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Galaxy's Cotai Resort Opening Pushed to 2010
21 November 2008
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. will delay the planned opening of its flagship casino on Macau's Cotai Strip from next year to 2010.»
British Bookies Facing Possible Machine Tax Hike
21 November 2008
Britain's bookmakers are facing the prospect of a tax-rate increase as Her Majesty's Treasury looks to generate income amid the economic downturn.»
Macau October Visitor Arrivals Up
21 November 2008
The Macanese government said today that the special administrative region's visitor arrivals rose 8 percent in October to 2.6 million against the previous-year period.»
The Top 10s | Betting
21 November 2008
Hitwise's Top 10 "Sport Betting" sites for the week ending Nov. 15, 2008.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
United Kingdom: Ladbrokes
United States: Covers
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Betsson Hires New CFO
21 November 2008
Fredrik Rüdén has been appointed chief financial operator for Betsson AB, a Malta-based operator, from Nov. 24, 2008.»
Save the Earth with All Bingo Club
21 November 2008
All Bingo Club, part of the Jackpot Factory Group, powered by Microgaming, is running a set of green bingo promotions, aimed at raising awareness for the environment.»
The Top 10s | Poker
21 November 2008
Hitwise's Top 10 "Gambling -- Poker" sites for the week ending Nov. 15, 2008.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: Pacific Poker
United Kingdom: PKR
United States: Pitbull Poker
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Illegal Gambling Driving Down Minnesota Lottery Sales
21 November 2008
Illegal gambling is costing the Minnesota State Lottery millions of dollars every year, according to an audit released Thursday.»
The Top 10s | Gambling
21 November 2008
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment -- Gambling" sites for the week ending Nov. 15, 2008.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Jockey Club - Bets
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: The National Lottery
United States: Florida Lottery
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Devilfish Puts Stock in Hungary
21 November 2008
DevilfishPoker, the Dublin-based online poker room, has acquired the player base Paramin Poker, a Hungary-based online poker room.»
Nambling Notes | Nov. 21, 2008
21 November 2008
Devilfish gets Hungary and Betsson brings on new management.»
Marketing amid Recession | Strategies for Online Poker Operators
20 November 2008
The marketing challenges faced by the online poker industry have only been exacerbated by the current state of the economy. Poker operators who are able to strategically address these challenges, however, will not only survive current economic conditions but prosper amid them.»
BMM to Establish Macau Testing Center
20 November 2008
BMM Compliance, the multinational product testing firm, is set to establish a testing center for gaming devices in Macau.»
Pinnacle Mulling Move of Mo. Riverboat Casino
20 November 2008
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., which operates the troubled President Casino riverboat in St. Louis, Mo., is mulling whether to relocate near a bridge north of downtown.»
Live Wagering Popularity Pulls on Bwin's Betting Margin
20 November 2008
Bwin Interactive Entertainment A.G., the Austrian online betting operator, grew gross gaming revenue from betting, poker, casino and games -- 95.9 million euros -- by 11.2 percent year on year.»
Bwin Bucks Sequential Poker Lull
20 November 2008
Although building poker momentum from the second quarter into the third has been troublesome for a number of I-gaming operators this year, Bwin Interactive Entertainment A.G. grew net revenue from poker by 10 percent, sequentially.»
Sportingbet Gearing Up for South Africa Launch
20 November 2008
While legislators in South Africa gather comments on a draft tax bill for interactive gambling, a major United Kingdom online operator is awaiting final approval on a provincial sports betting license.»
More Good Works From the Gambling World
20 November 2008
A bingo hall in South Tyneside, a town in North East England, which is exceptionally talented with raising funds for a children's mobility charity has already surpassed its annual goal for the charity, reports The Shields Gazette.»
More Young Women in Scotland Playing Bingo
20 November 2008
Despite the recession crippling most of the world, more and more young women in West Fife, Dunfermline, Scotland, are crowding into bingo halls, reports the Dunfermline Press.»
WCLC Faces Class Action Suit Over Tickets
20 November 2008
The Merchant Law group, based in Saskatchewan, has launched a class action lawsuit against the Western Canada Lottery Corporation over a number of its scratch and win tickets.»
Sun Poker Moves to the iPoker Network
20 November 2008
Peak Entertainment Group, the Malta-based operator, announced this week that it will move its SunPoker, CS Casino, and Omni Casino poker products from the CryptoLogic Network to Playtech's iPoker Network in mid-December.»
Eurobet Italia to Launch Skill Games in Italy
20 November 2008
Eurobet Italia, Gala Coral Group's Italy-facing sports book, today signed an agreement with GameAccount accepting platform services for skill games from the online skill games provider.»
Nambling Notes | Nov. 20, 2008
20 November 2008
Sun Poker is on the move and skill games are on the rise in Italy.»
SciGames Lands Pubs Deal
19 November 2008
Scientific Games Corporation has won a contract to supply Marston's Pub Co., a United Kingdom pub retailer, with a package that includes skill-with-prize and amusement-with-prize server-based gaming machines.»
Praesepe Acquires Four AGCs in Edinburgh
19 November 2008
Praesepe, a company focused on the low-stakes, high-volume gambling markets in the United Kingdom and Europe, has purchased four Edinburgh adult gaming centers that will launch soon under the new brand, Cashino.»