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TF1 to sell EurosportBet?

25 Feb 2011

The French newspaper La Tribune reports that French TV broadcaster TF1 has entered into exclusive talks with Alexandre Dreyfus, the founder of the Chilipoker online poker site regarding the possible sale of TF1’s EurosportBet gambling website.

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ISBB announces public tender for sports betting system

25 Feb 2011

The Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB) announced the publication of a public tender for the supply of a sports betting system, this week.

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New online roulette from IGT

25 Feb 2011

Online and land games developer International Game Technology (IGT), has launched its latest online game, Triple Bonus Spin Roulette.

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Sports bar betting case finalised

25 Feb 2011

In a case involving illegal internet sports betting that has been lingering for two years, a US sports bar owner was sentenced this week for running an internet gambling operation out of his business.

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Facebook shuts down certain apps

25 Feb 2011

The giant, 500-million-users social networking website Facebook has reportedly started selectively shutting down certain third-party apps, although the reasons and criteria applied are not immediately clear.

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Atlantic Lottery Corp ready to go on internet gambling

25 Feb 2011

Whilst not all of the small Canadian Maritime provinces using the Atlantic Lottery Corporation favour getting into online gambling, it appears that New Brunswick is taking a more considered approach.

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Rank group delivers full year 2010 results

25 Feb 2011

UK-based gaming and betting company Rank Group delivered its full year 2010 results for the period ending 31 December 2010 this week.

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Online operations lead strong 2010 results from Will Hill

25 Feb 2011

UK bookmaker, William Hill PLC announced its final full year results for the period ending 28 December 2010 this week, noting that the results were at the top end of market expectations.

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Rival releases pampered pooches and horse racetracks in new slots

25 Feb 2011

Following French Cuisine – another two slots from online gaming developer Rival Gaming have been added to its February’s releases.

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Reorganisation for gambling commission

25 Feb 2011

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) is undergoing organisational restructuring in a bid to improve policy and strategy formulation which will result in a separation of the Commission’s licensing and compliance functions effective from 1 March 2011.

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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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