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Royal Apollo online casino invites US players

28 Jan 2010

The latest Rival Gaming-powered online casino, Royal Apollo Casino.com, has announced that it has opened its virtual doors to US players.

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Gaming VC to expand

28 Jan 2010

The Isle of Man-based Gaming VC online gambling group said this week that it intends to implement a ‘significant’ expansion of its CasinoClub brand, together with an additional sportsbook offering targeted on new territories.

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Playtech buys into UK fotball pools parent

28 Jan 2010

Playtech continued to dominate the industry news headlines this week with the announcement that it has negotiated a strategic relationship with Sportech plc – parent group of the The New Football Pools in the UK .

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Sportingbet renews GTech licensing agreement

28 Jan 2010

After over 5 years of successfully working together, the UK online gambling group Sportingbet plc has renewed its agreements with GTech G2 across all key product verticals for a further three years, in a deal that includes poker, casino and games, along with the new G2 bingo product and sports betting.

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ICEi 2010 day 1 report

27 Jan 2010

The online gambling clans were gathering in a cold and overcast London this week as the industry’s premiere European Expo IGE-ICEi opened at Earl’s Court.

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Ladbrokes warns on regulation/tax

27 Jan 2010

Ladbroke’s chief executive officer, Chris Bell, who recently announced his impending departure from the UK gambling group, has warned that Britain must take a more enlightened approach to the regulation and taxation of the bookmaking industry or risk damaging the nation’s 8 600 betting shops.

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Mahjong Club signs for new software

27 Jan 2010

The new Mahjong Logics software, recently approved and licensed by the Isle of Man regulator has already racked up its first sale.

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Aces & Faces VP launched by Winaday

27 Jan 2010

The instant Flash online casino WinADay has launched its fourth video poker came, an Aces and Faces variant that offers higher payouts for four-of-a-kind Aces and face cards than for number cards, and includes a bonus round where players can double the payout of a winning spin.

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Aces & Faces VP launched by Winaday

27 Jan 2010

The instant Flash online casino WinADay has launched its fourth video poker came, an Aces and Faces variant that offers higher payouts for four-of-a-kind Aces and face cards than for number cards, and includes a bonus round where players can double the payout of a winning spin.

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Dept. of Justice questions on internet gambling acquisition

27 Jan 2010

The US Department of Justice is sticking it inquisitive nose into a $126.8 million agreement by the Kentucky horseracing giant Churchill Downs to buy Internet gambling firm Youbet.com….but it’s more about anti-trust precautions than the legality of online horserace betting.

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Moneybookers gaining ground

27 Jan 2010

The online payment facility Moneybookers has released an end-of year 2009 trading statement revealing that it has achieved several milestones including a dramatic surge in customers and eCommerce volume.

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EU advocate general upholds primacy of EU law

27 Jan 2010

A decision this week by the EU Advocate General that EU law holds primacy over national legislation has been applauded by the European Gaming and Betting Association, a trade association that has most of Europe’s major online gambling companies among its membership.

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Dikshit divests remaining interest in Party Gaming

26 Jan 2010

PartyGaming plc founder Anurag Dikshit sold his remaining stake in the ownership of the PartyGaming.com online-gambling group this week, a company he helped start in 1997. The sale had an immediate impact of the stock, which tanked  7 percent in London trading.

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Isle Of Man unveils new regulations

26 Jan 2010

The Isle of Man Government used the IGE-ICEi expo in London today (Tuesday) to announce changes to its online gambling regulations which make it possible for an e-Gaming company to base its non-gambling related activities and operations in the Isle of Man without needing an OGRA gambling licence.

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William Hill re-signs with Virtue Fusion Alderney

26 Jan 2010

Online bingo provider Virtue Fusion Alderney, has announced that it has renewed its agreement with William Hill plc, one of the best-known names in the gambling industry.

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Successful Q4 for Playtech

26 Jan 2010

Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has unveiled an impressive set of Q4 numbers in its trading update this week, revealing that:

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The Atlanta story isn´t done yet

26 Jan 2010

The resignation of David Barber, former head of Alabama Governor Bob Riley’s anti-gambling task force, on disclosures of gambling activity in neighbouring Mississippi may have had sinister undertones, according to a report from Associated Press updating the story.

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Virgin gets EdGE-y

26 Jan 2010

Playtech’s second ICEi announcement concerns the tier one UK online casino operator Virgin Games, which has signed up with Playtech’s soft gaming solutions developer, Gaming Technology Solutions Limited, [acquired in December 2009 – see previous report], for that company’s flexible EdGE software platform, and will also deliver a new selection of game products, adding variety …

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Combined exhibit for Playtech and Scientific Games

26 Jan 2010

Hot on the heels of their joint announcement of extensive commercial collaboration, Scientific Games Corporation and Playtech plc have revealed that when today’s (Tuesday) three day IGE-ICEi show open at Earl’s Court in London, they will present together for the first time.

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Chinese lottery coup for Betex

25 Jan 2010

The UK group Betex Group plc has announced that its Chinese operation has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with Nanjing Welfare Lottery Management Centre to launch and operate a new retail lottery concept across Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.

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New bingo side games launched by Microgaming

25 Jan 2010

The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming has launched another three new bingo side games, designed to provide bingo players with diverse outer-screen action to complement the main bingo gaming activity.  

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More Eastern European action for Dragonfish

25 Jan 2010

Dragonfish, the B2B division of 888 Holdings plc, has inked and agreement with the Greek operator  Lex Online Entertainment Limited, a  subsidiary of Centric Multimedia SA, for the provision of online casino and poker.

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Cryptologic games for Scandinavian online casino operator

25 Jan 2010

Online gambling software provider Cryptologic has announced a new agreement to supply the Scandinavian online casino operator Bet24 with at least 10 new games. Bet24 is owned by the Modern Times Group AB (MTG), a major international entertainment broadcasting corporate with the second largest geographical broadcast footprint in Europe.

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eCOGRA appointed to test compliance of Kahnawake Gaming Commission licensees

25 Jan 2010

Rumours that the Kahnawake Gaming Commission has been making moves to up its game regarding player disputes and policing licensees appear to be confirmed by a release out today (Monday) indicating that the independent London-based player protection and standards non-profit, eCOGRA, has been commissioned to handle compliance testing.

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