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BetonSports Defendants Facing New Charges
11 September 2008
The defendants in the federal case against BetonSports are facing new charges, IGamingNews has confirmed.»
Nambling Notes | Sept. 11, 2008
11 September 2008
Chartwell Technology posts a third-quarter gain, and PartyCasino.com adds live dealing.»
New Fish in Party's Pond?
11 September 2008
While PartyGaming's live-dealer agreement this morning grazed industry headlines, rumor of the company's having appointed a new marketing officer has been all but confirmed.»
Q.& A. | Selcuk Senguler
11 September 2008
Selcuk Senguler, an attorney in Istanbul, talks all things gaming in this Q&A with Rob van der Gaast, a Dutch freelance journalist in Turkey.»
Morning Brief: iFuture?
10 September 2008
Spin3 is the latest mobile gambling group to launch a product targeting Apple's wildly popular iPhone, while Sportech could soon announce another distribution deal in an undisclosed Asian country.»
Bet-at-home.com Signs Sponsorship with Football Union
10 September 2008
Bet-at-home.com and the Bulgarian Football Union, or BFU, have signed a sponsorship agreement that makes the Germany-, Austria- and Malta-based sports betting Web site the official sponsor of the national team.»
The Philippines Considers Building Gambling Destination
10 September 2008
Peter B. Favila, The Philippines’ Trade and Industry Secretary, gave a minor endorsement of building a gambling destination in the country to boost its foreign investments, reports the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a Philippine newspaper.»
GameTech Third-Quarter Revenue Down
10 September 2008
GameTech International, a designer, developer and marketer of computerized bingo and gaming equipment, systems and services, has posted a third-quarter revenue of $13.4 million -- down from $16.6 million earned during the same period in 2007.»
Tabcorp Named Global Leader in Responsible Gambling
10 September 2008
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2008-09 has named Tabcorp Holdings as a global leader in the gambling industry and in responsible gaming.»
Bookmaker Seeks Online Expansion in Spain
10 September 2008
Boylessports, an Ireland-based bookmaker, is preparing to spend an estimated 3 million euros to extend its online reach to Spain and other countries in Europe, the Irish Times reports.»
Spin3 Launches Real-Money Casino Game for iPhone
10 September 2008
In another addition to its iPhone game suite, Spin3, a mobile solutions provider, has launched play-for-real casino games, which are powered by Microgaming, an online gaming software supplier.»
Betfair Increases Funding for Racing Council
10 September 2008
The Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council, or TTRC, has confirmed Betfair, an international Internet betting exchange, will increase funding by 12.9 percent or $287,000 Australian dollars to $2.49 million Australian dollars for the 2008-09 season.»
Lasseters Voluntarily Suspends Trading on ASX
10 September 2008
Trading of Lasseters’ shares has been voluntarily suspended on the Australian Stock Exchange at the company’s request.»
Nambling Notes | Sept. 10, 2008
10 September 2008
As one sportsbook suspends trading, another prepares for expansion, along with more on bet-at-home.com’s sponsorship, Spin3’s iPhone casino and Betfair’s racing council funds.»
New Dutch Law Engenders Questions on Tax Liability, Lawyer Says
10 September 2008
The Dutch tax authorities have been given the power to impose a 29 percent tax on foreign online gambling operators, but whether or not they will remains to be seen.»
Insights | Election Day v. 2
10 September 2008
With each presidential ticket cemented -- Obama-Biden versus McCain-Palin -- IGamingNews wondered what United States I-gaming policy would look like if either administration were to set up shop in Washington, D.C., after the November 2008 election. The following is the second installment of industry-expert responses to that rather taxing question.»
The Gaming Bank
10 September 2008
The concept behind the world’s first I-gaming bank is neither original nor groundbreaking -- current online banking bigwigs PayPal and Neteller have been paving that road since the late ‘90s. Nevertheless, the experienced minds and the strong financial backing behind Ivobank ambitiously set out to do basically the same thing -- remotely transmit money across borders from one hand to another -- only better.»
In Brief: I-Gaming Tax Bill Clears Dutch Senate
9 September 2008
The Dutch Senate today passed a proposal that extends gambling taxation to cover Internet-based games of chance, Justin Franssen, a lawyer with Van Mens & Wisselink in Amsterdam, confirmed to IGamingNews via e-mail.»
Demand Grows for Chips with Radio Frequency Identification
9 September 2008
Gaming Partners International Corporation, or GPI, a casino chip and table game equipment provider, and Progressive Gaming, a systems solutions provider, have announced that radio frequency identification, or RFID technology, is growing in demand.»
Audience-Participation Poker Show Premiers in October
9 September 2008
This October the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will stage "The Real Deal!," an audience-participation show that merges a game show with Texas Hold ’Em.»
Austria Spending on Online Betting Increases
9 September 2008
Data released by Kreutzer Fischer & Partner, a market research firm, shows that in 2007 gross gaming revenues were at 15.4 billion euros or 12.4 percent more than the year before.»
Neteller, Born Group Sign Five Year Agreement
9 September 2008
Neteller, payment solutions provider, and Born Group, a holding company that owns and operates BornForSports marketplace, have signed a five year payment and joint marketing agreement.»
PurePlay Reaches 1.5 Million Players
9 September 2008
PurePlay, a United States play-for-cash poker site, has attained the 1.5-million player goal, it announced on Monday.»
iMEGA Adds Accomplished Attorney to Challenge UIGEA
9 September 2008
On Friday, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, or iMEGA, announced that Stephen A. Saltzburg had joined its legal team.»
Turkey's National Lottery Ready for Privatization
9 September 2008
Reuters reports that Turkey’s national lottery, Milli Piyango, is almost prepared for privatization and the tender process will begin soon.»
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