Gambling news - page 1198

Good full year results in prospect for Paddy Power

25 Aug 2010

The UK online and land betting group Paddy Power reported in a trading update this week that it is on track for good 2010 full year results that will likely show a 30 percent rise in earnings.

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S.A. online gambling decision to be appealed

25 Aug 2010

The operator of the Piggs Peak online casino in Swaziland, Casino Enterprises, has reacted to yesterday’s judicial ruling that in the online environment gambling takes place at the physical interaction point.

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High profile affiliate dies in i.c.u.

25 Aug 2010

The founder of Casino Affiliate Programs and a top affiliate marketer, Lou Fabiano (47) has died in a Florida Intensive Care Unit only days before his birthday.

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The missed opportunity of a lifetime

25 Aug 2010

A player in the Atlantic Lottery Lotto Max missed out on a Cdn$30 million win last week by declining to purchase an incorrectly issued ticket in a convenience store.

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This leopard did not change its spots

25 Aug 2010

Our readers will recall the trials and tribulations of a Casinomeister player with a little-known online casino bearing the unlikely title of ‘Heroes Casino.’ In a long running fight last year over a $38 000 blackjack win, one spurious excuse after another was offered as the casino jerked the player around before its licence was …

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Finns to use Swedish responsible gaming tool

25 Aug 2010

Raha-Automaattiyhdistys (RAY), the Finnish state-owned gambling monopoly which will be moving into the online gambling sector this year is to use the Svenska Spel-developed responsible gambling tool PlayScan, says the company’s gaming operations executive Janne Perakyla.

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Irish gold at WinADay

25 Aug 2010

WinADayCasino.com had its second major jackpot winner of the northern summer when GlennP hit a $96 466 jackpot playing the new Leprechaun Luck slot machine last week.

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Green Party opposes Betfair tax break

25 Aug 2010

The proposed tax deal between the Tasmanian government and the Australian operations of online gambling giant Betfair appears to have run into trouble, with Green Party politicians protesting that the special arrangements will syphon funds away from essential services.

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Outer space and festivals in Neogames´ latest releases

24 Aug 2010

The online scratch card specialist NeoGames has added a further two multi-lingual and localised games to its inventory, and has begun releasing the new offerings to its licensees and white label clients.

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South African provincial gambling board sows confusion

24 Aug 2010

The prolonged national issue of whether the South African government is to regulate and licence online gambling or not, took an unexpected turn this week when the provincial Gauteng Gambling Board made a point of warning the media that the pastime is currently illegal.

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Green gambling

24 Aug 2010

Students from the National University of Singapore are using the pull of gambling to showcase their conservation of the environment information campaign, devising casino-inspired concepts such as roulette and slot jackpots to raise awareness on climate change.

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Stig bets suspended

24 Aug 2010

The identity of ‘The Stig’ – a disguised expert driver on BBC TV’s widely televised motor show Top Gear – has long been the subject of speculation and wagering among car fans, and this week there were indications that endurance racing driver Ben Collins is the mystery man.

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Online sportsbook takes GB Group on board

24 Aug 2010

The Chester, UK based online identity verification specialist GB Group has announced that it has been chosen to partner a major Asian-targeted online sportsbook, 12Bet.com.

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Gaming litigation to watch

24 Aug 2010

Litigation filed by addicted online gamer Craig Smallwood against US game publisher NCSoft may at first glance appear irrelevant to online gambling, but carries implications for industry companies should it be successful.

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Purple Lounge membership surges

24 Aug 2010

Since acquiring online gambling company Purple-Lounge.com in October this year, owner Media Corporation claims that player acquisition has surged, reaching the 100 000 benchmark this (August 2010) month. When it took over the Microgaming-powered operation last year the registered player list comprised 77 475 players.

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Costa Rica Finance Ministry confirms rumours of online gambling taxation

24 Aug 2010

The on again – off again initiatives by the Costa Rica government to regulate and tax online gambling operators based in the country appear to be hardening into action, with the Finance Ministry of recently elected president Laura Chinchilla (51) unveiling its draft plans, revised after protests by local operators.

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Betfair in Philippines gaming deal?

24 Aug 2010

The UK and Australian-based Betfair online gambling group has been given an opportunity to expand into the Pacific Ring market following an offer from Manila, Philippines-based Diversified Financial Network Inc.(DFNN), reports the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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New online gambling operator

24 Aug 2010

Unionjackpots.com, an online gambling site licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and owned by Unionjackpots.com Limited of Solihull in England, has launched in play-for-free mode.

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Ladbrokes online player hits the jackpot

22 Aug 2010

Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for an anonymous Londoner playing Microgaming’s Mega Moolah Isis progressive slot at the Ladbrokes online casino last week.

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Faster broadband for online gamblers

22 Aug 2010

A UK Internet Service Provider is now offering a broadband package just for gamers, which prioritises their traffic for maximum accessibility and speed.

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Nova Scotia remains interested in online gambling

20 Aug 2010

Earlier this week the premier of Canadian provinces Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams, personally rejected the idea of the province joining others in regulating online gambling, but this has not deterred Nova Scotia politicians, who remain interested in a scheme that is supported by British Columbia, Quebec and possibly Ontario.

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Playnow back online in B.C.

20 Aug 2010

PlayNow.com, the province of British Columbia’s first venture into regulated online gambling is back online after a month fixing a technical glitch, and losses estimated at around Cdn5 million.

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Sports betting firm extends football league sponsorship

20 Aug 2010

Online sports betting company Tipp3.at, which is a subsidiary of the Casinos Austria group, has signed an agreement to extend its sponsorship of the Austrian Bundesliga domestic football league for a further three seasons.

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Bwin H1 results released

20 Aug 2010

In accordance with stock market rules following the proposed merger of Party Gaming and Bwin, Party Gaming issued a press release to the London Stock Exchange Thursday providing detail on Bwin’s performance in the first half of 2010.

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