The US gambling giant Harrah’s Entertainment appears to be widening its lobbying effort in regard to online gambling, The Legal Times reports, noting that the group is adding an additional lobbying firm to promote the legalisation of online gambling in the United States.
Attempts by Cyprus government lawmakers to come to grips with internet gambling have come to a temporary halt due to procedural difficulties, the Cyprus Mail reports.
Last week’s new liberalising laws for Danish gambling, passed unanimously June 4 by the Folketinget (parliament) will have to go back to the European Commission for further consideration following complaints from land-based gambling companies that the tax provisions regarding online gambling are unfair.
Chinese enforcement officials have unveiled some interesting statistics related to the country’s determined assault on illegal online gambling websites, reports The China Daily.
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has announced the appointment of David Mathewson as an additional independent Non-Executive Director and chair of the audit committee.
The giant television and appliance manufacturing group Samsung has inked an agreement with Betfair TV which will see the two companies partnering to offer the world’s first sports-betting application on Samsung internet-connected HDTVs just in time for the FIFA World Cup 2010 kick-off.
Pursued by opposition members of the Malta Parliament for official government statistics on the value of revenues flowing from the regulation of online gambling, Malta’s finance minister Tony Fenech this week released his statistics.
Australian legislators may seek to stop internet gambling, but the main fave of problem gamblers appears to be land-based slot machines, according to a report from the BBC this week.
Atlantic City land casino operators have been suffering declining revenues for the past three-and-a-half years as a result of the recession and competition from neighbouring states, but they appear to have discarded a proposal by state lawmakers to legalise intrastate sports betting.
Optimism that the worst of the recession which has so badly hammered Atlantic City land casinos may be over was tempered this week by another dismal set of performance statistics.
Isle of Man-based Continent 8 Technologies and Telehouse in France have formed a strategic partnership to deliver premium hosting services for e-gaming operators intending to launch activities in France.
The fast-growing EveryMatrix white label software provider group has launched a live betting product, which will initially focus on football in time for this year’s World Cup, kicking off Friday with Mexico vs. South Africa.
Patrik Selin, a highly experienced senior executive in the online gambling industry, has been appointed to the newly created position of CEO for Bodog Europe.
The popular Gibraltar-based online casino 32Red.com launched its new and improved online casino website this week, offering its customers access to over 450 top quality games in a new and improved format.
Whilst many companies are lining up to enter the newly liberalised French market, there are others that have decided to withdraw services from French players rather than comply with regulations that still retain elements of protectionism.
IGT’s online gambling software subsidiary WagerWorks is to supply premium online game content to The Palaces.com, an internet gambling site owned by UK operator Palatial Leisure.
Bookmakers around the world are relishing the thought of unprecedented betting action on the 2010 World Cup, which kicks off in South Africa this week.
Online gambling software provider Betsoft has launched its thirteenth and latest 3D video slot, ‘Rock Star’, sporting a flashy, hard-rocking band, in an electrifying slots game with quality graphics and sound effects.
Online gambling software provider Betsoft has launched its thirteenth and latest 3D video slot, ‘Rock Star’, sporting a flashy, hard-rocking band, in an electrifying slots game with quality graphics and sound effects.
The tourism agency in charge of promoting Las Vegas says the entertainment and gambling mecca saw a small increase in visitors in April compared with the same month last year.
Did Vincent Tan’s online sports betting firm Ascot Sports get a government licence? This is the central question in a controversial row building in Malaysia where confusion reigns over whether the sports betting company will be able to legally accept bets by September .
Party Casino.com reports that May 2010 was a landmark period in terms of jackpot payouts, with more money being disbursed than any other month in its history.
RM Royal Media has added a new rummy game to its internet portfolio: Burraco, a card game second only to poker in popularity in Italy and popular in South America as Canasta.
Malaysian police have reported further action against illegal internet gambling, raiding four computerised gambling dens in different locations, spokesmen revealed on Tuesday.