Posted on Monday, 1st March 2010 by admin
(Times Editorial) The Legislature and the Seminole Indian Tribe appear close to striking a deal to finally give Florida a portion of the proceeds from blackjack and other table games added to the Seminoles’ casinos nearly two years ago. The pragmatic negotiations appear headed in the right direction. Money would be raised for education [...]
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Posted on Friday, 19th February 2010 by admin
By MIKE GORDON and CAROLYN HENSON
wsj.com
LUXEMBOURG-Advisers to Europe’s highest court delivered different responses Tuesday in conflicts over gambling restrictions in European Union countries.
In legal opinions prepared for the European Court of Justice, Advocate General Jan Mazak recommended that an Austrian law which restricts casino licenses to companies set up in Austria be found [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 14th February 2010 by admin
Virgin Games CEO Simon Burridge was in a bullish frame of mind this week, predicting double digit growth for the company’s online gambling interests in 2010, a hundred new games this year alone and a new platform two and a half years in the making – presumably in collaboration with cross-platform specialists Gaming Technology Solutions [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 9th February 2010 by admin
Hawaiian Senator Jon Riki Karamatsu’s House Bill 2759 proposal that the state allows casinos to licence on Hawaiian Home Lands has continued its swift political progress by securing the approval of the House Judiciary Committee. The Honolulu Advertiser reports that a related bill – HB2251 – which is designed to set up a gaming commission, [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 30th January 2010 by admin
A review into corruption in sports commissioned by the British government and carried out by a panel under the direction of football star Rick Parry has recommended the inception of a special new Sports Betting Intelligence Unit to investigate corruption in betting on sport, according to The Guardian newspaper.
The proposal is one of the [...]
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Posted on Monday, 25th January 2010 by admin
While the politicians in Washington scramble to deal with the potential legalization and regulation of online gambling in the US, at least two states are trying to make their own attempts at allowing online customers to play their games – and, consequently, boost their tax revenues.
California is exploring the option of allowing [...]
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Posted on Monday, 25th January 2010 by admin
According to a report in eGaming Review Magazine online, the UK betting industry is now valued at £6bn according to Deloitte and employs a whopping 100,000 people.
The figures are equivalent to 0.5% of UK gross domestic product (GDP) and 0.3% of total UK employment, respectively.
While some have questioned the viability of pushing for [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 20th January 2010 by admin
(Bloomberg) — Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, an Austrian online bookmaker, is in talks with the PartyGaming Plc about a possible merger that would create a company with a market value of more than $4 billion.
The talks are "no indication" that there will be a merger, Vienna-based Bwin’s head of investor relations, Konrad Sveceny, said [...]
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Posted on Friday, 15th January 2010 by admin
Yes you can bet on where Conon O’Brien will end up next.
Imagine if you will working for a company, your performance goes downhill, reviews are bad, you are no longer bringing in enough revenue. Yet when push comes to shove, a multi-million dollar bonus is demanded, you blast your employer in public every chance [...]
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Posted on Friday, 15th January 2010 by admin
The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCORP) has rolled out its first Internet-based casino gaming service powered by a unit of publicly listed online gaming firm Philweb Corp, reports the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The casino gaming website, branded egamesonline, is operated by Philweb Homeplay Inc. and will offer traditional casino games like blackjack, baccarat, roulette [...]
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