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Another new licensee for Betsoft

2 Jun 2010

Online gambling software provider Betsoft has followed up on its successful signing of the Grande Prive online casino group earlier this year by inking another licensee agreement, this one with CasinoRoom.com.

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Parlay Q1 revenues down

1 Jun 2010

Parlay Entertainment Inc., a major Canadian provider of Internet and TV bingo software, has released its Q1/2010 results to end March this year.

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Building internet player bases with auctions

1 Jun 2010

Readers may well ask what penny auctions have to do with online gambling, and the answer is that growing numbers of online gambling operators are finding that adding such a facility increases interest and site traffic.

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VAT refund a major boost for Rank plc

1 Jun 2010

The UK online and land gambling group Rank plc is cash flush this week after receiving a massive Value Added Tax refund from HM Revenues and Customs of GBP 42.5 million.

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Buyer of slots.com domain revealed

1 Jun 2010

The mystery buyer of the Slots.com domain is a mystery no more – Calvin Ayre’s Bodog Brand.com company has announced that it was the purchaser.

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Rummy deal

1 Jun 2010

OffsideBet.com – an emerging market-focused sports book operator- has signed a licensing deal with RM Royal Media to promote its Rummy product.

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Hong Kong cops warn on World Cup betting

1 Jun 2010

The police in Hong Kong have issued a strong pubic warning that they intend to be on the lookout for illegal gambling on the football World Cup, which kicks off in South Africa June 11.

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Denmark closing in on a more liberalised market

1 Jun 2010

July 1st promises to be a red letter day for Danish gambling as legislation comes into effect, for the first time legalising and licensing online gambling other than that through state monopoly Danske Spil.

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Microgaming june releases feature a World Cup game

31 May 2010

Online gambling software provider Microgaming marks the start of the football World Cup championship in South Africa this (June) month with a new 5 reel, 30 pay-line video slot with a big game theme titled SOCCER SAFARI.

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Nordic deal for Scientific Games

31 May 2010

The news that US lottery operator Scientific Games Corporation has won a contract to provide Norway’s State-owned monopoly Norsk Tipping with a full gambling system for parimutuel and odds-based numbers games has triggered speculation that the agreement may also provide entree at some stage for Playtech, which signed a partnership agreement with the American giant …

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A notable online gambling date

31 May 2010

Norwegian online players at UK gambling group Ladbrokes recently received a notification that government restrictions on internet gambling through the financial system was imminent, and that credit cards from Norway could not be accepted for online gambling by Norwegian banks.

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Irish lottery sales down

31 May 2010

The news that Irish lottery ticket sales declined significantly last (2009) year is perhaps an indication of the hard economic times punters have been experiencing.

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Newfoundland provincial government considering online gambling

30 May 2010

With much talk of Canadian provincial governments entering the online gambling sector as operators or regulators, the subject has become a priority with several governments.

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Online gambling under the spotlight in Australia

30 May 2010

The weekend has seen a surge in mainstream reportage on internet gambling in newspapers across Australia; most of it related to the conclusions reached by the government’s Productivity Commission.

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Third Estonian licence issued

30 May 2010

The Baltic state of Estonia, which recently commenced regulating and licensing online gambling operators has named its third licensee.

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UK problem gaming fund reaches target

30 May 2010

The GREaT Foundation problem gambling charity in Britain, which is funded by voluntary contributions from the gambling industry, has announced that its 2010 target of GBP 5 million has been achieved.

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New arrest in NJ internet gambling probe

30 May 2010

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office has confirmed a key arrest in an ongoing investigation into the Lucchese crime family interests in internet sports betting.

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Online gambling ring bust in Philippines

29 May 2010

Police in Manila, Philippines have busted an illegal online gambling operation in which live dealers interacted with Internet players of casino games.

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All aboard for Noah´s Ark at Virgin Casino

29 May 2010

Virgin Casino launched the Wagerworks-developed online slot Noah’s Ark as the week closed. Based on a highly successful IGT land slot, which is a fave with players around the world, Noah’s Ark is a 30-payline game that has an innovative Split Symbols feature.

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Major win at Party Casino

29 May 2010

Online gambler ‘Arkry222’ is probably still celebrating his good fortune after hitting a $1.8 million slots jackpot win at Party Casino.com earlier this month.

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Warning on promotion of online gambling

29 May 2010

Managers at government-owned media companies were rebuffed when they tried to lift a blanket ban on promoting or reporting on activities such as gambling, smoking or alcohol this week.

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Online Illinois lottery to be run by private firm

29 May 2010

Despite permission to go online from state lawmakers, the Illinois Lottery has apparently not been able to achieve its full potential, and plans are now in hand to bring in the expertise of private sector management to boost performance in an increasingly competitive field.

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Ladbrokes to launch GBP 5 mill World Cup ad campaign

29 May 2010

In what has been described as its biggest single advertising push yet, British gambling group Ladbrokes is about to launch a GBP 5 million marketing campaign to capitalise on the World Cup football, which kicks off in South Africa June 11.

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Profit cautionary from 888.com

28 May 2010

The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com had disappointing news as the week ended, noting that it expected full-year profit to be significantly lower than market expectations.

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