Poker giants show their hand over £2billion merger
- Dec 13, 2009
PARTYGAMING, the online poker group, is in merger talks with Bwin, an Austrian rival, in a deal that could create a £2 billion internet gambling giant.
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Online Casinos Tell Germany They Can Help Prevent Soccer Scandals
- Dec 9, 2009
Many Germans are of the opinion that the proliferation of online casinos has led to the monstrous soccer betting scandal currently being uncovered, but actually cheating is much more difficult against Internet gambling sites.
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Five Arrested in Cyprus Online Gambling Bust
- Dec 9, 2009
Last week, five Israeli citizens were arrested and are being held in Larnaca, Cyprus, under suspicion of operating an illegal online sports betting operation.
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Playtech buys online betting software co
- Dec 8, 2009
Israeli online gaming firm 888 is a customer of the company that was bought.
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Online gambling needs controls: Betfair
- Dec 8, 2009
THERE could be no guarantees that allowing online gaming companies into Australia would not lead to an increase in problem gambling, an internet-based gambling company said yesterday.
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Betffair Says Online Casinos Need Safeguards
- Dec 8, 2009
The CEO of Betfair told a panel in the Autralian government that online casinos needed to establish high standards to guard against problem gambling.
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Delaware sports betting beats revenue projection
- Dec 2, 2009
The first three months of sports betting has added more than expected to the State of Delaware's coffers. Delaware has made just over 830 thousand dollars on NFL parlay bets in the 12 weeks since it launched the only legal sports betting.
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Gamblers cry foul over decision to pull NFL game
- Dec 2, 2009
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is being accused of unsportsmanlike conduct after it made the rare decision to remove a football game from betting when it appeared the agency stood to lose too much money to its customers.
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Prosecutors Blow Whistle on Soccer Betting Scandal
- Dec 1, 2009
A widening match-fixing scandal in European soccer is shining a light on shady betting practices in the multibillion-dollar sport.
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Wagering Site Shareholders Say No Dice to Merger
- Nov 30, 2009
Some shareholders of gambling Web site YouBet.com Inc. seem unwilling to leave the starting gate for a proposed merger with Churchill Downs Inc.
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Hull KR Signs Sportingbet as Official Club Sponsor
- Nov 25, 2009
British rugby league football club Hull Kingston Rovers has announced a sponsorship deal with AIM-listed online gaming operator Sportingbet.com.
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Centrebet expects strong profit growth
- Nov 24, 2009
Looking ahead, through a combination of growing revenue and targeted cost reductions, we are expecting to deliver strong profit growth for the 2010 full year relative to the 2009 full year adjusted net profit after tax,
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