says he’s more like border patrol. As CEO of Locaid, a San Francisco technology company, Gerber makes sure gamblers are where they say they are. Locaid verifies the location of online gamblers for Ultimate Poker, William Hill and the newest entrant into Nevada’s online poker industry, the World Series of Poker. On what Locaid does … We are the world’s largest location company. We created what’s known as “location as a service.” We provide location information to all industries, from financial services to health care to hospitality…

This Week in Gambling – New Jersey is set to go live with online gambling this November, and J Todd catches up with the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, David Rebuck, at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Discussion includes the approaching launch date and whether or not New Jersey will meet this date, plus the games to be offered beyond just poker. USA Today says that while Nevada was the first state to legalize online poker earlier this year, New Jersey is poised to rake in a bigger jackpot from Internet gambling when Atlantic City’s…

iGaming Business – According to a study by market research company Mintel, women are more likely to partake in casual gaming on a mobile device than men. The study claims that 27% of women said they play mobile casual games, compared to 24% of men. Games such as Candy Crush Saga, the world’s most popular app game, have helped contribute to the ongoing rise in mobile gaming. While women are proving to be the heavier users of mobile games, 13% of men say they are hardcore gamers in comparison to just 6% of women. In addition, 24% of men admitted…