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Fortune Affiliates first to be awarded new eCOGRA 'Affiliate Trust Seal'
4 September 2008
New program holds igaming affiliates to the same high standards expected of online casino and poker operators.»
Income Access affiliates receive first payments via new payment solution
4 September 2008
Income Access affiliates that picked the newly launched prepaid card payment method received commissions more quickly and conveniently this month.»
Morning Brief: B-to-B Bout
4 September 2008
While Playtech is currently top dog in the publicly traded b-to-b sector, we expect competition to intensify as PartyGaming and 888 have thrown their hats into the ring.»
Gaming Standards Association Welcomes Nine New Members
4 September 2008
The Gaming Standards Association has announced nine new members will join the international trade association that creates benefits for gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators and regulators.»
Taiwan Developer Gains Italian Certification for Gaming Machines
4 September 2008
Astro Corporation, a Taiwanese arcade and casino gaming machine developer, has been granted official certification in Italy for its amusement-with-prize gaming machines, reports DigiTimes, a Taiwan-based daily newspaper.»
Gtech and Sport Pari to Create First Belarus Online Lottery System
4 September 2008
Gtech Global Services Corporation is partnering with Sport Pari to construct the first online lottery system in Belarus.»
PKR Reaches Two Million Users
4 September 2008
After reaching the one-million-user mark less than a year ago, PKR.com has hit the two million mark, the poker room announced today.»
Bingos.com Moves to U.K.
4 September 2008
NetPlay TV, an interactive gaming company, announced today it will be relocating Bingos.com from Majorca, Spain, to its existing operation in the United Kingdom.»
Poker Star Signs with Purple Lounge
4 September 2008
Stefan Mattsson, a Swedish poker champion, has signed a sponsorship contract with Purple Lounge, an I-poker operator.»
Gtech Signs Contract with Polla Chilena
4 September 2008
Gtech Corporation has signed a seven-year contract with Chile’s Polla Chilena de Beneficencia to provide the Latin American lottery with services and products.»
Sweden Looks at Foreign Gambling Operators
4 September 2008
Sweden’s inquiry commission on gambling issued a proposal that would permit foreign gaming companies to operate within its borders, according to The Local, a Stockholm-based news Web site.»
Markets vs. Communities: Reaching and Retaining the New Consumer
4 September 2008
When you have a group of consumers who all share an interest in a certain line of products, you have a target market, and when those consumers are able to interact and influence each other, you have a community. Electronic commerce does more than let you conduct transactions -- it connects you with consumers.»
Nambling Notes | Sept. 4, 2008
4 September 2008
Sweden looks at outside operators, Belarus lands an online lottery system, PKR.com surpasses two million users and Bingos.com makes a big move.»
Neteller Slow but Sure in Diversification
4 September 2008
While Neteller intends to reduce gradually its reliance on Internet-gambling-related transactions, nearly 83 percent of first-half total revenue still came by way of the company's long-standing online bedfellow.»
Buoyant Playtech amasses $300m war chest
3 September 2008
News Brief: Playtech, the gambling software developer, said it had built up a war chest of more than $300m to spend on acquisitions.»
Fortune Affiliates awarded eCOGRA's new 'Affiliate Trust Seal'
3 September 2008
The new program holds i-Gaming affiliate programs to the same high standards expected of online casino and poker operators. »
Morning Brief: Mixed Fortunes
3 September 2008
While Playtech and Neteller have released upbeat first-half results sets, Betbrokers continues with its administrative demise.»
OPAP Bid on Turkey National Lottery
3 September 2008
Hellenic Organization of Football Prognostics S.A., or OPAP, a Greek lottery system operator, plans make a bid for Turkey’s national lottery, Reuters reports.»
Momentum Builds for World Poker Congress
3 September 2008
World Poker Congress has confirmed more speakers for its third annual event in Budapest on October 29-30.»
South Korean Casino Shares Dip 15%
3 September 2008
Since the South Korean government announced a proposal to double the casino tax by next year, Bloomberg reports that stock for Kangwon Land Inc., the country’s sole casino for local citizens, took a hit.»
Surge in Gaming Contributions for Detroit Congress Members
3 September 2008
Detroit News reports that gaming contributions have been pouring in for Democratic Representatives John Conyers and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.»
William Hill Corporate Director to Retire
3 September 2008
William Hill, a British bookmaker, has announced the retirement of Ian Spearing, its corporate affairs director, at the end of the year.»
New iPhone Casino Game Launches
3 September 2008

Griffin Technology has launched a casino game for the Apple's wildly popular iPhone and iPod touch called Double Bonus Slots.»

Playtech Revenue Up 85%
3 September 2008
Playtech had upbeat news for investors in its interim report, which ended June 30, 2008. Total revenues for the London-based software developer skyrocketed 85 percent from $44 million in 2007 to $81.4 million.»
Fortune Affiliates Awarded eCOGRA Affiliate Trust Seal
3 September 2008
Fortune Affiliates announced today it is the first I-gaming affiliate program to receive the “Affiliate Trust Seal” of approval from eCOGRA.»