The Isle of Man online gambling jurisdiction reports that according to an independent survey of leading egaming companies on the island, its e-gaming sector grew by 30 percent in 2008, and has forecast growth to accelerate to 40 prcent in 2009.
EU parliamentarians are still hotly debating the issue of online gambling against a background of possible prosecutions against state monopolies and the need to shield sports from corruption and unfairness, according to reports from Europe referenced 20090209IPR48787 this month.
The state of Utah, well known for its unequivocally negative approach to online gambling, is to consider even wider reaching laws to close legislative loopholes that permit Internet entrepreneurs to offer virtual gambling.
Alex Czajkowski, a well known and respected figure in online casino marketing circles from his days at Sportsbook.com, has moved up from selling Internet gambling services to owning them with a new 3D Internet betting venture branded Buzzluck.com.
The Swedish betting group Betsson has delivered its strongest quarterly report yet despite the difficult trading conditions in the markets it serves.
A European subsidiary of the First Cagayan licensed online bookmaker SBObet, Celton Manx, has been awarded the first Isle of Man licence to operate a live dealer casino from the island, which is in the Irish Sea close to the UK.
The Asian Internet gambling software provider Enterasia has obtained a Technical Systems Testing certification for its Live Dealer Interactive Gaming System platform as a step in its move to expand use of the software in the West.
With a largely adult population of some 130 million souls, a well developed Internet infrastructure and relatively high per capita incomes, Japan has been eyed by more than a few online gambling groups as a market with considerable potential, and a report this week on the OG Paper website will therefore have been read with …
Last week the Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Greg Stumbo said that a measure to expand land gambling in the state had been put “on the back burner” to address more important budget and financial issues, and that it may not be voted on at all during the current legislative session, which ends on March …
Last week the Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Greg Stumbo said that a measure to expand land gambling in the state had been put “on the back burner” to address more important budget and financial issues, and that it may not be voted on at all during the current legislative session, which ends on March …
Kentucky governor Steve Beshear’s contingency-contracted lawyers appear to have some voluminous arguments in the latest twist to the online gambling domains saga . According to the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) website, the Kentucky legal representatives have asked for leave to exceed the 50 page limit on their appeal presentation.
The latest in virtual cities, ICyou.se’s Interactive City, has signed an agreement with the Hong Kong based Bele gambling group which will foster cooperation and promotion for both in the Chinese market.
Ukash, the payment system that allows users to buy vouchers with which to make online transactions, has announced a deal with PayByCash which will expand the scope of its vouchers.
The respected professional business services and analyst company Ernst and Young had encouraging news for the online gambling industry this week – it could be one of the economic sectors that comes out of the global economic recession stronger and more resilient than ever.
One Internet casino operator with an eye on the hopefully-soon-to-be liberated French online gambling market appears to be Malta-licensed Chili Gaming.
Barrière Interactive Gaming, the online subsidiary of French group Lucien Barrière Hotels & Casinos is planning to launch a 3D Internet casino later this year under the brand LeCroupier.com. Advanced graphics and software technologies are being used to create a cutting edge venue that will include avatars and a host of casino games and player …
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to issue formal Comments against proposed changes to the Finnish Lotteries Act. These changes, if implemented, would increase the extent of the breach of European Union law that is already the subject of an EC infringement procedure, the Association claims.
Las Vegas Strip casino gambling revenue tumbled 23 percent in December, capping the worst annual decline on record, as the city enters the second year of the U.S. recession, reports the Bloombergs business news service.
New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Responsibility in Gambling Trust and the Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute in the UK has suggested that almost-wins increase the motivation to gamble and can trigger compulsive betting behaviour.
UK politicians have called for a rethink by Google on its decision to allow gambling promotion on its Adwords product. New Media Age reports that the politicians, led by Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr Khalid Mahmood, launched an early-day motion questioning Google’s policy
The mahjong software specialist firm Mahjong Time has inked an agreement to provide its product to Chinese sports content provider 343 Sports Group.
A case in Washington and Louisiana – states notorious for hardline stances on Internet gambling – resurfaced after two years this week with a favourable appeal court ruling, reports Techdirt.
Armed with search warrants, Collinsville, Virginia police raided five locations this week, seizing 66 computers, nearly $3 000 and office equipment in the area in an anti-online gambling swoop, reports the Martinsville Bulletin newspaper.
With a hostile takeover attempt by Centrebet in progress , the directors of Australian sportsbetting group International All Sports are probably relieved that second half 2008 results have been positive.