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Improved email marketing for Betfair

25 Jan 2009

The analysis of email marketing effectivity at online betting exchange group Betfair is to be stepped up using software from the smartFOCUS firm.

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Lucky confluence

25 Jan 2009

Reports from Mechanicsville, New York last week told the story of a cleaning woman who cleaned out the main prize in a local lottery, winning a million dollars when the odds were more than usually against success.

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Latin bingo

25 Jan 2009

The Microgaming-powered Jackpot City group is now offering Spanish players the chance to play bingo in their own language.

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UIGEA regulations impact first peripheral victims

25 Jan 2009

The controversial regulations supporting the U.S. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, rammed through in the dying days of the Bush administration and only recently effective, are already causing waves where they were not intended, it appears.

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Chartwell Tech launches latest gambling software

25 Jan 2009

Canadian online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology has released version 7.0 of its online casino software, featuring new games and the most extensive back office enhancements in the company’s history.

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Orbis will launch new games at ICE

24 Jan 2009

The UK Internet gambling software developer Orbis will be showcasing its latest games in the Openbet Games Package 15 at the ICE(i) expo next week.

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No smiles in these Irish eyes

24 Jan 2009

Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive for Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), has raised the profile of online gambling by asking the Irish government to consider taxing all offshore online and telephone betting.

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Visionary i-Gaming clinches Black Orchid deal

24 Jan 2009

Visionary i-Gaming, a relative newcomer to the live dealer technology sector headed by Martin Reiner, a former executive of VueTec, has inked a deal with new operator Black Orchid Casino.com its Live Turnkey Online Casino package.

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Parlay joins Norsk Bingo in land bingo venture

24 Jan 2009

Canadian bingo software provider Parlay Entertainment is branching out into the real world of bingo in addition to its respected virtual presence in the sector, in a partnership with Norsk Bingo AS.

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Bet365 launches new slot

24 Jan 2009

Bet 365 has launched a new slot branded Lucky 7 that enables online players to enjoy the action and win prizes in the popular bingo-room chat facility Marine Mayhem.

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Internet mini-games from CTXM

22 Jan 2009

The Latvian-based online gambling software developer CTXM has completed development of a suite of seven casino minigames, suitable for expanding an existing online casino portfolio or add an entirely new service to any website.

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Good 2008 numbers from Playtech

22 Jan 2009

The Isle of Man based Internet gambling software provider Playtech plc has reported a solid set of numbers for its full year and Q4 2008 activities.

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Latest Cryptologic online casino launched

22 Jan 2009

The latest online casino from the Wagerlogic-Cryptologic studios, Casinojoy owned by Gaming Media Group has launched, offering players over 200 quality games that include the popular Marvel-branded slots Spider-Man and The Hulk, along with high-value progressive jackpot games.

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Card control over gamblers

22 Jan 2009

Gamblers in the Saskatchewan province in Canada may have to swipe a personalised card before they can play a video lottery terminal at land locations in the future, reports CBC News.

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Online games developer to perk up social networking

22 Jan 2009

The Latvian i-gaming software provider CTXM has unveiled an extended GamingOS product compatible with most popular social network service web-sites, expanding opportunities for more gaming applications in this popular activity.

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GamCare gets a new chief

22 Jan 2009

GamCare, the UK’s problem gambling support organisation, has appointed former Head of Gambling at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy McLellan as its new Chief Executive Officer. McLellan commences his new role on February 1st and replaces Geoffrey Godbold, who has been CEO since February 2006.

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Kentucky domains case heading for State Supreme Court

22 Jan 2009

The failed attempt by the state of Kentucky to seize and confiscate 141 international domain names looks set to stay in the headlines. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s staff lodged an appeal this week against the successful iMEGA and IGC appeal which overturned a lower court’s order supporting the Governor’s unprecedented action .

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32Red sets up on virtual island

21 Jan 2009

Top online gambling casino 32Red.com has become the first tenant on GEM Island, a 3-D interactive leisure, gaming and betting portal founded by entrepreneur Mark Campbell.

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New US Administration gets to work

21 Jan 2009

Newly inaugurated US President Barak Obama and his team have hit the ground running following Tuesday’s festivities in Washington, with an order to all federal agencies and departments to stop any pending regulations until they can be reviewed by incoming staff, halting last-minute Bush orders in their tracks, reports the Reuters news agency.

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Betfred´s ambitious plans

21 Jan 2009

The owner of the Betfred bookie empire, Fred Done, has shared his vision of the group’s future with the Manchester Evening News following the sale earlier this week of his Netherlands Antilles-registered online casino operation Betfred NV for GBP 27.2 million to an undisclosed buyer .

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Social networking facility from CAP

21 Jan 2009

Casino Affiliate Programs.com (“CAP”), which claims to be the world’s largest and longest-running affiliate marketing directory for the online gaming industry, has announced the launch of MyCAP – the first social networking website to be dedicated exclusively to i-gaming affiliate marketers.

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Internet gaming looks askance at German pan-European lottery plan

21 Jan 2009

Changes to German law this (January) month make such a project possible, and it is believed that the combined state lotteries are looking at an October 2009 launch.

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Online gambling companies recognised in Casinomeister Awards

21 Jan 2009

The player-influential online gambling information and social networking portal Casinomeister handed out its independent annual awards to the industry this week, naming 32Red Casino the top venue for non-US players for the sixth straight year.  The UK-based Club World Group was named as best US-friendly online casino.

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Bookies challenge UK Gambling Commission fees

21 Jan 2009

The UK Gambling Commission and the Independent Bookmakers Association, which represents  owners of some 700 betting shops, look set to clash in a dispute over the level of licensing fees.

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