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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, …
New Media Lottery Services, Inc., a lottery content and systems provider, has launched a new online bingo and digital lottery game site branded ‘CelticBingo.com.’
The Italian government has initiated a drive to further liberate the country’s remote gambling sector by framing new legislation extending licensing to online poker cash games, casino games, betting exchanges and betting on virtual events.
Party Poker and Party Casino have launched a new markeing campaign with the strapline “Feel It”. The strapline is motivated by the ‘rush’ that gamblers often experience in a win.
Rank plc’s success in fighting for a VAT refund on bingo operations could have expensive financial implications for the British government, reports the BBC in a follow-up piece.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has reacted quickly to yesterday’s announcement that the European Commission is not satisfied with the first draft of the French legislation designed to open up the market in that country.
Our readers will recall our report on the desire of NFL teams to get involved in online betting partnerships with state lotteries despite the League’s virulent opposition to Internet gambling.