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The Top 10s | Gambling
3 April 2009
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment -- Gambling" sites for the week ending March 28, 2009.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Jockey Club - Bets
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: Betfair
United States: NY Lottery
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The Top 10s | Bingo
3 April 2009
Hitwise's Top 10 "Gambling -- Bingo" sites for the week ending March 28, 2009.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: Mail Online Bingo
United Kingdom: Gala Bingo
United States: Bingo.com»
Illinois Gov. Not Hot on Gambling Expansion, but Internet Lottery Proposal Progressing
3 April 2009
As Illinois struggles to bridge its budget deficit, there has been recent bipartisan interest in privatizing the state lottery and offering some of its services online.»
I.M. Round Table | French Regulatory Proposal
3 April 2009
Anouk Hattab-Abrahams of the Brussels law firm Ulys and Lorien Pilling, head of research at Global Betting and Gaming Consultants, dissect and debate the new French regulatory proposal in an online chat moderated by IGamingNews' Jeanette Kozlowski.»
Nambling Notes - 3 April 2009
3 April 2009
Parlay sees a drop in royalty revenue.»
Former BetonSports CEO pleads guilty
2 April 2009
David Carruthers pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to racketeering conspiracy and admitted helping to run an illegal betting operation.»
Frank Shooting for Late-April Introduction
2 April 2009
Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told The Hill Wednesday that he plans to introduce a standalone Internet gambling regulatory bill this month after the upcoming two-week congressional recess.»
GigaMedia in Talks over Possible Merger or Sale
2 April 2009
On its fourth-quarter results this week, GigaMedia Ltd. announced it was in negotiations with parties it didn't identify over a possible merger or sale.»
Carruthers' Guilty Plea Goes over Neutral on London Stock Exchange
2 April 2009
When David Carruthers was arrested in July 2006, London-listed online gambling firms lost approximately £300 million in value, but following Mr. Carruthers' guilty plea in a United States federal court Wednesday, the news appears to have gone over neutral with investors.»
Nambling Notes - 2 April 2009
2 April 2009
PAF appoints a new C.E.O., Probability signs a licensing agreement for game show brands and more.»
David Carruthers Pleads Guilty in BetOnSports Case
1 April 2009
David Carruthers, the former chief executive of BetonSports, pled guilty racketeering and conspiracy charges -- Count 1 of the third superseding indictment -- in a St. Louis, Mo., court Wednesday.»
Poker in the Far East | Continued
1 April 2009
The second installment of IGamingNews' extended interview with Thomas A. Hall, the chief executive of AsianLogic Ltd.»
Nambling Notes - 1 April 2009
1 April 2009
888 Holdings aims to take on the online gaming business-to-business market, Sportech seeks £40 million in overpaid VAT and more.»
Carruthers Could Get up to 33 Months, Sentencing Hearing Scheduled for October
1 April 2009
A 45-minute hearing Wednesday in St. Louis set the groundwork for capping former BetonSports Chief Executive David Carruthers' three-year battle versus the United States Department of Justice.»
Proving Poker Is a Game of Skill
31 March 2009
How can poker be legalized in the United States? Professor I. Nelson Rose argues that although passing legislation through a state Legislature is the cleaner way, litigation is the easier way.»
Finland's Ray Expected to Launch Online Poker
31 March 2009
As debate over a state-sponsored online poker room in Finland continues to make local headlines, Finnish legal experts told IGamingNews Tuesday that the country's slot-machine association, Raha-automaattiyhdistys, is expected to receive government approval to launch online.»
Nambling Notes | March 31, 2009
31 March 2009
GigaMedia reports record profit in 2008, Inspired brings virtual racing to William Hill and more.»
Poker in the Far East | Thomas A. Hall, C.E.O., AsianLogic
31 March 2009
IGamingNews has set out to quantify and qualify the growth prospects for poker in the Far East with a new series of articles, Poker in the Far East.»
888 Reveals Profitable Year but Casino Struggles Persist
30 March 2009
888 Holdings, the Gibraltar operator and software supplier, finished 2008 profitably, with business-to-business revenue up an estimated 120 percent, year over year, and business-to-consumer revenue, 15 percent.»
Spanish Gambling Spend Encouraging ahead of National Online Regulation
30 March 2009
While gaming operators await details of new national legislation that will govern online betting and skill games in Spain, the country’s gamblers are still spending considerable sums on those products that are regulated by the autonomous regions, which have been in control of gaming since the end of the Franco regime in 1977.»
Nambling Notes - 30 March 2009
30 March 2009
German state treaty causes massive job cuts at Tipp24, Intralot’s profitability ‘hampered’ in 2008 and more.»
EC: U.S. online gambling laws breach WTO
27 March 2009
The European Union said yesterday that a U.S. crackdown on European online gambling companies violates U.S. commitments under the World Trade Organization.»
Q.& A. | Garron Whitesman, Attorney, South Africa
27 March 2009
Mr. Whitesman, a gaming lawyer in South Africa and owner of Whitesmans Attorneys in Cape Town, discusses how the country's Internet gambling regulatory framework -- many years in the making -- is shaping up.»
Make 'em Wave the White Flag
27 March 2009
Harry Lang, a digital gaming marketing expert with McBoom, argues it's time for operators to ditch the reactive advertising and position themselves predatorily.»
Op-Ed | Can We Finally Get a Pass on PASPA?
27 March 2009
Martin Owens, a gaming attorney in California, argues the case against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act is (or ought to be) a legally compelling one, but the plaintiffs -- which include Imega and New Jersey State Senator Raymond J. Lesniak -- will have to overcome a great deal.»
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