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Scientific Games subsidiary incurs software fines

25 Mar 2010

Middlesex-based Global Draw Limited, a subsidiary of the Scientific Games group which recently partnered with Playtech plc in Internet and other gambling ventures, was in hot water with the Business Software Alliance this week….and it proved to be an expensive encounter.

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About face by Malaysia on football betting?

25 Mar 2010

Malaysia is a country well known for the strict enforcement of anti-gambling laws, but there may be a change to allow for World Cup football betting this year, reports the Bangkok Post.

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Sportsbet.com under fire for promotional tactic

25 Mar 2010

Online gambling has attracted more unwelcome Australian media attention in a week that has already seen 888.com come under investigation for its promotional activities.

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Major progressive win reported

25 Mar 2010

Full details are not yet available but there has been a report of a major hit on the Microgaming Major Millions progressive slot this week.

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Online gambling domain owner steps up in Kentucky case

25 Mar 2010

The legal tussle between the state of Kentucky and trade associations  iMEGA and IGC has taken a new and positive turn as an online gambling domain owner has stepped up to the plate in order to give the plaintiffs legal standing.

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More Wagerworks games for Betfair

25 Mar 2010

Online gambling games and software developer Wagerworks reports that it has been commissioned to provide additional games for the giant UK Internet gambling group Betfair’s arcade operation.

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Dragonfish saves the day for 888.com

24 Mar 2010

888.com’s year end results for 2009 were published this week, showing an 18 percent decline in EBITDA, and a welcome boost to overall revenues thanks to b2b division Dragonfish.

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Big changes at Mangas Gaming

24 Mar 2010

The French online gambling group Mangas Gaming, which is jointly owned by Financière Lov and SBM, has made some important changes to its top management structure.

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UK government moves on offshore internet gambling firms

24 Mar 2010

The UK position of offshore online gambling operators wishing to advertise and promote their products to British players moved into the spotlight this week with the news that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on the introduction of new licence requirements for overseas online gambling firms.

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A workaround on US sportsbetting?

23 Mar 2010

The Washington Business Journal reports that entrepreneur Jeremy Levine is convinced he’s found a loophole that allows online betting on sporting events in the United States….and he’s using March Madness to see if he’s right.

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Football star in online betting trouble

23 Mar 2010

Making headlines in the UK sports media this week is the sad tale of charismatic Scottish football legend Colin Hendry, who is apparently in financial trouble after letting an online betting habit get the better of him.

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Unibet and Bingo.com in Network agreement

23 Mar 2010

Bingo.com, Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a formal agreement to join the Unibet partner program as a network operator of multi-language and multi-currency bingo and casino systems.

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Dragonfish and Bwin ink Italian online casino deal

23 Mar 2010

Dragonfish, the b2b division of 888.com, has signed an agreement to provide a dedicated Italian online casino to Bwin Italia. The deal is a first for Dragonfish in the burgeoning Italian sector, now believed to be one of the largest in Europe.

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GTechG2 to introduce device reputation anti-fraud measure

23 Mar 2010

Iovation, provider of device reputation services for preventing online fraud and abuse, has partnered with online gambling software provider GTech G2, through the latter’s Finsoft subsidiary, to offer device reputation technology as part of its real-time transaction and risk management platform for online gaming and betting customers.

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Aussie horseracing goes online

23 Mar 2010

The New South Wales Thoroughbred Racing Board has agreed to allow bookmakers to bring laptop computers onto its racecourses for the purposes of betting as long as they obey strict terms and conditions.

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New online casino

23 Mar 2010

Latest online casino to launch is MegaCasino.com, which is powered by the relatively unknown SkillONnet Casino Software and is advertising in the key European online casino sector.

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Gamblers lose class action against OLG

22 Mar 2010

Problem gamblers have lost their bid to a launch a $3.5 billion class action lawsuit against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..

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Good news for Will Hill investors

22 Mar 2010

William Hill plc investors will be delighted by the predictions of the respected financial publication Barrons this week that shares of the British bookmaker could rise by as much as 30 percent as the company benefits from new in-store gaming machines and a growing online business.

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Downside to Estonia´s online gambling legalisation

21 Mar 2010

Following the award of its first online gambling licenses, the state of Estonia has launched the downside of the legalization policy – a drive against sites without its licensing imprimatur.

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Bodog boosts games invetory

21 Mar 2010

Bodog online casino joined the new games race this week with the announcement that it has added more than 20 new casino games to its already extensive offerings.

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Rival marks St. Patrick´s Day with a new game

19 Mar 2010

Marking St. Patrick’s Day this week, online gambling software provider Rival Gaming launched a thoroughly Irish video slot branded Shamrock Isle.

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Online gambling issue on South African television

19 Mar 2010

Online gambling was on South African television screens Thursday evening, and not in a good way.

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Surprise ruling in Kentucky

19 Mar 2010

The appeal over an appeal by the state of Kentucky to the state Supreme Court has had an unexpected result – on the legal technicality of whether iMEGA and the IGC had standing to pursue the state after it tried to seize and confiscate 141 international Internet gambling domain names, the bench ruled that they …

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Scandinavian deal for Neogames

18 Mar 2010

The Scandinavian company Megascratch.com Inc., which claims to be staffed by unidentified online gambling industry professionals, has entered into a white label agreement with the Malta-licensed Internet scratch card specialist group Neogames.

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