Rogue's Gallery -- On Monday Unibet Chief Executive Petter Nylander was detained by Dutch authorities under an arrest warrant issued by French authorities. Click here to view the full story.
WTO Claimants OK Extension -- Negotiations between the United States and seven of its WTO trading partners have been delayed, as the European Union, India and others agreed to give the U.S. government more time to negotiate compensation packages after it elected to withdraw gambling from its GATS commitments in May. "In order to provide all parties with sufficient time to reach a successful resolution, the United States and the claimants have jointly agreed that these negotiations should be extended until Dec. 14," said Gretchen Hamel, a spokeswoman for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The negotiations faced a Monday deadline, and Hamel said that each negotiation is "proceeding at its own pace" and that some "are quite advanced."
Green Spell -- State-owned operator Svenska Spel has released third-quarter results, which show profits up SEK 92 million ($14.2 million) to an estimated SEK 1.4 billion ($215 million) against the previous-year period. The company said overall profit for the first three quarters rose 19 percent to roughly SEK 4 billion ($619.9 million), with poker rake up 140 percent to SEK 283 million ($43.8 million). "The positive pattern is continuing and we expect a record dividend for sports," said Svenska CEO Jesper Kärrbrink.
WPT Staff Added -- World Poker Tour Enterprises has brought on former CryptoLogic Poker Software Development VP Andy Goestsch and former Fox Executive Advisor Rohin Malhorta to serve as executive VP of online gambling and managing director of international sales, respectively. "Andy and Rohin's incredible experience inside and outside of the poker industry are major assets that will complement the diverse professional background of the World Poker Tour (WPT) management team," said WPT CEO Steve Lipscomb.
BetonStocks -- Swedish operator Betsson has launched its Betsson Trader offering, which allows users to bet on stock market activity. "To trade with stocks can be complicated, time-consuming and require substantial capital, but to place a bet on Betsson Trader does not require more clicks than placing a bet on a football game and you can place a bet with as little as 1 euro," said Betsson CEO Pontus Lindwall.
Ladbrokes, Rank Rumors -- According to Reuters, rumors of a tie-up between Ladbrokes and Rank Group sent shares in the lately-struggling leisure group up 2p, or 2.03 percent, to 100.50. Neither company has commented on the rumors.
Stock Watch -- On the LSE, 888 was up 2p to 112, Ladbrokes was up 7p to 421 and Sportingbet was up 0.50p to 49.