Online gambling software designer and supplier Playtech Limited announced on Friday that it intends to pay Worldwide Online Enterprises Limited an additional €140 million in cash following the 'strong performance' of its PT Turnkey Services (PTTS) Limited subsidiary.
Read More . . .Let's start with the obvious: When it comes to the green stuff, no game company is, well, playing games. But Zynga is about to enter a whole new playing field.
Read More . . .The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) commissioned a report on the current gambling tax regime in Italy, and concluded that a better system would be the adoption of Gross Profit Tax on sports betting.
Read More . . .Bookmaker William Hill is looking at challenging a proposed 15pc tax on UK online gaming profits.
Read More . . .William Hill raised hopes of an Olympic boost for bookmakers who have been cautious on the world's biggest sporting event, saying on the day the Games opened that the top events would attract strong interest from gamblers
Read More . . .The cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has published its report into the current state of domestic gambling legislation and has called on the government to further deregulate the activity in recognition of its global nature.
Read More . . .In the cutthroat world of sports gambling, bookmakers rarely issue refunds for bets — unless, of course, they make a mistake that warrants returning money back to the bettor.
Read More . . .The High Court of Justice has ruled in favour of betting exchange and online casino operator Betfair regarding an action brought by William Hill against The Horserace Betting Levy Board in September.
Read More . . .US lottery specialist Scientific Games has acquired Icelandic online sports betting systems provider Parspro for an undisclosed sum.
Read More . . .There was a mixed reaction from the Irish public after the Government published details of the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012 last week.
Read More . . .bwin has become the official online gaming and betting partner of European football giants Manchester United.
Read More . . .PokerStars has made it mandatory that German citizens play using the dot.eu domain. The change, reported by Poker Strategy, comes into effect on July 19 and only involves German-based players and not those using a German-based service in other countries.
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