News in brief: Betfair wins Dutch case; Bettorlogic; Bingo.com figures...
Betfair has won a legal case in the Netherlands dating back seven years; Bettorlogic has launched a new in-play tennis product.
Betfair has won a protracted legal case in the Netherlands, dating back seven years and covering what the exchange described as the refusal of the Dutch Minister of Justice to adequately consider its application for a licence in the EU member state. A lengthy appeal process saw the case referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in 2008, and “ following advice from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) “ the Dutch Council of State has now determined that “The Dutch licensing procedure is in breach of EU law…[and]… the refusal of the Dutch Ministry of Justice to consider Betfair’s licence application in 2005 was illegal.” It also ruled that “The respective decisions to grant licences to De Lotto and Scientific Games Racing are in breach of EU law,” in relation to transparency in the licensing process.
Software developer Bettorlogic has launched an in-play tennis product. Livelogic Tennis goes live today following a series of trials, and will offer real-time bet prompts for 116 worldwide tournaments. The launch follows a similar product designed for football betting that launched ahead of last summer’s World Cup.
Bingo.com has seen its revenues drop 69% year-on-year, from US$5.83m (£3.57m) to $1.82m this year, it revealed in its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2010. The company underwent significant restructuring in 2010 after moving its flagship bingo site to the Unibet network last March.
Swedish operator Svenska Spel has selected New York-based developer Kaltura to power video on its website and egaming properties.
Pokerstars has named American poker player Eugene Katchalov as its newest sponsored pro. Katchalov has more than $6m in tournament earnings and won a $100,000 buy-in tournament at the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure earlier this year.
Wink Bingo has agreed a deal to sponsor reality TV show The Only Way is Essex. The sponsorship involves six short adverts aired at the start and end of commercial breaks on the ITV2 programme.
Chartwell has launched Ultimate Texas Hold’Em, the first table game on its new Rapid Game Deployment system.