The news in brief for the week of March 20-26
Phoenix Interests’ BetBarn66.com has launched a wireless betting platform. BetBarn66.com is a member of the AmericaTab affiliate system and its online wagering activity is handled by a multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and interactive-wagering totalizator hub licensed by the State of Oregon.
Littlewoods Betdirect launched, in partnership with Mfuse, a new mobile betting service which will allow punters in the UK to bet on all sports.
The owner of The Gaming Club, Carmen Media, is planning to move into land-based gaming.
iGGBA terminated Gambling Federation’s membership following an official inquiry which determined the intentional use of malware in the Gambling Federation’s software.
Gaming Transactions’ Keno.com to integrate online sportsbook software from FutureBet. The site will offer odds on North American sports and soccer from over 60 different countries.
UK’s land-based bingo operators, Mecca and Gala, to launch real-money bingo websites in the next few weeks. Gala, UK’s largest land-based bingo operator, developed its site in partnership with Parlay Entertainment. Mecca Bingo, which is part of the Rank group, will by run by Blue Square.
FUN Technologies’ SkillJam has entered into a licensing agreement with Denmark-based game developer Certus to operate and distribute multi-player skill games.
Tote launched a new microsite directed to pool betting players.
UK mobile network operator Orange will launch a casino.co.uk-branded mobile casino through its Orange World portal in April. The UK’s other network operators, O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile, are expected to launch mobile casinos later this year.
Der Spiegel reported that referee Robert Hoyzer has told German prosecutors that a gambling ring had secret UEFA referee lists. Hoyzer, after admitting his involvement in Germany’s worst betting scandal, has been cooperating with prosecutors and said he saw lists of UEFA’s referee appointments about a week before they were published. Der Spiegel claimed that only 11 members of UEFA’s referee commission and referee manager Yvan Cornu, could know the names of the referees a week ahead of time.
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