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888 and Endemol combine in Italian joint venture

13 May 2010

Online gambling operator and software provider 888 Holdings has entered into an Italian joint venture agreement with the Italian subsidiary of Dutch television production house Endemol.

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New Costa Rica president has internet gambling taxation in mind

13 May 2010

Rumours that the many online gambling operators based in the tax haven of Costa Rica are about to be taxed were given credibility this week by the respected UK publication The Economist.

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New games for Bodog players

13 May 2010

Over the past few months Bodog has been engaged in a drive to add new online casino games, and this week the initiative continued with the launch of two more fresh offerings, Freaky Wild West and Casino Hold’Em.

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"Not our business", says French constitutional council

13 May 2010

More than 60 French members of parliament who requested the French Constitutional Council to rule on the country’s new online gambling laws received a rebuff this week when the Council acknowledged that it is not competent to assess whether the new laws are compliant with European Union law and requirements.

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“Not our business”, says French constitutional council

13 May 2010

More than 60 French members of parliament who requested the French Constitutional Council to rule on the country’s new online gambling laws received a rebuff this week when the Council acknowledged that it is not competent to assess whether the new laws are compliant with European Union law and requirements.

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NetplayTV´s move to Guernsey creates island jobs

13 May 2010

Interactive television and online gambling company NetPlayTV’s move to the Channel Isle shores of Guernsey off the coast of France has created twenty new jobs, reports the BBC.

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McDermott hearings scheduled for may 19

13 May 2010

The House Ways and Means Committee has confirmed earlier unofficial reports that it is to hold a hearing on May 19 to discuss the tax benefits of legalising and regulating online gambling in the United States.

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Mystery deepens around First Gaming casinos

13 May 2010

Earlier this week, we reported on the strange happenings surrounding two Rival-powered online casinos owned by First Gaming Partners Inc.  SlotPower.com and Vanguard Casino.com suddenly stopped responding to their urls, instead re-directing to Manhattan Slots – an online casino owned by Club World Casinos and powered by a different software provider.

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Mangas Gaming completes Gigamedia purchase

13 May 2010

In an announcement this week, the Taiwan-based Gigamedia Ltd updated the market, confirming that French internet gambling group Mangas Gaming has completed its purchase of 60 percent of the Gigamedia online gambling operations.

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Italian ban on public gaming terminals

13 May 2010

The giant Italian gambling company Microgame will no doubt be considering its options following the latest move by the Italian regulator AAMS this week – the banning of public gaming terminals.

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Bookies get it together in online gambling venture

12 May 2010

The Press Association reports that seven independent bookmakers in Ireland have joined forces online to compete with rival chain operators for a slice of the estimated Euro 1.5 billion internet gambling action.

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Ohio County lowers the boom on internet cafes

12 May 2010

Gambling at poker clubs and Internet cafes is illegal, and authorities will pursue gambling charges in attempts to shut them down, according to an opinion released Tuesday by Ohio’s Trumbull County Prosecutor, Dennis Watkins.

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eCOGRA issues player protection advisory on Cereus problems

12 May 2010

A second advisory to players regarding the Cereus Poker Network encryption flaw has been issued by a third party organisation.

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French TV regulator gets in on the act

12 May 2010

According to Rapid TV News, the French television regulator CSA is about to publish its conclusions regarding the conduct and framework within which online gambling operators will be permitted to advertise to the French market.

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Plea for recognition of First Nation online gambling in Canada

12 May 2010

Writing in a professional article for a US gaming law journal, a Canadian lawyer has submitted the case for First Nation online gambling to be acknowledged and formally legalised by federal and provincial Canadian governments.

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Canadian cash processor enters guilty plea

12 May 2010

Douglas Rennick (35), a Canadian man charged with conspiracy and bank fraud has pleaded guilty to a single count of processing offshore bets of U.S. citizens.

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Paddy Power under fire for advert…again

12 May 2010

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to investigate an ‘offensive’ Paddy Power advert after receiving more than 400 complaints from the public, The Guardian newspaper reports. The advert is the work of Big Al’s Creative Emporium, and has managed to put the cat squarely in among the pigeons.

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WinADay launches Slot 21

12 May 2010

The new Slot 21 game just launched at WinADay.com online casino is a combination of two casino favourites – slots and blackjack – the online casino operator says.

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Malaysian sports betting manouevres

12 May 2010

Remember Vincent Tan’s online sports betting venture Ascot Sports? Back in 2006-2007 the brand gained prominence in the online gambling business in Europe with Ascot Sports.com and later an online casino powered by RTG and licensed in the Philippines.

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Two Rival-powered online casinos close?

12 May 2010

With as far as is known no public announcements, two Rival-powered online casinos, Slot Power and Vanguard, appear to have ceased operations.

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England soccer coach puts online ratings site on hold

12 May 2010

Fabio Capello, the coach for England’s World Cup soccer team, has temporarily shelved his venture into online gaming with a player ratings gaming branded “The Capello Index.”

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New interactive division for testing lab

12 May 2010

The third party testing and certification company Gaming Laboratories International has announced the creation of a new interactive gaming division based on the newly acquired assets, intellectual property and trade names of Technical Systems Testing (TST).

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Online gambling execs sue private equity company

12 May 2010

If you were wondering what happened to former Party Gaming CEO Richard Segal after he left the group some years ago, The Times newspaper in London provides the answer this week.

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Scratch card developer launches soft gaming platform

12 May 2010

Internet scratch card and instant win games developer NeoGames has launched a new soft gaming platform based on slots, instant and scratch card games.

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