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Singapore plans to clamp down on publicising gambling winnings

17 Jan 2011

The Singapore Government intends to implement additional draconian measures to deter residents from visiting casino resorts.

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Playtech bids for 888 Holdings plc?

17 Jan 2011

A speculative report in the Israeli Press claims that major Playtech shareholder Teddy Sagi has made a bid of GBP 200 million for a controlling stake in 888 Holdings Plc.

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Rank Interactive signs content agreement with Chartwell

17 Jan 2011

Online gaming and services provider, Chartwell Technology Inc. announced that remote gaming and betting firm Rank Interactive has signed a supply agreement with Chartwell for its stable of online gaming products and services.

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Neogames launch Topscratch.com

17 Jan 2011

Internet gaming solutions provider, NeoGames have announced an agreement with Party Gaming for a fully managed soft gaming operation.

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Further pull-outs from Washington State

17 Jan 2011

Curacao based VIP Sports and Matchbook.com based in Antigua are the latest online gambling firms following PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker in ceasing all operations in Washington State.  The move follows in the wake of a Supreme Court Decision that found that the State’s ban on online gambling was constitutional.

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Fremantlemedia enterprises appoints new head of gambling

17 Jan 2011

Entertainment brand specialist, FremantleMedia announced the integration of its gambling division in to FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), appointing Simon Murphy as Head of Gambling.

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Betsoft latest release features the stone-age

17 Jan 2011

Gaming software developer, Betsoft Gaming has released its latest Slots-3 online offering titled ‘2 Million B.C.’

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Vitruvian purchases majority holding in Openbet

17 Jan 2011

Digital Pay-TV technology provider NDS has announced an agreement pursuant to which funds managed by Vitruvian Partners will back a management buyout of interactive gaming and betting provider OpenBet, a subsidiary of NDS.

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Spanish online gambling tax

17 Jan 2011

The Remote Gaming Association, a trade body that numbers major UK online gambling groups among its members, has again warned that tax proposals in the Spanish government’s initiative to legalise and regulate online sports betting could have serious consequences for operators, reducing their ability to effectively compete.

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Then there were two

17 Jan 2011

The three legislative proposals aimed at legalising online poker in the state of California have been reduced to two following a decision by the Poker Voters of America to put their support behind Sen. Rob Wright’s proposal rather than go with their own, which was drafted by lobbyist and former state politician Lloyd Levine.

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Canadian province still considering internet gambling option

16 Jan 2011

The sudden moves by Canadian provincial governments to get into the online gambling business appeared to have passed the Maritime provinces of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by late last year as a succession of political figures spoke out against following the example of British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario.

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Boosting the stock

16 Jan 2011

Online gambling group Betfair, which launched an IPO amid much fanfare late last year, has found its share price slipping, answering the threat with a high level road show for investors, according to UK business press reports.

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WMS renews trade mark infringement attack on Party Gaming

16 Jan 2011

There’s big money involved in a US trademark infringement action being prosecuted by machine manufacturer WMS Gaming which resurfaced this week.

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"White list" licensing within next two months?

15 Jan 2011

The Daily Mail story earlier this week that the British government is about to take action on ‘white list’ advertising in the UK has been followed by a Guardian article revealing that the moves could come sooner than most think.

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“White list” licensing within next two months?

15 Jan 2011

The Daily Mail story earlier this week that the British government is about to take action on ‘white list’ advertising in the UK has been followed by a Guardian article revealing that the moves could come sooner than most think.

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Aussies will turn to the internet if gambling regulation too tight

15 Jan 2011

The Australian federal government, which has turned its face against internet gambling, has been warned the nation’s biggest pokie machine manufacturer that any over-regulation of gambling could persuade Aussies to switch to offshore internet sites.

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Further delay for Nova Scotia gambling plan

15 Jan 2011

Despite ad hoc statements from provincial politicians rejecting the idea of Nova Scotia following other Canadian provinces into the online gambling sector , industry observers continue to await the publication of the province’s gambling strategy.

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Former CEO charged with fraud

14 Jan 2011

Reports in the Yorkshire Post newspaper, together with a company announcement from internet gambling group The Weather Lottery (WTL), have revealed that the company’s former chief executive officer, Keith Milhench, and a fellow employee named as Amie Pickersgill-Smith are to appear in court soon on fraud and theft charges involving GBP80 000.

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Spanish region approves online gambling

14 Jan 2011

Despite moves to treat the regulation of online gambling in Spain at a more collective national level, the autonomous region of Aragon has done its own thing and approved new betting legislation that embraces internet gambling in its provisions.

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Offshore plans for The Tote?

14 Jan 2011

The state-owned bookie company The Tote, which is currently on the auction block for sale to private companies , apparently has plans to move at least some of its business to Guernsey in order to reduce tax liabilities incurred in UK operations.

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Maryland processor cooperated with feds

14 Jan 2011

Maryland federal enforcement officials engaged in an important investigation into online gambling financial transactions, asked that court documents on a convicted accused be sealed, the Baltimore City Paper reported this week.

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Congressman´s wife gets jail time

14 Jan 2011

The trial and sentencing of Patrice Tierney, wife of a US Congressman and the source of wide industry reportage last year came to a conclusion this week with the defendant sentenced to a 30 day jail term.

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IGT to make more moves into the internet space

14 Jan 2011

Reno, Nevada-based slots manufacturer IGT, which has internet games and technology providers Wagerworks and Million-2-1 among its subsidiaries, plans to make further moves into the internet space as part of its international growth strategy, CEO Patti Hart told Fox Business in a television interview this week.

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White list problems ahead for online gambling?

14 Jan 2011

Avoiding heavy British gambling taxes, but still accessing the UK market through advertising, could be a thing of the past according to a report in the Daily Mail newspaper this week.

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