Iowa’s latest attempt to legalise intrastate online poker has taken a small but significant initial step in the Legislature, passing a Senate sub-committee Tuesday.
The International Olympic Committee’s summit on fighting corruption in sport this week heard the views of the online gambling trade group the Remote Gambling Association, presented by chief executive Clive Hawkswood.
Vancouver-based Intelimax, an Internet media services company focusing on online games, social networking and web content, has been raising cash of over $750 000 through loan conversions to shares and taking out new loans at high interest rates this week.
Czech betting company Fortuna Entertainment Group posted a 2.6 percent rise in 2010 net profit helped by growth in online betting.
The UK-facing sports betting website EurosportBET.co.uk owned by French Broadcaster TF1 has notified customers that it will be shutting down and will no longer accept new members based anywhere other than France.
Betclic Everest Group’s betting subsidiary Bet-At-Home presented pleasing full year 2010 financial results this week.
Irish betting firm, Paddy Power announced the completion of its acquisition of the remaining 39.2 percent minority shareholding in Australian group Sportsbet Pty Ltd.
WinADayCasino.com announced the launch of its twenty-third proprietary game – Jacks or Better, this week.
Government statistics released this week show Macau’s February gambling revenue leapt 48 percent year-on-year and 33 percent over January 2011, driven mainly by mainland Chinese visitors
Marketing claims made on company websites and other non-paid digital spaces will be covered by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) effective 1 March 2011.
The governor of New Jersey, who is currently deliberating on whether to sign into law new legislation legalising online gambling, would do well to take into consideration the beneficial impact on investment and employment that such an initiative could bring to his state.
An e-mail to U.S. customers has advised that sports betting exchange, Matchbook.com has been sold to an as yet unidentified party and is no longer accepting wagers from customers in the United States.
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Australia has signed a major sponsorship deal with online wagering firm Centrebet said to be worth an annual US$1 million.
Australian interactive media and gambling applications company, Two Way Limited announced a three-year agreement with online betting exchange Betfair Australia this week.
Media reports from South Africa indicate that the horseracing industry has now digested Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s new tax proposals….and does not like the implications.
The UK government’s decision last year to enquire into the situation where offshore gambling companies operated in the UK market without local taxation or licensing being necessary is attracting growing interest.
Some US states may be taking a more pragmatic approach to the legalisation of online gambling, but it appears that Virginia is not among them.
The gun-toting thief who walked into the Rio casino last week, grabbed gambling chips and threatened dealer and patrons with a hand gun before escaping is behind bars, thanks to quick work by the Las Vegas police.
The online gambling platform provider Openbet has added live dealer facilities to its offering through an agreement with Evolution Gaming.
The Canadian sports data technology company, Bet Smart Media, has announced the involvement in the company of Canadian entrepreneur and XE.com CEO, Steven Dengler.
Australian online gambling operator Brian Goodman is involved in a reverse merger which took place this week between Splitrock Ventures Limited and the New York-based Elray Resources Inc.
Northern Ireland’s Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood seeks to reform gambling laws as current legislation is becoming increasingly out of date due to changes in industry practices and the development of new forms of gambling such as online gaming.
Amaya Gaming Group, a Montreal-based developer of technologies for online gambling, revealed this week that it had secured a license to operate online gaming in the Dominican Republic.
NetPlay TV PLC announced this week that Guy Templer, Chief Operating Officer, will be leaving the company at the end of March 2011 to pursue another career opportunity.