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Online gambling info firm clinches major Will Hill deal

26 May 2010

The UK online and land gambling group William Hill plc has placed GBP 128 500 in an advertising order on Play LA Inc., which owns and operates network of multi-language gambling information websites that reach hundreds of thousands of users across the UK and Europe.

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Encouraging first quarter 2010 for NetPlayTV

26 May 2010

The UK interacive television gambling specialist NetPlayTV plc has reported an encouraging first quarter result for 2010, posting a positive EBITDA of GBP 200 000 and confirming that trading is in line with expectations for the year.

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More bingo from Microgaming

26 May 2010

The Isle of Man-based online gambling software and games developer, Microgaming, has launched three new Bingo side games to its network of operators. The May games package includes feature two new video slots and a traditional pub fruity offering.

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Chinese threats, but gambling online continues

26 May 2010

According to a report in the Chinese publication Global Times, the threats by Beijing enforcement agencies to clampdown on World Cup football betting are being ignored by many online sports betting sites that continue to evade police raids.

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Online gambling exec sentenced to 14 years

26 May 2010

The trial in London of online gambling exec  Mark Campbell ended this week with the sentencing of the 53-year-old entrepreneur to 14 years imprisonment.

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Progressive jackpot hit at Slotland

26 May 2010

The Golden 8 progressive online slot at Slotland.com delivered a $163 476 jackpot this week to a player using the handle ‘Yukon,’ who has been gambling on the internet for only a year.

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GTech2 rolls out new slot software

26 May 2010

Online gambling software provider GTechG2 has announced the imminent rollout of its latest casino software update, which includes a new feature-rich slot machine built on a powerful new slots engine.

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Gaming VC executive incentives

25 May 2010

Newly listed on the London AIM exchange, the online gambling group Gaming VC Holdings as declared incentive benefits to four of its key executives under a new Long Term Incentive Plan.

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More money laundering charges in Maryland

25 May 2010

The Baltimore City Paper reports that Maryland federal authorities have laid gambling and money-laundering charges against a Missouri man named as Kenneth Wienski recently.

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Aussie survey may throw new light on internet problem gambling

25 May 2010

The penchant for media and anti-gambling activists alike to dwell subjectively on the problem gambling downside of the pastime has often created a lack of balance by ignoring the relatively low prevalence statistics associated with online gambling in particular.

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New developer launches Bluff21 Blackjack

25 May 2010

New kid on the internet gambling software development block, New Deal Gaming, has launched its first major game on the recently operational Guts.com gambling website, and cemented a business relationship with white label provider EveryMatrix which should ensure rapid growth.

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Big win will ease online player´s retirement

25 May 2010

Still working as a hospital janitor at 72 years of age after hard financial times, a small-bet online punter’s ship finally came in this week at Casino.com.

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Old dog, new tricks?

25 May 2010

Veteran online gamblers and affiliate marketers will probably have mixed views on the Rome Casino-operated internet gambling site Diceland, which in the past has raised questions regarding a tendency toward slow-paying.

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Gaming VC joins London A.I.M.

24 May 2010

The board of directors of Gaming VC Holdings, the new holding company for the internet gambling companies in the GVC Group, has announced that the company’s shares will from today be traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange following its recent admission.

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Dragonfish adds to World Cup fever

24 May 2010

Dragonfish, the independent b2b division of 888 Holdings plc, has added to the mounting football World Cup fever by launching a suite of Quickplay instant format games built specifically for the upcoming FIFA spectacular, which starts June 11 in South Africa.

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Ladbrokes boss critical of Irish tax proposals for online gambling

24 May 2010

The announcement by Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen last week that he planned to tax online gambling firms accessing the Irish market has attracted more critical comment, this time from the respected Ladbrokes Ireland m.d., Joe Lewins.

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Double jeopardy for Turkish trio

24 May 2010

Online gambling group Sportingbet’s conflict with the Turkish authorities over its online gambling activities has surfaced again as three of its employees were again caught up in renewed legal action in Turkey, where the group offers its internet services in spite of a local ban, reports the Financial Times newspaper in London.

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Tradition online casino owners bow out

23 May 2010

Online gambling has proved to be a short life and an unhappy one for the unidentified owners of the Tradition online casino, a venture that launched only last year on July 20th,  powered by Rival software

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Zynga vs. Facebook row calms down

23 May 2010

The bitter row over Zynga games on the Facebook social networking site appears to have been settled, with the companies announcing that they have inked a new five year agreement.

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Pakistani internet firm sued by Vegas giant

23 May 2010

One Sultan Shafique, an individual associated with a Pakistani casino information website titled Belterra Casino.info has been named in a trademark infringement action filed in the Nevada District Court this week by Vegas gambling giant Pinnacle Entertainment.

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Bumper games week for Virgin online players

23 May 2010

Online gamblers visiting the Virgin Games site this week found their game choices expanded by some new offerings from providers Wagerworks, Orbis Tech, Virtue Fusion and NextGen Gaming.

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Spreadex getting into sports betting

23 May 2010

The UK-based spread betting firm Spreadex has expanded into the online sports betting arena with a range of markets covering more than ten sports.

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Nordic online casino in UK launch

23 May 2010

The Swedish founders of Betsson, Fredrik Sidfalk and Henrik Bergquist, saw the culmination of months of planning this week with the launch of their popular MrGreen.com online casino into the UK market under the country managership of Kate McClure.

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UK bookie fails

23 May 2010

The publication NE Business reports that over 120 staff have lost their jobs with the collapse of regional bookmakers Pagebet, a book making company founded in 1963.

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