Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
The UK wants to become the Mecca for online gambling. Gordon Brown, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, wants to encourage online gambling companies to relocate to the UK, with full regulation and licensing.
On the flip side, the US wants to rid itself of the evil online gambling industry through the ...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
The online gambling market in Spain is exploding. The market is expected to grow to a whopping $5 billion by 2010. Spains gambling market is potentially the fastest growing market in the industry, with the potential to grow to around $50 billion by the year 2010, with online gambling ...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) of Antigua and Barbuda has stepped in to assist and supervise BoS (Antigua) Ltd's efforts to settle debts. BetOnSport (BOS) is about to get some help.
The website shut shop last year following a legal trade issue with the United States which was seen to ...
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Another one bites the dust. DoylesRoom.com, the largest poker room on the Doyle Brunson Poker Network (DBPN), has announced that U.S. players are no longer welcome on the site. A spokesperson for DBPN management said in a release, "In view of the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement ...
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Flybe recently announced an online gaming partnership with PAF, a charitable gaming operator and e-gaming pioneer, to allow passengers to experience online gaming while booking their flights, car hire, hotels and insurance on www.flybe.com.
The partnership with PAF will see Flybe offering passengers a wide range of games from bingo and ...
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
The Dutch government will join other countries, most notably the United Kingdom, in allowing online casino gambling. The online casino itself is set to be launched in June of this year, serving Holland residents with top quality and secure online gambling.
Holland Casino operates no less than 14 brick and mortar ...
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
Federal officials are trying to link Online gambling to terrorism. Why do you ask? Because the U.S. government is upset because billions of gambling revenues is leaving the US that may be laundered; ending up in the hands of terrorist groups.
Many land based casinos have stayed clear of ...
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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
According to American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf, it is unlikely that the new Congress will be persuaded to pass a law that would define poker as a game of skill.
With the recent changes in congressional leadership, poker players, are hoping that legislators will reverse the impact of the Unlawful ...
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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
According to a new Mayo Clinic study compulsive gambling with extensive losses (in two cases more than $100,000) by individuals without a prior history of gambling problems has been linked to a class of drugs commonly used to treat the neurological disorder restless legs syndrome (RLS).The study (which appeared in ...
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