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Is opposition to online gambling softening?

2 Apr 2010

The publication Indian Country Today took an interesting look at attitudes in the US towards Internet gambling this week, commenting that tribal governments and commercial gambling companies are taking a softer position on the legalisation of Internet wagering, although it does not appear likely that pending legislation to permit online poker will be successful in …

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UK Gambling Commission to be merged with National Lottery Commission

2 Apr 2010

The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced that it will deliver GBP 60 million of efficiency savings, as a departmental contribution towards GBP 11 billion of national savings that are being demanded by the Cabinet. And part of the cost-cutting is the merging of the National Lottery Commission with regulator the Gambling …

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Internet gambling not excluded in latest Masachusetts gambling bill

2 Apr 2010

Thursday saw the introduction in the Massachusetts State House of the House Speaker’s plan to bring two land casinos to Massachusetts. And interestingly there appears to be no exclusion of intra-state Internet gambling.

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Two new slots released by Microgaming

2 Apr 2010

Jackpot Factory Group subsidiary All Slots Casino.com has launched two new feature-rich Microgaming-powered video slots branded Suga Mama and Magic Multiplier.

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French online and land casino group plannung an IPO?

1 Apr 2010

The French online and land gambling corporate Groupe Lucien Barriere plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) at the end of June, reports the Reuters news agency, quoting unconfirmed reports on the usually reliable French website Wansquare.

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Ukraine gambling incentives for Euro 2012

1 Apr 2010

The prospect of tourists attending the Euro 2012 football tournament matches in the Ukraine has generated renewed interest in establishing gambling operations in resort areas like the Crimea and Western Ukraine. It is understood that these regions will be exempt from the draconian bans against gambling established last year.

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Allegations that Taiwan cops were bribed by illegal casino operators

1 Apr 2010

This week saw major police swoops on 32 locations in the Banciao District of Taipei City as prosecutors investigated a large-scale bribery case in which a number of police officers have been accused of accepting bribes from illegal gambling operators in return for giving early warnings on planned raids.

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Getting into the World Cup spirit

1 Apr 2010

The World Cup football spectacular, which this time is being held in South Africa, is almost here – an exciting event that brings the international community together, watching and rooting for their national teams either on television, via the Internet or, for the really fortunate punters, at the actual games.

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Italian breakthrough for Net Entertainment

31 Mar 2010

The Swedish and Malta-based online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has landed another juicy contract for its CasinoModule product in the Italian market.

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And another two online casinos from Rival

31 Mar 2010

The Rival online gambling software company has been especially active in pumping out what many suspect are white label Internet casinos over the past year, and this month two more make an appearance.

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New Wagerworks game

31 Mar 2010

Visitors to this year’s ICEi show in London were much taken with a new game in the Wagerworks Internet games pipeline branded Kitty Glitter, and the news this week is that the wait is over, with this interesting online version of a popular land slot appearing on Wagerworks licensee websites.

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Chinese reports on internet gambling blitz

31 Mar 2010

The multi-ministry war being waged by the Chinese government on Internet gambling continues to hammer companies as well as individuals, according to a progress report issued this week by the Ministry of Culture.

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US moves to confiscate seized online gambling cash

31 Mar 2010

Millions of dollars, allegedly from online gambling transactions interrupted by US government action against a number of e-cash processors, are now the subject of forfeiture hearings in the northern division of The US District Court for Maryland, reports the Baltimore City Paper.

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Yanks don´t like Aussie internet censorship plans

30 Mar 2010

The highly controversial attempt by the Australian government to censor Internet access through a government agency blacklist to ISPs  is starting to meet with criticism from a US government already alerted by similar moves in China.

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Latest tranche of bingo side games launched by Microgaming

30 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer Microgaming launched two new Bingo side games to its network of operators this week.

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Barcrest Group in poll position for election with new game

30 Mar 2010

Graphics that bear a remarkable likeness to Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron adorn a new series of slots that the UK Barcrest group has introduced to coincide with the upcoming British general elections.

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New mini-game for 888.com marketers

30 Mar 2010

Trebax Innovations Ltd., which devises player acquisition strategies and software applications through its Damn Small Games mini-game platform, has launched a new game in the series dubbed “Damned Small Blackjack.”

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Glynn appointment confirmed by Ladbrokes

30 Mar 2010

The major UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has confirmed breaking news at the weekend that Richard Glynn (45) is its choice to succeed Chris Bell as chief executive.

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Good news from Kentucky

30 Mar 2010

Last week’s disappointing news that the Kentucky Supreme Court had denied trade association iMEGA’s legal standing until it could produce an owner of one of the 141 seized domains has been followed by positive news.

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Colorado catastrophy

30 Mar 2010

Colorado casino gambler Louise Chavez thought she had hit the bigtime at the Fortune Valley Casino last week when the bells rang and lights flashed as a slot machine told her she had just won $42 million, reports Fox25.

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Baptist chief rails against online gambling

30 Mar 2010

The heat is rising over the apparently imminent launch of Congressman Barney Frank’s bill seeking to legalise and regulate online gambling in the United States. This week Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land called on Frank’s House Financial Services Committee to oppose a bill he claims will undermine current (UIGEA) restrictions on Internet gambling and significantly …

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Sharing wisdom

29 Mar 2010

Former Ladbrokes Gibraltar IT chief and current online gambling portal webmaster Dave Sawyer believes in sharing his industry wisdom with fellow webmasters, and is well known for giving more junior webmasters the benefit of his knowledge on various forums.

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A-witching we will go

29 Mar 2010

Online scratchcard developer Neogames has released a new multi scratchcard game to its licensees and white label clients dubbed Esmeralda.

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What´s in a name

29 Mar 2010

Another highly desirable online gambling domain name is about to come onto the market next (April) month in the form of Slots.com.

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