From iGaming Business Online gambling operator 888 Holdings has signed a deal with sports event promotions firm Matchroom Sport that will see its 888casino brand serve as the title sponsor for the Champion Of Champions snooker tournament. Set to run from November 19 to 24 from the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and broadcast on UK terrestrial station ITV4 and in China via CCTV, the 888casino Champion Of Champions invitational tournament is due to feature stars of the snooker world including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. “888 is excited to have the opportunity to continue our support…

From ABC News Online gambling isn’t just bad, it’s dangerous and immoral: So argues Sheldon Adelson, CEO of the biggest gaming company in the world. “Click your mouse and lose your house,” warns Adelson, Chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. His views, expressed in an op-ed for Forbes, have not endeared him to fans of online poker, thousands of who now are trying to organize a boycott of the sumptuous poker room (59 tables, 14,000-sq. ft.) of Adelson’s The Venetian casino and resort. “As an industry leader, and more importantly as a father, grandfather, citizen and patriot…

From iGaming Business Pool and tote sportsbetting supplier Sportech has announced that its eBet Technologies Incorporated subsidiary has partnered with American casino operator Saratoga Harness Racing Incorporated to launch an online, mobile and telephone advance deposit wagering service for the Empire City Casino in Yonkers. Sportech revealed that eBet Technologies has provided Saratoga Harness Racing with technology that permits patrons at the New York land-based facility to utilise a single-registered account in order to wager via the EmpireCityBets.com domain in addition through mobile and telephone channels. In addition, eBet Technologies and Saratoga Harness Racing are together providing Empire City Casino…

From Technorati Caesars Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of the world’s largest gaming company, has acquired the rights and ownership of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) mobile application, according to a press release issued by the company this week. According to Caesars, buying the WSOP mobile app enables it to “expand its presence in free-to-play social and mobile gaming.” The poker app is being developed by a group of 19 Canada-based game developers.  The company’s Playtika division will operate the mobile venture as a free-to-play social game. The WSOP application is available on the Facebook platform, Amazon Kindle, Android, and…

From iGaming Business Specialist mobile gambling software provider Probability has announced the launch of six high-definition mobile slots designed for use with iOS, Android and Blackberry devices. Probability stated that the new games have been developed in-house over the past year utilising an innovative HTML5 and server framework enabling the ‘fastest, highest quality mobile gaming experience possible outside of native apps’ for the ‘most sophisticated smartphones and tablets for both iOS and Android’. Available to ‘white-label’ customers as well as players enjoying Probability’s own LadyLuck’s and Moobile brands, the new high-definition mobile slots include Long John’s Silver, Poseidon’s Kingdom, War…

In North America, Tribal online gambling is being considered. After all, the online gambling industry is full of start up operations which are in some instances breaking new ground in the field of internet wagering. Now, Native American operators are secure in their traditional methods of offering punters the best there is. Canada has many Tribal Casinos which have recently been attempting quite successfully to offer an internet version of the usual casinos games and poker rooms. Bernard Shepherd who is the former Chief of the Wapi Muskwa Nation, is a well known personality in the establishment of Canadian Tribal…