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Los Colchoneros and PAF extend their sponsorship agreement

Atlético Madrid, often referred to as ‘Los Colchoneros’, has continued its sponsorship agreement with Alands Penningautomatforening (PAF). The new agreement will see the shorts of the Spanish club carry the Alands Penningautomatforening logo for another season. Alands Penningautomatforening is Finland’s gambling monopoly. The Argentina forward Sergio Agüero and Uruguay star Diego Forlan will participate in promotional activities. The Madrilenian club finished ninth last season.
 
 

NeoGames adds three new games

NeoGames has launched three new games in July. The three new signings, Tiger Mahjong, Super 3 WOW and 5th Avenue, enrich NeoGames’ gaming portfolio. All games are available in 19 different languages. NeoGames is the world’s number one specialist in online scratch card games.
 
 

Kamay Holdings and NeoGames jointly present SuperScratch

The cooperation between NeoGames International Limited and Kamay Holdings Limited has resulted in the release of SuperScratch. Enjoy online scratch card games and direct win titles at this new site. NeoGames is a leading company in online scratch card services. 888 Gaming software powers Kamay Holdings Limited.
 
   

Fourth consecutive Best Igaming Casino Software Award for Microgaming

Microgaming’s casino software has been chosen as the Best iGaming Casino Software at the 2010 iGB Affiliate Awards. This means the fourth Best Igaming Casino Software Award in a row. Microgaming claims to have released the first real online casino in 1994. The annual iGB Affiliate Awards were held in London.
 
 

Sluggish liberalization Italian gambling market

The long awaited liberalization of the offline and online gambling market in Italia has gained a lot of media attention. The opening of the Italian gambling market started after the new laws were enacted. Both land and online betting parlors instantly received Italian bookmaker licenses. Licensed gambling companies immediately started their activities in order to ascertain a good starting position.
 
   

Young Britton enjoys daddy’s money

A 21-year-old Britton spent €27.594 in only three months. He managed to access a check book for his fathers engineering company, according to the Greenock Sheriffs Court. Blair Robertson confessed that he copied his fathers signature, which enabled him to do some serious spending. He went on several holidays, bought a car and enjoined a lot of online poker action.
 
 

More support for regulated online gambling in Germany

Germany continues to ignore the demands by the European Commission for a more liberated and open gambling market. Germany still protects its online gambling and betting market. The state monopoly continues its gambling activities in Germany. The 2006 German Interstate Gambling Treaty gained a lot of media attention. Things started to heat up when the government put into effect the blocks and bans in 2009.
 
   

Aussies expect more tolerant online gambling laws

The Australian government is set to publish the Productivity Commission report and a state review on problem gambling. Local media believe that both reports could result in a more tolerant approach to online gambling in Australia. New and adjusted laws should enable gamblers to gamble at online casinos, on mobile phones and via digital television.
 
 

GREaT Foundation raises €5.55 million

The GREaT Foundation supports research, education and treatment of problem gambling. This British charity is financed by voluntary donations from the gambling business. The GREaT Foundation has reached its 2010 goal and collected €5.55 million. Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe stated in June 2009 that the voluntary funding system would be maintained. However, the minister required a minimum of €5.55 million that should be raised yearly in the next three years.
 
   

ECJ decision justifies Dutch online gambling legislation

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided that EU countries are entitled to ban online gambling companies within their borders. However, this is only legitimate if the own national court rules that the prohibition fights crime and fraud. Nevertheless, the decision by the European Court of Justice results in plenty of room for interpretation.
 
 

Danish online gambling market set to open its doors

July 1st is a mile-stone for the Danish online gambling market. As of that date, the new gambling legislation comes into effect. This new legislation legalizes and licenses online gambling in Denmark. Online casino and poker operations need to be licensed. Sports betting needs to be authorized separately. Bingo operators have been ruled out up to now.
 
   

Censorship legislation close at hand in Australia

Australia’s online gambling market has been attracting a lot of media attention in the last months. The Australian government believes that content filtering is the only effective way to safeguard its citizens. Global internet interest groups have argued the proposed internet censorship. That would enable the government to monitor a broad range of websites that are currently available in Australia. Aussie citizens can access those sites due to a free and unblocked internet system. The Sydney Morning Herald seems to support content filtering and disapprove online gambling. This unexpected stance has surprised many international media.
 
 

Canadian lottery punter chooses wrongly

A lottery player in Canada chose really unfortunately. The Canadian visited a Newfoundland convenience store to purchase a lottery ticket. The shop assistant printed off a €20 ticket instead of a €7 ticket that was ordered. This mistake could have been life-changing but unluckily the lottery punter chose wrongly.
 
   

BodogBrand snaps up Slots.com for €4.385.003

Slots.com is considered as the second best gaming domain in the world. BodogBrand has made a successful bid for the powerful generic gaming domain. The €4.385.003 acquisition is the largest transaction this year with regard to a domain. It now also lists the top 10 ever. “The world wide web has had a major impact on how we do business. I found myself in the L'Atelier restaurant in London bidding millions to obtain Slots.com,” according to BodogBrand founder Calvin Ayre.
 
 

Black market for online casinos threatens France

The online gambling industry has been dominated by the possible liberalization of the French online casino market. Many offshore gambling groups have waited in the last few years for the long-expected EU consistent gambling laws. The French government has so far failed to create such regulations. For that reason, online gambling websites can legally enter the French market.
 
   

Italian regulator bans totems

Italian regulator Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato (AAMS) has banned public gaming terminals. This news surely hits Italian gambling company Microgame. The so-called ‘totems’ are situated in coffeehouses and other public places. These public gaming terminals provide access to e-gaming websites. The majority of those websites are linked with the Microgame platform.
 
 

Offshore online betting services gain popularity in Germany

The Football World Cup in South Africa is generating a lot of online sports betting at the moment. The majority of the German soccer punters prefer to use foreign online betting services. Germany’s government passed the State Treaty on Gambling in 2008. This law was introduced to fight gambling addictions. It also prohibited private providers to offer online gambling and it banned advertising of gambling services. Germany has a very restrictive regulatory structure.
 
   

World Cup sweepstakes at Bucky Bingo

Bucky Bingo has launched several football-themed bonuses that create a football World Cup spirit. World Cup Wednesday is the highlight of the range of soccer-themed online bingo sweepstakes. Every Wednesday, players can win an official replica shirt of the Three Lions. Bucky Bingo also offers a cash alternative.
 
 

Two landmarks for Jackpot Games’ affiliate program

The Jackpot Games affiliate program has become a GPWA official sponsor. The affiliate program behind the online casino also obtained the Affiliate Guard Dog certification. The Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GPWA) is considered as one of the leading gaming communities on the web.
 
   

Useless fight against online gambling

Some countries have recognized that online casinos are inevitable and just another pastime. For that reason, there is no point in stopping the online casino industry. These nations have decided to facilitate the online gambling industry. Nevertheless, there are also countries that don’t acknowledge online gambling as a legal pastime. These nations try to ban, block and filter online casinos. They also institute gambling monopolies. There are even countries that penalize online gambling. The fact is that all these measures fail to successfully reduce online gambling.
 
 

Symptoms of problem gambling

Problem gambling is a hot topic in the online casino industry. Many gamblers aren’t familiar with the variety of symptoms that point to a gambling problem. It all starts with education in order to inform gamblers about the problem and the symptoms. Knowledge is essential and online casinos should cooperate with help organizations to inform gamblers about the risks. There are several main symptoms of problem gambling that occur often.
 
   

Nordic Gaming Group teams up with Moneybookers

Online gaming company Nordic Gaming Group (NGG) has teamed up with online payment provider Moneybookers. Nordic Gaming Group affiliates receive a turnover share from new Moneybookers referrals. Every player deposit rewards affiliates 30% of Moneybookers’ turnover in the initial three months. After the initial three months affiliates receive 20%.
 
 

Arduous enforcement anti-gambling legislation Russia

The Russian police is struggling with the enforcement of the extremely stringent anti-gambling legislation. These new laws were introduced by president Vladimir Putin mid 2009. Temporary casinos and poker rooms run by foreigners from luxurious apartments are causing a lot of troubles for the Russian police.
 
   

RM Royal Media reveals Burraco

RM Royal Media has launched a new online rummy game. Burraco is a popular card game that is known as Canasta in Latin America. In Italy only poker is more popular than Burraco. This rummy card game can be played by four players in fixed partnerships. Burraco features a double pack of 108 cards, including four jokers; the jokers and twos represent wild cards. Burraco is all about creating melds of 7 cards of the same rank in order to win the game.
 
 

Thumbstar Games introduces slot game for iPhone

Thumbstar Games, the leading supplier of mobile content, has introduced Fruit Machine Gold 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Mobile gamers can enjoy all the classic interactive features like holds and nudges, as well as spins. Fruit Machine Gold has a lifelike game-play and a wide range of mobile slot features. The 1.3 MB download is available at the AppStore and costs less than $1.
 
   

Cyprus needs more time to fully regulate online gambling

The Cypriot parliament has postponed a bill that further regulates and controls online gambling on the Mediterranean island. The imminent adjustments to the online gambling laws have gained a lot of media attention on Cyprus. Cyprus Mail, the Cypriot newspaper, reported recently that the government has postponed the legislative proposal. That bill would fully regulate online gambling on Cyprus. The current situation lacks communication between the potential involved parties. The Eurasian island country is considered as one of the leading licensing jurisdictions for online gambling. However, the Cypriot government doesn’t fully regulate online gambling on the Mediterranean island.
 
 

Argentinean football star in Totesport Casino ad campaign

British online casino Totesport has introduced a new TV advertising campaign in the UK. The new ad campaign features Argentinean football star Marcos Perez. The award-winning marketing agency KLM is the creative brain behind the television advertising campaign, according to Drum Marketing.
 
   

Playtech acquires crucial online gambling contract

Playtech is competing for a major share of the global online gambling market. The gaming software development company has acquired a four-year Finnish online gambling deal with Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY). The competition among software development companies is fierce. Microgaming has acquired several exclusive licensing and partnership contracts. This enables the software development company to penetrate into currently sealed and exclusive markets. The RAY contract represents Playtech’s move to attack dominant Microgaming casinos. In addition, the Scandinavian online gambling market is extremely difficult for new online casinos. State monopoly-based policies make it very hard for new entrants. The Raha-automaattiyhdistys deal enables Playtech to exclusively access the Finish online gambling market.
 
 

The US still doesn’t get it

It’s interesting how the rest of the world perceives the United Sates. The perceptions are certainly diverse and not all off them favor the US. The Bush government really damaged the image of the US. Many still can’t forgive the US and its politicians the ongoing war in Afghanistan. There are several complaints but they all point to the way the American administration deals with issues like online gambling. The 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) received a lot of criticism. The UIGEA resulted in a monopolistic and protected market and foreign online gambling websites are banned in the US.
 
   

Indonesia fully focused on banning online gambling

The Indonesian government is really trying to exorcise online gambling in the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia seems to ignore all World Cup betting action that is set to overflow online casinos. The World Cup matches truly dominate this year’s sporting calendar. Additionally, they create a flood of gambling action. However, online gambling is strictly prohibited in Indonesia. The Indonesian government increases control on all internet activities in the nation. Indonesian officials particularly target all websites that enable online gambling by avoiding blocks and bans. The severe crackdown really discourages Indonesian punters to gamble online.
 
 

Tea Party’s political stance favors online gambling

The Boston Tea Part was an iconic event in the American history. It was the first time that a British colonial state in the US demonstrated its absolute defiance towards the Crown. A group of colonists destroyed the imported tea and threw it into the Boston Harbor. The act of disobedience now inspires a new development in the US that may favor online gambling. US citizens vote for new state politicians this autumn and politicians have began to recruit voters. The newly upcoming Tea Party advocates less governmental interference. This political stance appeals to voters and especially to advocates of a regulated online gambling market in the US.
 
   

Slotland pays out another progressive jackpot

Slotland has paid out a progressive jackpot of €122.417. The lucky player who goes under the pseudonym ‘YUKON’ has been playing the Slotland online casino for only one year. YUKON hit the jackpot while playing the Golden 8, which is a classic and popular slot game. Usually the progressive jackpot at Slotland is won every six to eight weeks. The last big payout was in the first week of February. During the last weeks, many gamblers have expected the progressive jackpot to be hit by a lucky player.
 
 

Playing online lotteries

Everybody is familiar with lottery winners wearing masks or paper bags over their heads. Italian lottery winners also prefer to remain unidentified. Italian media report that organized crime groups managed to collect the personal data of several lottery winners. The crime clan then blackmailed the winners to hand over the prize money.
 
   

Strongly wanted French gambling licenses

The legalized online gambling market in France is popular among overseas gambling firms. They struggle to become licensed as soon as possible. The new French internet gambling laws have been on the brink of adoption for months. Approval by the European Union forms the last obstacle. Overseas online casinos and gambling websites can fully operate at the French gambling market after approval by the EU. At the start of 2010, a number of leading gambling groups revealed their plans to enter the French online casino market.
 
 

Joint F1 sponsorship Virgin Racing and Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker and Virgin Racing have signed a F1 sponsorship deal for this season. This sponsoring agreement came into force at the fifth round of the 2010 F1 season in Spain. All elements of the Formula 1 circuit bear both brand names. This provides both companies the desired publicity. The sponsorship follows negotiations between both companies that started in 2009.
 
   

Raid on online gambling rings in Kuala Lumpur

The Malaysian police has busted an online gambling network in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. Five women in their twenties have been arrested, according to The Star, Malaysia’s leading newspaper. The Malaysian women have been arrested in a residence near an industrial area.
 
 

Betclic signs sponsorship deal with Juventus

Live online soccer betting site Betclic has inked a two season shirt sponsorship deal with Italian football giants Juventus. Market watchers believe that the deals values approximately €16 million. The subsidiary of the French Mangas gaming group extends its position in global football, which isn’t allowed in France due to the present legislation. These limitation will probably ease as new French gambling legislation will be implemented. This will legalize internet gambling.
 
   

Internet lottery option in Goa

Nine firms have so far sent in their bids for the tender process regarding an internet lottery in Goa, according to the Goa Herald. Sources have declared that nine firms have responded to the government’s tender process, which is now closed. Officials of the Department of Lotteries refused to reveal details on the tender papers that have been sent in.
 
 

Vegas gamblers cut spending

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has conducted a visitor profile research. This demonstrates that the average gambler spent €328 per visit in 2009. In 2008, the average gambler budgeted €363, and €379 in 2007. Big-spending attends of conventions and business meetings cover only 9% of Las Vegas visitors last year, in comparison to 12% in the preceding year.
 
   

South Africa cuts their own throat

South Africa is preparing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which will be held this summer. The casinos and the government have been working hard to be ready for this major event. However, the South African government seems to have forgotten the internet casino betting market.
 
 

Tombola Bingo advertisement prohibited for 'negative racial stereotyping'

The British advertising watchdog has prohibited a television advertisement for the Tombola Bingo site for portraying black people as less intelligent than white people and presenting a negative racial stereotype, according to The Guardian. The advertisement features a black man who repeats everything a white man says, the British national daily newspaper reported.
 
   

New French regulations authorized

Finally the French government has fully approved the new legislation that will make internet gambling legal in France for offshore gambling websites. The whole process took more than one year. This new French legislation was planned to be implemented on January 1th of this year. Approving the regulations took a bit longer. French authorities have fully passed through the new internet gambling legislation. It was the final internal step for the French legislation. The European Commission will now review the French legislation. The EC will probably pass through the French polices by the end of April.
 
 

Disharmony despite vote results

The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) has reached un understanding with regard to legalizing internet gambling in the US. There are tribes that don’t support the results of the vote. The Indian tribes have been extremely disharmonious for months regarding Barney Frank’s bill.
 
   

Malta iGaming seminar

The 5 star Hilton hotel in St. Julian’s, Malta will host this year’s iGaming seminar. This major event for the iGaming industry will be held on 13 and 14 May 2010. iGaming representatives from all over the world will visit the Mediterranean island of Malta. Participants will determine if Malta is the proper jurisdiction to establish a gambling venue.
 
 

Partnership between Unibet and Bingo

Bingo.Com Ltd. will partner with the Unibet bingo and casino network bringing with it a database of almost two million registered players.
Bingo.Com Ltd. players in combination with the gaming liquidity on the Unitbet websites Mariabingo and Bingo.se should result in one of the leading global internet bingo systems.
 
   

Playtech signs deal with Boylesports

Gaming software development company Playtech has signed a bingo licensing agreement with Boylesports; Ireland’s fastest growing independent bookmaker. Boylesports will receive the Playtech internet bingo solution through the Virtue Fusion Alderney network, the world’s leading developer and licensor of internet bingo products.
 
 

New Polish laws frustrate online gambling sponsorship agreements

The Polish administration has enacted new laws that determine the way sporting teams can enter into sponsorship agreements with internet casinos and sports gambling websites. In other parts of Europe, sponsorship agreements are extremely crucial for leagues with regard to shirt sponsorship;
 
   

Ignoring free trade policies

The call for an unambiguous standpoint on the internet casino gambling business in the EU becomes gradually more complicated for representatives as they struggle with countries that completely ignore the requirements of an liberated European Union market.
 
 

Iovation partners with GTECH G2

Iovation pioneered the use of device reputation to stop online fraud and abuse, and has now proclaimed its corporation with GTECH G2, the interactive division of GTECH, part of the Lottomatica Group. The GTECH G2 group will present the iovation device reputation technology through its Finsoft subsidiary, which is the result of the risk management and real-time transaction platform for internet gaming and betting clients.
 
   

Chelsea owner accepts libel damages La Repubblica

Roman Abramovich, the Russian owner of Chelsea Football Club, has accepted considerable libel damages, as well as a formal excuse at London’s High Court from Italian newspaper La Repubblica last Thursday.

 
 

€169.204 lottery winner almost discarded its winning ticket

A Maryland man won €169.204 in the Mega Millions lottery, but was very fortunate when he almost trashed the winning ticket. The 49-year-old winner purchased his lottery tickets, and after the March 9 draw, he checked the lottery numbers and by mistake he assumed that he had losing numbers, discarding the tickets.

 
   

Australian online censorship postponed

The strongly disputed and highly criticized effort by the Australian Labour government to implement a lawful body-controlled blacklist of websites, and thus censoring the world wide web, has been postponed, Australian media reported.

 
 

Online Bingo expands further

Online Bingo, operated by St Minver and part of Frelix Entertainment, has extended its websites by adding Swedish, Spanish and Norwegian language sites. The position with regard to other bingo activities in the same group, involved in the Danish and German markets, is unclear.

 
   

40 top quality instant win games at Prime ScratchCards

The leading online scratch cards brand Prime ScratchCards is part of Prime Gaming. Prime ScratchCards provides players an array of 40 instant win games and scratch cards, based on the most up-to-date Flash technology. The company’s design team introduces new games monthly and continuously renews and adds improvements to the website.

 
 

Winnings Ltd. and NeoGames jointly create new scratch card brand

NeoGames, the worldwide leader in online scratch card services, has proclaimed its new white label deal with Winnings Ltd., an Alderney based company, to develop a new scratch card brand that will bear the name Winnings.

 
   

Australian censors cross the line

Australian censors decided to ban and block websites that featured nakedness of small breasted women. Indeed, new censorship measures result in not only filtering internet casinos, and child pornography, but also pornography and images of nude small-breasted women that may be associated with child pornography.

 
 

Small but hopeful decline in New South Wales problem gambling

The New South Wales government has announced that the number of problem gamblers in the state decreased modestly, which is a hopeful sign.

 
   

Jailed couple nicked GBP 7 million from University of Birmingham

A couple who nicked approximately GBP 7 million from a university subsidiary firm has been imprisoned. Birmingham citizen Christine Eggleton (51) and Paul Sadler (50) of Worcester were imprisoned for two and six years respectively, for robbery and swindle.

 
 

Devilfish introduces new bingo website

Devilfish Gaming PLC revealed today that it will launch a new bingo website: DevilfishBingo, which will offer all new players more gambling entertainment and double the chance of winning, with its 100% initial deposit bonus up to €50. Players can enjoy two frequent played bingo games, 90 ball and 75 ball, and join the world famous Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott at the newest bingo website.

 
   

New obstacles for US online gambling legalizing

Although it seemed that it would be a favourable year for legal online gambling in the US, the replacement of liberal Democratic symbol Ted Kennedy by a conservative Republican in the Senate may create another situation.

 
 

Controversial Belgian online betting regulation

Despite the fact that liberalization in France gained enough publicity, the controlled opening in Belgium is also near. Nevertheless, the proposed regulation in Belgium seems to contain some sticking points.
Gambling in retail outlets has been permitted since the nineties and renowned operators like Stanleybet, Ladbrokes and the French monopolist Pari Mutuel Urbain, are all major players in the Belgian market.

 
   

Bacchanalian party revealed by Fire & Ice

Lyceum Media and sponsors of Fire & Ice have organized a night of Bacchanalian Decadence on January 27th. Bacchanalian Decadence is a devilish event of vice and joyfulness rejoicing the life of the archaic Roman God Bacchus.

 
 

Gioco Digitale first licensed online bingo operator in Italia

Gioco Digitale, the Italian internet gambling operator, which was purchased in September 2009 by Austrian remote gaming giant Bwin, will be the first company in Italia to exploit online bingo activities with cash prizes.

 
   

European internet gambling legislation

The online gambling situation in the US may be complicated and complex, but in Europe it is even more so, as every nation has its own laws, and what’s illegal in one European country is often permitted in the next dour country.

 
 

Online ladies bingo

Xoom Bingo has introduced a ladies online poker night as an answer to the fact that men already have their own poker nights. It may be considered as justice or just as ladies fun, but Xoom Bingo targets on creating some quality entertainment on Thursday nights for the $10.000 cash bingo promotion.

 
   

Online gambling report on CNBC

CNBC will broadcast tonight (Wednesday night US time) an exclusive report regarding online gambling.

 
 

DoylesRoom upgrade its rewards program

Online poker room DoylesRoom upgraded its rewards program by adding ‘Gold Stacks’ to the Gold Chip program. The Gold Stacks system rewards large piles of Gold Chips while the DoylesRoom website is the only endorsed website by Doyle Brunson, the successful poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years.

 
   

Google adds real-time search

Google’s search engine results will update automatically as of today, providing internet searchers real time results to their search engine results page (SERP), Google proclaimed this Tuesday.

 
 

DragonFish Is Branching Out

The B2B division of the 888.com gambling group, DragonFish, has branched out into other sectors of e-commerce this week. The expansion includes signing a major ePayment processing agreement with the creators of the virtual world Second Life, Linden Lab. This marks DragonFish's first attempts to diversify their business beyond the online gambling industry.
 
   

Betfair Acquires Mobile Gaming Expert

Charlie Palmer, the founder of Mfuse and mobile gaming expert, has gone on record stating that internet gambling operators need to treat the mobile market as a separate business entity.
 
 

The Dutch Are Faced With More Litigation On Gambling Policies

Two of the leading online gaming firms, Ladbrokes and Betfair, pushed forward with the actions. The battle against the perceived policies comes as a result of Holland attempting to locally restrict their market even though they are a member of the European Union.
 
   

A Move To Risk Management From Software Sales

The former dynamic Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Canada based software creation company Chartwell Technology, Aideen Shortt, has made the move to another venture. Shortt went Airton Risk Management, a Paddy Power sporting risk business subsidiary. Shortt has been appointed as an associate director for the company, joining a team which includes Rod O'Callaghan and David Lyons.
 
 

Jaxx Ag Plagued By The German Online Lottery Ban

Jaxx Ag is continuing in their struggle to redefine the company as a betting company, the move coming in contrast to their previous role as a lottery company. An agreement between German states which bans internet based lottery operations, however, is having a profoundly adverse effect on the German company.
 
   

British National Lottery Goes Up For Sale

The five shareholders of the United Kingdom national lottery Camelot have informed potential buyers that they should submit offers for the company before the end of November. This request comes in hopes to get rid of the company, despite the fact that there are analysts who believe the company could be worth over £30 million.
 
 

Brunson's Autobiography Hits Stores

Sticking to schedule, Doyle Brunson's autobiography hit stores this Wednesday, November 11th.  The legendary poker pro discloses a number of enthralling tales and shares a wide variety of photographs which were previously unreleased to the public.
 
   

Republican Politicians In The U.S. Stop Efforts To Delay The UIGEA

Spencer Bachus and Jon Kyl, Minority Whip and member of the FSC (Financial Services Committee), have made a formal request to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and current U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asking that they do not attempt to delay the implementation of the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act). Both Kyl and Bachus are powerful Republicans in the United States Senate.
 
 

Ivey Recovers, Dwan Falls

With a bad week at the high stakes cash tables on Full Title, Phil Ivey recovered as the week drew to a close with a profit of over one million dollars on Pot Limit Omaha.
 
   

Gambling Awareness Day Is A Success

The Remote Gaming Association hosted Gambling Awareness Day on October 19th. The event served as a practical initiative to raise awareness and to further promote regulations to assist with the problems that can occur as a result of gambling.
 
 

Magic in Morocco

A little bit of Moroccan magic was clearly visible at the World Poker Tour Marrakech. The magic in the air was driven by a €377,262 bank booster, much to the liking of Christophe Savary. A relatively unknown French player, Savary beat a total of 416 players in order to clinch the win.
 
   

WSOPE Charity Effort

This year in London, the WSOPE added some additional flavor and was highly successful in doing so, while also raising money for a good cause. In addition, a new world record was broken in the process.
 
 

Ollie Takes The Borgata Open

There's no doubt about it, big money means big players, and that was definitely the case in the WPT Borgata Open taking place this week. The event drew a total of 1,018 participants who signed up in hopes of grabbing the grand prize of $925,514.
 
   

U.K Player Wins 31.7 Million Euro Prize

A lucky British player is 31 million Euros richer this week, following a massive win in the German lottery. The player used numbers 3, 4, 23, 30, 34, 44, and a bonus number of 6 to claim the giant cash prize.
 
 

Ivey Sets A Million Dollar Record

Full Tilt Poker's virtual nosebleed tables set the stage for a new record in internet cash game poker, with new record-holder Phil Ivey battling a long line of hardcore online professional. Ivey ended the evening with an unheard of take-home.
 
   

Lottery Bandit Caught In Texas

A store clerk working in a convenience store close to Dallas, TX was nailed for stealing a winning lottery ticket that was presented to him by a customer. The Nepalese store clerk took the ticket, cashed it in, and quickly took off, presumably in order to avoid any criminal charges that would come as a result of his actions.
 
 

Bettorlogic Appoints New Chief Technology Officer

Form analysts Bettorlogic, under the power of industry veterans Nigel Payne and Andrew Black, have announced the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer, Steve High.
 
   

PartyGaming Experiences Incredible Bingo Growth

As anticipated, PartyGaming reported an over loss for their third quarter sales totaling four percent, compared with the sales from the same time frame last year.
 
 

Obama & Treasury Secretary Petitioned by PPA

The PPA (Poker Players Alliance), an advocacy group which regularly gets involved with legal issues in the United States, has decided to raise their stakes this fall by attempting to assist in the delay of extended implementations of the U.S. UIGEA laws.
 
   

45 Players Have Been Beaten by Ross Boatman in Moroccan Match

The €9000 buy in taking place in Europe required a third day due to the slow movement of the second day. However, day three ended up lasting a few hours, with an intense, and highly enjoyable final table.
 
 

International Internet Gambling Laws & Regulations

As the United States feverishly awaits the rapidly approaching UIGEA deadline, as well as the 2006 regulations being put to life by Congress, several nations overseas are starting to face legal battles in relation to online gambling.
 
   

States Regulating Online Gambling, Shunning Foreign Operators

While the UIGEA is something that, for now at least, isn't going anywhere, some states have put plans for the legalization and supervision of online gaming forward. The states taking action are doing so within their own state lines, and leaving out the national market as a whole.
 
 

Google Inc. Gives Gambling.com a Break

Internet search giant Google Inc. has decided to withdraw the imposition of search engine penalties on Media Corporation’s Gambling.com. This news was reported by the Independent Newspaper over the weekend.
 
   

Bulgarian Right-Wing Calls For Gambling Ban

Ivan Kostov, leader of the Bulgarian political right-wing has called for a nationwide ban on gambling. Kostov has stated that the tax on gambling in Bulgaria is remarkably low and does not benefit the country financially. He went on to say that no amount of money is worth the threat gambling poses to Bulgarian citizens.
 
 

Giggle Bingo Lowers Minimum Deposit

Popular online bingo site Giggle Bingo recently announced that they will be lowering their required minimum deposit amounts.Previously requiring a minimum deposit of £20, the new rates have been slashed in half, now requiring only a £10 deposit.
 
   

Two New Slots Launched By Vegas Technologies

This week, Vegas Technologies has rolled out two brand new slot games this week, Love Bug and Bangkok Nites. Both games are 5 reel and 25 pay-line, and are drenched with features for players to enjoy.
 
 

Online Slot Win Big Shindig Released

An online gaming software supplier, WagerWorks has released its latest internet slot title called the Rainbow Riches Win Big Shindig. This is based upon the very well known land-based game from Barcrest Games which is a sister firm.
 
   

St. Minver Now Accepting PayPal

Continuing in their trend of becoming increasingly more accepting of the online gambling industry, online payment processing goliath PayPal has agreed to start permitting transactions on bingo sites throughout the Gibraltar-based St. Minver iGaming network.
 
 

Twitter Online Word Bingo: Play Now!

Online social networking site Twitter has launched its first gaming application, TwitterIngo. The application is a new take on the popular game of bingo, with the added twist of using words instead of numbers.
 
   

8 New Online Bingo Side Games

Due to popular demand, Microgaming has recently developed several new bingo side games to add to their arsenal. The games are set to start rolling out in the first week of August.
 
 

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Canadian Man Facing Fraud Charges Related To Internet Gambling

August 7, 2009 -- A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a Canadian man under charges of fraud yesterday, stating that he aided numerous international gambling websites in obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. payments.
 
 

California Online Poker Movement Figurehead Resigns

The grassroots, non-profit advocacy group was formed in 2007, and has grown into an established campaign that has fought for the controlled legalization of online poker in the state of California.
 
   

Noble Appearance of Phil Hellmuth At WSOP Europe Venue

Phil Hellmuth – the person who appeared dressing up as Julius Caesar earlier this year at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament which was held in Las Vegas is all ready to turn up at this years World Series of Poker Europe tournament(WSOP). He will be making noble appearance outside the Casino at the Empire in London to start WSOP Europe tournament.
 
 

ASA Alerts Betfair to Keep Gamers Age at 25 or Over

Blowing a warning horn, Advertising and Standards Authority (ASA) of United Kingdom told the online gaming firm, ‘Betfair’ that in all future advertisements of the firm, the age of the gamers must appear 25 years or older.
 
   

South African Government Approved Online Casino Bill

After intensive public hearings and research work for years together, the South African Parliament went ahead with the approval of an online casino bill with the passage of the National Gambling Amendment Bill (referred as ‘online casino bill’ now onwards) to regularize online gambling activities.
 
 

Real Madrid and Bwin’s Sponsorship Extension

If ever the new, much-reported-upon decree from the EU Court of Justice limited the degree to which Bwin can endorse its brand in the Portuguese boundaries had several outcomes on the business, it appears to have previously faded as Austrian-based betting online motivating force persists to create strides in the European marketplace.
 
   

Online Gambling Potential Outcomes, outlined by Ernst & Young

Video game have turn out to be extraordinarily inexpensive in recent times, with gaming industries getting more competitive seeing that the client electronics market deteriorates along with the universal economy.
 
 

Re-launch of Noble Poker

Noble Poker has already announced a re-launch of their online site and in celebration; affiliates are being offered 50 percent special Revshre incentive within the month of August.
 
   

Comments of a Gambling Legal Expert on New Online Gambling Bill

I. Nelson has claimed that Menendez’s Senate bill is equivalent to the Barney Frank’s Legislation on steroids.
I. Nelson
The name I. Nelson is not a name many can forget.
 
 

Fairer way of Playing Poker

Poker players without experience, who are attending the Poker in the Park festival in England, London, have a rare opportunity to investigate a way of enjoying the game in less risky moves.
 
   

Canadian Man another UIGEA Victim after Fraud Charges by the United States

A federal grand jury indicted a Canadian National on fraud charges in the United States, claiming the man assisted online gambling sites, offshore ones, in a claim of hundreds of U.S dollars in payments.
 
 

California Online Poker Movement Leader Quits

The staunch drive behind the campaigns to implement full regulation and legalization of online poker in California State, the Poker Voters of America, Jim Tabilio, has finally resigned from the organization.
 
   

Another UIGEA Casualty: Canadian Man Charged with Fraud by the United States

On August 6, 2009, a Canadian man was summoned by the federal grand jury of United States to face the fraud charges filed against him. The man, according to CAP newswire, was found out by the authorities to be involved in Internet gambling sites offshore by working on the financial transactions involving hundreds of millions of dollars in US payments.
 
 

Problem Gambling Group have Approved the Menendez Poker Bill

Problem Gambling of the National Council has reiterated that it has approved the New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez’s new online poker bill since it includes provisions for the funding of problem gambling studies and associated programs. As much as it’s not exactly an official endorsement, it’s more of a stamp of approval that the online gambling world could have hoped for.
 
   

PartyGaming Strategic WPT Purchase in U.S.

After the announcement earlier in the week that PartyGaming is set to acquire World Poker Tour Enterprises brand, many observers and analysts who are in the online gambling industry have continued to speculate that the ambitious purchase is clearly PartyGaming’s first step in its larger U.S. strategy. The PartyGaming Company isn’t denying it.
 
 

New Online Poker Bill Hidden Danger?

InterGame Online has depicted  a clause within Senator Robert Menendez’s new online poker legislation, which might spell trouble for all offshore companies that wish to offer Internet gambling services within the United States.
 
   

Delay of the U.S. Online Gambling Bill

The new bill to establish a novel legal frame work for the regulation of online gambling seems to have been stalled momentarily. At the moment, serious issues such as reforming the health care system and repairing the economy are occupying most action and dialogue in the U.S. Congress. As much as the revenues from taxation,
 
 

CasinoModule to be used by Expekt

The European internet gaming favorite, Expekt.com sets to give a run to the Net Entertainment’s CasinoModule. Net Entertainment’s CEO Johan Ohman, was quoted saying he was proud to announce an extension of their partnership with Mangas Gaming Group for a couple of years, including all brands in the group.
 
   

Arrests claim Dozens More for Internet Gambling in the United States

In yet another dark and depressing reminder of the current United States' hard and strict anti-online gambling laws as well as the ever increasing frequency that most regional governments have decided to use in their enforcement, some people, about three dozen, have been arrested within Utah for Internet gaming.
 
 

PokerStars.net a Ladies favorite

The leading Internet poker room, PokerStars.com has again announced its virtual school found at PokerStars.net has already signed up to act as the official sponsor for HHPT, all-women High Heels Poker Tour.
 
   

Online Poker Vote Blocked in Massachusetts

The State of Massachusetts has ruled that the initiative to legalize online Poker Doesn’t in anyway meet the legal requirements for a ballot placement.
As a sheer blow to online poker community in the same state, members within the poker realm in Massachusetts have received the news that their ballot initiative plan after making online poker legal within the state does not meet the legal requirement for a placement in the upcoming ballot.
 
 

GTech Signs Online Game Licensing Deal

The novel licensing deal involves a subsidiary of GTech’s G2
United States online wager tech company, GTech Corporation, has announced the signing of a new deal with a leading internet gaming site known as Bwin.com for the licensing of a Casino Dice mini-game.
 
   

Risky Stock Flotation Considered by Betfair

Since the United States is more and more inclined at abolishing its ban on internet gambling in the coming months, most offshore gaming companies are now considering the timing of some ambitious financial moves as they anticipate this dramatic market change. 
 
 

Online Word Bingo played at Twitter

The growing social networking online site, twitter, has now launched its first ever-gaming application known as ‘TwitterIngo’, based on the popular bingo game. Rather than numbers, it uses words.
 
   

Gambling and the economic crises

About half a year were in it; the economic crisis, the news papers are full of it and everybody is talking about it. But what does this mean for the gambling industry? Do you, as a gambler, lock your wallet or are you taking more risk to make a chance on the nice jackpot?
 
 

Internet Gambling Still a Scapegoat in United States

In the State of Arkansas, United States, a new lottery system is about to be legalized. This has created some controversy, because many officials within the state expect this lottery to bring about waves of problem gamblers.
 
   

Bwin to Broadcast Spanish Football

A leading online wagering site has increased appeal among the European football punters.
Bwin, which is Austrian-based gaming company and a market-leader for European the online sports betting world, has announced it has secured broadcasting rights for the two Spain top football leagues, Segunda and Primera Divisions.
 
 

888 Poker Brand is the most visible in UK

EGR Magazine has Provided Latest Rankings
EGR Magazine’s latest exclusive research in the UK has named 888 the “most visible online poker business brand to all UK web users.
 
   

Video slot machine jackpot won

An unnamed player has hit on Betclic.com a jackpot of 1.033.483 Euros with an Arabian Nights video slot machine, reports the online gambling software provider Net Entertainment. Betclic is a member of the group Mangas Gaming.
 
 

A lot of illegal online gambling in Denmark

A Denmark resident had to pay a fine of 38.000 dollar according a ruling of the Supreme Court in Denmark. This is also the amount he won playing professional online poker. Because online gambling is illegal under the current law of the nation.
 
   

You could be watched by Big Brother

The authorities of the US Open tennis is warning players, this week, against the use of Twitter, because this social networking website is on court.

The courts officials have banned tweeting and the use of twitter, according to The New York Times.
 
 

Inspired Entertainment Group is going to have virtual mobile channel games

An agreement of distribution with a gaming company named ROK8, is signed by a server gaming specialist which is based in the UK, Gaming plc. The agreement is made for the development of several virtual games for the mobile en online sales channels of ROK in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, India, the USA, China and Argentina.
 
   

PartyGaming buys World Poker Tour

The new deal is expected to through before the end of the year.
The British internet gaming company, the PartyGaming Plc, has announced the will to buy WPT Enterprises Inc or World Poker Tour for $12.3 million; it has been reported in the poker arena.
 
 

Texas business man has large debt in Las Vegas casino

Allen Stanford, a dishonored financial expert, has a mountain of troubles which he can add one more worry to it. There is a lawsuit filed by the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas against the accused cheater to collect a gambling debt.
 
   

Canadian casino not allowed nude gambling

The late night calm was broken at the Ontario Casino by a couple, early Friday morning because they walked across the gambling floor….nude. Apparently the couple were settling a lost bet, which was more then money to pay off.
 
 

Assistance with regulatory advice for online gambling offered by Trade association

The Canadian provincial government of British Columbia is regarding the legalization of online casinos and online gambling. The Interactive Gaming Council, a trade company for online gambling software operators and providers, has applauded this idea.
 
   

Slate of Neteller clean

From recent reports, it appears, that the processor of e-cash Neovia Financial plc (later Neteller plc) has reached from the US Justice officials a clean slate.

Illegal money transactions for online casinos

John Lefebvre and Stephen Lawrence, the founders of the company, proceeded wrong in 2007 of federal authorities which eventually led to Neteller dragging out of the market of North America and comprehensive debates with US officials.
 
 

Online bingo players new diversion

The new ‘X Factor Steps to Stardom’ of GTech-Boss Media slots game has been cleverly times to launch soon on the International Bingo Network as the new tv series begin of X Factor.
 
   

Predicted internet bingo boom

Dramatic enlarge of online bingo playing, especially in Europe, according to some industry observers.
An observer of the online casino and gambling industry is foretelling that the sector of internet bingo of the internet gaming world will like a important “boom” which is going to start this year and until through 2010 and probably beyond.
 
 

National lottery U.K. under fire

The  mainstream of the U.K. media were greatly commenting on complaints that online betting games like lottery tickets bought from several countries are being marked illegal.
 
   

New Harrah's Head Confident of the Future U.S. Online Gambling Laws

The exec of Harrah’s new Internet and electronic division, Garber Mitch, has depicted obvious confidence that the U.S will soon be reversing its immediate laws against online poker and gaming.
 
 

Budapest Casino Affiliate Conference Schedule Announced

Four Days of Activities and Networking to be given by Brunson Special Q&A A schedule of the Budapest Affiliate Conference has been released in full and published online.
 
 
   

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Victims of targeted hackers

A spiteful ATM kiosk was standing in the Riviera Hotel Casino, in the conference centre, taking data from an unknown bank account number of hackers being present the conference before somebody became suspicious.
 
   

Advertising changes more often

News of last week says that Gamesys had changed bureaus for the Jackpot Joy advertisements. It has been engaging by the reports in several UK marketing publications. These publications is where Gala Coral is all about with the plans to make some planning in the media and there also going to be some buying changes.
 
 

Optimisme in the online casino industry, despite the recession

888 Holdings online gambling group writes in a report, this week, that the online gambling industry has been impacted by economies that are slowing and the cosnsumers are spending less. It is described as the worst recession since World War 2.
 
   

Gaming Business Media is taking over the gambling magazines

John Sullivan, who leads the Independent Publishing Company and the Gaming Business Media, tells us its purchase of International Casino Review together with its sister companies Coinslot International and Betting Business. All three publications are obtained from a subsidiary of Clarion Events, Amusement Trades Ltd.
 
 

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