Australian rules football league lobbies for ‘in-play’ Internet betting
- Apr 11, 2009
The AFL wants to introduce the facility of unlimited “in game� betting for Aussie punters keen on supporting their favourite footy teams...
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PartyGaming settles with US authorities for $105m
- Apr 7, 2009
PartyGaming has reached an agreement with the United States authorities that will protect the online gaming group from being prosecuted for providing internet gambling services to customers in the region...
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EU Says U.S. Internet-Gambling Laws Break WTO Rules
- Mar 28, 2009
A U.S. crackdown on European online gambling companies such as PartyGaming Plc and Sportingbet Plc is illegal and may justify a legal challenge at the World Trade Organization, the European Union said.
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Antigua Jurisdiction in Troubled Times
- Mar 23, 2009
The United Kingdom's whitelist for online gambling advertising is a point of pride for those who have managed to get on it. Antigua and the online casinos in that jurisdiction considered themselves lucky, in that regard.
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Sports Betting Acquisition Gives Playtech Strong Hand
- Mar 20, 2009
Playtech has added sports betting to its list of services and said it was weighing up a move to the main market. The online gambling software provider also increased its dividend by nearly 50 per cent as it reported a 55 per cent rise in net profit.
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France To License Online Betting
- Mar 17, 2009
In France, Budget Minister Eric Woerth has announced that the nation is on a path to opening up its gambling market to foreign competition and will begin granting online betting licenses in 2010.
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Spain About to Establish a Regulatory Body for Internet Betting
- Mar 17, 2009
The Spanish Secretary of State for Sport, Jaime Lissavetzky, proposed yesterday the creation of "a new law on professional sports" and creating "a regulatory body" of the sports associations, to ensure solvency, the transparency and accountability.
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EU parliament opposes creation of online gambling market
- Mar 11, 2009
The report says EU countries should consider joint safety measures such as age limits, curbs on advertising and the introduction of pre-paid credit cards to be bought in kiosks to stop people from sinking themselves with excessive debt while, for example, drunk and alone by their laptop...
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Online Gambling a Safe Bet Despite Downturn
- Mar 10, 2009
Europe's online gambling companies should buck the economic downturn with around 10 percent growth in revenues this year, the chief executive of the European Remote Gambling Association said on Monday.
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France to Open Online Gambling Industry to Private Competition in 2010
- Mar 6, 2009
The French government will end its monopoly on online gambling and open the industry up to private competition starting in 2010, the state announced on Thursday...
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Sportingbet confident of DoJ settlement this year
- Mar 5, 2009
Online gaming company Sportingbet is confident of reaching a settlement with the United States Department of Justice over its U.S.-facing activities by the end of 2009...
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EU commission accused of 'lacking courage' over gambling
- Mar 5, 2009
A former top European judge has accused the commission of "lacking the courage" to become involved in efforts to clarify gambling's legal status...
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