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Kenilworth signs CCGC for live dealer action

13 Jun 2009

The Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corporation was in the business news for the second time this week, having earlier announced that live betting cameras and software will be installed over table games, including Texas Hold ‘Em, at its Sosua Bay Grand Casino in the Dominican Republic within the next two weeks for Internet live betting …

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Religious right writes to Congress

13 Jun 2009

Predictably, the religious right is mobilising to oppose Congressman Barney Frank’s proposed legislation aimed at regulating and licensing online gambling in the United States.

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Treat in store for Wagerworks fans

13 Jun 2009

The many fans of Wagerworks online casino games have a treat in store next week – the much anticipated new slot “Transformers” will start appearing on Wagerworks-powered online casinos, probably starting with the Virgin Casino site.

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888.com and Spin Palace the highest visible internet gambling sites

13 Jun 2009

The Internet research company Greenlight, which last week published the results of a visibility survey on online poker operations, has released similar statistics related to online casinos.

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More Malaysian online gambling busts

13 Jun 2009

Malaysian police spokesmen have told the Bernama news agency that further anti-online gambling operations have closed another six illegal gambling dens used for online gambling in Penang suburbs.

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May another bad month for Atlantic City

12 Jun 2009

Atlantic City’s losing streak continued through May 2009 as its casinos reported a revenue decline of 15.4 percent to $351.3 million, compared with the same period last year.

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More restrictions in China

12 Jun 2009

The autocratic Chinese government is strengthening it’s stranglehold on regional use of the Internet through a new law that requires all new computers in the rigidly controlled nation to come pre-fitted with software specifically designed to block any websites that the government deems to be unsuitable.

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Set your own gambling limits

12 Jun 2009

The advent of a pre-paid debit card that allows gamblers to set their own limits has been applauded by the UK problem gambling charity GamCare as a step in the right direction.

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Feds bust IGT rip-off artist

12 Jun 2009

The FBI reports that Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera (43) a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla (35) of Florida have been charged following a scheme to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology slot machines and counterfeit IGT computer programs.

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New Dominican live dealer provider

11 Jun 2009

The Caribbean Casino & Gaming Corp. , an over-the-counter penny stock trading in the range 0.31 to 0.39 and claiming a market cap of $20.67 million, has advised the market that live betting cameras and software will be installed over table games at its Sosua Bay Grand Casino in the Dominican Republic within the next …

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Lithuanian deal for Parlay

11 Jun 2009

The Canadian bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment has signed up Lithuanian national lottery Olifeja for a gaming suite operating on the Parlay5.1 platform and planned for launch towards the end of the northern hemisphere summer.

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Betfair challenges Racing New South Wales

11 Jun 2009

It looks as if the online betting exchange group Betfair could be heading to the Australian courts again – this time to challenge Racing New South Wales’s decision to impose a 1.5 percent tax on its turnover, claiming this is discriminatory because turnover is much higher than revenue.

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William Hill on the alert for football cheats

11 Jun 2009

The Independent.ie reports that the UK gambling giant William Hill plc may in the future emulate other gambling groups by abandoning betting on certain football matches if it is alerted to suspicious betting patterns.

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13 Cogressmen support hold on UIGEA regs

11 Jun 2009

Political interest in HR 2266 – the Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act proposed by House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank – is reportedly growing, with 13 Congressmen and women already signed on a co-sponsors.

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French gambling declines

11 Jun 2009

Unless the French national economy improves by January 2010, when the liberalisation of that country’s gambling market is planned, the rewards may not be as great as anticipated.

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New Intertops software platform works for this player

11 Jun 2009

The decision by Intertops Casino management to change software on its Red operation in order to operate in the US market delivered a positive result for player ChristopherT this week, who hit a jackpot worth $200 090 playing the RealTime Gaming T-Rex slot.

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Sportingbet and Cryptologic in online games deal

11 Jun 2009

Two established majors in the online gambling industry came together this week in a deal that will see software developer Cryptologic provide at least 10 of its top online slots to Internet gambling operator Sportingbet.com.

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US violates WTO rules says EU

11 Jun 2009

The executive arm of the 27-nation European Union, the European Commission has concluded its investigation into US action against online gambling, finding that American laws prohibiting gambling over the Internet violate international trade rules.  The Commission’s report raises the possibility of the EU challenging the ban at the World Trade Organisation, reports Dow Jones news …

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Italian market continues to show resilience

10 Jun 2009

The Italian gambling market continues to show remarkable resilience despite the difficult economic climate in Europe, the state gambling regulator AAMS advised this week in presenting statistics for the month of May 2009.

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Archer departs Action Gaming

10 Jun 2009

Action Gaming Network’s chief operating officer, industry veteran Clive Archer, is leaving the online poker company following a reorganisation of its core operational activities which will entail a move to South Africa.

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Expekt back with Microgaming in online casino deal

10 Jun 2009

Online gambling operator Expekt.com has signed a deal for an online casino system equipped with both download and instant games from online gambling software provider Microgaming.

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New owners for slotpower.com?

10 Jun 2009

A press release emanating from Larnaca, Cyprus this week claims that a new online gaming company named First Gaming Partners has acquired SlotPower.com from its previous private owners for an undisclosed amount.

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Ukraine: President gambling veto under threat

10 Jun 2009

It appears that gambling has become something of a political football in the Ukraine, where President Viktor Yuschenko ruffled a few feathers by exercising his veto on a gambling ban last week.

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UK responsible gambling funding issue resolved

10 Jun 2009

Arguments over the voluntary funding by UK gambling companies of the Responsibility in Gambling Trust were resoved this week with the announcement by the minister for sport, Gerry Sutcliffe, that he has accepted a new, three-year voluntary funding arrangement with betting and gaming operators that will provide at least GBP15 million for problem gambling research, …

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