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Tough year for CAI

8 Apr 2011

Casino Austria International management showed it was a master of understatement in reporting this week that 2010 had been a “challenging” year in which the company has suffered a Euro 35.2 million net loss after recording a net income of Euro 12.6 million in 2009.

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Winning purse

8 Apr 2011

A fifty-five year old woman in Fairburn, Georgia received the most pleasant of surprises this week whilst cleaning out her overcrowded purse.

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Ladbrokes partner makes inroads into Chinese market

8 Apr 2011

UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes could have a foot in the door of the immense Chinese lottery market through its partnership with sports lottery and leisure group AGTech Holdings Limited.

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Betfair a hit las year

8 Apr 2011

The independent internet competitive intelligence monitor Hitwise has rated the Betfair group the most popular online gambling site for UK players through 2010.

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Was Canadian I.T. chief a casuality of Playnow.com debacle?

8 Apr 2011

The embarrassing launch debacle of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s online gambling venture Playnow.com might have been the cause for a senior Corporation I.T. executive departing last month, media in Vancouver speculated this week.

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UK Gambling Commission deals out voiding order

8 Apr 2011

The UK Gambling Commission announced the conclusion of a multi-agency investigation involving Virgin Media employees and suspicious betting patterns, this week.

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Party Casino´s big one living up to its name

7 Apr 2011

Party Casino.com has announced that its Big One five tiered pool jackpot has gone over $4 million for the first time, and that total jackpots available on games on the site have now passed $6 million in value – a new record for the operation.

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Three new online slots

7 Apr 2011

Two game developers, Jackpot Party’s owner WMS and NYX Interactive have released new slots this week, extending the already wide offers now available to online gamblers.

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Amaya might take a run at Cryptologic

7 Apr 2011

Causing ripples of interest this week following the news that Cryptologic may be on the sales block was a strong rumour that internet gambling firm Amaya has already amassed a five percent holding in Cryptologic stock and is considering an acquisition bid.

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More hassles with Greek gambling reform

7 Apr 2011

Efforts by the Greek government to liberalise land and online gambling and move away from a monopolised structure dominated by OPAP have reportedly encountered another delay.

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Then there were three

7 Apr 2011

Venue choices for Russian gamblers, already restricted to four remote regions of the country in draconian gambling bans imposed some time ago, have shrunk further with the news that prime minister Vladimir Putin signed an instruction to close the Azov City gambling zone in the country’s Rostov region this week.

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Perform IPO delayed by German changes

7 Apr 2011

The announcement of a new liberalised gambling policy in Germany has claimed an early casualty as the digital sports media company Perform Group delayed its initial public offering until later this week.

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Quick reaction on German liberalisation moves

7 Apr 2011

The newly merged Bwin-Party Gaming conglomerate Bwin.party digital has reacted swiftly to the announcement Wednesday that Germany is to liberalise its online gambling market, albeit with severe restrictions and taxes.

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Medieval knights in latest RTG slot

7 Apr 2011

The latest feature-rich online video slot from the RealTime Gaming studios, Coat of Arms, has a medieval theme showcasing knights in armour and their chargers, castle keeps, crowns and colourful shields.

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Saskatchewan still considering online gambling

7 Apr 2011

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan may yet join British Columbia, Quebec and (next year) Ontario in venturing into online gambling, the latest Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation financial report reveals.

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Germany abandons monopolised gambling

7 Apr 2011

One of the most controversial issues in online and land gambling, the monopolised nature of the German industry dominated by the sixteen German states, has seen a dramatic change this week following a meeting of the signatories to the German Treaty.

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Aussie survey on rapid rise in sports gambling

7 Apr 2011

The Herald Sun reports that the Australian Football League (AFL) has been forced to defend its associations with bookmakers after a national survey found that 75 percent of fans were concerned about the rise of sports gambling and another 37 percent were concerned that betting saturated sports.

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More help for clubs from Betfair

6 Apr 2011

Betfair’s charity initiative Cash4Clubs, a vehicle to help amateur sports clubs in the UK in collaboration with SportsAid, has made a further GBP12 820 donation to 16 clubs, bringing to GBP140 000 the amount it has funded since 2008.

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What constitutes a reasonable level of online gambling tax?

6 Apr 2011

The respected online gambling consultancy H2 Gambling Capital has concluded a survey of three separate European regulatory regimes in a bid to assess a level of taxation that will attract operators but at the same time deliver reasonable taxation value to the nations concerned.

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Padel sponsorship by Bwin

6 Apr 2011

The Spanish-based Padel Pro Tour circuit will now be renamed the bwin Padel Pro Tour circuit as it attained a new title sponsor and official betting partner in online gaming operator bwin, this week.

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French online gaming site launches TV web show

5 Apr 2011

Skillstar.com, a BetClicEverest French online gaming website that offers skill gaming, has announced that it will be extending its game experience to television with the launch of a TV Web Show.

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Intralot and GTech on shortlist for OPAP

5 Apr 2011

Greek betting monopoly OPAP is scouting the market for an IT supplier as its current contract with Intralot is due to end in July 2012.

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Betfair sponsors St. George Reds

5 Apr 2011

Online betting exchange, Betfair, has become the St. George Reds’ latest sponsor and official wagering partner, the Queensland Rugby Union announced this week.

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Viaden launches Mac apps

5 Apr 2011

Online gaming software provider, Viaden Gaming, released Roulette 3D and Craps 3D Mac applications, it announced this week.

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