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Market Briefs
2 September 2008
A roundup of financial news and company-specific statistics for Aug. 25-29, 2008.»
The Top 10s | Gambling
2 September 2008
The Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment -- Gambling" sites for the week ending Aug. 30.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
Hong Kong: HKJC Football Betting Ltd.
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: The National Lottery
United States: New York Lottery
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The Top 10s | Poker
2 September 2008
The Hitwise Top 10 "Gambling -- Poker" sites for the week ending Aug. 30.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: Pacific Poker
United Kingdom: Sky Poker
United States: Replay for Riches»
U.S. Brokerage Firms under Class-Action Fire
2 September 2008
Two brokerage firms in the United States have been sued by shareholders who claim that investor funds were illegally appropriated and invested in illegal online gambling.»
California Bill to be Reintroduced in January
2 September 2008
A bill to study online poker in California has been put on hold for the year but will be reintroduced in January, the bill's citizen sponsor announced on Tuesday evening.»
Morning Brief: A Trillion Questions
29 August 2008
Questions linger on a recent decision handed down in the dispute between Boss Media and Trillion on Malta.»
Ben Affleck Wins U.S. Poker Tournament
29 August 2008
Although the Poker Players Alliance didn’t succeed in ridding the anti-online-gambling language from the Republican platform, it did in bringing big names to its poker tournament during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.»
PartyGaming Appoints Non-Executive Chairman
29 August 2008
PartyGaming, an online gambling operator, has announced the appointment of Rod W. Perry as non-executive chairman.»
Parlay Entertainment Reports First-Half Net Loss
29 August 2008
Parlay Entertainment Inc., a gaming software developer, reported total revenue at $4.6 million during the first half of 2008 -- up 16 percent from the same period last year.»
Intralot Experiences 44.5% Sales Increase
29 August 2008
Intralot S.A., the Athens-based lottery operator and gaming technology supplier, announced today its consolidated revenues increased 44.5 percent during the first-half compared to last year posting revenues at 547.5 million euros.»
Three Companies Join Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
29 August 2008
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufactures has announced three new companies will its join 50 members in the association of leading game suppliers.»
Czech Poker Players Want Game to Become Sport
29 August 2008
The Prague Post reports that members of the Czech Association of Poker Clubs are pushing the country’s Finance Ministry to recognize poker as an official sport.»
Las Vegas Sands Considers India Project
29 August 2008
Las Vegas Sands Corporation has announced it will consider spending $12 billion on a project in India much like its strip in casinos in Macau, according to Bloomberg.»
Nambling Notes | Aug. 29, 2008
29 August 2008
First-half reports are in for Parlay Entertainment Inc., and the Poker Players Alliance bring A-list attention to U.S. online gambling.»
Mixed Results for Party as Poker Lags Casino Growth
29 August 2008
While PartyGaming's year-over-year first-half metrics showed growth across all revenue segments -- including the newly added bingo stream -- the company and its analysts were concerned by soft growth trends in sports betting and stagnation in its flagship poker offering.»
Morning Brief: Department of Questions (Update 1)
28 August 2008
Questions linger over what London's big boys are up to with the Justice Department.»
GigaMedia Offloads Legacy Biz for $20 Million
28 August 2008
GigaMedia Ltd., the Taiwan software developer, has today unloaded its legacy cable and Internet service provider business -- a long-in-coming move analysts think will have little near-term impact on the company's shares.»
Insights | Social Conservatism Wins the Day?
28 August 2008
IGamingNews asked one of Washington's leading gambling lobbyists whether the momentary indecision of the Republican Platform Committee -- which saw anti-Internet-gambling language temporarily removed from the G.O.P. platform -- was a truly significant development in the long-running United States I-gaming political debate.»
Inteltek Places Best Bid for Iddaa
28 August 2008
Inteltek, a joint venture of Intralot S.A. and Turkcell, placed the best bid today in the ongoing pursuit to renew its contract to operate Iddaa, Turkey's state-administered sports betting game.»
Parlay Entertainment Settles Patent Dispute
28 August 2008
Parlay Entertainment Inc., the Internet and TV bingo software provider, has announced an agreement with 1st Technology, a technology developer, which settles a patent infringement suit brought against Parlay Entertainment by 1st Technology.»
888 First-Half Profit Up 40%
28 August 2008
888 Holdings said its first-half profits soared 40 percent in its interim report for 2008. The Gibraltar-based online casino attributed the profit spike to new games that attracted more customers.»
GigaMedia Sells ISP for $20 million
28 August 2008
GigaMedia Ltd. announced today it has sold its legacy cable and corporate Internet service provider business to China Network Systems for $20 million in cash, reports the Associated Press.»
WagerWorks Releases 3 Wheel Roulette
28 August 2008
WagerWorks, the online subsidiary of International Game Technology, has released 3 Wheel Roulette, a new table game.»
Proposal Restricts Electronic Gaming Licensing in Vietnam
28 August 2008
According to the Vietnam Investment Review, the country’s Ministry of Planning and Investment has a proposal that will cut back on hotels that can provide electronic gaming services.»
Paddy Power Decreases FY Profit Outlook
28 August 2008
Paddy Power, the Irish bookmaker, announced yesterday it will decrease its operating profit outlook for the year from 82 million euros to 72m million euros, according to the company’s 2008 interim results.»
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