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Horse Racing Authorities Deny Horse Flu Outbreak
29 September 2008
After a foreign horse tested positive for the horse flu on Wednesday night, ABC News reports that horse racing authorities tested 74 horses at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Quarantine Station and found no trace of the virus.»
Intralot Acquires Stake in Melco
29 September 2008
Intralot S.A. announced today that its subsidiary, Intralot International Ltd. will obtain a 20.62 percent stake in Melco LottVentures Ltd., or MLV, a long running Chinese investment holding company.»
Nambling Notes | Sept. 29, 2008
29 September 2008
An analyst predicts continued eastern European growth, a German lotto provider expands product lineup, Inspired signs a five-year licensing agreement and more.»
Judge grants continuance in Kentucky domain case
26 September 2008
Friday's court hearing to determine the fates of 141 online gambling domains that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is attempting to seize was continued to give online gambling sites and other interests a chance either prepare their cases or settle the lawsuit.»
Morning Brief: Italian Stallions
26 September 2008
The hills are alive with the sounds of Italy -- another deal for Playtech while Boss Media has unveiled its new Italian network. With Playtech thought to control 60 percent of the Italian poker market already, Boss faces some tough competition.»
Muddy Waters
26 September 2008
One cheating scandal at an online poker site could be considered an isolated incident, but when a virtually identical scam is being executed at another online poker room owned by the same company, the events may be too similar to be considered coincidence. And as it turns out, suspicions may have been validated.»
New Position for Payne
26 September 2008
Nigel Payne, the former chief executive of Sportingbet, has a new position with GameAccount, the London-based skill gaming provider, as non-executive chairman.»
Turkish Lottery License Bidding to Begin in October
26 September 2008
Kemal Unakitan, Turkey's finance minister, said at a press conference on Thursday that the country will invite bids next month for a license to run Milli Piyango, the national lottery.»
IGT Shares Jump on Restructuring Hopes
26 September 2008
Stock in International Game Technology, the Nevada slot machine and casino systems manufacturer, climbed Friday as Goldman Sachs analyst Steven Kent said the company could benefit from a potential restructuring and increasing state budget deficits.»
Ho's SJM Reveals Maiden Results
26 September 2008
Sociedade de Jogos de Macau Holdings Ltd., a casino company part-owned by Stanley Ho Hung-sun, last week issued its first set of results as a publicly traded company, recording an 8 percent increase in first-half net profit to $73 million.»
PokerTek to Supply Tables to Ameristar
26 September 2008
PokerTek Inc., the North Carolina manufacturer of electronic poker tables, has won an exclusive contract as supplier of automated poker tables to Ameristar Casinos Inc.»
Battle over Kansas Casino Construction Continues
26 September 2008
Americans for Prosperity, a Kansas tax watchdog a group that opposes the proposed Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at Kansas Speedway, say they haven't given up the fight.»
Bwin Streaming WSOPE Video
26 September 2008
Bwin Interactive Entertainment, the Vienna-based operator, will be offering comprehensive coverage of the World Series of Poker Europe, currently underway in London.»
Nambling Notes | Sept. 26, 2008
26 September 2008
Bidding for Turkey's national lottery license is set to get underway next month, Stanley Ho's SJM reveals a maiden public profit and more.»
Kentucky Judge Grants Companies Continuance
26 September 2008
Lawyers representing some of the 141 online gambling companies whose domain names have been seized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been granted a continuance to allow them to prepare their cases.»
Playtech Inks 4th Italian Licensee, Shares Continue to Slide
26 September 2008
As the wild ride on the global markets continues, shares in Playtech Ltd. -- of late the victim of market bears -- lost 6.43 percent despite the announcement of its fourth Italian poker licensee.»
Kentucky's Endgame is Kentucky, Official Says (Update 1)
25 September 2008
The Commonwealth of Kentucky does not want to shut down Internet gambling anywhere but in the state, said a spokesperson for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, which last week won a court order to seize the domain names of 141 Internet gambling sites.»
EiG Brief: The Morning After
25 September 2008
During the early morning sessions, many of EiG's somnambulant attendees were given a crash course on the risks faced when getting involved in emerging markets.»
Insights | Bluegrass Blues
25 September 2008
A circuit court order giving the Commonwealth of Kentucky permission to seize 141 online gambling domain names certainly raises a bushel of thorny questions about First Amendment rights, as well as the legality of Internet censorship -- that is, where capital-J-jurisdiction begins and ends.»
Editorial: A Preposteority Complex
25 September 2008
One of the United States' best-known voices in Internet gambling law, Martin D. Owens Jr., takes a shot across the bow of Kentucky's governor, Steve Beshear -- the man behind the state's recent spasm of public virtue.»
Single-Digit Growth Spooks Macau
25 September 2008
According to published reports, Macau is likely to experience single-digit year-on-year revenue growth this month after reporting a 44 percent and 42 percent revenue rise in July and August, respectively.»
Betfair Gets Games from WagerWorks
25 September 2008
WagerWorks, the software-development arm of International Game Technology, has done a deal with Betfair, the online betting exchange, to provide games content.»
Bally Settles with S.E.C., Former Execs under Scrutiny
25 September 2008
Bally Technology Inc., the casino equipment manufacturer, has reached a settlement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to financial statements filed in 2003 and portions of 2004 and 2005.»
GigaMedia Completes Sale of Legacy Business
25 September 2008
GigaMedia Ltd., the Taiwan software developer, has completed the $20 million sale of its legacy cable and Internet service provider business to China Network Systems Company, a cable television service provider also of Taiwan.»
Swedes Sweeten Software Deal
25 September 2008
Entraction Holding A.B., the online poker network operator and software developer, has extended its contract to supply Redbet Holding A.B. with software a further two years.»
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