PartyGaming sues over poor-performing online acquisitions
One of Europe’s biggest online gaming players, Gibraltar-based PartyGaming plc, has filed a lawsuit against the former owners of one of its acquisitions alleging the company failed to deliver on certain income as agreed in the terms of the deal in 2006.
PartyGaming’s lawsuit against Livermore Investments Group — former owners of Empire Online — was [...]
Vienna calls for new study into traffic impact of Eurovegas
Austria has asked for a new traffic impact assessment into the controversial Eurovegas Casino City project being built just over its border with Hungary, after rejecting the existing report into vehicle numbers at Bezenye. Vienna says the current study is out of date and does not adequately reflect the latest thinking about the impact on [...]
Ladbrokes attacks Swedish attempt to retain gaming monopoly
Sweden’s National Gambling Consultation (Spel Utredningen), the results of which were published last week, has been accused of taking a “protectionist and anti-competitive” stance by a major online bookmaker.
Spel Utredningen concluded that the that state-owned Svenska Spel gaming company should retain its monopoly over online interactive games, including online poker, casino games and bingo. The [...]