The Italian Parliament has approved a motion that instructs the Government to issue a 12-month ban for both online gaming and land-based gaming systems located in a public place.
Read More . . .Meanwhile, former Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Sir Richard Needham, a non-executive Rank board member, has said he believes a loosening of the country's tight gambling laws will bring a much-needed boost to its economy.
Read More . . .OpenBet has provided Ladbrokes with its award winning online sports book and games products in a relationship that has been going for fifteen years.
Read More . . .Increased cooperation between member states on issues of consumer protection and money laundering are two of the main aspects of a resolution on online gambling, approved by the European Parliament today.
Read More . . .The Commission des Jeux de Hasard, the gaming industry regulator in Belgium, has expanded its list of betting websites that are barred from operating in the country.
Read More . . .A Curaçao-based gambling company has become the first to be fined for offering online bingo and roulette to Dutch punters without a licence, Nos television reports.
Read More . . .The dependably dysfunctional Italian government turned in another epic howler this week as the Senate passed a motion that could result in the banning of all online gambling for a 12-month period.
Read More . . .William Hill chief executive Ralph Topping plans to scrap online betting brands Sportingbet and Centrebet from the Australian marketplace, The Australian Financial Review reports.
Read More . . .Ladbrokes has entered the Australian sports betting market with the acquisition of Bookmaker.com.au for AU$22.5m, approximately £13 million.
Read More . . .Poker site pokerasiapacific.com is reporting that the Coalition plans to ban online poker in Australia. Technically online gambling is illegal already but this is not enforced.
Read More . . .The opposition Coalition in Australia has vowed to abolish the country's national gambling regulator and replace it with an industry advisory council, if the alliance of parties wins the federal government election on September 7.
Read More . . .Gibraltar, the British territory at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula, has long been a political sore point between Britain and Spain. But now, in an Internet gambling dispute, it's Briton vs. Briton.
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