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Partygaming mourns death of director

8 Mar 2010

The online gambling group Party Gaming plc mourned the passing of one of its non-executive directors this week. Stephen Box died from at present unknown causes at the age of 60. He had been a director of Party Gaming since December 2007.

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Harrah´s Interactive launches Caesars Online Bingo in Britain

8 Mar 2010

The Montreal-based interactive division of US gambling giant Harrah’s Entertainment has partnered with the Gamesys Group to develop an online gambling site featuring bingo and casino side games. The new site launched in the UK market this week.

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Crypto lands Betsson deal

8 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer CryptoLogic has signed a three-year agreement to license at least nine of its most popular online betting games to Betsson Malta Ltd (Betsson), a leading European e-gaming operator that is publicly listed on the Stockholm exchange.

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Top techie

6 Mar 2010

The major online and land gambling technology provider GTech has announced the appointment as Senior Vice-President: Global Technology Solutions of Matthew Whalen.

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Party Gaming´s new online casino strategy

5 Mar 2010

Speaking to journalists in London this week following the release of his company’s full year 2009 results , Jim Ryan, CEO of Party Gaming plc gave some interesting insights into how his company will market in coming months.

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Big online gambling money in Cyprus

5 Mar 2010

Turnover from Internet gambling on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus – legal home to the offices of many online gambling companies – reached Euro 2.5 billion in 2008 and is expected to balloon to over Euro 5 billion by 2012, the Cyprus Mail reported this week.

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US casino attendances down

5 Mar 2010

Despite draconian restrictions and an aggressive enforcement regime, US gamblers are still playiing their favourite casino games online, according to a recent survey of American players published by the Mintel research organisation.

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German gambling treaty under the microscope

4 Mar 2010

In an opinion on two cases currently before the European Court of Justice, Advocate General Paulo Mengozzi has outlined some of the legal difficulties which Internet technology has introduced into the international debate in Europe and the question of harmonisation of regulations.

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Stanleybet challenges new French law

4 Mar 2010

The French gambling authorities appear to have provoked land gambling group Stanleybet into legal action, judging by a recent statement from the betting company.

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Manx eGaming paid more in taxes last year

4 Mar 2010

The Manx eGaming Association, a group of Isle of Man-based remote gaming companies, has published results of a survey which shows employment within the sector rose by 18 percent in 2009 and is forecast to rise another 20 percent in 2010.

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Responsible gambling technology advances

4 Mar 2010

The Canadian provincial government of Nova Scotia, always on the lookout for aids to assist gamblers in hewing to responsible gambling principles, has published an article on an interesting new development in the genre.

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Partygaming reports lower revenues

4 Mar 2010

The giant Gibraltar-based online gambling group PartyGaming plc has posted its full year 2009 numbers, recording lower revenues and some losses in a tough economic period.

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Sixth guilty plea in Kansas sports bet busts

3 Mar 2010

The Kansas City Grand Jury investigation into online sports betting has delivered another guilty plea in a federal court.

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Precious underse gem in latest Neogames release

3 Mar 2010

The Malta-based scratchcard developer that appears to have dominated that gambling genre in a remarkably short space of time has released another new game.

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Out of this world promo at Intercasino

3 Mar 2010

The extensive website revamp by Intercasino.com is being marked by a special promotion that will give the winning punter a sky-high thrill.

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Boylesports in Betting Channel deal

3 Mar 2010

Boylesports has signed a deal with the dedicated UK sports betting TV service The Betting Channel to sponsor segments of the channel’s output.

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Solid Q2 and H1 performance by Sportingbet.com

3 Mar 2010

Online gambling group Sportingbet plc has posted an increase in second quarter profits of 18 percent, thanks mainly to growth in the football betting sector.

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Canadian campaign to warn students on gambling

3 Mar 2010

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority in Canada is paying for a campaign to educate young people about the dangers of gambling, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Ownership change at All Star Slots

2 Mar 2010

Affiliate marketers on the books of the popular RTG-powered online casino All Star Slots.com were advised this week that their interests would be safeguarded following the acquisition of the company by the respected Club World Group of online casinos.

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Microgaming releases two games for march

2 Mar 2010

Microgaming will be releasing its latest new games on March 4th, according to an operator press release this week.

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Paddy Power pre-tax profits slides

2 Mar 2010

The Irish online and land betting group Paddy Power felt the pain of weaker Irish and UK economies and a run of results that favoured the punter last year, it revealed as it posted its 2009 numbers this week.

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Macau numbers continue to surge

2 Mar 2010

Macau, the gambling island off the Chinese coast, continued to stage a significant recovery from past economic doldrums in February, posting gambling revenues of 13.5 billion patacas ($1.69 billion), an increase of about 69 percent over the same period of last year, the Macau Post Daily reported this week.

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Cryptologic revenues decline

2 Mar 2010

Online gambling software developer Cryptologic released its financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2009 this week, showing reduced revenues as a result of lower wagering activity across the industry, adverse currency factors, and a reduced contribution from a key licensee.

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Big money in US political lobbying

1 Mar 2010

The McClatchy-Tribune Information service reports that an online gambling market estimated to be worth $20 billion globally this year continues to attract pro-online gambling investment in lobbying activities.

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