UK Gambling shares were market down lower in early trade, following the newsof a large seller of PartyGaming stock, alongside a statement from 888 PLCto the effect that its non-executive director and former Chief ExecutiveOfficer, John Anderson, has been asked to attend an interview with theFrench authorities. Ladbrokes, once seen as a potential bidder for […]
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"we get all of the pain and none of the gain" – is about to be redressed,with two major betting agencies set to sign lucrative deals with the NRL.The NRL is on the verge of completing a long-form agreement with Tabcorp,the merged entity of the NSW and Victorian TABs, to become a sponsor, whileBetfair, a […]
Attracting wide New Zealand media comment over the weekend was the news thatthe New Zealand Green political party wants a new online gambling site shutdown because it "threatens the viability of the racing industry." GreenParty member of parliament Sue Bradford is at the heart of the row, claimingthat an online gambling site, Race-O New Zealand, […]
Communist China will begin "purifying" the cyber environment, taking a leadfrom US legislators and law enforcement officials. They will begin crackingdown severely on internet gambling activity. "The prevalence of onlinegaming has ruined the online environment and harmed young people's growth,which runs against the policy of building a harmonious society," said acircular jointly issued by the […]
The just concluded NBA All-Star game yet again rehashed the sports leaguehypocrisy when it comes to gambling. David Stern can rant all he wantsabout how betting on sports sullies the image of his league worse than itsmillionaire players being unable to avoid getting arrested. The fact is theleagues conveniently overlook some of the real harm […]
A Waialua man admits he paid off the girlfriend of a Honolulu police officerbecause he feared possible shutdown of his illegal gambling business thatincluded cockfights, card games and craps on family property in Waialua. "Iwas running the Waialua cockfights, and I was paying Micha Terragna weekly,"Charles Gilman told U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren yesterday. Gilman,51, […]
The Wampanoag Indians, among others connected to the gaming industry, aretalking to Doug Rubin, one of Governor Deval Patrick's top campaignadvisers, about representing their interests. Rubin, who is in the processof setting up his own consulting business, said he has not "finalizedanything" with any gambling client. If he signed on with one, he said, itwould […]
With the NBA All-Star Game taking place in Las Vegas this past Sunday night,the issue of moving a NBA team to Las Vegas has come to the forefront of NBAconversation. Commissioner David Stern is just now opening discussion aboutfielding a Sin City franchise. What was his reason for neglecting mention ofmoving a team to one […]
New laws come into effect later this year which mean that anyone who wantsto run a gambling business in the North East area, including local bettingshops, amusement arcades, bingo halls and casinos, must apply for a licence.The Gambling Commission will be responsible for licensing and regulatinggambling in Britain under the Gambling Act 2005 which comes […]
A majority of Kentuckians favor allowing casino gambling at the state'sracetracks, according to a Bluegrass Poll released Wednesday. The pollconducted by The Courier-Journal of Louisville found that 52 percent ofKentuckians favor casinos at the tracks, while 38 percent oppose them andanother 10 percent were undecided. The poll was encouraging for members ofthe thoroughbred racing industry […]
When it comes to betting on sports, it seems the gambling industry has leftno stone unturned. There are government-sanctioned Sport Select kiosks invirtually every corner store, casinos in every corner of the city andchances to bet on just about any horse race in the world at EdmontonNorthlands. There are illegal book-makers more than willing to […]
Following the gambling scandal, where AFL players were found gambling onother AFL matches, government regulated territory corporations (TAB) wereinstructed to hand over access to gambling accounts to investigators. TAB inVictoria and New South Wales did release information to assist the theinvestigation of the football gambling of Goodwin, Melbourne defender DanielWard, Kangaroos ruckman David Hale and […]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Spanish GamblingMarket – a Key Region for Future Growth to their offering. William Hill hasalready started its expansion into Spain, more and more Spanish soccer teamsare sponsored by online gambling companies – these are just a few of manyclear signs that the gambling industry is starting […]
As is true of any form of technology, the Internet can be – and is – usedfor constructive purposes and in harmful ways. Some Web site operators seekto defraud unsuspecting visitors to their home pages, while others wish toappeal to the weaknesses of those addicted to pornography or gambling. Twosignificant challenges in drafting new laws […]