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UK government moves on offshore internet gambling firms

24 Mar 2010

The UK position of offshore online gambling operators wishing to advertise and promote their products to British players moved into the spotlight this week with the news that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on the introduction of new licence requirements for overseas online gambling firms.

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A workaround on US sportsbetting?

23 Mar 2010

The Washington Business Journal reports that entrepreneur Jeremy Levine is convinced he’s found a loophole that allows online betting on sporting events in the United States….and he’s using March Madness to see if he’s right.

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Football star in online betting trouble

23 Mar 2010

Making headlines in the UK sports media this week is the sad tale of charismatic Scottish football legend Colin Hendry, who is apparently in financial trouble after letting an online betting habit get the better of him.

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Unibet and Bingo.com in Network agreement

23 Mar 2010

Bingo.com, Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a formal agreement to join the Unibet partner program as a network operator of multi-language and multi-currency bingo and casino systems.

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Dragonfish and Bwin ink Italian online casino deal

23 Mar 2010

Dragonfish, the b2b division of 888.com, has signed an agreement to provide a dedicated Italian online casino to Bwin Italia. The deal is a first for Dragonfish in the burgeoning Italian sector, now believed to be one of the largest in Europe.

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GTechG2 to introduce device reputation anti-fraud measure

23 Mar 2010

Iovation, provider of device reputation services for preventing online fraud and abuse, has partnered with online gambling software provider GTech G2, through the latter’s Finsoft subsidiary, to offer device reputation technology as part of its real-time transaction and risk management platform for online gaming and betting customers.

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Aussie horseracing goes online

23 Mar 2010

The New South Wales Thoroughbred Racing Board has agreed to allow bookmakers to bring laptop computers onto its racecourses for the purposes of betting as long as they obey strict terms and conditions.

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New online casino

23 Mar 2010

Latest online casino to launch is MegaCasino.com, which is powered by the relatively unknown SkillONnet Casino Software and is advertising in the key European online casino sector.

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Gamblers lose class action against OLG

22 Mar 2010

Problem gamblers have lost their bid to a launch a $3.5 billion class action lawsuit against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..

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Good news for Will Hill investors

22 Mar 2010

William Hill plc investors will be delighted by the predictions of the respected financial publication Barrons this week that shares of the British bookmaker could rise by as much as 30 percent as the company benefits from new in-store gaming machines and a growing online business.

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Downside to Estonia´s online gambling legalisation

21 Mar 2010

Following the award of its first online gambling licenses, the state of Estonia has launched the downside of the legalization policy – a drive against sites without its licensing imprimatur.

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Bodog boosts games invetory

21 Mar 2010

Bodog online casino joined the new games race this week with the announcement that it has added more than 20 new casino games to its already extensive offerings.

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Rival marks St. Patrick´s Day with a new game

19 Mar 2010

Marking St. Patrick’s Day this week, online gambling software provider Rival Gaming launched a thoroughly Irish video slot branded Shamrock Isle.

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Online gambling issue on South African television

19 Mar 2010

Online gambling was on South African television screens Thursday evening, and not in a good way.

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Surprise ruling in Kentucky

19 Mar 2010

The appeal over an appeal by the state of Kentucky to the state Supreme Court has had an unexpected result – on the legal technicality of whether iMEGA and the IGC had standing to pursue the state after it tried to seize and confiscate 141 international Internet gambling domain names, the bench ruled that they …

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Scandinavian deal for Neogames

18 Mar 2010

The Scandinavian company Megascratch.com Inc., which claims to be staffed by unidentified online gambling industry professionals, has entered into a white label agreement with the Malta-licensed Internet scratch card specialist group Neogames.

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New 5 line scratchcards from Neogames

18 Mar 2010

The Malta-licensed online scratch card provider Neogames has launched another first for the company – two 5 line instant sctrach card games that give players more opportunities to win in a single game.

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A tale of two halves

18 Mar 2010

The latest full year results from online casino group 32Red.com reflect, as predicted, a tale of two differing halves; the first produced a disappointing performance in a difficult economy, and the second saw improvement, albeit insufficient to be exciting.

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Q1 2010 results release by Chartwell Technology

18 Mar 2010

The Calgary, Canada-based online gambling software developer Chartwell Technology has released its financial results for Q1 2010, a period ending January 31, 2010.

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Buzzluck brand sold…but not the database

18 Mar 2010

Online gambling marketing whizz Alex Czajkowski made a big impression when his eGaming20.com company launched the Buzzluck online casino, taking a fresh and innovative onsite promotional approach that appealed to a wide range of players and generated plenty of, well…buzz.

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Kyl´s delaying tactics pay off

18 Mar 2010

Online gambling’s arch enemy, the Republican senator from Arizona Jon Kyl, apparently chose a potent and successful tactic to ensure the UIGEA regulations are not delayed beyond June 1st.

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Aussie internet censorship delayed

18 Mar 2010

The highly controversial and much criticised attempt by Australia’s Labour government to introduce a statutary body-controlled blacklist of Internet websites, effectively censoring the Internet, has been delayed, according to reports in the Australian mainstream media.

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Plenty of sports action for Betboo

18 Mar 2010

The Latin American-facing sports betting operator and Gaming VC subsidiary Betboo will receive over 1 500 televised sports events every year following an agreement signed with digital sports group Perform this week.

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Bingo site ad banned

18 Mar 2010

The Advertising Standards Authority, Britain’s advertising watchdog and regulator, has banned a television advert flighted by Tombola Bingo for negative racial stereotyping, following a complaint from two members of the public.

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