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Parlay launches Entraction bingo network

18 Jun 2009

Canadian online bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment has announced the completion of a deal with the Entraction network announced earlier this year to provide a Bingo network.

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Playtech scores points with Deutsche Bank analysts

17 Jun 2009

The Online gambling software developer and provider Playtech plc received a resounding thumbs up from the respected Deutsche Bank business analysts this week, earning the accolade “best play on medium term growth in the online gaming sector” which will no doubt make it an attractive proposition for investors.

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Paddy Power tightens up on age verification

17 Jun 2009

The Irish online gambling group Paddy Power has increased the range and intensity of its ID and age verification measures designed to exclude the underaged and fraudsters from its Internet facilities, signing up the Scots specialised software developer NetIDme for the task.

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Two new leaders for online bingo provider

17 Jun 2009

GTECH’s G2 division has appointed two experienced i-gaming executives to help it further develop its casino and bingo products: Dominic Mansour who is appointed G2’s new Head of Casino & Games, and Alison Digges who has taken up the position of Head of Bingo for the group.

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Online gambling ban expensive for US search engines

17 Jun 2009

Steve Baldwin, writing for WebProNews this week conducted an interesting financial exercise to assess the cost to major US search engines of the ban on Internet gambling paid search ads.

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Sportsbetting sites on the alert following tennis fears

17 Jun 2009

Gambling on tennis is at the centre of a Times newspaper report from London this week, which claimed that only a week before the start of the world famous Wimbledon Tennis Championships, men’s tennis is embroiled in fresh gambling revelations.

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Online gambling is big business in New Zealand

17 Jun 2009

New Zealanders are gambling about NZ$40 million a week on overseas websites – around twice what they spend on the state lottery – according to a survey by the Racing Board, reports the New Zealand Herald newspaper.

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Mastercard power to Ukash

17 Jun 2009

The online payment company Ukash has signed a deal with MasterCard to facilitate the launch of its pioneering MasterCard rePower service in Europe – part of a strategic initiative to allow consumers to load cash onto their MasterCard and Maestro prepaid cards at Point-of-Sale (POS) locations.

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Internet gambling intermediaries busted

16 Jun 2009

Prevention of Crime Branch police in the ancient Indian city of Ahmedabad, the largest urban centre in the state of Gujarat, have arrested two men facilitating sportsbetting over the Internet through unidentified websites. 

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Online gambling the theme in new DiCaprio movie

16 Jun 2009

Hollywood mega-star Leonardo DiCaprio has been signed to play the lead in a drama movie with a plot that revolves around Internet gambling, the entertainment media is reporting this week.

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Microgaming launches stand-alone bingo offering

15 Jun 2009

Microgaming, the Isle of Man based Internet gambling software developer and supplier has announced that its new stand-alone Bingo product will be showcased on its exhibit stand at the Bingo Summit in London on 16-17 June.

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Massive online gambling bust in China

15 Jun 2009

The Xinhua News Agency reports that Chinese police have busted six serial gambling cases involving a total of some 50 billion yuan (about US$ 7 billion), and have launched a global hunt for seven principals involved in the cases.

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Another deal for Cryptologic

15 Jun 2009

Online gambling software provider Cryptologic has followed up on its games supply deal with Sportingbet last week with a new agreement, this time to provide quality games to the major Internet gambling group Paddy Power.com.

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G2´s Boss Media to present mejor games update at bingo summit

15 Jun 2009

Sporting its new GTECH divisional identity, G2, the Boss Media online gambling software provider has big plans for the Bingo Summit, which starts in London this week.

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Online bingo leadership rests on Cashcade sale

15 Jun 2009

The successful bidder in the ongoing Cashcade sale negotiations could determine who will lead the online bingo industry into what increasingly looks like a bright future for the game.

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More sponsors for legalised online gambling proposal

14 Jun 2009

Congressman Barney Frank’s proposal to regulate and licence non-sportsbetting Internet gambling in the United States, his HR 2267 Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act introduced on May 6, signed another four co-sponsors Friday, bringing to 30 the number of politicians indicating their support so far.

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Online gambling company sues Intabill

14 Jun 2009

The Australian newspaper Courier-Mail this week reports new developments in the financially troubled Intabill payment processor debacle including the news that the man behind Intabill, the 25-year-old entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff and his partner Sam Sciacca (38) are being sued for A$52 million by the Aruba registered online gambling company Kolyma Corporation AVV – owner of …

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Ontario´s OLG pays out on technical glitch

14 Jun 2009

The story of a Canadian slot player who was twice declared a million dollar winner by a faulty machine when he had actually won lesser amounts was finally put to bed in Toronto this week when the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. paid the $1 000 and $4 000 that the unidentified player had really …

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Revenues down for Chartwell

13 Jun 2009

Canadian online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology has posted Quarter 2 2009 results for the three months ended April 30 2009, showing sharply declining revenues due to increased competition, tough economic times and the loss of two licensees.

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Virginia operator claims his system is legal

13 Jun 2009

A Roanoke, Virginia Internet cafe operator had all the answers for local police who arrived at his business this week with a search warrant following an undercover operation that claimed he was offering illegal internet gambling.

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Kenilworth signs CCGC for live dealer action

13 Jun 2009

The Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corporation was in the business news for the second time this week, having earlier announced that live betting cameras and software will be installed over table games, including Texas Hold ‘Em, at its Sosua Bay Grand Casino in the Dominican Republic within the next two weeks for Internet live betting …

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Religious right writes to Congress

13 Jun 2009

Predictably, the religious right is mobilising to oppose Congressman Barney Frank’s proposed legislation aimed at regulating and licensing online gambling in the United States.

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Treat in store for Wagerworks fans

13 Jun 2009

The many fans of Wagerworks online casino games have a treat in store next week – the much anticipated new slot “Transformers” will start appearing on Wagerworks-powered online casinos, probably starting with the Virgin Casino site.

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888.com and Spin Palace the highest visible internet gambling sites

13 Jun 2009

The Internet research company Greenlight, which last week published the results of a visibility survey on online poker operations, has released similar statistics related to online casinos.

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