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Virtue Fusion bingo site to close

13 Feb 2010

The future of the Alderney-licensed Bingo Bunny.com site has been the subject of speculation for several weeks, mainly because the site’s chat, news and blog activities have been neglected since August – generally an advance indicator that something is amiss.

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US players say "yes" to internet gambling

13 Feb 2010

The widely read U.S. IT publication Network World took up the legalisation of online gambling story this week, recapping on the efforts of Congressman Barney Frank to overturn the UIGEA and set up a regulatory and taxation regime for the industry in America.

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US players say “yes” to internet gambling

13 Feb 2010

The widely read U.S. IT publication Network World took up the legalisation of online gambling story this week, recapping on the efforts of Congressman Barney Frank to overturn the UIGEA and set up a regulatory and taxation regime for the industry in America.

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UK snooker star arrested

13 Feb 2010

Brit snooker star Stephen Lee is the latest high profile sportsman to be investigated as the UK drive against sports betting corruption continues The 35-year-old was arrested by West Midlands police on suspicions regarding questionable betting patterns, but was later released on bail, which could mean his next appearance in court, if any, could be …

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Paddy Power increases stake in Aussie firm

13 Feb 2010

Irish online gambling group Paddy Power increased it’s holdings in SportsBet Australia Pty Ltd by 9.8 percent this week to a total of 60.8 percent in ownership. Paddy purchased the increased stake from Nambawan Capital for Euro 8.5 Million ($11.57 million) in terms of a clause in its original May 2009 agreement to buy in …

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Free bingo games

13 Feb 2010

The Isle of Man and Swedish online gambling software provider NYX Interactive has been chosen to help develop a range of exclusive licensed free bingo games for FreeBingoHunter.com, the UK’s free bingo resource finding website.

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Aussie internet censorship latest

13 Feb 2010

Australia’s Labour government is rapidly earning the unenviable reputation as the the only Western democracy attempting to censor the Internet with its determined moves to control Internet content. This week the focus was on a clash with Google and hassles with hackers of government websites.

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WinAday jackpot hit again

13 Feb 2010

The management at 3D online casino WinADay.com has reported another progressive jackpot win by a player wagering on the 5 reel, 21 pay-line Vegas Mania slot machine.

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Betsson investors celebrate record dividend

13 Feb 2010

It’s not often in these troubled economic times that you read about major dividends being paid by online gambling companies, but this week that dream has come true for investors in Swedish online gambling firm Betsson. The company announced that it is to pay a record dividend of SEK 9 a share – an increase …

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Tribes go big on US lobbying

13 Feb 2010

The non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics has released some startling numbers regarding political lobbying in the United States, which go some way to explaining the extraordinary clout that the tribes appear to wield.

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Familiar-sounding name for a new online casino

13 Feb 2010

The management at 7Red.com, a new arrival on the Internet casino scene powered by Betsoft, may not have read up on last year’s rapid legal reaction by the well established 32Red group, which hit William Hill Online with legal papers over its use of similar branding on 32Vegas, but the newcomer’s site is nevertheless professional …

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Neogames gets it together for Valentine's Day

13 Feb 2010

Online scratchcard developer Neogames was right on the money this week, releasing a romance-inspired scratchcard game on the run-up to Valentine’s Day.

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Neogames gets it together for Valentine’s Day

13 Feb 2010

Online scratchcard developer Neogames was right on the money this week, releasing a romance-inspired scratchcard game on the run-up to Valentine’s Day.

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Business as usual, says new European Commission Chief

13 Feb 2010

Fears that the new head of the European Commission, Michel Barnier, may take a lighter approach to maintaining the free passage of goods and services between member nations were assuaged this week when the new Internal Market Commissioner addressed the European Parliament.

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eCOGRA accreditation for Star Partner affiliate program

13 Feb 2010

The latest major affiliate program to achieve the eCOGRA Affiliate Trust seal accreditation is Star Partner, a program that administers the affiliate marketing affairs of fourteen well established, tier one online gambling destinations.

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Netplay and STV extend relationship

13 Feb 2010

UK interactive gambling company NetPlayTV is not only moving to new London offices, it has extended its collaborative agreement with Scotland’s biggest commercial television broadcaster, STV, this week.

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Guilty plea in Kansas sports gambling case

11 Feb 2010

The Grand Jury enquiries into online gambling and arrests in Kansas last year resurfaced this week with the news that a Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to running a sports bookmaking business.

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Hawaii gambling bill approved by House Judiciary Committee

11 Feb 2010

Hawaiian Senator Jon Riki Karamatsu’s House Bill 2759 proposal that the state allows casinos to licence on Hawaiian Home Lands has continued its swift political progress by securing the approval of the House Judiciary Committee.

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Balkanbet signs up with Microgaming

10 Feb 2010

Balkanbet Group, an established land gambling operator with 20 years experience in the European market, has chosen Microgaming as its poker software and network provider for its online site Balkanbet Poker.

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Nevada casinos up $6.9 million on Superbowl bets

10 Feb 2010

Official numbers from the Nevada Gaming Control Board show that Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year’s Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL classic.

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Atlantic City mired in recession

10 Feb 2010

Las Vegas may have seen some light at the end of the economic tunnel recently, but Atlantic City remains stobbornly in decline when it comes to gambling revenues.

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Betfair expands online games offering

10 Feb 2010

Mazooma, the Nottingham-based digital gaming content company, has secured a contract with online gambling giant Betfair to distribute its game content on the Betfair website.

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Pro online gambling financial group opens US subsidiary

10 Feb 2010

Three former senior executives from MasterCard are betting that lawmakers will soon regulate legalised Internet gambling in the United States, and have set up shop to facilitate wagers as a U.S.-subsidiary for a United Kingdom payments processor.

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French operators playing hardball with online gambling

10 Feb 2010

Three of France’s biggest land casino operators – Tranchant, Barrière and Joagroupe, which run a total of 104 casinos between them, have launched litigation in the Paris Criminal Court designed to keep foreign online gambling companies at bay in a soon-to-be-liberalised French gambling market.

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