our readers will recall the case two years ago of Anurag Dikshit (39), one of the founders of online gambling giant, Party Gaming plc.
High profile corruption in sports is in the news at the moment, with suspected irregular betting activity around a red card issued to Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings.
Over a year ago the government of the Ukraine followed Russia’s draconian example and banished gambling, passing the Law On Prohibition of Gambling Business in Ukraine in June 2009.
US President Barak Obama met with tribal leaders from across the nation at the White House Thursday to discuss a variety of First Nation issues, amoing them internet gambling, reports the San Diego Union Tribune. The pow-wow was the second held by the present administration.
A ruling was handed down by the Paris Court of First Instance in a trademark infringement case this week between French former state-regulated monopoly, Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) and online gambling operator, Unibet and the jurisdiction of Antigua.
The chief of the Pennsylvania Lottery voiced a decidedly protectionist protest this week against efforts by Nevada Senator Harry Reid to pass federal law legalising online gambling.
Media in Seattle picked up on a Part Time Poker story this week regarding the extension of the tough Washington State ban on internet poker beyond the state’s borders, thanks to geo-locating technology.
Online gambling companies and the European Commission have been wrestling with the 16 states of Germany for years in attempts to liberalise the nation’s market in line with more progressive countries in Europe. The problem is that the states, all signatories to a treaty keeping competition out, have no intention of relinquishing their lucrative monopoly …
Executives from some of the online gambling industry’s most influential and successful companies based on the Isle of Man gathered at an e-gaming summit hosted by top international professional business services provider KPMG last month.
S490, a bill seeking to legalise intrastate online gambling in the state of new Jersey, may have been temporarily delayed by small tax tweaks, but author Senator Ray Lesniak is determined to maintain its fast progress through the political system.
A 21-month New York State investigation into illegal online gambling has resulted in two more arrests in the Utica region.
Subsequent to the decision taken by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to merge the Birmingham-based UK Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission , a position for a Chair of the proposed UK Gambling & National Lottery Commission is being sought and advertised in leading UK national publications.
eGaming Service provider, Spiral Solutions Ltd. has partnered with Virtuadz, a social games marketing agency, to launch a new, free-to-play online games portal, La Ruée vers L’or, for the French market.
An e-mail promotion run by Profitable Play Ltd t/a Jackpotjoy and headlined “Find out why we’re Britain’s best value night in!” was found to be misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Microgaming’s new Quickfire Flash casino product has attracted three more licensees in the shape of Stan James, Tain and Roulette69.
With the recent French and Danish tax furores probably still resonating with their members, three prominent gambling trade associations joined together this week to appeal for a common sense approach to taxation in the drafting of online gambling regulatory legislation in Spain.
Online bookmaker Betfred.com has launched an extensive six-figure TV advertising campaign with a view towards growing its mobile betting into a core revenue stream, reports NMA.co.uk.
Following the closure of the New York City Off-Track Betting (NYCOTB) Corporation, an emergency measure was approved by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board to allow advanced deposit wagering accounts to be processed over the internet. The move is said to have been instituted to “safeguard the integrity of the pari-mutuel wagering system”.
The European Commission launched a formal investigation Tuesday into whether Denmark’s proposed low tax regime for online gambling sites gives internet operators an unfair advantage over bricks and mortar casinos, reports the Dow Jones news agency.
Skill and casino games software developer, GameAccount Network, announced that it is making its proprietary Internet Gaming System (IGS) available to third party content developers ahead of the Italian Government’s decree to regulate cash play casino and slots in 2011, a market that analysts estimated at up to Euro 20 billion annually.
Online gambling group Betfair has unveiled half-year results to the end of October 2010 showing an upward trend in key performance indicators.
Media reporting from the state of New Jersey late Monday confirmed that Senator Ray Lesniak’s S490 proposal to legalise online gambling has been temporarily delayed by late tweaks to its financial provisions.
Australian broadcaster ABC’s current affairs program The World Today tackled the contentious subject of the Australian government’s ban on internet gambling this week, revealing that that there has been little enforcement and highlighting government’s refusal to accept the recommendation of the Productivity Commission that the pastime be legalised and regulated.
Sports betting firm Centrebet has extended its relationship with the Australian NRL’s Manly Sea Eagles. The AUD$ 1 million sponsorship deal will see Centrebet’s logo on the back of the maroon and white jersey of the Manly Sea Eagles for the next two seasons, with an option for a third year.