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Near miss

31 Dec 2008

A Richford, Vermont lottery player had a narrow escape from losing a fortune this week when he inadvertently trashed a Tri-State Megabucks ticket he had been given as a Christmas present.

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New Rummy network

30 Dec 2008

RMRoyal Media has launched a new no-download Rummy network under the name RummyRoyal.net.

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Has Dikshit alienated other Party Gaming founders?

28 Dec 2008

The $300 million “settlement” and Wire Act guilty plea by Party Gaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit earlier this (December) month was discussed in an interesting article in the The Times over the holiday weekend, which suggested that his unilateral and independent move to clean the slate with the US Department of Justice may not have gone …

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Utah defends states´ right on gambling

27 Dec 2008

Concerned about possible federal deals on Internet gambling in World Trade Organisation negotiations, state legislators in Utah are pushing a resolution that urges Congress to ensure that states’ rights to make their own gambling laws are respected….and that means that online gambling will definitely be a non-starter in the state, reports the Salt Lake City …

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US lotteries declining

27 Dec 2008

A weakening U.S. economy and declining discretionary incomes are negatively impacting one source of government financing that had previously been widely regarded as recession-proof: lotteries, reports the Wall Street Journal this week.

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Betfair´s Aussie cricket ads criticised

26 Dec 2008

Two Australian public figures – a charity campaigner and a politician – have lashed out at online betting exchange Betfair for advertising on Boxing Day on grounds that the material impinged on family interest subjects like cricket and were therefore dangerous to children and teenagers.

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New US Attorney Gerneral may not be good news

26 Dec 2008

The incoming Obama Administration’s announcement that Eric Holder is to be appointed Attorney General of the United States may moderate expectations that the new president might take a more liberated approach to Internet gambling.

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Czech online gambling on the way

26 Dec 2008

After months of anticipation, it looks as if the new year will at last see legalised online gambling in the Czech Republic.

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Enough to drive a player nuts

24 Dec 2008

Christmas arrived early for a New Zealand woman this year, or so she thought. The woman was playing a land slot in Dunedin, New Zealand when it briefly showed a $A 36 million jackot hit…but she then found the machine was faulty and she had really won only $A 420.

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White listing helps Antigua attract licensees

24 Dec 2008

Achieving white listing status from the UK authorities that has enabled its licensees to advertise in the United Kingdom has proved to be a real advantage for the Caribbean island licensing jurisdiction of Antigua, reports local newspaper The Antigua Sun this week.

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Google says bingo to rival poker

24 Dec 2008

The giant search engine Google has claimed that its research has shown a rising popularity in Internet bingo across every age group and gender and is online poker’s most powerful rival yet.

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Peak switch to Playtech in progress

24 Dec 2008

Peak Entertainment, the well established parent company for SunPoker.com, Omni Casino and CSCasino.com, has announced that its move to the Playtech platform commenced December 19 is proceeding smoothly, and that existing players will continue to have access to its former Cryptologic software until January 15th 2009 to ensure a gradual changeover.

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Powerful partnership

24 Dec 2008

Gigamedia, the Taiwan-based parent of Everest Poker and Everest Gaming, has revealed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the respected and well established Gibraltar-based land and online gambling company Victor Chandler International. 

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Cancun the venue for affiliate conference

23 Dec 2008

The online gambling affiliate marketer’s community website Casino Affiliate Programs.com has released details of its next conference, CAP Spring Break 2009, which it promises will be “…larger in scope and expectations than previous events.”

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Another million dollar Jackpot available

23 Dec 2008

Online gamblers have another million dollar jackpot on offer following this week’s Real Time Gaming announcement that its Jackpot Pinatas progressive jackpot has moved over the million dollar level.

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Gambling fool

23 Dec 2008

Reports from Redding, northern California tell of a local burglar who was not the sharpest knife in the drawer, having tried to gamble at two casinos using rare coins he had stolen in a burglary.

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Two fron Nam in hot water

23 Dec 2008

Two Vietnamese nationals, Nguyen Van Dinh and Nguyen Trieu Duc, both from Hanoi, have been arrested by officers of the Ministry of Public Security’s Criminal Police Department on allegations of organising gambling cruises between Vietnam and Cambodia.

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Accolade for "8"

23 Dec 2008

Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com’s monthly member’s magazine “Eight” has been awarded “Most Effective Membership” publication at the 2008 APA Effectiveness Awards.

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Accolade for “8”

23 Dec 2008

Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com’s monthly member’s magazine “Eight” has been awarded “Most Effective Membership” publication at the 2008 APA Effectiveness Awards.

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Netent secures Nasdaq Stockholm listing

22 Dec 2008

Another significant step in the corporate development of online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has occurred with the Stockholm Stock Exchange listing committee approving the company for listing on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

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Has Germany taken a leaf from the Kentucky book?

22 Dec 2008

Mainly German reports over the weekend raise the alarming prospect that the Internet is under further assault – this time from German authorities.

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Chinese censors at work again

22 Dec 2008

The world’s largest Internet population – the Chinese – were deprived of access to the New York Times last Friday, according to the newspaper.

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Gibraltar tax challenge defeated

21 Dec 2008

The long-running European Commission’s challenge to the benevolent corporate tax regime in Gibraltar has been resolved by a European Union court in favour of the tiny Mediterranean nation.

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Hard times until 2010

21 Dec 2008

The respected Fitch Ratings agency in the United States has predicted that the gambling industry can expect a tough economic environment through to 2010, reports Business Wire.

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