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Big win will ease online player´s retirement

25 May 2010

Still working as a hospital janitor at 72 years of age after hard financial times, a small-bet online punter’s ship finally came in this week at Casino.com.

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Old dog, new tricks?

25 May 2010

Veteran online gamblers and affiliate marketers will probably have mixed views on the Rome Casino-operated internet gambling site Diceland, which in the past has raised questions regarding a tendency toward slow-paying.

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Gaming VC joins London A.I.M.

24 May 2010

The board of directors of Gaming VC Holdings, the new holding company for the internet gambling companies in the GVC Group, has announced that the company’s shares will from today be traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange following its recent admission.

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Dragonfish adds to World Cup fever

24 May 2010

Dragonfish, the independent b2b division of 888 Holdings plc, has added to the mounting football World Cup fever by launching a suite of Quickplay instant format games built specifically for the upcoming FIFA spectacular, which starts June 11 in South Africa.

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Ladbrokes boss critical of Irish tax proposals for online gambling

24 May 2010

The announcement by Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen last week that he planned to tax online gambling firms accessing the Irish market has attracted more critical comment, this time from the respected Ladbrokes Ireland m.d., Joe Lewins.

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Double jeopardy for Turkish trio

24 May 2010

Online gambling group Sportingbet’s conflict with the Turkish authorities over its online gambling activities has surfaced again as three of its employees were again caught up in renewed legal action in Turkey, where the group offers its internet services in spite of a local ban, reports the Financial Times newspaper in London.

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Tradition online casino owners bow out

23 May 2010

Online gambling has proved to be a short life and an unhappy one for the unidentified owners of the Tradition online casino, a venture that launched only last year on July 20th,  powered by Rival software

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Zynga vs. Facebook row calms down

23 May 2010

The bitter row over Zynga games on the Facebook social networking site appears to have been settled, with the companies announcing that they have inked a new five year agreement.

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Pakistani internet firm sued by Vegas giant

23 May 2010

One Sultan Shafique, an individual associated with a Pakistani casino information website titled Belterra Casino.info has been named in a trademark infringement action filed in the Nevada District Court this week by Vegas gambling giant Pinnacle Entertainment.

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Bumper games week for Virgin online players

23 May 2010

Online gamblers visiting the Virgin Games site this week found their game choices expanded by some new offerings from providers Wagerworks, Orbis Tech, Virtue Fusion and NextGen Gaming.

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Spreadex getting into sports betting

23 May 2010

The UK-based spread betting firm Spreadex has expanded into the online sports betting arena with a range of markets covering more than ten sports.

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Nordic online casino in UK launch

23 May 2010

The Swedish founders of Betsson, Fredrik Sidfalk and Henrik Bergquist, saw the culmination of months of planning this week with the launch of their popular MrGreen.com online casino into the UK market under the country managership of Kate McClure.

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UK bookie fails

23 May 2010

The publication NE Business reports that over 120 staff have lost their jobs with the collapse of regional bookmakers Pagebet, a book making company founded in 1963.

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L&G requests trading suspension

21 May 2010

Shock news on Friday is that Leisure and Gaming plc has requested that trading in its shares be suspended, citing a lack of working capital, although the company is in early discussions with unidentified parties with a view to obtaining further funding.

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Malaysian internet cafes under siege

21 May 2010

Malaysia’s rather ponderously titled Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry has declared war on gambling dens camouflaged as Internet cafes, reports local newspaper The Star.

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888 Ladies ad banned

21 May 2010

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned another online bingo television advertisement, this one by 888 Ladies.com.

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Danish online gambling regulation nears

21 May 2010

Those canny Danes…in bowing to European Commission pressure to open up the online poker market, legislators have made sure their state monopoly Danske Spil gets a good start when online poker licensing comes into effect.

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Seeing double with Cozy

21 May 2010

Top UK bingo software developer and network Cozy Games has a new treat imminent for its players in a new Multi Screen feature that will allow bingo players to compete and chat in multiple rooms at the same time, all from one screen.

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Virgin first with Fire Hawk slot

20 May 2010

Virgin Games subsidiary Virgin Casino.com has launched a new 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot titled Fire Hawk.

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World Cup quiz for Ladbrokes

20 May 2010

UK online and land bookie group, Ladbrokes.com has added to the World Cup excitement by launching a new World Cup Football Quiz this week.

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Finnish gambling monopoly signs with Playtech

20 May 2010

Playtech plc, an online gambling software provider has secured a major Finnish deal, signing up Finland’s Slot Machine Association, Rahaautomaattiyhdistys (‘RAY’) for its Internet gambling software after a formal tender process.

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Jackpotjoy is top of the bingo pops

20 May 2010

According to independent bingo statistics provider Experian Hitwise, Gibraltar-licensed JackpotJoy.com is now the most popular online bingo site for UK players.

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House committee debates internet gambling tax bill

20 May 2010

The legalisation of US internet gambling inevitably raised its head in Wednesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Representative Jim McDermott’s HR 4976 proposal to tax online gaming in the United States.

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Robbers attack Florida internet gaming centre

20 May 2010

Leesburg, Florida police were quick to respond to a mid-morning call from an Internet gaming centre after it was robbed by a gang this week.  Two men and a woman were arrested and a male accomplice is currently being sought.

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