Archive for December, 2009

Chinese government warns gamblers as it “purifies the internet”

The Chinese government used an announcement of Internet pornography prosecution statistics this week as a further opportunity to caution that online pornography, gambling and “…other sites deemed harmful to society” remained its primary targets in the “purification of the Internet.” Associated Press reports that Beijing’s pervasive policing of cyberspace and attempts to block the Internet [...]

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Online Sports Betting: Skybook Finally Pays

Following Gambling911.com’s report that online sports betting website Skybook.com was having difficulty paying a heavy hitting player, the company has apparently paid out in full this week. Bettorsworld.com first issued the warning about Skybook to its readers. They have since followed up with this bit of good news: Just as we owe it to all [...]

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

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Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Betsson forced to close Stockholm betting shop

The defiance of Swedish online gambling group Betsson in opening a land betting shop in Stockholm in the face of gaming authority threats has ended, eighteen months after it began. This week the group closed its betting shop in Stockholm following an adverse decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten) and the threat [...]

Monday, December 21st, 2009

eCOGRA Congratulates Seal Holding Award Winners – 12-18-09

December 18 – eCOGRA (e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation) has congratulated their Seal Holders who recently won accolades in the annual eGaming Review Awards presented in London this past week. The main award of the evening, Operator of the Year – went to the Vienna-listed eCOGRA seal holder Bwin Interactive AG. Needless to say, this category [...]

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Tiger Woods Divorce Betting Just Got More Interesting

BetUS.com had been offering odds on Tiger Woods and his wife Elin divorcing before New Year’s Eve of this year at even odds.  Now the betting community might get their wish, assuming of course they bet on Tiger and Elin divorcing.  BetUS.com began offering updated odds on Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren on Thursday following [...]

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Poker : Comment se qualifier pour l’EPT Deauville ?

Après Varsovie et Prague, l’European Poker Tour s’installera, pour la deuxième fois consécutive, dans une des plus jolies villes normandes : Deauville. Du 20 au 25 janvier 2010, le casino Barrière accueillera des passionnés de poker du monde entier qui s’affronteront afin de succéder à l’allemand Moritz Kranich. On attend pas moins de 650 joueurs [...]

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Blotter: Harrah’s puts Caesars Palace online

Last week, the world’s largest live casino operator — Harrah’s Entertainment – made Caesars Palace one of the first major live brands to go online. While Caesars Palace Casino Online (as the site is aptly named) is not Harrah’s first foray into the world of online gambling, it’s easily their most serious endeavor to date. [...]

Friday, December 11th, 2009

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Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Playtech’s Share Price Dips, Announces Acquisition

(Reuters) – Shares in Playtech (PTEC.L) dip 1.8 percent to 411 pence after Numis cuts its rating on the online gambling software firm to "hold" from "buy", on valuation grounds as the share price nears its 425 pence target price. Playtech also announces the acquisition of Gaming Technology Solutions for an initial consideration of about [...]

Sunday, December 6th, 2009