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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.»
La. Riverboats Grow Income amid Downturn
19 November 2008
Despite the broader economic downturn, numbers released from the Louisiana Gambling Control Commission show the state's licensed riverboat casinos grew October income by 5 percent against the same period last year.»
Aussie Bookies Join to Mitigate Racing Contribution Concerns
19 November 2008
The Age, an Australian paper, reported this week that a number of major corporate bookmakers are working jointly to produce figures that show they will contribute around $15 million Australian dollars to the racing industry in the 2008 fiscal year.»
IOM Welcome Two New Licensees
19 November 2008
The Isle of Man government today said two new licensees, Fasbet, a Scotland-based betting exchange, and NYX Interactive, a Sweden-based gaming technology and software supplier, may now begin operating on the island.»
Jadestone Chooses Gala Coral for Dice Game
19 November 2008
Jadestone Networks AB, the Swedish based owner and operator of the multiplayer skill games network GamArena, today announced that Gala Coral, the United Kingdom-based online and offline gaming operator, will be one of the selected partners for DiceArena, the new multiplayer games offering launching across Europe in the coming months.»
PartyBingo Hits Jackpot for Charity
19 November 2008
PartyBingo, the bingo offering from PartyGaming, the online operator based in Gibraltar, held a fundraising campaign through its online bingo site based on how many PartyPoints players would accumulate on its games during a set period of time. The company raised a £10,000 donation for the British Red Cross, which helps communities and people in need across the United Kingdom.»
Free Skill Game for the Whole Family
19 November 2008
Learndirect, a United Kingdom-based distance learning program, has developed a free online game aimed at encouraging adults to play computer games with their kids and improve their math and English skills at the same time.»
Hong Kong Man Sentenced for Online Gambling Business
19 November 2008
A Hong Kong man, convicted of running a number of gambling Web sites, on Wednesday was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined 20 million yuan, or US $2.9 million, in southwest China's Yunnan Province, reports China's Xinhua News Agency.»
AiG Set to Surpass 2008 Attendance Records
19 November 2008
Clarion Gaming and Beacon Events, organizers of the AiG Congress & Expo, expect the event -- the only one of its kind in Asia -- to become the largest gaming congress in the region.»
Nambling Notes | Nov. 19, 2008
19 November 2008
Gaming Indistry Media: The Isle of Man announces two new licensees, Jadestone rolls the dice on Gala and more.»
Party Teases B-to-B on Forex, Poker Woes
19 November 2008
Although PartyGaming reported flat revenue growth in the third quarter, year over year, the Gibraltar operator hinted that its nascent business-to-business arm is nearing deals with a number of prospects.»
Editorial | A New Star Rising?
19 November 2008
Significant attention at this year's Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas has been devoted to Internet gambling in the United States. Perhaps that’s because the stars have finally begun to align for sensible discussion of regulation.»
Crypto Says Some Poker Clients to Pass on Gtech Move
19 November 2008
CryptoLogic Ltd., the Dublin software developer, has confirmed that an undisclosed number of its current poker licensees will not be migrating to Gtech Corporation's International Poker Network.»
Harrah's J.V. Drops Kan. Contract
18 November 2008
Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino company, has withdrawn its application to run a state-owned casino in Sumner County, Kan.»
Slots Market Still Tough in Conn.
18 November 2008
Two tribal casinos in Connecticut reported an October decline in slot-machine income -- losses less precipitous, however, than September's double-digit dip.»
Makers of Golden Tee Enter Slots Market
18 November 2008
Incredible Technologies Inc., the maker of Golden Tee golf, has entered the slots market.»
Online Payment Blocking Hits Two U.S. Lotteries
18 November 2008
Although the New Hampshire and North Dakota lotteries derive disparate portions of revenue online, a new hiccup with credit card transaction processing is currently affecting both groups' ability to generate income from aboveboard Internet subscription services.»
Vote Could Expand California Lottery
18 November 2008
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, on Friday signed two pieces of legislation that would increase state lottery payouts, jackpots and revenue, and potentially allow the state to borrow $5 billion against future sales of lottery tickets to help plug a budget hole that analysts say could total $27.8 billion during the next 20 months.»
Gtech Wins Contract for Kansas Lottery Machines
18 November 2008
Gtech Corporation has signed a 10-year contract with the Kansas Lottery to supply and operate video central system that will monitor electronic gaming machines at up to six gaming facilities in the state.»
More Asian iGaming Congress Speakers Added
18 November 2008
Clarion Gaming and Beacon Events announced today another round of confirmed speakers for the Asian i-Gaming Congress 2009.»
NetPlay Expands Online Bingo Product
18 November 2008
NetPlay TV plc, the AIM-listed interactive gaming company, has launched a Swedish version of its popular bingo product, Bingos.com.»
UK Broadcaster to Show Live Racing Odds
18 November 2008
London's Channel 4 is set to launch a 60-second live ad updating viewers with the most recent odds before the start of major horse races.»
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