An Irish civil action for libel that has been running since 2004 is still some way from conclusion, but its central issue will be of interest to all owners of Internet message boards, and reinforces the need for discipline to avoid some posters going too far, and for the timeous removal of defamatory third party …
Congressman Jim Moran, a Virginia Democrat, has introduced a legislative proposal aimed at investing federal financial resources in addictive gambling research and treament, according to The Hill blog.
In a sequel to the case of the missing Wilds in certain Top Game-developed gambling software games one of online gambling’s biggest information portals, Casinomeister.com, issued a warning to players as the week closed.
The Kentucky ‘appeal against an appeal’ case involving the state government of Kentucky and the Internet freedom group iMEGA entered what could be the final phase of a long and contentious legal issue this week as state legal representatives filed their response to an iMEGA brief submitted early this (June) month.
Ivobank, the dedicated gaming bank started by the Genting group, has announced that it has signed up Betsson, a prominent Scandinavian gaming company, as a new merchant.
Online gambling regulators in the Caribbean licensing jurisdiction of Antigua and Barbuda have long trumpeted their capabilities and the respect in which they are held internationally, even successfully fighting for inclusion on the UK’s advertising “white list”, but a banking scandal unfolding in the United States has the potential to impact the islanders, and one …
More detail is needed on a proposed Internet lottery project before the Thai government can give its approval, reports the Bangkok Post this week.
Alarming reports are accumulating across several Internet gambling message boards regarding what appears to be mysteriously missing Wild symbols on Top Game-powered video slots offered at Rome Casino.com.
Players on Cryptologic-powered online casinos will have the best Internet connection technology available to maximise their online gambling experience and ensure it is trouble free and enjoyable, according to a statement from the gambling software company this week.
The Dutch government may have set its face against online gambling in the Netherlands, but when it comes to welcoming the hard cash won at online operations, it appears to be quite happy for its citizens to bring it home.
The formerly Playtech-powered online bingo services at UK gambling group Betfred are currently being switched to the burgeoning Virtue Fusion Alderney bingo facilities.
The Moscow Times reports that Moscow police may be getting a little ahead of themselves in starting to shut down gambling premises in the Russian city in preparation for the introduction of new gambling legislation scheduled to come into force on July 1st.
Britain’s society horseracing event of the year – Royal Ascot – is currently running, and giving massive publicity returns to its new five year, million sterling sponsor Betfair, according to reports in the UK media.
It’s one of those quirky stories that appeals widely to the international media and has therefore achieved enormous editorial coverage over the past two days – a study by University of British Columbia researchers into gambling addiction that has used gambling lab rats to test its conclusions.
Canadian online bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment has announced the completion of a deal with the Entraction network announced earlier this year to provide a Bingo network.
The Online gambling software developer and provider Playtech plc received a resounding thumbs up from the respected Deutsche Bank business analysts this week, earning the accolade “best play on medium term growth in the online gaming sector” which will no doubt make it an attractive proposition for investors.
The Irish online gambling group Paddy Power has increased the range and intensity of its ID and age verification measures designed to exclude the underaged and fraudsters from its Internet facilities, signing up the Scots specialised software developer NetIDme for the task.
GTECH’s G2 division has appointed two experienced i-gaming executives to help it further develop its casino and bingo products: Dominic Mansour who is appointed G2’s new Head of Casino & Games, and Alison Digges who has taken up the position of Head of Bingo for the group.
Steve Baldwin, writing for WebProNews this week conducted an interesting financial exercise to assess the cost to major US search engines of the ban on Internet gambling paid search ads.
Gambling on tennis is at the centre of a Times newspaper report from London this week, which claimed that only a week before the start of the world famous Wimbledon Tennis Championships, men’s tennis is embroiled in fresh gambling revelations.
New Zealanders are gambling about NZ$40 million a week on overseas websites – around twice what they spend on the state lottery – according to a survey by the Racing Board, reports the New Zealand Herald newspaper.
The online payment company Ukash has signed a deal with MasterCard to facilitate the launch of its pioneering MasterCard rePower service in Europe – part of a strategic initiative to allow consumers to load cash onto their MasterCard and Maestro prepaid cards at Point-of-Sale (POS) locations.
Prevention of Crime Branch police in the ancient Indian city of Ahmedabad, the largest urban centre in the state of Gujarat, have arrested two men facilitating sportsbetting over the Internet through unidentified websites.
Hollywood mega-star Leonardo DiCaprio has been signed to play the lead in a drama movie with a plot that revolves around Internet gambling, the entertainment media is reporting this week.