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Monopoly Multiplier now available from Wagerworks

5 May 2010

Online gambling software developer Wagerworks has released its new Monopoly Multiplier game to both online casino and mobile licensees.

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New slots/VP at Casino Club

5 May 2010

Gaming VC’s online casino operation at Casino Club.com has announced the arrival of three new Boss Media-developed games this week.

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Record numbers for Macau in April

4 May 2010

Gross gambling revenues in Macau created a new record in April, according to reports from the Lusa news agency, soaring to an unprecedented 70 percent higher that the previous April to hit 14.1 billion Macau patacas.

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Bad news for Delaware sports betting proposal

4 May 2010

The US Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal by the state of Delaware to expand its sports-betting lottery beyond professional football games, dashing the hopes of the state’s three slot parlours to add full-on sports betting to their intra-state offering.

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Chinese internet controls to be tightened

3 May 2010

The Chinese government is about to tighten the internet screws on activities that it deems to be undesirable – including online gambling – in a new initiative to tighten controls, reports Associated Press.

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China lotteries deliver the goods

3 May 2010

The Chinese news agency Xinghua illustrated the power of China’s gambling market this week by reporting on the first quarter revenues for lotteries, which soared 24.5 percent between January and March 2010.

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Snooker champ under investigation for corruption

3 May 2010

A corruption “sting” operation instigated by the News of the World newspaper in the UK has left a three-time world snooker champ making excuses and embarrassed the controlling body for the sport.

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New Indian gambling chief

3 May 2010

US Indian gambling may soon have a new chief, following the nomination by President Obama of Tracie Stevens to head the National Indian Gaming Commission.

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Will Hill a possible Centrebet suitor?

3 May 2010

Persistent rumours that major British online gambling companies are interested in buying the Australian gambling group Centrebet received a boost this weekend with the news that William Hill plc may be among the possible suitors.

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eCOGRA adds to its team as demand for services grows

3 May 2010

The player protection and standards body eCOGRA has added another highly qualified professional to its Compliance and Advisory Services Department in order to better service a growing demand from industry companies, now approaching 80 leading organisations, for guidance on internationally accepted regulatory standards.

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Nevada politician joins the US legalisation initiative

3 May 2010

Congressman Barney Frank continues to attract Capitol Hill co-sponsors to his HR 2267 bill, which seeks to legalise online gambling in the United States and overturn the UIGEA.

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Malaysian online gambling ring busted

3 May 2010

Five Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian women – three of them sisters in their twenties –were arrested in the latest Malaysian police raid on online gambling rings, reports The Star newspaper.

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Armenia clamps down on gambling

3 May 2010

The Armenian government has followed the example of the Russians in confining all gambling activity to specific areas of the Eastern European country, reports The Messenger Online.

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UK newspaper signs up with fantasy sports firm

3 May 2010

Timing its initiative to coincide with the real-world football World Cup this year, the ubiquitous free UK newspaper Metro is partnering with FSB Technology on its Metro Free World Cup Fantasy Football competition.

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Gambling Commission suspends another licence

1 May 2010

Industry observers have so far been unable to agree on what has caused the UK Gambling Commission to suspend another British licensee whilst it completes an investigation.

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UK Gambling Commission releases latest gambling prevalence stats

1 May 2010

The UK Gambling Commission, which regularly commissions independent surveys of gambling prevalence in Britain, has published the latest statistics for the twelve months ended March 2010.

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Bwin expanding IT capability

30 Apr 2010

The IT publication Computer Weekly has published an interesting interview with Thomas Kiessling, chief technical officer of the Vienna-listed online gambling giant Bwin Interactive.

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Aussie academis call for national gambling regulator

30 Apr 2010

Suggestions by problem gambling researchers that the federal government in Australia appoint a national gambling regulator in place of state regulators are currently achieving wide coverage in the mainstream media Downunder.

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Estonia issues second online gambling licence

29 Apr 2010

The Baltic state of Estonia, which legalised online gambling subject to strict conditions in January this year has issued its second licence.

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Online operations lift Will Hill results

29 Apr 2010

The internet operations of UK gambling group William Hill plc have once again provided a boost to group revenues against a backdrop of a 4 percent decline in land-based betting shop net revenues.

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Chartwell pulls off "The Italian Job"

29 Apr 2010

The Calgary-based online gambling software developer Chartwell Technology Inc. has launched its new “The Italian Job” slot at Bwin, the largest publicly listed Internet betting group in Europe.

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Chartwell pulls off “The Italian Job”

29 Apr 2010

The Calgary-based online gambling software developer Chartwell Technology Inc. has launched its new “The Italian Job” slot at Bwin, the largest publicly listed Internet betting group in Europe.

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Kansas City probe produces another guilty plea

29 Apr 2010

The Kansas City grand jury probe into illegal online sports betting produced another guilty plea Wednesday.

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IGC chief speaks at Canadian gambling conference

29 Apr 2010

The Gaming Summit in Calgary, Canada and its preoccupation with “the elephant in the room” – online gambling – has continued to attract media reportage.

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