Russia pushes ahead with Crimea gambling plans
- Apr 22, 2014
Russian president Vladimir Putin has submitted a draft bill to parliament to designate the seceded Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea as a legal gambling zone.
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Most online betting services back to normal following Gibraltar blaze
- Apr 21, 2014
AS Britain gets ready for one of the biggest days in the sports betting calendar, most of the online bookmakers affected by a fire in Gibraltar say they are back to normal.
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Nepal orders all casinos to close by Sunday
- Apr 21, 2014
The government of Nepal has given all casinos operating in the country until Sunday to close their doors after they failed to honor back tax bills.
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New UK advertising guidelines will mean "significant source of income will disappear”
- Apr 17, 2014
The new advertising regulations that are due to come in as part of the UK Gambling Bill will have a significant impact on football and sports clubs that have become heavily reliant on sponsorship income from Asian operators in the last few years, according to David Zeffman, Partner at London law firm Olswang.
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Betfred Australia Mobile Gambling Online Soon
- Apr 16, 2014
Most online gambling operators have discovered that the world is going mobile. So it comes as no surprise that many are offering the HTML5 mobile gaming platform and are reaching out to gamers on the small screen who like their gambling to go.
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UK Gambling Commission ups efforts to combat illegal gaming machines
- Apr 16, 2014
The UK Gambling Commission has announced it is to host a series of training workshops across the country to help local councils identify and manage the siting of illegal gaming machines in their respective constituencies.
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Paddy Power Extends its Contract With Callcredit
- Apr 15, 2014
Paddy Power extends its contract with Callcredit, for a further two-years, as the Irish bookmaker continues to make life easier for its customers.
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Denmark orders ISP to block illegal gambling sites
- Apr 14, 2014
For a country that was one of the first to embrace online gambling in its shores, Denmark seems to be doing a decent of job cracking down on what it considered as "illegal" online gambling sites.
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South Korea says gambling loans unenforceable
- Apr 11, 2014
A recent court ruling in South Korea could have serious ramifications for would-be junket operators seeking to do business in the country. South Korea currently has 17 casinos, but South Koreans are only allowed entry into one, Kangwon Land, which, despite being located in a largely inaccessible rural area, earns more revenue than the other 16 foreigners-only casinos combined.
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FA proposes worldwide betting ban in football
- Apr 11, 2014
The English Football Association (FA) national governing body has put forward a new proposal that would ban participants in the county's top four divisions from betting on any match or competition in the world.
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Brussels blocks OPAP online monopoly
- Apr 11, 2014
Fears that the Greek government will extend OPAP's gaming monopoly to online appear to have been calmed following the news that the European Commission is digging in its heels over what it sees as a state subsidy.
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Ladbrokes acquires Australian bookmaker Betstar
- Apr 9, 2014
Bookmaker Ladbrokes has completed the acquisition of Australian private bookmaking business Betstar in a deal worth £12.4 million (€15 million/$20.7 million).
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