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New White Orchid slot released by Wagerworks

25 Jun 2010

Virgin Casino has become one of several Wagerworks licensees launching a new 5 reel, 40 pay-line video slot this week, branded White Orchid.

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North Carolina votes 47 to 1 to Ban Internet Sweepstakes

25 Jun 2010

The state of North Carolina has acted on the vexed issue of Internet sweepstake parlours and the uncertain gambling laws impacted by these offerings.

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NetplayTV profit lower than expected

25 Jun 2010

The UK interactive television and AIM-listed gambling group NetPlayTV took a step back this week, issuing a profit warning following a “much lower than anticipated” take-up on its new BingoStars TV project.

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Over 1400 gambling sites blocked in China

24 Jun 2010

The Chinese government has continued its heightened assault on internet gambling with the announcement that more websites have been blocked on government orders.

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Dot Net advertising not illegal in New Zealand

24 Jun 2010

Online gambling companies using the .net advertising strategy will be heartened by a New Zealand court’s ruling that such advertising is not an inducement to gamble, and that live poker tournaments are a form of competition and therefore not illegal in a gambling sense.

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Gambling Duopoly should go

24 Jun 2010

The Australian government’s Productivity Commission recommendations are unlikely to be well received by the gambling groups Tatts and Tabcorp, which have exclusive retail wagering licences in some Australian states (provinces).

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No liberalisation for Aussie online gambling

23 Jun 2010

It appears from statements made by the Australian federal government’s Community Minister, Jenny Macklin, that the federal government will not support any moves to liberalise online gambling laws in the country.

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Major Israeli online sports betting bust

23 Jun 2010

Israeli police launched a successful drive against an online gambling ring this week, reports the newspaper Haaretz, arresting 28 individuals following visits to 40 premises across the country.

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Why Malta complained

23 Jun 2010

Tonio Fenech, Malta’s minister of finance has explained why the island government has been creating EU waves by opposing a common definition of “online gambling”, which has caused delays and some disruption of attempts to agree on what constitutes internet gambling throughout the trade bloc.

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RTG releases new slot

20 Jun 2010

Online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming has launched its latest video slot, a 5 reel 25 pay-line game in the Real Series with an undersea theme titled Ocean Dreams.

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23 arrested in Malaysia for online World Cup bets

19 Jun 2010

Malaysian police continue to clamp down hard on illegal internet gambling, with reports from the Bernama news agency indicating further action over the past 48 hours.

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Intralot in Russion sports betting move

18 Jun 2010

Intralot Holdings International Limited has acquired a 33 percent stake in Russian betting firm Kelicom, gaining entrée to a ‘strategic stake’ in Russian sports betting operation Favorit Bookmakers Office and its extensive gambler database.

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Online gambling site hacker jailed

18 Jun 2010

Justice caught up with a 21-year-old UK hacker this week as Alistair Peckover was sentenced to almost two years of jail time after being convicted of perpetrating sophisticated and lucrative online frauds. The prosecution revealed that Peckover systematically defrauded legitimate online businesses and unsuspecting members of the public with his self-taught computer skills, amassing ill-gained …

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Calls for New Jersey summit on internet gambling

18 Jun 2010

Attempts to legalise intrastate online gambling in the state of New Jersey entered a new phase this week as Democratic Party lawmakers called for a gaming summit to reconcile competing proposals to put sports and Internet betting to a public vote in a referendum this fall.

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Kahnawake in collaboration deal with Antigua

18 Jun 2010

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission and the Financial Services Regulatory Commission for Antigua and Barbuda, two sovereign online gambling licensing jurisdictions, have jointly announced a new working relationship.

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UK Gambling Commission defends white list procedures

18 Jun 2010

The UK Gambling Commission this week defended procedures on its advertising white listing of foreign licensing jurisdictions.

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Betfair TV in new live betting deal

18 Jun 2010

FetchTV viewers in the UK will be able to bet on sporting events as they unfold on television following a deal between online gambling group Betfair TV and IP Vision, parent company of Fetch.

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Stan James and Paddy Power tops in World Cup betting

17 Jun 2010

The independent website performance monitor Gomez reports that major online sports betting companies Stan James and Paddy Power delivered the most consistent and fast response service over the weekend as football World Cup betting ramped up in the preliminary rounds.

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Unibet signs up website management experts

17 Jun 2010

The major Reading-based UK internet gambling group Unibet is to up its game in the management and content of company websites following an outsourcing deal with Atex Polopoly.

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Six new games for Betfair Arcade

17 Jun 2010

Betfair Arcade members have a wider range of gaming options to look forward to following the launch this week of six new exclusive casino games.

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Virgin sees the benefits of video gaming

16 Jun 2010

Virgin’s engaging founder and entrepreneur in chief, Sir Richard Branson, is renowned for identifying new and commercially exploitable trends, and his recent venture into video gaming is a good illustration of his talents.

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Cloud gaming – a new technology and business model?

16 Jun 2010

June 17th will see the launch of a new concept in video gaming when OnLive launches its new cloud gaming service, an event that could present fresh business models in online gambling.

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Canadian convenience store lottery crook jailed

16 Jun 2010

A lottery fraud case that occurred 5 years ago came to a conclusion in a Toronto court this week when Hafiz Malik (62) was sent to jail for a year by Judge Rebecca Shamai.

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Sportsbet wins Aussie court victory

16 Jun 2010

Litigation initiated in New South Wales, Australia by Sportsbet yielded a positive result this week when a federal court ruled that the way in which horse racing authorities collect fees is discriminatory against major bookmakers.

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