Gambling news - page 1179

Betfred joins Talksport for another three years

25 Feb 2011

UK bookmaker, Betfred.com has will continue as the official betting partner of “The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast” radio show for the next three years in an extension to its existing partnership.

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Mazooma to provide games portfolio to 888

25 Feb 2011

UK-based games developer Mazooma Interactive Games entered into a partnership with online gaming provider 888 this week.

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Wider exposure for NetEnt slot

24 Feb 2011

Net Entertainment’s 5 reel, 20 pay-line slot Trolls attracted substantial interest at the ICEi expo recently, and has now been released on a wider basis to licensees.

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Sportingbet.com on the rise

24 Feb 2011

Veteran online gambling group Sportingbet.com has presented positive numbers in its unaudited results for the second quarter and half year ended 31 January 2011

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Bellagio revisited

24 Feb 2011

There’s a sense of déjà vu about reports in US publications Thursday that the Rio land casino in Las Vegas – famous as the venue for the World Series of Poker – was hit in the early hours of the morning by a taxi-borne robber.

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Euro 5.3 mill win at Paf

24 Feb 2011

A Swedish woman became an instant multi-millionaire at the Paf online casino this week, hitting the top jackpot on Net Entertainment’s progressive slot Mega Fortune for Euro 5.3 million.

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Major drop in Centrebet profits

24 Feb 2011

The Australian betting group Centrebet has released a set of results for the half year ended December 30 2010 that will likely not be well received by investors due to a decline of 70 percent in net profits, mainly attributed to a marketing splurge of A$1,9 million more than was invested in this activity in …

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Online gambling company ads banned

24 Feb 2011

Two online gambling companies ran afoul of the UK Advertising Standards Authority this week for advertisements/promos deemed questionable and raised as complaints with the advertising watchdog.

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First pan-European consumer protection agreement for online gambling

24 Feb 2011

eCOGRA CEO and the Chair of the CEN workshop agreement on “Responsible Remote Gambling Measures”, Andrew Beveridge, has welcomed the publication of the first Pan-European consumer protection agreement by CEN.

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New slot from Netent

23 Feb 2011

The latest Net Entertainment slot, 300 Shields, has been released at Betsson.com and CasinoEuro.com, themed on the epic last stand of the Spartans at Marathon in ancient Greece.

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Playtech responds to William Hill injunction

23 Feb 2011

Yesterday’s surprise announcement by William Hill plc that it had secured an injunction against Playtech plc has been matched with a fast response from Playtech, brusquely pointing out that its interests in the William Hill Online joint venture are unaffected by the injunction.

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Playtech vs William Hill falling out?

23 Feb 2011

Industry observers are speculating on the exact nature of litigation by William Hill Plc against its partner Playtech Plc which surfaced this week.

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New licensee for Mahjong Logic

23 Feb 2011

Online Mahjong software provider, Mahjong Logic, has signed a new licensee Golden Mango which represents a coalition of Asian websites focused on live dealer games and now offering online mahjong via Mahjong Logic’s turnkey software offering.

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Veikkaus presents strong results on 70th anniversary

23 Feb 2011

The Finnish state-controlled gaming operator Veikkaus presented a strong performance when it released its 2010 results this week.

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FDJ launches exclusive instant online scratch game

23 Feb 2011

The French National lottery operator, La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) has launched a new exclusive online scratch card game on fdj.fr.

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DOSB submits proposal to German heads of state

23 Feb 2011

Germany’s imminent gathering of its sixteen heads of state this week will see the issue of gaming brought to the fore again.

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Chairman resigns from Tipp24 supervisory board

22 Feb 2011

Klaus F. Jaenecke has tendered his resignation to Tipp24’s Executive Board effective on the completion of the 2011 AGM.

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Total Sportsbet acquisition backed by shareholders

22 Feb 2011

The Irish Times reports that Irelands largest bookmaker Paddy Power’s shareholders have given their near unanimous vote at an extraordinary general meeting held in Dublin to purchase the remaining minority stake in Australian bookmaker Sportsbet.

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Former ministerial advisor fills executive role at FDJ

22 Feb 2011

The French National lottery operator Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ) has announced the appointment of Patrick Raude (45) in the capacity of Regulatory and European Affairs Director.

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Sports betting: yes – online gambling: no in New Jersey

22 Feb 2011

With industry attention focused on the state of New Jersey and whether governor Chris Christie will sign into law a bill legalising online gambling, a new study released this week produced some surprising results.

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Personal banking in a different light

22 Feb 2011

The Korea Times reports that a 31-year old man, identified as “Lim”, has been apprehended as the suspected owner of two boxes at a storage facility in Seoul that held 1 billion won ($894 000) in cash, allegedly the proceeds from an illegal online gambling operation.

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More raids in Malaysia

22 Feb 2011

The police in Pahang, Malaysia continued their crackdown on illegal gambling this week, raiding three premises and breaking up a gambling ring that generated wagers of around RM 13 million a month.

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Alderney responds to UK gambling prevalence reports

22 Feb 2011

UK media emphasis on the problem gambling content of the recently released Gambling Prevalence survey results has prompted the Alderney Gambling Control Commission to issue a response.

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Just not Cricket

21 Feb 2011

Cricket-mad Indian punters have, as predicted by the authorities, been betting large on the World Cup cricket tournament that opened this week on the sub-continent. And the police have been just as active in cracking down on the practice, judging by reports from the Press Trust of India.

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