Monthly Archives: January 2016

Australian cops reopen investigation of in-play betting apps

Those controversial in-play sports betting apps are back in the crosshairs of Australian authorities, according to local media reports.

On Sunday, The Australian reported that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) were re-examining the legality of bookmakers’ in-play betting apps, despite having announced last October that they weren’t interested in pursuing an investigation of the betting products.

The reversal was reportedly sparked by a Christmas Eve complaint by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) against as yet unidentified bookmakers. The AFP likely came under added pressure following the recent allegations of match-fixing at the 2016 Australian Open tennis meet.

Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) permits in-play wagers only over the telephone or in person at betting shops. Last year, a number of Australian-licensed bookies – including William Hill, Ladbrokes, Bet365 and most recently Paddy Power’s Sportsbet – launched in-play betting apps that utilized voice recognition technology, which the bookies insisted observed the letter of the law.

Australian cops reopen investigation of in-play betting apps

Those controversial in-play sports betting apps are back in the crosshairs of Australian authorities, according to local media reports.

On Sunday, The Australian reported that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) were re-examining the legality of bookmakers’ in-play betting apps, despite having announced last October that they weren’t interested in pursuing an investigation of the betting products.

The reversal was reportedly sparked by a Christmas Eve complaint by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) against as yet unidentified bookmakers. The AFP likely came under added pressure following the recent allegations of match-fixing at the 2016 Australian Open tennis meet.

Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) permits in-play wagers only over the telephone or in person at betting shops. Last year, a number of Australian-licensed bookies – including William Hill, Ladbrokes, Bet365 and most recently Paddy Power’s Sportsbet – launched in-play betting apps that utilized voice recognition technology, which the bookies insisted observed the letter of the law.

Ev Ting Defeats Eric Kelly In Malaysia Warrior Bout

29 January 2015 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), electrified the iconic Stadium Negara with another evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. Fight fans in Malaysia were on the edge of their seats as the best in local and international mixed martial arts talent battled it out inside the ONE Cage. In the Malaysia Warrior Bout main event, Malaysia’s own Ev “E.T.” Ting defeated the Philippines’ Eric “The Natural” Kelly by submission and took the time to call out reigning champion Marat Gafurov in the post-fight interview.

Visit the official ONE: CLASH OF HEROES photo gallery click here.

In the Malaysia Warrior Bout main event, an exhausted Ev Ting pulled out a gutsy victory over Eric “The Natural” Kelly of the Philippines, winning by submission in round three. Ting dominated the striking exchanges throughout the bout, blasting Kelly with various combinations. Kelly spent most of his time defending against Ting’s aggression, biding his time and pacing himself for a distance finish. In the third, Ting latched on a standing Guillotine that transitioned into a mounted Guillotine, leaving Kelly no choice but to tap out.

“Marat Gafurov I’m coming for you, where is that belt at?” said Ting, looking for a shot at the ONE Featherweight World Championship.

Ev Ting Defeats Eric Kelly In Malaysia Warrior Bout

29 January 2015 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), electrified the iconic Stadium Negara with another evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. Fight fans in Malaysia were on the edge of their seats as the best in local and international mixed martial arts talent battled it out inside the ONE Cage. In the Malaysia Warrior Bout main event, Malaysia’s own Ev “E.T.” Ting defeated the Philippines’ Eric “The Natural” Kelly by submission and took the time to call out reigning champion Marat Gafurov in the post-fight interview.

Visit the official ONE: CLASH OF HEROES photo gallery click here.

In the Malaysia Warrior Bout main event, an exhausted Ev Ting pulled out a gutsy victory over Eric “The Natural” Kelly of the Philippines, winning by submission in round three. Ting dominated the striking exchanges throughout the bout, blasting Kelly with various combinations. Kelly spent most of his time defending against Ting’s aggression, biding his time and pacing himself for a distance finish. In the third, Ting latched on a standing Guillotine that transitioned into a mounted Guillotine, leaving Kelly no choice but to tap out.

“Marat Gafurov I’m coming for you, where is that belt at?” said Ting, looking for a shot at the ONE Featherweight World Championship.

Metric Gaming Announces Agreement with Amaya for Golf Pricing Feeds

Las Vegas, NV – January 2016 – Sportsbook platform provider and sports betting services specialist Metric Gaming today announced a commercial agreement with Amaya, the world’s largest publicly listed online gambling company, for the provision of Metric’s pre-game, live and SuperLive® golf pricing feeds for Amaya’s Betstars Sportsbook brand.

Metric’s market leading pricing feed package will include (i) classic pre-game markets (outrights, 72-hole match-ups, etc.); (ii) daily wagering opportunities on round leaders, player match-ups and select 2 and 3-ball groupings; (iii) perpetual in-running markets on tournament and round winners; and (iv) Metric’s unique SuperLive® offering, which delivers hole-by-hole and even shot-by-shot golf betting entertainment.

Betstars plans to roll out the pricing feed package in connection with its ongoing strategy to grow the company’s B2C sportsbook operations. Betstars will also have the option to take Metric’s SuperLive® prices across a variety of sports, including football, tennis and basketball.

According to Metric’s Founder, Martin de Knijff, “in many ways golf is the perfect sport for in-game and SuperLive betting, so the prospect of delivering our unique vision for golf wagering entertainment with a world-class partner like Amaya is compelling. That Betstars selected our end-to-end golf solution is naturally a welcome endorsement of our product, pricing and technology.”

Metric Gaming Announces Agreement with Amaya for Golf Pricing Feeds

Las Vegas, NV – January 2016 – Sportsbook platform provider and sports betting services specialist Metric Gaming today announced a commercial agreement with Amaya, the world’s largest publicly listed online gambling company, for the provision of Metric’s pre-game, live and SuperLive® golf pricing feeds for Amaya’s Betstars Sportsbook brand.

Metric’s market leading pricing feed package will include (i) classic pre-game markets (outrights, 72-hole match-ups, etc.); (ii) daily wagering opportunities on round leaders, player match-ups and select 2 and 3-ball groupings; (iii) perpetual in-running markets on tournament and round winners; and (iv) Metric’s unique SuperLive® offering, which delivers hole-by-hole and even shot-by-shot golf betting entertainment.

Betstars plans to roll out the pricing feed package in connection with its ongoing strategy to grow the company’s B2C sportsbook operations. Betstars will also have the option to take Metric’s SuperLive® prices across a variety of sports, including football, tennis and basketball.

According to Metric’s Founder, Martin de Knijff, “in many ways golf is the perfect sport for in-game and SuperLive betting, so the prospect of delivering our unique vision for golf wagering entertainment with a world-class partner like Amaya is compelling. That Betstars selected our end-to-end golf solution is naturally a welcome endorsement of our product, pricing and technology.”

Global Bet will provide Virtual Sports to Mediatech Solutions

Mediatech Solutions has reinforced its portfolio of games with the addition of the Virtual Sports offering from leading provider Global Bet.

The partnership sees Global Bet’s full portfolio of virtual sports and number games rolled out to Mediatech Solutions’ Sports Betting and Casino clients on a single wallet, omni-channel basis.

“Virtual sports are gaining huge traction in our industry, both in online and land-based and Mediatech is proud to offer the best content in the market. Global Bet’s wide selection of high quality games is just what our clients are looking for.” said Mediatech’s Executive Director, Dan Graetzer,

Daniel Grabher, CEO of Global Bet was also thrilled about the agreement “Mediatech Solutions is, like us, a major up-and-coming player in the gaming industry and we look forward to becoming an important part of their IRIS platform. We are sure that our high quality Virtual Sports and Number Games portfolio will prove to be the best solution for Mediatech’s clients“.

Global Bet will provide Virtual Sports to Mediatech Solutions

Mediatech Solutions has reinforced its portfolio of games with the addition of the Virtual Sports offering from leading provider Global Bet.

The partnership sees Global Bet’s full portfolio of virtual sports and number games rolled out to Mediatech Solutions’ Sports Betting and Casino clients on a single wallet, omni-channel basis.

“Virtual sports are gaining huge traction in our industry, both in online and land-based and Mediatech is proud to offer the best content in the market. Global Bet’s wide selection of high quality games is just what our clients are looking for.” said Mediatech’s Executive Director, Dan Graetzer,

Daniel Grabher, CEO of Global Bet was also thrilled about the agreement “Mediatech Solutions is, like us, a major up-and-coming player in the gaming industry and we look forward to becoming an important part of their IRIS platform. We are sure that our high quality Virtual Sports and Number Games portfolio will prove to be the best solution for Mediatech’s clients“.

3-Barrels: PokerStars 100 Million Customers; No TCOOP Bot; ElkY Social Media King

Three barrels of pure value including PokerStars 100 Million customer celebrations, investigations determine that Turbo Championship of Online Poker heads-up player was no bot; and Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier is the king of social media.

Who was the first person ever to open up an online poker account at PokerStars?

The question has come up recently as the world’s largest online poker room rolled out communications in line with their promotion celebrating 100 million customers.

The site’s Editor-in-Chief, Simon Young, gave it justice, and although he didn’t confirm who the first person was, he did paint a pretty picture of the site’s longest serving player.

3-Barrels: PokerStars 100 Million Customers; No TCOOP Bot; ElkY Social Media King

Three barrels of pure value including PokerStars 100 Million customer celebrations, investigations determine that Turbo Championship of Online Poker heads-up player was no bot; and Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier is the king of social media.

Who was the first person ever to open up an online poker account at PokerStars?

The question has come up recently as the world’s largest online poker room rolled out communications in line with their promotion celebrating 100 million customers.

The site’s Editor-in-Chief, Simon Young, gave it justice, and although he didn’t confirm who the first person was, he did paint a pretty picture of the site’s longest serving player.

CORE Gaming on the grid with MotoGP Virtual Sports deal

January 2016, Solihull, UK (Press Release): CORE Gaming, the world-leading HTML5 gambling software house, has sealed a landmark partnership with MotoGP™ organiser and official rights-holder Dorna Sports S.L, to develop a MotoGP-branded Virtual Sports game for the most exciting two-wheeled series in the world.

The on-demand title will utilise the CORE HTML5 framework and innovative WebGL 3D browser technology, which has been already been demonstrated to the public successfully through a Virtual Sports partnership with Sky Vegas.

With household names such as multiple world champions Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, the world’s premier motorcycle-racing series has a loyal following of tens of millions of fans across the globe.

To complement this groundbreaking partnership, Sam Lowes, one of MotoGP’s up-and-coming British riders, will serve as a CORE Gaming brand ambassador through to 2017. Lowes will be on the Storm stand (N1, 243) from 12-1pm at ICE this Tuesday, February 2.

CORE Gaming on the grid with MotoGP Virtual Sports deal

January 2016, Solihull, UK (Press Release): CORE Gaming, the world-leading HTML5 gambling software house, has sealed a landmark partnership with MotoGP™ organiser and official rights-holder Dorna Sports S.L, to develop a MotoGP-branded Virtual Sports game for the most exciting two-wheeled series in the world.

The on-demand title will utilise the CORE HTML5 framework and innovative WebGL 3D browser technology, which has been already been demonstrated to the public successfully through a Virtual Sports partnership with Sky Vegas.

With household names such as multiple world champions Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, the world’s premier motorcycle-racing series has a loyal following of tens of millions of fans across the globe.

To complement this groundbreaking partnership, Sam Lowes, one of MotoGP’s up-and-coming British riders, will serve as a CORE Gaming brand ambassador through to 2017. Lowes will be on the Storm stand (N1, 243) from 12-1pm at ICE this Tuesday, February 2.

Malta Online Poker Now Just One Percent of Overall Internet Revenues, Country Reports

Malta online poker has become the red-headed stepchild of the small country’s Internet gaming revenues. The Maltese regulator announced this week that just one percent of its entire online gaming revenue is now derived from poker operations. That’s an unsettling figure, because Malta is the largest online gambling jurisdiction in the world. With the highest […]

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PokerStars Ambassador Neymar Junior Forced to Pay Back Taxes and Accrued Fines in Brazil

Neymar Junior is one of the world’s brightest young athletes. That’s why PokerStars signed him on, along with fellow soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, to be a brand ambassador last year. At just 23 years old, Neymar has achieved a great deal of fame and adulation, and made millions of dollars to boot. But some of […]

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PokerStars DDoS Attackers Arrested by Europol, Extortion Group Also Alleged to Have Targeted Betfair, Neteller

Members of the DDoS extortion group DD4BC arrested in the Balkans earlier this month are suspected of having launched an attack on gaming giant PokerStars last April. Europol, the EU’s version of the FBI, announced that two unnamed individuals connected to the DD4BC collective (which stands for “DDoS for Bitcoin”) were apprehended in Bosnia and […]

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PokerStars TCOOP Investigation Concludes No Proof of Bot Use

A recent PokerStars TCOOP event drew more attention than most $82 buy-in poker tournaments. The eventual winner of the tournament, along with other poker players, accused the Russian runner-up of being a “bot” and not a real human. But, after a short investigation, PokerStars has concluded there was no proof of shady business taking place, […]

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Virtual Reality Online Poker has Landed, with “Casino VR: Poker”

Virtual reality online poker has arrived. For those who can’t or don’t wish to visit a brick-and-mortar casino, you can now have the experience of one while sitting in your pajamas and eating Triscuits. “Casino VR: Poker” is the first app of its kind that will allow players to experience a fully functional, multi-player poker […]

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Shane Warne Foundation Ceases Operations and Takes Charity Poker Event with It

The Shane Warne Foundation (TSWF) in Australia, responsible for hosting a number of charity poker tournaments, has ceased operations amid accusations of financial misconduct. Following claims that the organization had deliberately hidden or misrepresented the distribution of its funds, former cricketer Shane Warne recently announced that he was closing down the charity, but insisted there […]

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Aussie Millions Round Up: Ari Engel Wins Main Event

Another round-up from the 2016 Aussie Millions as Ari Engel defeats Tony Dunst in heads-up action to win the A$1.6m first prize on the A$10,600 buy-in Main Event.

The $10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event is history. The A$1.6m first prize could not have gone to a better poker bastion as Ari Engel beat Tony Dunst, in heads-up action, to win his first major final after a decade in the business.

I won Aussie millions main event! pic.twitter.com/sjEyZ02dXt

— Ari Engel (@realAriEngel) January 31, 2016