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Slot gaming expert Bally Technologies, Inc is holding a special meeting for shareholders on 18 November to vote on the proposed merger into Scientific Games. The deal will see Bally continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games. The merger, which is expected to be completed by the end of calendar 2014, is subject to the approval of a …

Canadian gaming group The Intertain Group has agreed to buy Malta-based operator Vera&John for €81m, with a potential of another €8.1 should the firm perform to certain standards. Intertain revealed that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Vera&John parent company Dumarca Holdings Limited using €44.5 million in cash and €36.5 million in common shares. The …

TVG, a subsidiary of Betfair Group plc, has announced the launch of its fully integrated horse racing betting App on the iPad. The new TVG App is optimized for the iPad and features free handicapping information, live racing video and race alerts to help players wager on over 150 race tracks worldwide. The introduction of TVG’s new iPad App comes …

US District Judge Michael Shipp has granted an extension to the pending New Jersey sports betting appeal, in order to give representative side’s additional time to file more briefs. Judge Shipp was meant to have published opinion on New Jersey’s proposal to allow sports betting in licenced gambling venues (casinos and racetracks) on Monday. However a statement published by the …

US racing publication Daily Racing Form (DRF) has announced that full-card past performances of the 18 October QIPCO British Champions Day from Ascot Racecourse will appear nationally in all of that day’s print editions of DRF, as part of a special agreement with Great British Racing International (GBRI). Wagering on QIPCO Champions Day will be available in North America at …

On Thursday the New Jersey Assembly voted unanimously in favour of allowing sports betting in licensed state gambling venues. The advancement of the sports betting legislation by the Assembly’s Committee of Tourism and Gaming will see New Jersey state repeal/bypass federal laws set by the laws passed by the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). The Committee for Tourism …

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has publically backed US professional sports leagues and the NCAA attempt to block sports betting in the state of New Jersey. The DoJ stated that the reversal of sports betting laws that would permit New Jersey licensed gambling premises to allow sports betting would be in breach of the federal state laws passed …

The four major US sports leagues (NHL,NFL,NBA,MLB) and the NCAA have filed a federal court motion to block  New Jersey sports betting in licensed state gambling enterprises (casinos and racetracks). A statement by the sporting leagues was sent to US news media outlets, reporting that the leagues had asked for federal courts to block any actions which favoured sports betting …

Metric Gaming LLC, have announced the appointment of Atul Bali as corporate strategy advisor, as Metric Gaming looks to expand its business and technology services in the coming months Mr. Bali is the President of the Games Division at RealNetworks Inc., having previously served as the President & CEO of Aristocrat Technologies Inc.  Prior to joining Aristocrat, Mr. Bali served as …

Online gaming systems provider GameAccount Network published its 2014 H1 interim results, recording a first half loss and revenue fall. The company posted a Gross Revenues of £13.2 million (down 22% on H1 2013 £16.98 million). The decline in revenues effected reported Net Revenues and Clean EBITDA. The system provider published a 53.5% fall in net revenues of 4.16 million …