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PAF signs up with Parlay Entertainment

23 Sep 2010

Parlay Entertainment, the Canadian internet gambling software provider has announced a deal with Ålands Penningautomatförening (Paf) to license its Parlay5 gaming platform. The agreement will enable Paf to upgrade its online bingo and soft gaming offerings, with a planned launch in the first quarter of 2011.

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William Hill enters horseracing levy debate (Update)

22 Sep 2010

William Hill plc, a major land and online betting group in the UK, has come out in support of a proposal that betting exchanges should contribute to the Horserace Betting Levy Board’s finances.

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XBOX convergence

22 Sep 2010

The latest game in the Microsoft XBox series of Red Dead Redemption games presents an interesting illustration of game and technology convergence.

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Is social gaming site slow-paying?

22 Sep 2010

The Watchdog column in the Texas newspaper Star-Telegram took the veteran social gaming network Pogo to task this week amid allegations that players are not being paid out on promised jackpots.

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HR2267 – Congressman not optimistic (Update)

22 Sep 2010

Internet gambling’s US champion, Congressman Barney Frank, has dampened hopes of an early debate on his HR2267 proposal to legalise online gambling in the Unites States, telling the Washington DC publication The Hill that he thinks it unlikely that the bipartisan measure will reach the House floor before the midterm election distractions in November.

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Sportingbet settles U.S. position (Update)

22 Sep 2010

Making the mainstream headlines everywhere mid-week is the news that the UK internet gambling group Sportingbet.com has settled with the US Department of Justice regarding its pre-UIGEA activities. And the good news for investors is that, at $33 million, the deal is better than that experienced by other companies and individuals.

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Harrah's in hot water

22 Sep 2010

Land casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment could be in legal hot water following a promo that has triggered a New Jersey Superior Court order affecting approximately 350 000 gamblers.

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Harrah’s in hot water

22 Sep 2010

Land casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment could be in legal hot water following a promo that has triggered a New Jersey Superior Court order affecting approximately 350 000 gamblers.

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Jadestone clinches major deal with BWIN

22 Sep 2010

The Swedish online games developer Jadestone Networks has inked a major 3 year agreement with European internet betting giant Bwin, expanding its existing relationship with the addition of 14 new minigames.

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Intralot secures Lithuanian access

22 Sep 2010

Intralot Interactive, a division of the Greek gaming software developer Intralot, has secured valuable access and contacts in the Lithuanian internet gambling sector following a deal with the Baltic country’s lottery operator Olifeja.

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Spain makes progress on online gambling regulation

22 Sep 2010

The excruciatingly slow progress of the Spanish government towards the full regulation of gambling moved forward another step last Friday when the Council of Ministers approved a draft of the new Gambling Act.

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Betfair confirms IPO intentions (Update)

22 Sep 2010

Persistent speculation that online gambling group Betfair is to seek a public listing on the London Stock Exchange has been confirmed in a brief statement from the company.

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Custom internet slot for Rushmore

22 Sep 2010

The US player-friendly online gambling operator Rushmore Casino has released a new 5 reel, 25 pay-line video slot custom made for it by software provider RealTime Gaming.

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Boss Media bans?

22 Sep 2010

The major online casino operator Bwin Interactive has become the latest internet gambling company to block Canadian players from its download casino services in what appears to be a growing and inexplicable trend in the Great White North.

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Kahnawake – Quebec raproachment?

22 Sep 2010

After years of a somewhat strained relationship, it appeared this week that representatives of the Mohawk First Nation enclave of Kahnawake and the Canadian provincial government of Quebec have opened a hopefully positive dialogue on internet gambling.

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Bookies lining up for tote auction?

20 Sep 2010

The notification by the British government last week that it is again about to offer the Tote state betting organisation up for auction has triggered a slew of speculative media reports over the weekend.

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Third quarter sees another games bonanza

20 Sep 2010

The third quarter of 2010 has seen no let up in the stream of new games launched into an apparently voracious online gambling market by the industry’s leading software developers…and the economic crisis that has swept the world does not appear to have slowed the flow.

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Bingo Queen presides over new JackpotJoy game

19 Sep 2010

The coronation of movie star and comedienne Barbara Windsor as Jackpotjoy’s Queen of Bingo saw the online bingo operator release one of its most innovative games yet this week.

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Life imitating arts?

18 Sep 2010

A case of life imitating art was reported this week in the Albuquerque Journal, which revealed that an experiment by the editor of the University of New Mexico’s student newspaper Daily Lobo using a popular $39.95 video game made by Electronic Arts had accurately predicted the outcome of a college football game.

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New York row with Mastercard heats up

18 Sep 2010

The row over New York Lottery credit card subscribers being charged fees by Mastercard heated up again this week, with a lottery spokesperson describing the imposition of fees by Mastercard as ‘illegal’.

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OPAP a good bet

18 Sep 2010

The investment publication Seeking Alpha carried a detailed article on the Greek gambling monopoly OPAP this week, delving into its history and the challenges of the Greek economy, tax and regulatory changes that will see the introduction of a more enlightened approach to online gambling.

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New Twilight Zone online slot

18 Sep 2010

Following the trend toward creepy horror movies, but trailing Vegas Technology’s earlier ‘Vampire Vixen’ offering, a new Wagerworks-developed online slot titled ‘Bitten’ is making its debut on a number of top online gambling sites this week.

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Online casino to add sports book services

18 Sep 2010

All Slots Casino.com, a member of the Microgaming-powered Jackpot Factory group, is to launch a sports betting service in the near future, a company spokesman revealed this week.

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The price of cooperation

17 Sep 2010

Canadian e-cash processor Douglas Rennick (35) appeared to have escaped with a remarkably light sentence in a New York federal court this week, being handed a six month probation by U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein despite the offences for which he was convicted carrying potentially heavy prison sentences.

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