Ladbrokes interested in Betdaq acquisition
- Jan 7, 2013
British online and land-based sportsbetting operator Ladbrokes has entered into negotiations to purchase the betting exchange operation of Dublin-based Betdaq.
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US cries foul on Antigua’s plans to collect $21m annual judgment; WTO hearing set for later this month
- Jan 4, 2013
US trade officials are up-in-arms over attempts by Antigua & Barbuda to impose an annual $21 million World Trade Organization judgment stemming from a 2007 ruling regarding the United States’ refusal to allow Antigua-based online gambling companies fair access to the US market.
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Big four renew Racing UK agreements
- Jan 4, 2013
British horseracing broadcaster Racing UK has announced that Sky Bet, Coral, Ladbrokes and William Hill have renewed their premium partner deals and are to continue to receive 'significant exposure' via its platforms.
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Germany grants its first license
- Jan 4, 2013
In Europe, the legalization of online poker is gradually following its merry way. Italy and France led the way followed by other EU countries. Now it is the turn of Germany to follow this path through the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein.
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Increased tax bill for Net Entertainment
- Jan 3, 2013
Net Entertainment AB is facing a tax bill of SEK92.1 million (£8.72 million) after the Swedish Tax Agency completed an audit of the online gambling software developer's 2007 to 2010 taxable income.
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Denmark extends online gambling licences
- Jan 3, 2013
A year after issuing its first licences, the Danish Gambling Authority has extended 25 of the initial one-year permits for a period of five years.
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Turkey Shuts Down Online Gambling Websites
- Dec 28, 2012
The Turkish government has announced it intends to sell its only legal sports betting organization called Spor Toto as part of a privatization bid expected to raise in excess of $10 billion.
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Big month ahead for Schleswig-Holstein
- Dec 27, 2012
Germany is the one of the great hopes as far as Europe’s public gambling industry firms are concerned and to say the country doesn’t know its arse from its ear is an understatement.
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Australian Online Gambling On The Rise
- Dec 27, 2012
Australian’s enjoy a flutter but their gambling spend seems to be diminishing over recent years and in 2012 fell to $16.9 billion compared to $20 billion in 2010.
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Looming management changes at Paddy Power
- Dec 27, 2012
Online and land-based sportsbetting operator Paddy Power has announced a number of imminent changes to its senior management following the decision by Jimmy Mangan to stand down next year as head of its Irish Retail and Dial-A-Bet divisions.
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William Hill agrees Sportingbet purchase
- Dec 26, 2012
Following months of negotiations, British betting giant William Hill and fellow sportsbook provider GVC Holdings have reached an agreement that will see them spend £485 million in order to acquire the entire issued share capital of rival operator Sportingbet.
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Should Antigua retaliate against the US in gambling dispute?
- Dec 26, 2012
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is planning to resort to retaliation against the United States in an effort to force the US to comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that the US ban on cross-border Internet gambling services was not in compliance with its rules.
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