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Will Hill a possible Centrebet suitor?

3 May 2010

Persistent rumours that major British online gambling companies are interested in buying the Australian gambling group Centrebet received a boost this weekend with the news that William Hill plc may be among the possible suitors.

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eCOGRA adds to its team as demand for services grows

3 May 2010

The player protection and standards body eCOGRA has added another highly qualified professional to its Compliance and Advisory Services Department in order to better service a growing demand from industry companies, now approaching 80 leading organisations, for guidance on internationally accepted regulatory standards.

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Nevada politician joins the US legalisation initiative

3 May 2010

Congressman Barney Frank continues to attract Capitol Hill co-sponsors to his HR 2267 bill, which seeks to legalise online gambling in the United States and overturn the UIGEA.

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Malaysian online gambling ring busted

3 May 2010

Five Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian women – three of them sisters in their twenties –were arrested in the latest Malaysian police raid on online gambling rings, reports The Star newspaper.

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Armenia clamps down on gambling

3 May 2010

The Armenian government has followed the example of the Russians in confining all gambling activity to specific areas of the Eastern European country, reports The Messenger Online.

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UK newspaper signs up with fantasy sports firm

3 May 2010

Timing its initiative to coincide with the real-world football World Cup this year, the ubiquitous free UK newspaper Metro is partnering with FSB Technology on its Metro Free World Cup Fantasy Football competition.

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Gambling Commission suspends another licence

1 May 2010

Industry observers have so far been unable to agree on what has caused the UK Gambling Commission to suspend another British licensee whilst it completes an investigation.

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UK Gambling Commission releases latest gambling prevalence stats

1 May 2010

The UK Gambling Commission, which regularly commissions independent surveys of gambling prevalence in Britain, has published the latest statistics for the twelve months ended March 2010.

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Bwin expanding IT capability

30 Apr 2010

The IT publication Computer Weekly has published an interesting interview with Thomas Kiessling, chief technical officer of the Vienna-listed online gambling giant Bwin Interactive.

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Aussie academis call for national gambling regulator

30 Apr 2010

Suggestions by problem gambling researchers that the federal government in Australia appoint a national gambling regulator in place of state regulators are currently achieving wide coverage in the mainstream media Downunder.

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Estonia issues second online gambling licence

29 Apr 2010

The Baltic state of Estonia, which legalised online gambling subject to strict conditions in January this year has issued its second licence.

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Online operations lift Will Hill results

29 Apr 2010

The internet operations of UK gambling group William Hill plc have once again provided a boost to group revenues against a backdrop of a 4 percent decline in land-based betting shop net revenues.

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Chartwell pulls off "The Italian Job"

29 Apr 2010

The Calgary-based online gambling software developer Chartwell Technology Inc. has launched its new “The Italian Job” slot at Bwin, the largest publicly listed Internet betting group in Europe.

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Chartwell pulls off “The Italian Job”

29 Apr 2010

The Calgary-based online gambling software developer Chartwell Technology Inc. has launched its new “The Italian Job” slot at Bwin, the largest publicly listed Internet betting group in Europe.

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Kansas City probe produces another guilty plea

29 Apr 2010

The Kansas City grand jury probe into illegal online sports betting produced another guilty plea Wednesday.

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IGC chief speaks at Canadian gambling conference

29 Apr 2010

The Gaming Summit in Calgary, Canada and its preoccupation with “the elephant in the room” – online gambling – has continued to attract media reportage.

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New Zealand problem gambling on the rise

29 Apr 2010

Radio New Zealand reports that the government’s Ministry of Health has posted a 25 percent rise in the number of problem gamblers using its counselling services over the period 2008 – 2009.

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Tzvetkoff bail decision overturned

29 Apr 2010

Daniel Tzvetkoff, the disgraced and bankrupt former head the defunct Australian e-processing company Intabill is to remain in custody after all.

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Good B2B deal for Gaming Media Group

28 Apr 2010

UK players will see a familiar land casino brand in the online environment soon following the signing of a white label agreement between Gaming Media Group’s b2b subsidiary InTouch Gaming and the Hippodrome Casino, owned by Simon Thomas of Beacon Bingo fame.

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More online bingo

28 Apr 2010

Online gambling software provider Microgaming has launched three new bingo side games to its network of operators in a release that comprises a winning combination of casino and pub-style fruit machine games for the entertainment of bingo players looking for something a little different. 

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Lacklustre Q2 for 888 Holdings plc

28 Apr 2010

Despite signing some impressive deals with major companies like Harrah’s, and a stream of contracts from b2b subsidiary Dragonfish, the Gibraltar-based internet gambling group 888 Holdings plc has admitted that its latest Q2 results are “disappointing”.

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Online gambling group sings up 3 millionth player

28 Apr 2010

One of the most ethical and professional online gambling groups in the industry, Betfair, has announced a landmark sign-up this week as it celebrates ten years of successful and expanding operations – its 3 millionth player.

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Harrah´s chief speaks on internet gambling

28 Apr 2010

Gary Loveman, chief executive of Las Vegas land gambling giant Harrah’s Entertainment, addressed again the issue of US online gambling legalization in an interview with the Reuters news service that is being widely publicised this week.

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Zudiko makes a difference for Victor Chandler

28 Apr 2010

Actions speak louder than marketing hype, and software provider Zukido will be more than pleased with the endorsement that its involvement with online sports betting operator Victor Chandler produced this week. 

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