Online Gambling News
Below is a list of the latest casino news.
Speculation that the imminent implementation of the UIGEA regulations is the motivation
Golden Casino.com has advised its players that it is to leave the US market with effect from December 1st, which is the date on which US banks must cease proce...
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Plenty of action in the run-up to next year's football World Cup in South Africa
London advertising agency The Brooklyn Brothers has successfully competed against rival agency Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy to secure the GBP 5 million advertising account for UK bookmaking...
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888.com's b2b subsidiary now active in other e-commerce sectors
Dragonfish, the b2b division of online gambling group 888.com, branched out into other e-commerce sectors this week, inking a major e-Payments processing agreement with Linden Lab, the creator of the virtual world Second Life, thus diversifying its...
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Courses held in several countries
Seventy key online gambling personnel working at eCOGRA-accredited operations in four countries received responsible gambling training from the standards and player protection body this year, the fifth in which courses have been offered.
The non-profit organisation's Responsible Gambling...
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National Gambling Board is still 'developing its IT skills.'
The sluggish progress of the South African government's initiative to legalise and license online gambling in the country remains bogged down in legal and technical issues and is unlikely to be implemented in the immediate future, it appears.
In a review of progress this week, the publication ITWeb reports that loophole...
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Feds send another to jail for refusing to testify before online gambling Grand Jury
The land of the free again failed to live up to its name this week as another online gambler was sent to jail for refusing to testify before a Grand Jury investigating online gambling in Kansas City.
Nicholas Zicarelli became the 10th person jailed for declining to testify, his lawyer, Kenneth Hens...
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$90 million a year possible says research report
A report commissioned by the state of Florida earlier this year (see previous InfoPowa report on bill HR225) has been presented to state officials, showing how the state could earn up to $90 million in tax revenues each year by legalising online poker.
The independent company Ame...
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Online casino and fixed odds games added to OffsideBet.com
The European-facing sportsbetting and i-gaming operator Offsidebet.com has enhanced its online gambling offering with a suite of CTXM casino and fixed odds games.
Udy Yosha, CEO of CTXM, said: ”We see our partnership with Off...
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300 police and tax officials raid venues across the country
The Israeli authorities renewed efforts to clamp down hard on Internet gambling operations allegedly operating from within the Middle Eastern country this week, with the Jerusalem Post reporting that three hundred police officers and tax authority officials raided 37 homes across the country and arrested up to 30 suspects....
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Irish betting group's partnership with PMU will further reduce its dependence on its Irish and UK retail betting shops.
Ireland's Sunday Independent newspaper lauded betting group Paddy Power's deal with the former French gambling monopoly Pari Mutuel Urbain this week as a move that will further reduce the quoted bookmaker's dependence on its Irish and UK re...
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Greek and Cypriot police conduct raids in both countries after a year of investigations
A joint police action against electronic gambling in Greece and Cyprus has resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old Athenian man and a continuing manhunt for a second accused, reports the Cyprus Mail newspaper.
“The operation constitutes a breakdown of a large electronic gambling network. The discovery of the case started from Cyprus and polic...
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Hong Kong company debuts with Jacks or Better software
Gee Logic Software Ltd has released Video Poker: Jacks or Better 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch.
A Gee Logic press release claims that the software features a proprietary RNG-based shuffle engine and full card animation, with future upgrades to include further graphic and user interface enhancements suitable for...
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Best Games becomes fourth licensee in 30 days
Fresh from a similar deal with Tain, white label Internet sportsbook provider OddsMatrix Limited has entered into an agreement with Best Games Holdings Limited for the provision of a fully managed sports book.
Best Games operates online...
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Software providers and online casino and poker operators continue to seek approval
The independent player protection and standards organisation eCOGRA has announced that Digitote, a provider of adv...
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Shares rise 5.6 percent
Irish online and offline bookmaker Paddy Power has confirmed its deal with the French gambling monopoly Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) which will smooth its path into the liberalised French gambling market early 2010.
The bookie firm also said it remains on track to meet market expectations for full-year profits, boosting its shares by 5....
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