Mobile Betting News-April Issue

March 31st, 2011 14:25

While the horse racing industry is in decline globally, mobile apps for racing continue to gain.  Can mobile apps spark a renaissance in the sport of horse racing?
The model for success could be the Hong Kong Jockey Club. With the club accounting for some 7% of Hong Kong's 2010 tax revenue, it is the city's biggest taxpayer. The club paid HK$7.9 billion in racing duties in the year ended last March.
Currently 35% of the club's bets on horse racing now come through its website or mobile devices, up from 22% in 2006.

Table of Contents

News
03 Betfair to Spur App Development with Revenue Share Deal
03 Nevada Mobile Betting Provider Falls 12.50% in Mobile Gaming Index(TM)
04 Monitise Launches Nigerian Mobile Money Pilot in West Africa
05 Wynn Chooses PokerStars for U.S. Online Poker Launch
05 Nevada Approves Caesars-888 Link, Debates Poker Bill; Hawaii Bill Passes Committee
06 Hands-On Entertainment Launches World Poker Tour App
07 Cheltenam Roars Ahead As It Takes Record Number of Mobile Bets
08 EveryMatrix Acquires Bingo Poker Supplier Miles Ahead
08 IGT Releases Jacks or Better Video Poker for Smartphone Devices
10 Automated Sports launches Mobile Gaming Platform
10 Churchill Downs Profits from Online Gambling
11 Bet Tracker and OpenBet Announce Partnership
11 ISG Gaming Survey Shows Rise in Mobile
12 Latin American Internet Wagering Potential Report
12 Ladbrokes Launches Live Streaming Service for iPhone
13 Betfair’s Interactive Football App Launches on FetchTV 
14 Social Betting Website Bodugi.com Launches
15 IGT signs games deal with Cozy Games
15 Cantor Opens Latest Sportsbook at the Cosmopolitan 
16 Florida Casino Launches Mobile Applications
17 Paddy Power profits up 56% in 2010
17 Hessen Court Rejects SMS Lotto, Finds State Treaty Valid
17 Fortuna Appoints New CEO of Polish Division
18 LadyLuck's Launches TV Advertising Campaign
18 Christie Vetoes Online Gambling Bill
19 Betfair’s TVG to Sponsor Two Penn National Races
20 Kentucky Bill Seeks to License Online Betting Providers
20 William Hill Reports Strong 2010 Performance
21 Cantor Will Lobby Nevada to Allow Mobile Casinos on the Ides of 01 March 2011
21 Social and Mobile Web Continued to Expand in 2010, ComScore Finds
22 SkyWire Media Builds Management Team with Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

Patent Filings
23 Pari-Mutuel Wagering System

Features
26 Horse Racing Apps Review

Metrics
33 Horse Racing App Download Survey-March 2011
34 Casino App Download Survey- March 2011
36 Betting App Download Survey- March 2011