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Winnings Limited orders a Neogames white label

11 Mar 2010

The latest white label deal inked by online scratchcard games and white label provider Neogames will see the company launch a scratchcard website branded Winnings.com for Winnings Limited, a subsidiary of the Infomeda group.

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Online gambling could create 8000 Irish jobs

11 Mar 2010

Silicon Republic.com reports that Irish politicians who have been considering the licensing and regulation of online gambling for some time could be about to vote for legislative proposals that would see the creation of a regulatory system. That would be instrumental in attracting businesses to the country and may come about as early as end March, …

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Cryptologic releases new slot

11 Mar 2010

Virgin Games is one of the first online casinos this week to carry online gambling software provider Cryptologic’s latest Marvel comics-inspired Thor Jackpot Slot.

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More prosecutions from Kansas City grand jury investigation

11 Mar 2010

The Kansas City grand jury probe into online sportsbetting activities has generated more prosecutions, reports the Kansas City Star, revealing that a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charged four men and two companies with running an illegal gambling business that attracted about $3.6 million in bets over three years.

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UEFA in shirt sponsorship row

11 Mar 2010

The imposition of French bans on Internet gambling company logos on the shirts of French football teams playing away games outside France has come under attack.

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Gambling could be good for Belarus

11 Mar 2010

Strictly regulated and controlled gambling could represent a valuable source of tax revenues to Belarus, the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, told lawmakers this week.

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Polish problems

10 Mar 2010

The Polish Football Federation has been forced to suspend its sponsorship agreement with Swedish online sports-betting company Unibet, in order to fall into line with the Eastern European country’s new and draconian online gambling laws, which came into effect on January 1st 2010.

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Gibson joins Playtech board

10 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer and provider Playtech has announced the appointment of Barry Gibson as an additional independent Non-Executive Director.

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New online slot from Rival Gaming

10 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer Rival Gaming has released its latest i-slot, a 5 reel, 20 pay-line offering branded Candy Cottage.

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More interactivity at Better Bingo

10 Mar 2010

The Better Bingo Network in the UK is adding some interesting new interactive features to its bingo rooms this week, including live presenters who interact directly with the punter on logging in. Players can chat with the presenter in real time via a bingo chat box on sites such as Crown Bingo, Deal or No …

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Gamesys gives bingo some heart

10 Mar 2010

The Heart group of UK radio stations is to have its own online bingo site following a deal signed with software provider and operator Gamesys this week.

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Joining forces

10 Mar 2010

Sports information providers SportsDirect Inc. and Enetpulse, have jointly announced a long-term partnership to bring together worldwide sports information coverage.

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Barney signs up 66th co-sponsor

10 Mar 2010

Congressman Barney Frank’s HR2267 Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection And Enforcement Act attracted its 66th co-sponsor this week when Ohio Democrat Charles Wilson signed on.

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Explosive weekend for Greek gambling exec

10 Mar 2010

The weekend started with a bang at the Athens home of Intralot chief exec Constantinos Antonopoulos on Saturday when unknown attackers threw a hand grenade at his home.

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Online scratchcards a winner

10 Mar 2010

The popularity of scratchcards as another income stream has boomed in the past year, fuelled by player demand for something a little different on which to take a flutter.

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Centrebet for sale?

9 Mar 2010

The possibility of an online gambling-friendly change in Australian federal gambling laws is creating ripples of interest among analysts and potential buyers alike, reports The Australian newspaper.

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Interesting statistics from the piece

9 Mar 2010

* California tribes generate $7.3 billion a year in casino revenue, the largest share of the $26.8 billion won in 2008 by 442 government casinos operated by 237 American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages in 28 states.

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Here´s looking at you!

9 Mar 2010

The marketers at RTG-powered industry veteran Intertops.com have developed an innovative new promotional approach aimed at getting new players to see eye-to-eye with them on Internet gambling.

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Talent show coup for Rank plc subsidiary

9 Mar 2010

Rank plc online subsidiary Meccabingo.com has scored a marketing coup, snapping up a deal that will enable it to leverage the widely recognised “Britain’s Got Talent” brand – Britain’s highest rated television talent show last (2009) year with audience ratings of over 13 million viewers, peaking at 18 million for the finals.

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MR123 is not just an auction site

9 Mar 2010

Takomo Entertainment, a Swedish company that owns the penny auction site Mr123.com licensed in Alderney and Guernsey, has found that providing online gambling entertainment increases interest in its other business activities.

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Neogames latest scratchcard

8 Mar 2010

The 7th Heaven is a brand new scratch card game launched this week by the prolific scratchcard specialists Neogames.

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Rival Gaming goes mining Downunder

8 Mar 2010

Online gambling software provider Rival Gaming has launched its latest game, a 5 reel, 15 pay-line i-slot themed on Australian diamond mining.

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Malaysian blitz on internet gambling continues

8 Mar 2010

Police in the Perak area of Malaysia have told local media that in the last sixty days alone 373 raids have been conducted on various premises believed to have been operating computerised gambling activities.

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A brighter prospect for Italian online bingo

8 Mar 2010

The Italian Internet bingo scene is looking decidedly brighter this week following a positive Administrative Court of Appeal decision which overturned a lower court’s suspension of the laws backing regulation of the game.

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