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Betsoft´s “Rock Star” released

10 Jun 2010

Online gambling software provider Betsoft has launched its thirteenth and latest 3D video slot, ‘Rock Star’, sporting a flashy, hard-rocking band, in an electrifying slots game with quality graphics and sound effects.

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More people visit Vegas but less spent

10 Jun 2010

The tourism agency in charge of promoting Las Vegas says the entertainment and gambling mecca saw a small increase in visitors in April compared with the same month last year.

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Securities commission Ascot lincece issue investigated

10 Jun 2010

Did Vincent Tan’s online sports betting firm Ascot Sports get a government licence? This is the central question in a controversial row building in Malaysia where confusion reigns over whether the sports betting company will be able to legally accept bets by September .

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Big money in may from Party Casino

10 Jun 2010

Party Casino.com reports that May 2010 was a landmark period in terms of jackpot payouts, with more money being disbursed than any other month in its history.

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New online rummy game launched

10 Jun 2010

RM Royal Media has added a new rummy game to its internet portfolio: Burraco, a card game second only to poker in popularity in Italy and popular in South America as Canasta.

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More illegal online gambling raids in Malaysia

9 Jun 2010

Malaysian police have reported further action against illegal internet gambling, raiding four computerised gambling dens in different locations, spokesmen revealed on Tuesday.

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Virtual gee-gees at Atlantic City Casino

9 Jun 2010

Virtual horse racing has come to Atlantic City, with Resorts Casino Hotel announcing the debut of Triple Towers Virtual Horse Racing this week.

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Malaysia dispute over Ascot Sports licence

9 Jun 2010

Confusion reigns in Malaysia, where businessmen, media and anti-gambling groups appear to believe that Vincent Tan’s Ascot Sports company has been awarded an online gambling licence…but the federal government says it has not.

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Major German land gambling bust

9 Jun 2010

Deutsche Press reports that German police have broken up an illegal gambling ring that is alleged to have swindling more than Euro 100 million (US$120 million) by tweaking gambling machines and evading taxes.

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Asia will be the gamblin king in 3 years

9 Jun 2010

Delegates to the Global Gaming Asia conference, which started in Macau this week, were told that the region’s gambling market has a good chance of overtaking that of the United States within the next three to five years.

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Latest US lobbying numbers

9 Jun 2010

The latest statistics on lobbying expenditure in US politics indicates that there is still a keen interest in online gambling and the legalization question.

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Unibet and France Pari in B2B deal

9 Jun 2010

The major European online gambling group Unibet and newly French licensed operator France Pari have moved into the recently liberalised French internet gambling space in a business-to-business partnership.

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Butler´s Bingo joings Microgaming Bingo Network

9 Jun 2010

A new operator, Butlers Bingo, has joined the growing list of online bingo sites on the Microgaming Bingo Network, with a launch planned for later this (June) month.

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CCGC launches live dealer action – sort of!

9 Jun 2010

Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp. has unveiled its live dealer online casino and sports book, branded SBCGaming.com, after over a year of preparation, although the facilities will not be ready for full-on action until the end of this (June) month.

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New deal for Bettorlogic

9 Jun 2010

Bettorlogic, the in-play bet specialists backed by Betfair founder Andrew Black and former Sportingbet chief Nigel Payne, has signed an agreement with Connextra to integrate its unique live bet stimulation technology, Livelogic, into Connextra advertising formats.

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GTechG2 launches a bingo site for the ladies

9 Jun 2010

The GTechG2 gambling software development group used the London Bingo Summit this week to launch a new 5 reel, 9 pay-line progressive titled Chippendales – The Reel Deal and themed on the famous male dancing group.

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NYX Interactive AB acquires the Bingo network operator

9 Jun 2010

The Swedish online gambling software provider NYX Interactive has acquired 100 percent of the shares of the Isle of Man based bingo network operator Cashball Limited from Bonnier Lottery.

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More detail on first French licensees

9 Jun 2010

The news Tuesday morning that the French gambling regulator ARJEL had awarded the first French online gambling licenses has been followed by details of the successful companies, many of them major industry operators.

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It´s official – The French market is liberalised!

8 Jun 2010

Ending many months of anticipation, speculation and debate, the French gambling market became officially liberalised Tuesday when regulator ARJEL granted 17 licenses to 11 operators just 3 days before the start of the football World Cup in South Africa.

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Aussie online gambling software provider up for sale

8 Jun 2010

The management of Betoptions Limited, an Australian developer of race and sports wagering technology solutions for the international gaming and betting sectors, has announced that the company is being put up for sale.

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New look for Bingo Billy

8 Jun 2010

The Bingo Billy website has been freshened up and rebranded New Bingo Billy.com by its Cyprus-registered owners, who in the past lay claim to no less than three consecutive  Best Online Bingo Site from WhichBingo, a Top 5 New Sites of the Year ranking in 2005, and a Top 3 Bingo Sites ranking in 2006.

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Redkings launches sports betting service

8 Jun 2010

RedKings.com has started taking World Cup bets through its new online sports betting brand BetRedKings.

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Beneficial Holdings gearing up for online gambling launch

8 Jun 2010

Beneficial Holdings, a publicly listed company with gambling interests in Nicaragua, and a prolific issuer of media releases, claims in its latest announcement that the launch of a new online gambling website based in Costa Rica and branded Bet.cr is imminent.

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China releases latest online gamblng prosecution stats

8 Jun 2010

The latest prosecution statistics released by the Chinese government in its drive against illegal online gambling show that since February 2010, some 3,430 suspects have been detained and prosecuted, and almost 600 million yuan (US$88 million) has been seized.

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