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Movement at last – US legalisation bill hearing date set

25 Nov 2009

After months of being delayed in the House Financial Services Committee by more pressing economic issues, it looks as if the legalisation of online gambling in the United States is about to come back onstage.

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Another white label sportsbook for OddsMatrix

24 Nov 2009

Sportsbook white label provider OddsMatrix appears to be on something of a roll, this week announcing its fifth white label sportsbook deal, this one with Spanish market-facing PepeGames.com which will be furnished with a fully managed, turnkey, sports book product that will focus extensively on Spain and Spanish speaking territories.

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New finance chief for William Hill plc

24 Nov 2009

UK gambling giant William Hill plc has announced the appointment of Neil Cooper as its new group finance director.

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New prepaid card for Moneybookers clients

24 Nov 2009

The Internet e-payments processor Moneybookers has launched a new prepaid card that will allow its users to access the funds in their Moneybookers eWallet directly at any ATM or point of sale displaying the MasterCard Acceptance Mark….anywhere in the world.

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Join the slot community on Microgaming´s new Wheel of Wealth

24 Nov 2009

It appears that online gambling software developer Microgaming has come up with another technological first, a multi-player slot that combines two current trends among players – interactivity and community.

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December 3 launch date for new Microgaming offerings

24 Nov 2009

Online gambling portals are already reporting the imminent release of the December new games from online gambling software provider Microgaming. The releases include slots with a traditionally Christmas-time theme in the form of a major Scrooge slot; another themed on festive feasting, a trip to the bush for some tribal treasure hunting and a brand …

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Nine Italians arrested in football probe

24 Nov 2009

Reports over the weekend that a massive police action is in progress across Europe in an attempt to stamp out football cheating and corruption have been followed by news of nine more arrests in Italy and a crisis meeting called by FIFA.

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Interwetten sponsors motorcycling racing

24 Nov 2009

The Malta subsidiary of Austrian online sportsbook operator Interwetten will be the new sponsor for the Honda MotoGP motorcycle racing team for the 2010 season.

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Influential support for a delayed UIGEA

24 Nov 2009

December 1st 2009 is U-day; the implementation date of the regulations supporting the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act compelling US financial institutions to block financial transactions with imprecisely defined ‘illegal’ online gambling operators.

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Another big hit

23 Nov 2009

The successful weekend on the progressive jackpots has been followed by a productive Monday in which yet another major online jackpot has reportedly been hit.

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Playtech now a World Lottery associate

23 Nov 2009

Isle of Man based online gambling software developer Playtech plc has been approved as an Associate Member of the World Lottery Association, the global professional association for State lottery and gaming organisations.

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More trouble brewing Downunder?

23 Nov 2009

Betfair, already litigating against Racing New South Wales over the imposition of a 1.5 percent levy on turnover, could find itself contemplating further levy problems following the passage last week of more legislation – this time in Western Australia.

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Asianlogic selects iBroker sportsbook software

23 Nov 2009

The Dublin-based provider of online exchange and sportsbook software, Global Betting Exchange, has provided AsianLogic subsidiary Orient Capital Ventures Inc with its iBroker sportsbook software.

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Dutch online casino going live with Visionary iGaming

23 Nov 2009

Visionary iGaming, the live dealer software provider started by an ex-VueTec executive and reportedly making good progress, has announced that it has signed Amsterdams Casino.com as a licensee.

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Lottomatica delivers a solid 9 months

23 Nov 2009

The giant Italian lottery and gaming operator Gruppo Lottomatica has released its financial results for the first nine months of 2009 showing a solid 14 percent year-on-year increase in revenues to Euro 1.592 billion.

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More international action for PhilWeb

23 Nov 2009

PhilWeb International Gaming Corp. has been formed by Philippines online gambling and Internet gaming interests to extend the reach of Philweb’s global gaming efforts.

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Happy sunday for Vegas Tech player

23 Nov 2009

Sunday saw another major progressives jackpot win, this time on an as yet unidentified Vegas Technologies-powered online casino. The win follows a major jackpot reported on Aztec Riches Saturday.

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Major progressive jackpot scored at Aztec Riches

22 Nov 2009

Tt’s been a great weekend for one so far unidentified Aztec Riches Casino.com player, who hit the Treasure Nile progressive slot jackpot for $149 075 Saturday.

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What´s the buzz at Buzzluck.com?

22 Nov 2009

The innovative and unusual RTG-powered online casino Buzzluck.com, headed by respected industry marketing guru Alex Czajkowski and part of the Gaming20.com stable, appears to be on the move from the Malta jurisdiction to Panama City.

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Stanleybet alleges discriminatory treatment

21 Nov 2009

The blog at Right2Bet, the initiative aimed at generating a Citizens Initiative for legalised and open online gambling across Europe, reports that UK betting group Stanleybet is having to resort to litigation against Italian regulators who have allegedly unfairly denied the company a license.

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More detail on European football police sweep

21 Nov 2009

More details are starting to emerge on Friday’s assertion by German prosecutors that a major international police action against football match-fixing is currently in progress across Europe.

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Online gambling inevitable US experts tell CNBC

21 Nov 2009

The CNBC television business program “Closing Bell” gave the online gambling legal issue in the US some air Thursday in a four minute insert coinciding with the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

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Eurolinx now a criminal investigation?

21 Nov 2009

Online poker players impacted by the reportedly multi-million dollar failure of Jo Remme’s Eurolinx, Linx Casino, Linx Media and Bet On Bet companies will be heartened to learn that Maltese regulatory officials at the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) have involved the island’s police – and presumably their international contacts – in the enquiry, suggesting …

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Poland passes restrictive gambling laws

21 Nov 2009

The beleaguered Polish government’s attempts to take the heat off politicians by passing more restrictive gambling laws moved a step further Friday as Parliament passed laws that confine gambling to licensed land casinos and phase out the slot machines currently found in many Polish cafes, clubs, shops and service stations.

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