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Urgent appeal on Delaware allowed

15 Aug 2009

The legal tussle between the major US sports leagues and the state of Delaware intensified as the week ended, with the leagues gaining the advantage in their request for an urgent appeal hearing for an injunction stopping Delaware from implementing newly approved state laws permitting sports betting.

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Drinking and playing: not a good idea

15 Aug 2009

Online gamblers can benefit from a timely reminder that appeared on the respected message board twoplustwo this week here: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/breathalyzer-lock-pc-559263/.

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Betfred loses Manchester United sponsorship

15 Aug 2009

Betfair execs were no doubt celebrating this week following the announcement that the UK online betting group has been selected as a sponsor by the world famous football club Manchester United.

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Football innovation enables punters to be on the players

15 Aug 2009

UK football fanatics will be able to use their in-depth player knowledge to good effect at the Coral betting group following its deal with FSB Technology this week.

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New diversion for online bingo players

15 Aug 2009

GTech-Boss Media’s new “X Factor Steps to Stardom” slots game has been shrewdly timed to launch this week on the International Bingo Network as the new X Factor TV series begins on UK television.

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BoS founder cops guilty plea

15 Aug 2009

The mainstream media are carrying a dramatic story which surfaced late Friday in which BetOnSports plc founder Gary Kaplan pleaded guilty to federal racketeering conspiracy and other charges.

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Bodog rocks for two big winners

14 Aug 2009

Bodog’s online casino operation reports this week that Diane J. of Illinois lucked into a Let Em Ride windfall, winning $99 395.

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Combining two great interests

14 Aug 2009

Fine wine exchange Liv-ex has entered into a partnership with Matchbet allowing people to place bets on the level of the Liv-ex 100 Fine Wine Index at the end of each month.

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Mamma Mia – Superenalotto rolls over again

14 Aug 2009

Religious spokesmen are condemning it, other Europeans are flying in to buy tickets and lotto frenzy continued to build in Italy as the week ended with the news that Thursday’s draw of the Italian Superenalotto once again failed to find a winner, boosting the prize to a new record of Euros 131.9 million (GBP 117 …

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Delaware appeal – Urgency opposed

14 Aug 2009

The attempt by major US sports leagues to appeal for an urgent injunction to stop the state of Delaware from going ahead with its sportsbetting plans prior to a hearing December 7th is being opposed by state lawyers.

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Another UK football team 188bet.com

14 Aug 2009

Only a week after signing a multi-year sponsorship deal with Aston Villa FC, the Asian-facing online sportsbetting site 188Bet.com has inked a deal with the prestigious Chelsea FC, becoming the club’s official betting partner.

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888´s bingo man on the move

14 Aug 2009

The man who has been running 888.com’s bingo interests for the past two years, Darren Sims, has left the group for Space Bar Media, parent group of Wink Bingo.com.

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South African regulators get Antiguan tips

14 Aug 2009

It’s a tough job but someone has to do it….members of South Africa’s National Gambling Board are hard at work in Antigua this month, studying the experienced Caribbean islanders’ online gambling regulatory framework as part of an initiative to learn and build relationships.

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Major lottery and gaming company signs for skill games

14 Aug 2009

The giant Italian lottery and gaming giant and parent company of GTech, Lottomatica has signed a multi-year software licensing agreement with the UK skill games network and provider GameAccount.

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Estonia good to go on internet gambling

14 Aug 2009

The Baltic nation of Estonia, long respected for its computer technology capabilities, will soon be open for business in an online gambling operational sense as well following final approval of a new regulatory regime due to start licensing suitable operators early in 2010.

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Improved second quarter for Cryptologic

13 Aug 2009

Veteran online gambling software developer and provider Cryptologic has produced improved second quarterly results that include casino revenue up 21 percent, and branded game revenue up 70 percent over Q1 2009.

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New operations chief for Chartwell Technology

13 Aug 2009

Chartwell Technology, the Calgary, Canada-based online gambling software developer and provider, has announced the appointment of UK-based Dan Phillips as VP Operations of Chartwell Games (International) Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary.

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South African casino busts computer fraud

13 Aug 2009

Six people charged with computer-based fraudulent card playing in a South African land casino have appeared in court, reports IOL.co.za. Three of the six are alleged to be dealer employees of the casino.

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Is this a protectionist clause?

13 Aug 2009

Online gambling executives and industry observers alike are asking whether a specific clause contained in two legislative proposals aimed at legalising Internet poker and gambling in the USA are signalling a protectionist intent on the part of future US regulators.

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Malta gaming clerk charged with Euro 198 000 fraud

13 Aug 2009

Vincent Vella (28), a former administrative clerk at a Malta gaming company, appeared before a Malta magistrate this week, charged with fraud involving Euros 198 000, which allegedly took place over a two year period.

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Online gambling a sure-fire discussion point at Ukraine conference

13 Aug 2009

The sweeping and highly contentious actions of the Ukrainian and Russian governments in banishing gambling to remote regions  will almost certainly be discussed in some depth at the next EELEX iGaming two day conference and expo, scheduled for Kiev between September 10 and 11, 2009.

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Ladbrokes to boost customer relationship management

12 Aug 2009

UK gambling group Ladbrokes is to ramp up eCRM (customer relationship management) activity in its Internet operations in the second half of 2009 in an attempt to boost revenues per player, reports Market Direct.

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Betfair loses statistical debate in A.S.A issue

12 Aug 2009

Straight Statistics.org reports that it has been successful in lodging a complaint against online gambling group Betfair with the UK Advertising Standards Authority.

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Home online lottery flops

12 Aug 2009

Some months back, an Austrian home owner came up with the ingenious and successful idea of selling her house by lottery when it did not move on the conventional market.

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