Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is in advanced talks to buy the online sportsinformation and gaming firm 365 Media Group Plc for 94 million pounds, theTimes reported on Friday. The two companies would not comment on the report.365 Media Group said on October 5 it had received a number of informal bidapproaches. 365 Media Group, which was […]
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Russia’s lower house of parliament on Friday backed sweeping gamblinglegislation force casinos across the country to relocate into fourdesignated zones.The State Duma voted 425-0 on a key second reading to pass theKremlin-backed legislation, which would set up the four special regions byJuly 1, 2009.All gambling and slot machine businesses — including those in Moscow wherecasinos […]
Filipino bishops have decided to take on both illegal and state-run gamblingfor Christmas and have urged Catholics to remember the spirit of the seasonand not throw away their money. Launched by one of the country’s mostcharismatic prelates, Mgr Oscar Cruz, archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, thecampaign has targeted illegal and government-run games. For almost fiveyears now, the […]
Prosecutors are tracing the bank account transactions of former Culture andTourism Minister Chung Dong-chea as they investigate suspicions thatgovernment officials were bribed by businessmen looking for licenses to sellgift vouchers used as payouts in an illegal gambling scheme. A formerassistant of Chung, identified only as Yoo, was arrested last month oncharges of taking 137 million […]
An anonymous tip lead to the arrest of 22 people on gambling and othercharges and a gambling establishment was closed down in La Vergne Wednesdaynight. The operation took place less than 75 yards from a church. Of the 22arrested at 121E George Chaney Blvd, five were for felony charges while 17were given misdemeanor citations. “We […]
A new shadow Gambling Commission, led by Graham White, has been set up inJersey to prepare for the move to a more statutory Gambling Commission. Theother members of the commission are Peter Cruickshank and Jeremy Arnold. Thegaming industry in Jersey, with an excellent reputation as a well regulatedjurisdiction, is hoping to expand further and attract […]
With only seven days until the Pittsburgh Gaming Commission awards a gaminglicense to one of three slots competitors, concerns about traffic problemshave risen to the forefront. City officials are concerned that, regardlessof the casino location, congestion and parking issues will be major problemsbecause of Pittsburgh’s many bridges, tunnels, rivers and outdated highwaynetworks. Isle of Capri […]
Chief executive John Stainsfield says the foundation has been monitoringreports of crime in the country. He says the number of gambling facilitiesin Christchurch is one of the problems. Mr Stainsfield says operators needto take more responsibility, but the community also needs to recognise thesigns of problem gambling. He says the city council’s decision not to […]
I read with great delight your story regarding the Alabama Supreme Court’sunanimous ruling that “video sweepstakes games at a greyhound dog track inBirmingham are illegal gambling devices, no different from slot machines.”Mark White, Milton McGregor’s attorney, according to the story, said “theruling means that Alabama will continue to lose money to neighboring statesthat offer lotteries […]
Germany’s federal states plan to ban Internet gambling, according to draftdocuments to be discussed by the country’s state premiers on Wednesday.Reports in the German media are suggesting that Germany’s states will meetthis week to outline plans for banning Internet gambling in the country.Despite pressure from the European Commission to open up Europe’s gamblingmarket to competition, […]
The committee on economic policy under the State Duma lower house of theRussian parliament recommend the house to approve the second reading of theamendments to the gambling bill, specifying the locations of gambling zones.The gambling zones will be located in the Kaliningrad region, the Altairepublic, the Maritime territory and on the borders of the Rostov […]
Winnie Ho claims Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau owes her about 3billion Hong Kong dollars, or $386 million, in dividends for the past fiveyears for her 8 percent stake. Winnie, 83, has filed more than 30 lawsuitsagainst her brother over alleged debt, defamation and the shareholdingstructure of the companies. “We don’t need all […]
This is the first time the commission has suspended a pub gaming machineoperator. Earlier this year it suspended the Dunedin Casino for two days.The Casino was found to have breached the Gambling Act by turning a blindeye to a problem gambler who gambled away $6.6 million over three years –much of it in money stolen […]
Germany’s federal states plan to ban internet gambling, according to draftdocuments to be discussed by the country’s state premieres on Thursday.Despite pressure from the European Commission to open up Europe’s gamblingmarket to competition, ministers from most states want to sign off on newrules aimed at protecting their lucrative monopoly as lottery operators. Italso reported that […]