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Gibson joins Playtech board

10 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer and provider Playtech has announced the appointment of Barry Gibson as an additional independent Non-Executive Director.

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New online slot from Rival Gaming

10 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer Rival Gaming has released its latest i-slot, a 5 reel, 20 pay-line offering branded Candy Cottage.

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More interactivity at Better Bingo

10 Mar 2010

The Better Bingo Network in the UK is adding some interesting new interactive features to its bingo rooms this week, including live presenters who interact directly with the punter on logging in. Players can chat with the presenter in real time via a bingo chat box on sites such as Crown Bingo, Deal or No …

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Gamesys gives bingo some heart

10 Mar 2010

The Heart group of UK radio stations is to have its own online bingo site following a deal signed with software provider and operator Gamesys this week.

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Joining forces

10 Mar 2010

Sports information providers SportsDirect Inc. and Enetpulse, have jointly announced a long-term partnership to bring together worldwide sports information coverage.

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Barney signs up 66th co-sponsor

10 Mar 2010

Congressman Barney Frank’s HR2267 Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection And Enforcement Act attracted its 66th co-sponsor this week when Ohio Democrat Charles Wilson signed on.

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Explosive weekend for Greek gambling exec

10 Mar 2010

The weekend started with a bang at the Athens home of Intralot chief exec Constantinos Antonopoulos on Saturday when unknown attackers threw a hand grenade at his home.

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Online scratchcards a winner

10 Mar 2010

The popularity of scratchcards as another income stream has boomed in the past year, fuelled by player demand for something a little different on which to take a flutter.

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Centrebet for sale?

9 Mar 2010

The possibility of an online gambling-friendly change in Australian federal gambling laws is creating ripples of interest among analysts and potential buyers alike, reports The Australian newspaper.

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Interesting statistics from the piece

9 Mar 2010

* California tribes generate $7.3 billion a year in casino revenue, the largest share of the $26.8 billion won in 2008 by 442 government casinos operated by 237 American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages in 28 states.

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Here´s looking at you!

9 Mar 2010

The marketers at RTG-powered industry veteran Intertops.com have developed an innovative new promotional approach aimed at getting new players to see eye-to-eye with them on Internet gambling.

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Talent show coup for Rank plc subsidiary

9 Mar 2010

Rank plc online subsidiary Meccabingo.com has scored a marketing coup, snapping up a deal that will enable it to leverage the widely recognised “Britain’s Got Talent” brand – Britain’s highest rated television talent show last (2009) year with audience ratings of over 13 million viewers, peaking at 18 million for the finals.

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MR123 is not just an auction site

9 Mar 2010

Takomo Entertainment, a Swedish company that owns the penny auction site Mr123.com licensed in Alderney and Guernsey, has found that providing online gambling entertainment increases interest in its other business activities.

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Neogames latest scratchcard

8 Mar 2010

The 7th Heaven is a brand new scratch card game launched this week by the prolific scratchcard specialists Neogames.

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Rival Gaming goes mining Downunder

8 Mar 2010

Online gambling software provider Rival Gaming has launched its latest game, a 5 reel, 15 pay-line i-slot themed on Australian diamond mining.

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Malaysian blitz on internet gambling continues

8 Mar 2010

Police in the Perak area of Malaysia have told local media that in the last sixty days alone 373 raids have been conducted on various premises believed to have been operating computerised gambling activities.

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A brighter prospect for Italian online bingo

8 Mar 2010

The Italian Internet bingo scene is looking decidedly brighter this week following a positive Administrative Court of Appeal decision which overturned a lower court’s suspension of the laws backing regulation of the game.

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Partygaming mourns death of director

8 Mar 2010

The online gambling group Party Gaming plc mourned the passing of one of its non-executive directors this week. Stephen Box died from at present unknown causes at the age of 60. He had been a director of Party Gaming since December 2007.

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Harrah´s Interactive launches Caesars Online Bingo in Britain

8 Mar 2010

The Montreal-based interactive division of US gambling giant Harrah’s Entertainment has partnered with the Gamesys Group to develop an online gambling site featuring bingo and casino side games. The new site launched in the UK market this week.

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Crypto lands Betsson deal

8 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer CryptoLogic has signed a three-year agreement to license at least nine of its most popular online betting games to Betsson Malta Ltd (Betsson), a leading European e-gaming operator that is publicly listed on the Stockholm exchange.

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Top techie

6 Mar 2010

The major online and land gambling technology provider GTech has announced the appointment as Senior Vice-President: Global Technology Solutions of Matthew Whalen.

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Party Gaming´s new online casino strategy

5 Mar 2010

Speaking to journalists in London this week following the release of his company’s full year 2009 results , Jim Ryan, CEO of Party Gaming plc gave some interesting insights into how his company will market in coming months.

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Big online gambling money in Cyprus

5 Mar 2010

Turnover from Internet gambling on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus – legal home to the offices of many online gambling companies – reached Euro 2.5 billion in 2008 and is expected to balloon to over Euro 5 billion by 2012, the Cyprus Mail reported this week.

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US casino attendances down

5 Mar 2010

Despite draconian restrictions and an aggressive enforcement regime, US gamblers are still playiing their favourite casino games online, according to a recent survey of American players published by the Mintel research organisation.

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