An effort to legalise and regulate internet gambling in California has stalled with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg addressing the issue in a letter to stakeholders, this week. Steinberg admits the issue of legalising internet gambling in California has merit, however, “significant and unresolved issues remain”, he wrote specifically referring to tribal exclusivity, the …
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The Australian Federal Government’s Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is to investigate the role that smartphones play in the growth of online gambling as part of a broader review on the country’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The review will target and consider: – the growth of online gambling services (both regulated and …
Calls for an investigation into the award of a $38 million lottery contract to Intralot surfaced over the weekend in an op-ed article in the Washington Post written by columnist Colbert King. Revealing that the District’s former attorney general, Peter Nickles, had recommended that an enquiry be carried out, King asked Washington DC Inspector General …
Revenues from Loto-Quebec’s recent venture into online gambling helped ameliorate group declines in revenues, according to the provincial government company’s latest results. Espacejeux.com revenues of Cdn$4.5 million helped bolster results in which the group reported a decline of almost 4 percent in first quarter of 2011 revenues despite an infusion of new money from the …
The thirty-five-year-old insurance agent who scammed almost Cdn$2 million from his clients, Daniel J. Trolaro, has been sentenced in Oaklands. Trolaro, who used the proceeds of his criminal activity to fund his online gambling adventures, was handed a six year prison sentence. In July he pleaded guilty to second degree theft, admitting that he defrauded …
Following the stock market tumble that left all six Macau casino licence holders down by at least 5 percent, MarketWatch reports on analysts’ concerns on the continued meteoric rise of gambling revenues from the former Portuguese enclave, largely attributed to big-spending tourists from the China mainland. Analysts opine that China’s wealthiest class is cutting back …
We have previously commented on the seemingly continuous stream of big jackpots – many of them allegedly won by Greek punter PP – that Windows Casino.com claims have been won on its Playtech-powered online slot Great Blue. This week produced yet another claim, this time that PP had won another Euro 195,995 on August 17…just …
The Oslo, Norway-based ad agency “Try” managed to combine two widely disparate subjects – automobile economy and gambling – in an innovative campaign for the new VW Golf Bluemotion this month. To highlight the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, the ad agency dreamed up an enormous roulette board. Using Google Maps, it divided the E6, …
An expansion to a two-year shirt sponsorship deal signed in June this year between Malaysian leisure and hospitality group Genting and UK football club Aston Villa will see GentingCasino.com as the in-stadium sports betting partner for the 2011-12 premier league season. Genting’s online casino and poker arm will offer a matchday service available for 90 …
A new online sportsbetting website operated by Global Bets East Africa was launched through the Ugandan press in Kampala this week. Little information on ownership, software or licensing however Globalbets-ea.com is headed by Mike Kinyera a Ugandan businessman who holds the position of chief executive officer. The site has been launched in association with TV …
Swedish holding company Betsson AB has announced a three-year deal between its independent B2B division Betsson Business Solutions and professional English Premier League football club Arsenal FC (the Gunners). Betsson has become the Club’s official betting partner and will provide betting services both online under gunnersgaming.com and in-stadia for Arsenal fans through a newly created …
Asian sportsbook provider, Sunplus Holding has signed a licencing deal with Bodog88.com, the Bodog brand’s Asian-facing licensee. Under the terms of the deal the Sunplus ONEbook system will provide Bodog88 customers with a wide selection of in-play sports betting options. Carlos Salas, CEO of Sunplus comments: “We’re delighted that such a respected brand chose Sunplus …
Online casino player FredrikJ has become the most recent big winner at the UK-based bet365 internet casino, scooping a massive $277,000 progressive jackpot on the Playtech-powered slot Diamond Valley. The casino management revealed that FredrikJ has been a keen slots player with bet365 since 2006, with Diamond Valley one of his favourites. His fondness for …
Malaysia must be one of the most hazardous places on earth for internet cafe owners offering online gambling, and the police in Georgetown, capital of Penang island, continued to apply pressure this week, raiding three “shophouses” that had been offering online gambling. The raiding team seized 28 computers and arrested three men in Paya Terubong, …
Georgia governor Nathan Deal sent a clear message to internet cafe operators this week – “provide online gambling and we will close you down.” Speaking in Jacksonville, the governor said Thursday that his officials are making a unified effort to prosecute as many as 100 Internet cafes that have opened up in the last six …
The feisty New Jersey Senator, Ray Lesniak intends to reintroduce his measure seeking the intrastate regulation of online gambling, reports the Politickernj.com information site. The Senator latest statement comes on the heels of news that New Jersey’s largest standard-bred horse ranch, Perretti Farms, has failed, possibly heralding the end of the 13,000 job, $1 billion …
A study completed by Casinoenlinea.es says that the forthcoming regulation and licensing of online gambling will have significant benefits for Spain. In 2012 alone, the new dispensation will lead to extra tax and licence income of Euro137.5 million, and a boost to employment figures that could be as big as 120 000 employment opportunities. According …
The Irish betting exchange Betdaq has just launched Betdaq 1Bet, a new site that brings a traditional bookmaker-style interface to exchange betting. Betdaq members using the 1Bet site will see just one set of ‘back’ odds displayed, as opposed to the full set of ‘back’ and ‘lay’ options, and will not pay any commission on …
The Australian media are reporting that a possible tax refund windfall could be in sight for the Aussie online betting firm Centrebet. The company has been pursuing a refund of sales tax worth A$90.7 million through the federal courts, and this week issued a statement claiming that it has been advised by the Commissioner of …
The Gala Coral online and land gambling group continued to underperform in its third quarter, according to results just released. Turnover dropped by 8 percent to GBP251.8 million, and even factoring in the impact of World Cup Football business in the corresponding period last year, performance can only be described as stable. Looking at the …
Online gambling companies eagerly anticipating the advent of new and more practical and enlightened gambling laws in the Schleswig-Holstein lander (province) of Germany will have to wait a little longer, according to media reports this week. Our readers will recall that Schleswig-Holstein disagreed with the plans of the other 15 German lander to perpetuate, or …
The mounting media coverage on the possible legalisation of internet gambling or poker in the United States has triggered a series of as yet unconfirmed rumours regarding US companies taking over already successful European online groups. The motivation for the rumours is understandable; if the lucrative American online gambling or poker market is unlocked by …
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