iGaming Business – Gerry Gionet, founder of GEObet Network, has confirmed that several Native American tribes have asked to join the organisation, which provides iGaming solutions to land-based casino operators. Gionet held private discussions with tribes from Northern California and Nevada last month. Joining GEObet would allow the tribes ultimately to launch online operations. While some tribes have previously used free-play iGaming sites as an entry point into the market, GEObet offers the opportunity to go live with real-money online poker, casino and sportsbook services. “The use of the airwaves and the practice of gambling on games and contest is…

Online-Casinos.com – The European Gaming and Betting Association represents many of the leading internet gaming and betting operators who are, regulated and licensed within the European Union. As the body that speaks for the regulated operators the association promotes the implementation of a fair and competitive gambling market all in line with the European Union’s code of law. Some EGBA members include the Gibraltar licensed BetClic, bwin.party Digital Entertainment, Expekt.com and Unibet which is located in Malta. Last week the Association put the Gibraltar online gambling jurisdiction on its list as its first national member, just in time to discuss…

iGaming Business – Gross gaming revenues in the Spanish online gaming market fell by 10% on a quarter-by-quarter basis in the three months until the end of June 2013, according to the latest figures by the country’s gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). Revenue dropped to €55.4 million ($73.6 million) from €61.3 million in the first three months of 2013. In spite of an increase in the total number of registered gamblers, the number of active punters fell from an average of 407,000 per month in the second half of 2012 to 279,000 in the first…

The Australian – Mobile online gambling is growing as smartphones and tablets become more popular and affordable, process more information and present higher quality images and sounds. Juniper Research, a British mobile commerce analysis firm, said the deregulation of online gambling in the US and Europe and the development of the Chinese market would push annual wagers on mobile gambling platforms to more than $US100 billion in 2017. The most rapid growth in mobile gambling is expected to come from casino games – roulette, blackjack, poker and virtual slot games. Aristocrat chief executive Jamie Odell said consumers had a growing…

iGaming Business – Rumours that Google could be preparing a takeover bid for bwin party were widely dismissed this morning by industry sources. A report on the Daily Mail website said that rumours of a 200p per share cash offer had been circulating lately, with “dealers hearing” that Google could submit its offer before bwin party’s “online poker and casino games are up and running in the state of New Jersey before the end of the year”. However, bwin party refused to comment on the speculation while City sources pointed out that any potential cash offer of 200p per share…

iGaming Business – Online gaming operator 32Red has posted record revenue and underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the first half of 2013 after highlighting strong growth in its mobile offerings. With mobile now accounting for 17% of total revenue – up from 8% in the first half of 2012 – total sales increased by 15% year-on-year to £19 million (€22.6 million/$30 million) in the six-month period until the end of June. Revenue was driven by a 34% increase in active casino players to 42,455. 32Red also announced in its interim results that underlying EBITDA had…