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The Top 10s
18 April 2006
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending April 15. The No. 1 sites:
Australia: PartyPoker.com
Hong Kong: HKJC Football Betting
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: Betfair
United States: PartyPoker.com
View the complete lists.»
Market Briefs - April 10-14, 2006
18 April 2006
IGN's weekly roundup of financial news in the I-gaming industry.»
Seeing Stars - World's No. 2 Online Poker Group Eyes LSE Float
18 April 2006
British newspaper The Sunday Times reports that Isle of Man-based Pokerstars, operator of the world's second most popular online poker room, is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange with an anticipated value of more than US$2 billion (£1.1 billion) before the end of 2006.»
Nambling Notes - April 18, 2006
18 April 2006
Today: Witness the birth of Mahjong's World Cup, plus more.»
Landmark EU Gambling Study to Be Released
17 April 2006
The long-awaited "Study of Gambling Services in the EU Internal Market" will finally see the light of day.»
Nambling Notes - April 17, 2006
17 April 2006
Today: The return of Empire Poker to the PartyGaming network, speculation on the possible decline of the poker boom and more.»
A Scarlet Letter for Your Company
15 April 2006
Today's nightmare. You maintain a database of your customer information on your computer. (Who doesn't?) Your system gets "breached" by a bad guy. You get sued. Ouch.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
15 April 2006
A review of news briefs for the week of April 10-14.»
Eye on Europe - April 14
14 April 2006
IGN's weekly update covering important gaming developments in European jurisdictions.»
Nambling Notes - April 14, 2006
14 April 2006
Today: GIGSE charity contributions near the $80k mark, Antigua seeks international support in its WTO dispute with the United States and more.»
On Track - Apri
13 April 2006
A monthly review of events, business news and other happenings in the racing industry, particularly in the interactive space.»
Preparing for Privatization in Turkey
13 April 2006
Socrates Kokkalis has spoken. The Greek magnate, chairman of both Greek betting company Intralot and Greek telecommunications giant Intracom, has his mind set on obtaining the Turkish National Lottery, Milli Piyango, and has assembled a Dream Team for transitioning the lottery into the 21st century.»
Nambling Notes - April 13, 2006
13 April 2006
Today: Betfair signs a verification agreement with the U.K. Post Office, plus more.»
Malta Recognizes eCOGRA Standards
12 April 2006
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta and eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance have agreed to closer cooperation in pursuit of player protection measures.»
Q & A: European Betting Association
12 April 2006
The European Betting Association has been very active in lobbying and starting up court cases in an effort to open up the EU betting markets, and recent months have been hectic, with concurrent developments involving the EU decision on the Service Directive, scrutiny by the European Commission of gambling laws in seven EU states and the German Federal Constitutional Court's verdict on the state gambling monopoly taking place. What role does EBA play in all this? IGN seeks to clarify this and much more in this exclusive interview with the association's leading duo.»
Nambling Notes - April 12, 2006
12 April 2006
Today: France's Partouche confirms plans to go online, plus more.»
The Top 10s
11 April 2006
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending April 8. The No. 1 sites:
Australia: PartyPoker.com
Hong Kong: HKJC Football Betting
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: Ladbrokes.com
United States: PartyPoker.com
View the complete lists.»
Hong Kong Considers Lowering Race Betting Duty to Stay Competitive
11 April 2006
The Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Friday approved a set of proposals seeking to reform the duty system on Hong Kong horse race wagering. The change is part of an effort to combat the illegal betting market in Hong Kong and increase the amount of revenue going to the government.»
I-Lottery Update - April 2006
11 April 2006
As one of the world's most popular forms of gambling, lotteries have successfully made the shift to the interactive arena. Once a month, IGN's I-Lottery Update delivers an international roundup of the latest news from this burgeoning sector of the industry.»
Nambling Notes - April 11, 2006
11 April 2006
Today: PayPal enters the credit card business, U.S. online gambling prohibitionists lose an ally in Congress and more.»
Bingo Fantasy Successfully Migrates to Playtech Platform
10 April 2006
Bingo Fantasy recently announced the successful completion of its migration to a Playtech bingo software platform, also joining Playtech's bingo network, Bingoland.com.»
Empire Reports Boosted Profits for '05
10 April 2006
Empire Online has posted a 57 percent improvement in net profit on its maiden preliminary results for the year 2005. Net profit reached US$41.2 million for the year on net gaming revenues that improved 61 percent to $105.2 million.»
Market Briefs - April 3-7, 2006
10 April 2006
IGN's weekly roundup of financial news in the I-gaming industry.»
Nambling Notes - April 10, 2006
10 April 2006
Today: More gambling-related legal action in China, Absolute Poker takes on blackjack and more.»
I-Gaming Companies Set GIGSE Fundraising Record
10 April 2006
I-gaming companies have come forth with over $50,000 in donations for the third annual charity event at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo to be held May 16-18 in Montreal. Leading the way in corporate contributions this year is PartyGaming, which has pledged $25,000, and BetOnSports, which has pledged $10,000. The recipient of this year's fund-raising efforts is the Gordon House Association, a U.K.-based provider of residential support to gamblers recovering from addiction.»
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