Monthly Archives: January 2016

Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed

THE AMERICAS

New Jersey’s online gambling revenue rose one-fifth in 2015; daily fantasy sports operators won a permanent stay of their New York court injunction; DFS got its first high-profile casualty as FantasyUp went belly-up; Vermont’s Attorney General’s office became the latest to label DFS as illegal gambling; three winners split the record $1.6b Powerball jackpot; WSEX co-founder Haden Ware pled guilty in a Manhattan court; Atlantic City’s casino revenue fell for the ninth straight year and New Jersey pols settled on a North Jersey casino bill; Pennsylvania set a new casino revenue record in 2015; virtual reality was tipped as the future of eSports; WEBE Gaming prez John English said the Nevada sports betting landscape was becoming “very outgoing” and Antonio Esfandiari got disqualified from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for peeing at the table but was on his best behavior when he joined Tatjana Pasalic in this week’s episode of Chats with Tats.

EUROPE

William Hill’s executive shuffling continued after its 2015 revenue slipped; Bet365 lost its bid to lift the suspension of its Romanian license; PokerStars resolved its Italian back tax problems, and dropped four more Team Pros while BetStars launched its new Spin & Bet feature; Italian police broke up an illegal online gambling ring linked to DollaroBet; Europol arrested two key figures of the DD4BC online gambling extortion ring; UK racing rejected Gala Coral’s compromise to the new authorized betting partner scheme; NetPlay TV broke off talks to acquire Sportech’s Football Pools; GVC Holdings’ casino outpaced its sportsbook in 2015; Mondogoal made its DFS debut in Italy; Rafi Farber handicapped NetEnt’s journey into uncharted waters; The Sun’s head of marketing Emma Loveday preached the importance of brand advocacy; SafeCharge COO Yuval Ziv explained why the payments industry is in for a bumpy ride; Match Poker’s Patrick Nally touted the benefits of sportifying poker and Casumo CMO Hanne Aimonen explained why online casino customers change sites every three months.

Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed

THE AMERICAS

New Jersey’s online gambling revenue rose one-fifth in 2015; daily fantasy sports operators won a permanent stay of their New York court injunction; DFS got its first high-profile casualty as FantasyUp went belly-up; Vermont’s Attorney General’s office became the latest to label DFS as illegal gambling; three winners split the record $1.6b Powerball jackpot; WSEX co-founder Haden Ware pled guilty in a Manhattan court; Atlantic City’s casino revenue fell for the ninth straight year and New Jersey pols settled on a North Jersey casino bill; Pennsylvania set a new casino revenue record in 2015; virtual reality was tipped as the future of eSports; WEBE Gaming prez John English said the Nevada sports betting landscape was becoming “very outgoing” and Antonio Esfandiari got disqualified from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for peeing at the table but was on his best behavior when he joined Tatjana Pasalic in this week’s episode of Chats with Tats.

EUROPE

William Hill’s executive shuffling continued after its 2015 revenue slipped; Bet365 lost its bid to lift the suspension of its Romanian license; PokerStars resolved its Italian back tax problems, and dropped four more Team Pros while BetStars launched its new Spin & Bet feature; Italian police broke up an illegal online gambling ring linked to DollaroBet; Europol arrested two key figures of the DD4BC online gambling extortion ring; UK racing rejected Gala Coral’s compromise to the new authorized betting partner scheme; NetPlay TV broke off talks to acquire Sportech’s Football Pools; GVC Holdings’ casino outpaced its sportsbook in 2015; Mondogoal made its DFS debut in Italy; Rafi Farber handicapped NetEnt’s journey into uncharted waters; The Sun’s head of marketing Emma Loveday preached the importance of brand advocacy; SafeCharge COO Yuval Ziv explained why the payments industry is in for a bumpy ride; Match Poker’s Patrick Nally touted the benefits of sportifying poker and Casumo CMO Hanne Aimonen explained why online casino customers change sites every three months.

So, is Sean Penn really a CIA agent? Body language expert reveals…

Rooftop pictures reveal the shocking risk granddaughter of NYC pizzeria boss was taking with her teen friends as they jumped from building to building before she fell six stories to her death Journalist and a Marine accused of spying are among four U.S. citizens finally freed by Iran as part of prisoner swap on same day sanctions are lifted El Chapo had ‘erectile dysfunction and received a testicular implant while on the run after exchanging steamy texts with Mexican soap star Kate del Castillo’ Man sentenced to life without parole after suffocating estate agent with a ‘death mask’ made of duct tape after luring her to fake house viewing REVEALED: Tennessee Powerball-winning couple WILL be at work on Monday because ‘you can’t sit down and do nothing’ and plan to stay in their $150,000 home Taco Bell executive fired after he was filmed drunkenly beating an Uber driver is now suing the man … (more)

So, is Sean Penn really a CIA agent? Body language expert reveals…

Rooftop pictures reveal the shocking risk granddaughter of NYC pizzeria boss was taking with her teen friends as they jumped from building to building before she fell six stories to her death Journalist and a Marine accused of spying are among four U.S. citizens finally freed by Iran as part of prisoner swap on same day sanctions are lifted El Chapo had ‘erectile dysfunction and received a testicular implant while on the run after exchanging steamy texts with Mexican soap star Kate del Castillo’ Man sentenced to life without parole after suffocating estate agent with a ‘death mask’ made of duct tape after luring her to fake house viewing REVEALED: Tennessee Powerball-winning couple WILL be at work on Monday because ‘you can’t sit down and do nothing’ and plan to stay in their $150,000 home Taco Bell executive fired after he was filmed drunkenly beating an Uber driver is now suing the man … (more)

Afghan official: At least 13 dead, 14 wounded in attack

By The Associated Press Documentary filmmaker and former Flint-area resident Michael Moore has returned to his hometown to call for President Barack Obama to come see the water crisis for himself. The small-town Tennessee couple that bought one of three magic tickets splitting the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot says they don’t plan to quit their jobs or buy a new house.