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888 founder moves on

4 Jan 2010

One of the longest established and best known companies in the online gambling industry, 888.com, has announced the departure of one of its founding directors.

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Three new directors for Mirada Gaming

4 Jan 2010

Three new non-executive directors have been added to the board at Mirada Gaming.

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Changes at the top for Greek lottery company

4 Jan 2010

The Greek government has named Yannis Spanoudakis, a senior Athens 2004 Olympics organiser, as the new chief executive officer of Europe’s biggest betting company OPAP, a company spokesman has revealed.

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Monday magic for Mahjong Logic

4 Jan 2010

Mahjong Logic, a software developer and real money player-to-player mahjong network, has announced its achievement of Isle of Man online gambling licensing.

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eCOGRA audit of Grand Prive Affiliates latest

4 Jan 2010

The year-long industry dispute between some affiliate marketers and the Grand Prive Affiliate Program  moved a further step closer to a hopefully mutually satisfactory conclusion this week as the extended 31st December deadline for submission of claims to third party auditor eCOGRA passed.

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Aussie online gambling a threat to land jobs?

4 Jan 2010

As 2010 dawns, land gambling operators in Australia continue to attack the government’s Productivity Commission recommendation that online gambling be legalised in the country.

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Trouble ahead for Thai online lottery

4 Jan 2010

The on again, off again, long running Thai government project to take the national lottery online was making local headlines in media like the Bangkok Post and The Nation again this week as Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced yet another review of the delay-plagued project.

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Chinese warning on internet gambling

2 Jan 2010

The Chinese government used an announcement of Internet pornography prosecution statistics this week as a further opportunity to caution that online pornography, gambling and “…other sites deemed harmful to society” remained its primary targets in the “purification of the Internet.”

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Betfair engages with marketing information company

1 Jan 2010

The UK database marketing group CDMS has adopted the branding of Transactis, a pioneer in the marketing discipline that it acquired less than a year ago….and among its impressive clients is online gambling giant Betfair.

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L&G chairman retires

31 Dec 2009

Online gambling group Leisure and Gaming plc has announced that its non-executive chairman, Philip Parker, has resigned as he advised he would do earlier this year and has now left the company.

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L&G chairman retires

31 Dec 2009

Online gambling group Leisure and Gaming plc has announced that its non-executive chairman, Philip Parker, has resigned as he advised he would do earlier this year and has now left the company.

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Online sportsbetting accused pleads guilty

31 Dec 2009

Joseph W. LaForte, a New York resident already serving a prison term on unrelated charges, admitted mid-week that he helped run an illegal offshore sportsbetting ring that operated in several states, including New Jersey.

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Italian sportsbetting giant rejects takeover bid

30 Dec 2009

The Italian business media are reporting an unsuccessful attempt to acquire control of the major Italian online sportsbetting firm Sindacato Nazionale Agenzie Ippiche SpA (SNAI) by private equity firms Bridgepoint and Axa Private Equity, who reportedly offered Euro 600 million.

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A$12 mill Christmas surprise for single mother

30 Dec 2009

Six days after a Powerball lottery draw in Australia, a thirty-something single mother has claimed the mother of all Christmas presents – a Powerball lottery win worth A$12 million.

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Big deal for Bookmaker.com

30 Dec 2009

The respected and long-established online sportsbetting firm Bookmaker.com has announced its acquisition of two well known sportsbetting brands, Las Palmas and Bet Canadian for an undisclosed consideration.

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Neogames goes farming

30 Dec 2009

Farming-related applications are the most popular games on Chinese social networks, and the genre is booming on western sites like Facebook with offerings like Farmville, Farm Town and Country Story released by developers such as Zynga and Playfish.

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New slot has a shopping mall theme

29 Dec 2009

The WinADay.com 3D online casino has launched a new slot machine dedicated to fans of mall shopping and branded Reel De Luxe. The new game is a 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot machine with two special bonus features and a bonus game.

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Major French investor to buy stake in Mangas Gaming

29 Dec 2009

The French investment house Louis Dreyfus is preparing to buy a stake in Mangas Gaming, a 50-50, Paris-based Internet betting joint venture between Bains de Mer de Monaco and the holding company of French TV producer Stephane Courbit.

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A new twist on "What are you smoking"?

28 Dec 2009

Some superstitious South African gamblers intent on winning millions on the country’s national lottery have apparently been indulging in a little ‘chemical’ assistance that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “what have you been smoking?”

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A new twist on “What are you smoking”?

28 Dec 2009

Some superstitious South African gamblers intent on winning millions on the country’s national lottery have apparently been indulging in a little ‘chemical’ assistance that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “what have you been smoking?”

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Online gambling site repays gambler´s stolen cash

28 Dec 2009

In Sweden an unidentified online gambling company has voluntarily paid back 4.9 million kronor (around $673 000) stolen by a gambling addict from her employer and wagered at its website.

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More Israelis prosecuted by anti-gambling cops

28 Dec 2009

The Jerusalem Post reports that police and prosecution officials have filed indictments in the Petah Tikva District Court against five suspects on charges of money laundering, facilitating illegal gambling, white collar theft, fraud, and tax embezzlement, alleging that between 2000 and 2002, they ran a network of almost 100 gambling computer programs situated in Internet …

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Playtech launches TV games

28 Dec 2009

Online gambling software developer Playtech and its associate Euro Partners has announced the launch of TV Games. This new format is initially available at the online venues Europa Casino, Titan Casino and Casino Tropez, and offers players a fresh and interactive gaming experience.

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Wall Street progressive payday

28 Dec 2009

An as yet unidentified online player enjoyed a very merry Christmas this year thanks to the Playtech progressive slot Wall Street Fever, which coughed up a very nice $220 335 jackpot on Christmas Day.

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