Scott Longley, editorial director at Regulus Insights, analyses the concept of risk for dotcom operators and their investors. The 9% share price fall that prompted Playtech to issue a stock exchange statement late last week was only the most recent example of how listed gambling companies suffer more than most from the financial market phenomenon of risk on/risk off. This …

Analysis from online betting service and affiliate Freebets.com shows Winner Sports heading the competitive enhanced odds offers arena for the second successive month. An appealing sign-up offer which entitles qualifying customers to a 400% bonus on their first bet is one of the best around, but the bookmaker combines promote enhanced odds for new customers on high-profile sporting events throughout …

Indonesian police have raided the local branch of mobile gaming giant Gameloft after it was mistaken for an online gaming den by nearby residents. A report on local news site Tribun Jogja said that police first entered the studio without a warrant and attempted to ‘force their way past security’ before returning with a warrant. Reports also state a policeman …

Preparations are starting for the sports betting industry’s most popular networking night around the world’s most popular gaming show – London Baby! Once again London Baby! is being held on the first night of the ICE Totally Gaming Show in London (3 February) in a central London location and plans to be bigger, better and more popular than ever before. …

Medway in south east England is to trial a scheme which will allow gamblers to exclude themselves from all betting shops in the area with a single registration. Medway Council and the Association of British Bookmakers will launch the project in December which will enable customers to ban themselves from every betting shop operator in Chatham High Street for the …

South Africa’s National Gambling Board is to be scrapped after controversy surrounding international expenses, according to Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. The minister said that the National Gambling Board – which spent R4.1m (£230,000) on travel in the last three years, including a trip to Las Vegas which cost over R1m (£56,000) – told Parliament that the organisation would …

Bwin.party has admitted to the stock markets that it has been looking at a variety of different partnerships as it looks to create value for shareholders, as rumours persist that the Amaya Group has been making moves to snap up the operator with a £1.2bn takeover offer. In a statement, it revealed: “Further to recent media speculation regarding a possible …

The Amaya Group has attracted another California gaming group to join a growing partnership to run an online poker operation in the US state should it ever be legalised. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has agreed to join the existing business agreement between the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California’s three largest card clubs – the Commerce Club, the …

Scott Longley, editorial director at Regulus Insights, takes a look at the recent ASA report in to gambling advertising and finds plenty in there to concern the industry. If there is some good news for the UK’s gambling companies from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) review into gambling advertising published late last week, it is that the market research undertaken …