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Nambling Notes - July 5, 2006
5 July 2006
Today: Online gambling arrives in Mexico, Betfair works with Tasmanian officials toward greater player scrutiny, a Scottish MP wants to limit spending on Internet gambling and more.»
Tattersall's to Make a Run for UK National Lottery License
5 July 2006
Australian lottery operator Tattersall's could be the only overseas company to challenge incumbent Camelot for the next U.K. National Lottery license, which will begin in 2009.»
Major Moves in Store for PartyGaming
5 July 2006
PartyGaming is capturing headlines once again this week with its market activity. While Americans celebrated their Independence Day on Tuesday, three of PartyGaming's directors sold shares in the company. Furthermore, speculation regarding the object of the company's first sports betting acquisition target has been mounting this week, with Gamebookers identified as likeliest target and Unibet considered a possibility as well.»
eCOGRA Plans Online Player Survey
4 July 2006
eCOGRA has unveiled plans for one of the world's largest online gambling research initiatives.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
1 July 2006
A review of news briefs for the week of June 26-30.»
Nambling Notes - June 30, 2006
30 June 2006
Today: Sports betting venues are authorized in Spain, Betfair sponsors the first-ever Asian Poker Tour, plus more.»
Sporting Odds & Ends - July
29 June 2006
News on the latest developments, trends and issues in the sports betting industry.»
PartyGaming Said to be Finalizing Sports Book Acquisition
29 June 2006
London newspaper The Guardian reports that PartyGaming, the world's largest online gambling company, is on the verge of acquiring an online sports book in an effort to further diversify its revenue streams. The newspaper says its sources for the information have been briefed on PartyGaming's plans to fund a series of online sports betting acquisitions with the proceeds of a bond issue that could raise between £221-276 million (US$400-500 million).»
Nambling Notes - June 29, 2006
29 June 2006
today: DQE prepares to unroll multi-table 3D poker tournaments on client websites, Gamebookers offers £30,000 to women's Wimbledon winner, plus more.»
German Judge Operates as Magician for Gambling Industry
29 June 2006
According to mediacompany.sohn, a 31-year-old businessman from Heidenheim, Germany had to wait 4.5 years to get a decision from the Strafsenats des Oberlandesgerichts Stuttgart (First penal court of the higher regional court of Stuttgart - OLG). This week OLG Stuttgart rejected the cassation of the public prosecutor's office against the already acquitted District Court of Heidenheim and the District Court of Ellwangen, and acquitted the operator of a private betting office (FILE NUMBER 1 Ss 296/05, judgment from the 26.06.2006).»
WPT Switches Software Providers: WagerWorks Out, CyberArts In
28 June 2006
The plug has been pulled on the one-and-a-half-year relationship between WPT Enterprises and its gaming software provider, WagerWorks. WPTE founder and CEO Stephen Lipscomb ended his keynote address this morning at the World Poker Congress in Stockholm with the announcement that Berkeley, Ca.-based CyberArts will provide software solutions for WPTonline.com.»
Bill to Prohibit Exchange Betting Enters Western Australian Parliament
28 June 2006
On June 21 Western Australia's Minister of Racing and Gaming, Mark McGowan, introduced to the state's parliament Bill No. 146-- Betting and Racing Legislation Amendment Bill 2006-- which if passed into law would prohibit the operation of betting exchanges in Western Australia. The legislation would also prohibit the publication of Western Australian race fields without appropriate approval and would make it a punishable offense for anyone in the state to place a bet through a betting exchange.»
South Carolina Judge Says Sweepstakes Terminals Provide Gambling
28 June 2006
A magistrate judge in South Carolina has ruled that a company that sold prepaid Internet cards for low-income consumers was in fact providing an outlet for illegal video gambling.»
Nambling Notes - June 28, 2006
28 June 2006
Today: I-gaming prohibition remains on House Republicans' immediate agenda, Betfair warns tennis officials of a possible case of match-fixing, plus more.»
Twelve More Sites Receive eCOGRA Seal
27 June 2006
eCOGRA has certified an additional 12 sites with its "Play It Safe" seal.»
Microgaming Awards Record Breaking Pot
27 June 2006
A considerable slice of poker history was made recently at Microgaming’s Poker Network, when a heads up game delivered the largest pot in online poker history.»
Market Briefs - June 19-23, 2006
27 June 2006
IGN's weekly roundup of financial news in the I-gaming industry.»
The Top 10s
27 June 2006
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending June 24. The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Sportsbet
Hong Kong: HKJC Football Betting
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: Betfair
United States: PartyPoker.com
View the complete lists.»
Nambling Notes - June 27, 2006
27 June 2006
Today: World Poker Tour asks CyberArts to relaunch its Internet poker site, Excapsa launches multi-player blackjack software on UltimateBet.com and Bet21.com, plus more.»
PartyGaming Sponsors WSOP 2006 and Launches PartyGammon
27 June 2006
Today, June 27, marks the one-year anniversary of PartyGaming's float on the London Stock Exchange. When the company launched its initial public offering it was the most popular online gambling website and one of the first of many online gambling companies to offer shares on the LSE and its Alternative Investment Market. Today the company remains the most popular gambling site, and it continues to dictate the pace of the industry, as evidenced by another series of announcements this week.»
Ontario Ad Bill Sits Before Standing Committee
27 June 2006
A bill that was introduced to the provincial parliament of Ontario, Canada in March of 2006 in order to prohibit advertising in the province by unregulated Internet gaming sites is currently before the Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on Justice Policy.»
Nambling Notes - June 26, 2006
26 June 2006
Today: Partygaming launches a backgammon website, Boss Media signs two new poker clients, Pharaoh's Poker Palace outlines a plan for Webcam poker, plus more.»
Eye on Europe - June 26, 2006
26 June 2006
IGN's weekly update covering important gaming developments in European jurisdictions.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
24 June 2006
A review of news briefs for the week of June 19-22.»
eCOGRA Launches New Website
23 June 2006
The online gaming industry’s award winning independent standards authority, eCOGRA has launched a new website, to provide the online gaming population with a tool to find out reliable information on trustworthy poker and casino sites. »