Online Casino and Gambling News: January 2014

A lucky punter playing a Marvel slot hit the win of a lifetime this week as they took home a whopping $988,405 jackpot.

UK based betting firm Rank Group plc has announced its first half 2014 financial results, noting an increase in revenues.

UK betting giant Ladbrokes plc has announced that it has adopted Playtech's live dealer gaming platform, and is now offering live real play versions of several table games.

A survey that was commissioned by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey reveals that the state's online gambling market is not a threat to land casinos as most players have not gambled online yet.

Internet betting giant 888 Holdings plc has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014, noting an all time high for quarterly gross revenues.

The Russian Prosecutor General released the stats related to the country's anti-gambling task force, noting that officials have shut down 61,000 illegal betting operators since 2009.

Internet betting software developer BetSoft Gaming has announced the release of its newest video slot "Good Girl, Bad Girl".

Internet betting software developer iSoftbet has announced that it has signed a content deal with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and will be releasing a game based on the television show "24".

About four hours ago our exclusive jackpot tracker picked up a large $159,042 win on the Queen of the Pyramids slot, which is powered by Playtech.

Police in Indonesia have announced that they have blocked 146 online betting accounts during a monitoring sweep, and will seize the funds that were held inside.