From Online-Casinos.com Estonia is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. Estonia is often described as one of the most wired countries in Europe, and is recognized as a leader in e-government. In 2010, online gambling became legal in Estonia. The main reasons for this were the consequences of the world crisis 2008-2009. The…

From iGaming Business Online casino operator Locus Gaming Limited has signed a deal to enable its domain at JackGold.com to utilise the hosted Move Powered By NYX Open Gaming System (OGS) mobile and tablet casino games service from NYX Gaming Group. Isle of Man-licensed Locus Gaming launched JackGold.com in January optimised for mobile devices and platforms and stated that it has been using the Swedish developer’s Rapid Platform all along but has now expanded this relationship in order to offer a new range of mobile and tablet games. “We have really benefited from working with NYX Interactive over the last…

Spreadbetting firm Sporting Index Group has announced that its Sporting Solutions business-to-business software and data services division has added horse racing in-play betting to trading and pricing offering. Utilized by a wide range of partner operators including WilliamHill.com, Skybet.com, YouWin.com and BetFred.com, Sporting Solutions’ service enables bookmakers to outsource their in-play betting odds via a single integration to its cloud-based Connect Platform. Sporting Solutions stated that its new horseracing product includes an early pricing ‘tissue’ service for the previous day’s events alongside ‘solid and responsive morning prices, show prices, results, derivatives and Racing Post content’. “To maximise the profitability of…

International Game Technology’s DoubleDown Casino, will soon be available on PlayPhone’s mobile social gaming network. The popular mobile casino app will soon be available on PlayPhone’s mobile gaming network The Vice President of global marketing for IGT, John Clelland, said, “Success in today’s mobile gaming environment is about pairing explosive content with an irresistible community of other players.” Clelland went on to explain that IGT is looking for the “widest possible distribution and the easiest-to-use technology to attract and retain customers.” Clelland said that IGT believes that PlayPhone’s carrier relationships, “world-class social features and direct carrier payments” will result in…

From iGaming Business Betting exchange and online casino operator Betfair has released its preliminary financial results for the twelve months to the end of April showing that total revenues from continuing operations fell by 0.38 percent year-on-year to £387 million. Betfair rejected a preliminary takeover approach from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Limited in May that was reportedly worth £911.7 million and revealed annual reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of 51.2 million, which represented a drop of some 39 percent year-on-year. London-based Betfair declared an annual loss from continuing operations of £49.4 million, which is down…

From Gambling 911 A serious breach of regulations occurred May 25 as it was revealed that a gambling ad had run on both the Turner Cartoon Network and Boomerang Channel.  Worse, they were shown during the prominent viewership period of between 6:42 and 8:42 am. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of Great Britain said Turner had apologised for the error that led to the ad being “inadvertently and incorrectly scheduled” on their children’s channels, blaming an erroneously allocated booking number. A Turner spokeswoman said: “The running of the Coral gambling ad on Turner channels was a genuine mistake and the…