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Fantasy games for Danish gambling monopoly

20 May 2009

Live sports data provider Enetpulse is to supplu a series of Internet fantasy sports games to the Danish state gambling monopoly Danske Spil under the terms of an agreement that will run for the next three years.

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Gambling software company steps in to assist online player

19 May 2009

A little known online gambling software company, Galewinds Software Incorporated gave larger rivals a lesson in player-sensitivity this week by stepping in and paying an online player who had been jerked around by an online casino it powered for months.

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Quick as a flash at Le Croupier

19 May 2009

Barriere Hotels and Casinos group’s recently launched 3D online casino, Le Croupier.com, has added a suite of instant-play games to its offering.

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Ukraine protests

19 May 2009

The Ukraine government’s abrupt ban yesterday on gambling other than in a specially delineated location has resulted in thousands of employees of gaming halls and casinos staging protest marches and demonstrations in the country’s capital, reports Reuters new service

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Banking hassles for European online gambling operators

19 May 2009

E-Gaming Review reported exclusively this week that the UK’s Royal Bank of Scotland has recommended to its online gambling clients that they find another bank to service transactions from the Netherlands and Switzerland going forward.

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Bingo chief on the move

19 May 2009

The UK listed gambling group Rank plc has announced that its Mecca Bingo subsidiary is currently seeking a new managing director following the resignation to pursue other business interests of present incumbent Simon Wykes, who has expressed a wish to move on with immediate effect.

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More Malaysian online gambling raids

19 May 2009

The Malaysian police maintained their active drive against illegal gambling this week with further raids in the Prangin area Monday, reports the Bernama press agency.

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AGA report shows gambling revenue decline

19 May 2009

The American Gaming Association, a trade association representing the interests of US land gambling operators, has confirmed news reports of tough times for the industry by releasing annual statistics showing a decline in gambling revenues of  $ 1.6 billion to $ 32.5 billion in full year 2008.

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Sinatra faves the theme of new Partycasino game

19 May 2009

Party Casino.com has added 13 new games to its inventory, with the flagship release featuring a theme that is a musical slot tribute to legendary songster Frank Sinatra.

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South Carolina bills make it out of committee

18 May 2009

Draconian and antiquated gambling laws that prohibit gambling, and especially poker, in the state of South Carolina could be in for revision as two key bills move out of the legislature committee stage and toward full debate and voting.

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New games from Virtue Fusion Alderney

18 May 2009

Online gambling software provider Virtue Fusion Alderney has launched three new games aimed at player retention.  BlackJack, Mafia Millions and Fruit & Veg will be available to players on all Virtue Fusion sites from this week.

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Online gaming exec arrested in Malta

18 May 2009

According to widespread reports in the Malta mainstream media, a Greek national working on the island of Malta as an executive with online sportsbook and casino company Gold Victory Limited was arrested over the weekend on allegations of misappropriation of Euro 500 000 from customer accounts.

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Online gambling industry vets make another interesting investment

18 May 2009

Savvy industry veterans Mark Blandford and Andrew Black, who were involved in founding Sportingbet and Betfair respectively, are looking to a football oriented sports betting enterprise as a profitable investment.

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New chairman for Cryptologic

15 May 2009

Robert Stikeman, longtime chairman of online gambling software provider Cryptologic is to step down from his position, although he will continue to serve the company as a non-executive director. 

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Ladbrokes pre-tax profit down by a third

15 May 2009

Ladbrokes released disappointing numbers for the 4 first 4 months of 2009 ended April, reporting a 34 percent overall decline in pre-tax profits.

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New Finsoft deal makes Wagerworks games widely available

14 May 2009

Major European online gambling operators such as Stan James, Betfred, Boylesports and Sportingbet will be expanding their games offering shortly following a deal by GTECH subsidiary Finsoft with the online gambling games developer Wagerworks.

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Dragonfish touches down in Spain

14 May 2009

Dragonfish, the independent B2B division of 888 Holdings plc, was active again this week, launching a new Spanish bingo network, El Cartonazo, for its partner Daub Limited.

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Good quarter 1 2009 for Bwin

14 May 2009

One of Europe’s biggest online gambling groups, Bwin, has posted another positive quarterly report, revealing that net gaming revenues in the first quarter 2009 were up 11 percent on Q1 2008, and reached Euro 102.1 million.

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Red tape prompts Will Hill departure from Spain

14 May 2009

London-listed online and land gambling group William Hill plc is opting out of Spain and a year long venture with the Codere group branded Victoria Apuestas, citing slow regulatory approvals and a control environment that militates against its expansion plans and has been too slow to open up other regions in the country.

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Fair dinkum, Paddy Power´s bound for Oz

14 May 2009

The Irish online and offline gambling group Paddy Power has taken its aggressive expansion strategy a stage further this week with the A$ 48.5 million acquisition of a controlling stake in the Australian sports betting firm Sportsbet.

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Was house sale competition approved by UK Gambling Commission?

14 May 2009

our readers will recall an innovative approach to real estate that surfaced in Austria last year when an enterprising house owner trying to sell his home opted for a prize competition scheme when she could not get the right price through more conventional channels.

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No bull – Paddy Power cuts betting

14 May 2009

The Irish online and land gambling group Paddy Power has advised customers that it will no longer accept bets on bullfighting following complaints by animal rights groups.

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118BET signs football sponsorship deal with UK Premier League clubs

14 May 2009

In-play online football betting specialist 188BET has signed a double shirt sponsorship deal with UK Premier League football clubs Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic.

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Predatory online progressives

14 May 2009

Players have characterised the T&Cs on progressive jackpots at a number of online gambling websites as predatory this week as the forum row over Joyland Casino and player SylvieP continues to reverberate around the Internet.

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