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New Moon has big advertising ideas

21 Jan 2010

Moon Bingo.com has only been on the scene in its revamped form for two months, yet it is planning on a major marketing investment that includes the imminent launch of a UK television campaign.

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Chartwell now into the live dealer sector

21 Jan 2010

The Canadian online gambling turnkey provider, Chartwell Technology, is now offering its clients an additional Internet gambling option through its live dealer partnership with Jason Chan’s Entertasia.

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O.D.S. and Neogames team on scratchcard white label deal

21 Jan 2010

Online scratchcard white label provider NeoGames and the Internet gambling group Online Domain Services Ltd have launched a new website branded Scratch.co.uk and focused on the United Kingdom market.

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Latest Rival software game has a matrinonial theme

21 Jan 2010

Gambling software developer Rival Gaming’s latest game release “Whacky Wedding” is a 5 reel, 20 pay-line slot scheduled to launch early next (February) month.

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Mansion´s casino.com focuses on responsible gaming

21 Jan 2010

Casino.com, the Gibraltar-based online casino subsidiary of the Mansion-Genting group has been accredited by Gamcare’s GTS stamp of approval for responsible gambling measures, indicating that it follows a strict code of practice in this area.

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Solid Q4 for Will Hill

20 Jan 2010

The major British bookie group William Hill plc has unveiled a more encouraging set of results for its final quarter 2009, with gross win margin on sportsbetting operations back to a more acceptable 17 to 18 percent, and net revenues up 6 percent.

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Interesting online developments at Eurosporsbet

20 Jan 2010

According to reports in the French newspaper Le Monde, SPS Betting, the operator of Eurosports TV’s online gambling site has been brought under the management control of parent group and industrial giant Bouygues following major management differences at company level.

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Loto Quebec plans online strategy

20 Jan 2010

The Montreal Gazette carried an interesting article on Internet gambling this week, quoting Alain Cousineau, the outspoken chief executive of Loto Quebec, who recently stressed the need for Canada’s government-sanctioned gambling industry to reinvent itself on the Internet.

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Online gambling firms form alliance

20 Jan 2010

Online game show pioneer Amuso has formed a strategic alliance with online gaming network operator, Cashball Ltd. and Sweden’s innovative gaming technology provider, NYX Interactive AB, to create a new gaming experience for UK players.

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New live blackjack games from Microgaming

20 Jan 2010

Online gambling software developer Microgaming has launched a new Live Dealer Blackjack offering enable players to experience the thrills, atmosphere and realism of land-based casino play through a crisp, clear interface, and interact with live casino personnel dealing cards in real-time, streamed via over the internet via video.

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Wagerworks prodcut line-up at IGE-ICEi will be interesting

20 Jan 2010

Wagerworks, the online gambling software provider subsidiary of IGT-UK, has a bag full of goodies planned for the IGE-ICEi show in London at the end of January.

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PartyGaming scores eCOGRA Affiliate Trust Seal

20 Jan 2010

PartyPartners.com, the affiliate program for several leading online gambling brands in the PartyGaming plc group, has successfully passed the on-site inspection and monitoring requirements of player protection and standards body eCOGRA.

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North Carolina: "Online sweepstakes" on hold

20 Jan 2010

The vexing questions regarding the legality of ‘sweepstakes’ gambling at North Carolina Internet cafes has persuaded one city council to place a moratorium on the games until it has investigated the issue more thoroughly.

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North Carolina: “Online sweepstakes” on hold

20 Jan 2010

The vexing questions regarding the legality of ‘sweepstakes’ gambling at North Carolina Internet cafes has persuaded one city council to place a moratorium on the games until it has investigated the issue more thoroughly.

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New chief exec for Chartwell Games

20 Jan 2010

The Canadian online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology has announced the appointment of Daniel Phillips as chief executive officer of its subsidiary Chartwell Games International.

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New Jersey still lags in gambling recovery

20 Jan 2010

The latest numbers from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, show that gaming revenues in Atlantic City dipped 13.2 percent during the 2009 calendar year compared to 2008. Nevertheless, land casinos in the area generated $3.9 billion.

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Befair launches new Playtech-powered online casino

20 Jan 2010

The giant online gambling group Betfair has launched its latest venture – an online casino with downloadable software powered by Playtech and presenting players with a full range of services and a casino gaming suite that includes progressive jackpots.

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Alabama Gov. speaks on gambling resignation

20 Jan 2010

The embarrassing resignation of the head of the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling in Alabama continued to attract headlines today as Governor Bob Riley spoke to media regarding the gambling activities of David Barber, head of the unit.

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Latest live dealer blackjack launched

19 Jan 2010

Martin Reiner, the CEO of live dealer provider Visionary i-Gaming and a former MIT card counter, developed the multihand Live Blackjack Early Payout game, and this week celebrated the launch on his company’s tables of the latest version.

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Italy´s Microgame signs another betting deal

19 Jan 2010

Italy’s giant Internet service provider, Microgame S.p.A. has signed another online betting deal, this time with the UK based specialist software provider Football 1×2 Ltd.

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Casino La Vida launches

19 Jan 2010

Online gamblers have a new venue this week with the launch of Casino La Vida.eu, a European-facing site with a lifestyle theme that comes in English and four other European languages.

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Mutual fund takes a chunk of Playtech

19 Jan 2010

Details are still sparse, but according to mandatory regulatory reports from Playtech plc, 10 percent of the stock has been snapped up by Fidelity International, a major mutual fund that currently manages over $211.8 billion for private individuals and institutions. The Playtech notice advised that 24,031,139 of its ordinary shares had been acquired by the …

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Good year for Italian gambling

19 Jan 2010

The Italian gambling market shrugged off the recession last year, delivering a 14.4 percent rise in wagers to Euro 54.4 billion according to the latest figures from regulator AAMS.

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New Jersey move on internet gambling a top media story

19 Jan 2010

The New Jersey legislation proposing the legalisation of Internet gambling in the state continued to reverberate around the industry this week, making media headlines everywhere.

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