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Inspired and SIS join forces to launch virtual betting channel

25 Jan 2011

SBG (server based gaming) specialist Inspired Gaming Group (Inspired), has partnered with satellite broadcasting provider SIS, to launch the Virtual Betting Channel powered by Inspired’s Virtual Sports products. The service will be previewed at ICE this week.

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Sportech pre-close trading update

24 Jan 2011

Tote gaming and pool supplier, Sportech PLC announced its pre-close trading statement to the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Upbeat NetPlayTV trading update

24 Jan 2011

Interactive gaming company Netplay TV Plc announced a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2010.

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New Rival online casino

24 Jan 2011

A new Rival-powered casino Desert Nights Casino debuted this week.

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Betfair opens on New Zealand harness racing

24 Jan 2011

The New Zealand Herald reports that the first race at Invercargill, New Zealand this week heralds the beginning of a commitment from betting exchange Betfair to bet on all New Zealand harness races.

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Six detained in Indian online gambling bust

24 Jan 2011

Police in New Delhi have announced the detention of six people for betting on the One Day International cricket match between India and South Africa Friday.  The men used the Betfair.com website for obtaining the latest fluctuating rates for the stake and betting.

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Virgin in video gaming move

24 Jan 2011

Online gambling group Virgin Gaming is making a bold move into an essentially community gaming sector  internet video gaming on consoles like Xbox and Playstation, according to reports in the Ottawa Citizen.

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Casual gaming the way to go, survey shows

24 Jan 2011

The research group MECN has released results from a new study which shows that internet gambling operators seeking new revenue streams are turning increasingly to casual gamers found in social networks, online lotteries and internet bingo.

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Operators react to Irish remote gaming tax proposal

24 Jan 2011

The Irish Times has published online gambling operator reactions to the government’s proposal to tax remote gaming operators .

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Intercasino launches "Sweet 15"

24 Jan 2011

Intercasino.com, a veteran internet gambling site powered by Cryptologic, is marking its fifteenth birthday with the launch of a special new and exclusive 20 pay-line slot available under the Special Guest Slot link on the site menu.

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New sheriff in town

24 Jan 2011

Sante Fe County has a new sheriff following the departure of former incumbent Greg Solano, who appeared in court this week charged with 251 counts of embezzlement and one of fraud arising from the sales of county property on eBay.

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Ontario online gambling venture confirmed

24 Jan 2011

The chairman of Ontario Lottery and Gaming, Paul Godfrey, confirmed Friday that the organisation has been tasked by the provincial government to prepare to enter the internet gambling sector in 2012.

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Online gambling critics sound like a broken record

24 Jan 2011

There’s more than a little truth in a strong attack on internet gambling critics launched by Australian online gambling group Centrebet this week.

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Maryland e-processor pleads guilty

24 Jan 2011

Another e-cash processor appeared in a Baltimore, Maryland court this week, pleading guilty to a single count of money laundering.

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Irish tax man pounces on remote gambling

24 Jan 2011

The threat to include online gambling companies – referred to as ‘remote’ gambling entities – in the Irish tax net  materialised as the week ended, with the cash-strapped Irish government publishing its proposals.

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French competition authority and EC flag "distortions" in French market

21 Jan 2011

The European Gaming and Betting Association, which includes most of Europe’s leading online gambling groups among its members, has highlighted recent official opinions from the French Competition Authority and the European Commission regarding the liberalised French internet gambling market.

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French competition authority and EC flag “distortions” in French market

21 Jan 2011

The European Gaming and Betting Association, which includes most of Europe’s leading online gambling groups among its members, has highlighted recent official opinions from the French Competition Authority and the European Commission regarding the liberalised French internet gambling market.

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NDG launches in-between pot betting game

21 Jan 2011

Online gaming platform developer, New Deal Gaming (NDG) introduced its second game launch, In-Between and adds new features to its debut game Bluff21 Multiplayer Blackjack.

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Tipp24 exceeds own 2010 forecasts

21 Jan 2011

Tipp24 SE reports that its preliminary figures for the fiscal year 2010 have exceeded its own forecasts and that record earnings were posted.

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Casinomeister annual awards 2010

20 Jan 2011

The popular online gambling information portal Casinomeister.com has announced its annual awards for 2010, a tradition going back over a decade that is popular with the player community.

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Horseracing levy déjà vu?

20 Jan 2011

Following the lead of Britain and more recently Australian horseracing, the New Zealand racing trade association is hoping to extract a subsidisation levy from local bookies.

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Online gambling continues to drive Will Hill´s success

20 Jan 2011

The Gibraltar-based online division of UK gambling group William Hill plc has again made a significant contribution to group success, recording strong growth in Q4/2010, according to a statement from the company.

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Chartwell casino software launches on Centrebet site

20 Jan 2011

Canadian gaming provider, Chartwell Technology Inc. (Chartwell) has announced that betting and gaming firm Centrebet has launched Chartwell’s online casino software on its website centrebet.com.

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Fighting the Levy

20 Jan 2011

The controversy around the UK horseracing levy intensified this week as major online bookmaking group William Hill plc went on the attack, launching its “Real Jobs – Real People” campaign, which aims to put fact-based arguments about the Horserace Levy into the public domain.

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