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Sportingbet agreements with V8 Supercars

The Australian online sportsbetting group Sportingbet, has entered into a partnership with V8 Supercars, Australia’s most popular motorsport series. The partnership sees the launch of a new, V8-branded betting site - V8bet.com.au - to serve the many enthusiasts for the sport.

The agreement, although opening up an entirely new sector, represents an extension of the white label online gamblng site business model in Aussie sportsbetting, where several top football clubs have joined up with betting groups in online ventures recently.

Sportingbet CEO Peter Sullivan explained: “V8bet will have a range of motorsport markets that have never been seen before in Australia with everything from our normal win markets to quinellas, head to heads, lap times and many more. V8bet will also have betting on all our regular horse racing, AFL, Rugby League and a huge range of other sports on top of all the new motorsport markets. It will be the one stop shop for punters and particularly those with an interest in V8’s and other forms of motorsport.“

Sullivan revealed that revenues from the site would be split between the partners as has been the case in prior football deals.

Tony Cochrane, executive chairman at V8 Supercars, said that the agreement represented a great opportunity for fans to bet in a safe and well established operation that was one of the largest in the southern hemisphere.

“You can make a bet on any of the major sports and horse racing, but the V8bet site is designed with a focus on our fans. We welcome Sportingbet to the ever growing stable of leading companies involved in V8 Supercars and we are certain that over time this will prove to be a strong partnership which will help grow our sport.“

Monday, July 13th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Iovation delivers a good return on investment

Two years after installing a device reputation fraud detection system, the Entraction online gambling network reports spectacular results.

The network needed a partner not only for fraud detection, but also prevention, and since installing the Iovation system the reduction in fraud has equated to a 5x return on the investment of introducing the technology. Entraction says it now proactively identifies risky and suspicious behavior, exposes fraudsters before they cause a problem, and stops literally thousands of fraudulent and abusive activities each day.

And after two years, the chargeback rate has declined to almost zero and continues to fall.

Saturday, July 4th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Delmar casino in the works

A Wilmington developer’s announcement that he intends to build a gambling casino in southwestern Sussex County already is drawing criticism from at least one would-be competitor, the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino.

James Rostocki is awaiting a recommendation by a state legislative committee studying the feasibility of additional casinos in the First State before submitting a formal proposal to town and state officials.

Plans call for a casino complex with a hotel, a venue for conventions and entertainment, a restaurant and retail shopping that would sprawl over 131 acres within town limits. It would draw traffic from U.S. 13 and U.S. 50 in nearby Salisbury, Md., specifically prospective travelers to resorts such as Ocean City, Md., where a proposed slots gambling venue is proposed at the Ocean Downs Racetrack.

A Delmar casino also would compete with Delaware gaming’s Big Three: Dover Downs Hotel and Casino, which adjoins the Dover International Speedway that hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends; Harrington Raceway; and Delaware Park Racktrack and Slots in Stanton.

Rostocki’s proposal is one of at least two that have surfaced recently for casino gambling in Sussex County. In Millsboro, the Ocean Atlantic Agency Inc. of Rehoboth Beach has announced plans to add casinos at its proposed Del Pointe site, a 377-acre venue that also would include a family resort hotel, convention center, indoor water park, retail shops and more. While Del Pointe has been approved for harness racing, a legislative committee recommendation could decide whether the complex wins gambling.

Rep. Joe Booth, R-Georgetown,t is co-sponsor of House Bill 194 that, if approved by the legislature, would allow slots gambling at Del Pointe, a proposal that also has the established gambling casinos watching with criticism, said Ed Sutor, president and chief executive at Dover Downs.

“There are 800,000 people in the state of Delaware and three casinos; I don’t think we can handle more,” said Sutor, citing declining revenues for casino and horse racing industries overall. “We have a hard enough time competing with Pennsylvania, where casinos opened in 2007. The economy and competition is hurting business.”

Horsemen receive 10 percent of slots revenue at Delaware’s Big Three casinos, and casinos elsewhere in the state could mean fewer gamblers or horse betters at existing venues, Sutor said. “Horsemen don’t like it, either; they’ve said so publicly.”

Half the business at Dover Downs is from both of Maryland’s shores, and at least 10 percent of its business is from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and onto Norfolk and the Virginia Beach region, he said. Delaware casino operators already were braced for competition at Ocean Downs in Ocean City, which is among five venues in Maryland expected to launch slots gambling with newly signed state legislation.

“That’s too many,” Sutor said, adding that he recently learned of Rostocki’s proposal and similar others in the Wilmington area.

Rostocki said he recognizes the concerns, but adds that the Delmar location would add needed revenue and jobs, and as importantly, give tourists and other visitors good reason to visit southern Sussex County.

“Rightfully so, our proposal would be a concern,” Rostocki said Wednesday. “There is potential competition, but also it would bring new people to Delaware. We’re making rounds, talking to people.”

There have been discussions with property owner Charlie Cathell about accommodating drag- and- dirt-track race fans attending events at the adjacent Delaware Motorsports Complex in Delmar, Rostocki said. The casino and hotel could provide overnight accommodations and needed parking for race fans, he said. The complex includes U.S. 13 Dragway and Delaware International Speedway.

Cathell could not be reached Wednesday for comment, although Rostocki said Cathell’s reaction to his proposal was favorable. “He left the door open,” Rostocki said. “We have a fluid relationship.”

The car-racing element makes the Delmar casino venture unique because other casinos in the state, including the proposed Del Pointe, are paired with horse racing, Rostocki said.

Rostocki also said he is interested in attracting fans at the Ocean City Cruisin’ of cars for race events at the Motorsports complex.

“We’re not going to do horses,” he said. “Why not a new venue that would draw people from all over the country?”

Saturday, June 27th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

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Sunday, June 21st, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Minnesota Surrenders Its Fight Against Online Gambling

The state of Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division suddenly and unexpectedly lashed out against online gambling by demanding that internet providers operating within the state block a list of over 200 gambling sites. This action came in response to a new bill introduced by state representative Pat Garofalo. Not only did a majority of the ISPs ignore the order altogether, a number of them sought legal counsel.

Aided by a large contingent from the Poker Players Alliance, opponents of the act argued that the legislation used to justify the crackdown was not only archaic but totally irrelevant to online gambling, in essence making the threatened action against the ISPs unfounded and perhaps even illegal.

In a total turnaround, Garofalo has offered to withdraw his bill and to instead work toward introducing legislation and regulation(s) that would control but not prohibit the online gambling industry in Minnesota.

Monday, June 8th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

May Flowers Slots Tournament End at Golden Casino

The May Flowers free roll slots tournament at Golden Casino has successfully come to a close, making one player $65,000 richer and many others quite content with some free cash in their pockets. One of just several big-money slots tournament held at Golden Casino over the years, May Flowers was the highlight tournament of the month, attracting several thousand registrants and paying out over $150,000.

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Land casinos need to find more variants

The younger generations may dominate Internet wagering, but when it comes to the land industry the silver foxes rule, according to a new survey by specialist US research company partnership commissioned by slot machine manufacturer WMS Industries.

The study found that older people still gamble the most at land casinos, but young players and minorities are [obviously] the future of the industry, and more effort needs to be made to attract this demographic to the tables and slot machines.

Active casino patrons are less patient and feel more time-pressured than ever, the vice president of marketing for WMS, Rob Bone, revealed this week.

“When people have zero tolerance for anything going wrong, it raises the game,” Bone said, explaining the significance of the finding. “It’s important for us to think through the minutiae of what that means.”

2 000 people who had visited a land casino at least once in the past year were surveyed, with 48 percent saying they do not have enough time in general, while 41 percent claimed they do not have enough personal time.

Baby boomers and seniors make up more than 60 percent of all active gamblers, the study found, while minorities make up less than 10 percent - far less than the size of their demographic in the United States would suggest.

Bone said casinos and slot machine makers will have to find ways to attract minorities to casinos in order to grow, and observed that casinos face a tricky transition between older gamblers who make up most of the market and younger patrons who want a different kind of experience in casinos. Bone said that one thing that might help a transition is the fact that gamblers are not as resistant to new technology as is commonly thought.

The survey also showed that most respondents in the sample had Internet access at home.

Thursday, May 28th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Gambling Commission do the latest in its research series

The UK Gambling Commission has the released the latest statistics in its “finger-on-the-pulse” series of research exercises, with ICM Research conducting the latest study of some 8 000 UK adult residents. The latest numbers cover the one year period ending March 2022.

In the remote gambling, or Internet, sector the proportion of UK adults using remote gambling facilities has increased by .2 of a percent to 9.9 percent from 9.7 percent in the previous year. Most of this increase is due to more online wagering on the National Lottery, as was the case in previous years, with 43.5 percent of respondents exclusively using the online lottery service.

Remote gaming activity has increased from 2006 (7.2 percent) 2007 (8.8 percent) and 2022 (9.7 percent).
the Internet, interactive television or mobile to gamble stayed static at 5.6 percent - the same as the previous year. This statistic has shown little change since 2006 (5.1 percent) and 2007 (5.2 percent).

Remote gamblers were predominantly male in the 18 - 44 year age group.

The Internet continued to be the favoured medium for remote gamblers, with 8.2 percent of respondents identifying it as their choice - up from 7.8 percent last year.

Mobile gambling ranked second with 2.8 percent of respondents, but was nevertheless slightly down on last year’s number of 2.9 percent.

Interactive television stayed much the same at 2.1 percent.

Looked at by type, the National Lottery proper was once again the main choice for online gamblers, followed by sports betting, scratchcards, poker rooms and finally online casino and bingo sites.

ICM researched a 2 000 adult sample once a quarter (a total of 8 000 over the year) throughout the year under review, reaching its conclusion by averaging the results of all four quarters.

Thursday, May 21st, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Menendez defers to state official

According to reports in the Austin American-Statesman, a bill seeking to legalise Texas poker proposed by San Antonio Democrat Representative Jose Menendez may not be approved this time around - the third failure of such a proposal to make it through the legislative system.

The reason appears to be doubts that Republican governor Rick Perry would be prepared to sign the measure into law even if it was approved by the Legislature.

The HB222 Texas’ Poker Gaming Act of 2022 was reintroduced last November by Menendez and passed out of the House committee that oversees gambling issues in April by a vote of 6-3.

And there it has languished. The Austin American-Statesman reported Friday: “Rep. Jose Menendez….said at midday he won’t push for action unless GOP Gov. Rick Perry signals he’d sign such a plan into law.”

That was followed by a spokesman for the governor advising that Perry was not in favor of the bill.

“For the third session in a row, I think poker’s dead,” Menendez was quoted as saying.

Saturday, May 16th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »

Delaware’s Governor Says to Opposition

Governor Jack Markell replied to the opposition concerning his proposal to allow sports betting in the state of Delaware by saying that even the NFL promotes indirect gambling through television networks by allowing sports commentators to discuss point spreads and offer predictions about game results.

However, strong opposition to Markell’s idea came from the racinos (horse or greyhound race tracks that also allow some casino gambling activities like slots machines and popular table games like poker, blackjack and roulette) who appeared to be concerned about the threats that sports betting will impinge on their business viability. This is because there are also plans afoot to put up three new land-based casinos within the state that are expected to further cut into their commercial earnings.

The racinos signified their antagonism by busing in local residents and letting them demonstrate and speak at a meeting held for that purpose. Most local newspapers carried news stories about discussions regarding the ill effects of the governor’s proposed gambling expansion.

Interestingly, the same news stories noted many of the demonstration signs appeared to be uniform in their appearance and slogans used. One racino, the Harrington Raceway, admitted to buying the signs and giving them to the crowd to be used during the rally.

Thursday, May 14th, 2022 | Posted in Casino news | No Comments »