News in brief: Rod Wright pleads not guilty to felony charges...
California Senator Roderick Wright has been indicted on eight felony charges accusing him of filing a false declaration of candidacy, voter fraud and perjury.
Senator Roderick Wright, the California Senator and main power behind efforts to legalise online poker in the state, has been indicted on eight felony charges accusing him of filing a false declaration of candidacy, voter fraud and perjury. If convicted he faces up to eight years and three months in prison. It is also alleged that Wright fraudulently voted in elections in 2008 and 2009. The Inglewood Democrat is accused of listing as his residence a home in the district he wanted to represent when his actual home was elsewhere. He has pleaded not guilty.
Jadestone Networks has announced a three-year partnership with Bwin. The agreement expands the existing deal to add Jadestone’s new RNG mini games portfolio.
The UK Government has created the Sports Betting Intelligence Unit in response to recent alleged match-fixing allegations. The new intelligence unit will look for information on match-fixing and illegal gambling and was one of the key recommendations in a recent report on sports betting integrity by the former Liverpool FC chief executive Rick Parry.
Online and mobile software provider WagerWorks has announced the release of a new vampire themed slot game called Bitten.
Inspired Gaming Group has launched Virtual Cycling, a new virtual sports betting product. Developed in-house by Inspired’s visual effects team, it is available in William Hill’s retail outlets in the UK and for Inspired customers online.