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Caribbean nation pushing for talks with U.S. over Internet gambling restrictions
ThoroughbredTimes.com In a document made public on Tuesday, the twin island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda pressed for discussions with the United States over its restrictions on Internet gambling. The U.S. did not meet an April 3 deadline to comply with a 2004 World Trade Organization ruling that found the U.S. -
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PartyGaming Executive Added as World Poker Congress Keynoter
Friday June 16, 8:00 am ETLAS VEGAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ — The merging of online and live poker rooms continues at the World Poker Congress with the addition of Vikrant Bhargava, the group marketing director for PartyGaming, the market leader in online gambling, as a keynote speaker.
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Internet Bingo
"WAR" IS A LOT OF FUN AT ASTRO BINGO!
Astro Bingo players can compete in a host of chat room specials that not only add to the overall experience of online bingo, but also afford the chance to pick up additional bonus points. One of those games is “Bingo War,” a friendly competition that pits the three chat rooms at Astro Bingo – USA, Zodiac and Tutti-Fruity – against each other.
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Antigua hits back at US gaming laws
Financial Times/FT.com By Frances Williams in Geneva Published: June 14 2006 03:00 | Last updated: June 14 2006 03:00 The tiny Caribbean island state of Antigua and Barbuda has taken the first steps to haul the US back before the world trade court in a long-running dispute over internet gambling. Antigua, which has a population of 68,000, says Washington has failed to comply with a World Trade Organisation ruling last year that US internet gambling laws discriminate against foreign suppliers.
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European Gaming Briefing sparks debate over gaming controls
IGamingBusiness07-06-06Clarion ATE’s 2nd annual European Gambling Briefing (EGB) in Brussels, Belgium last week, saw 150 gaming industry professionals gather for two days of debate over greater gaming controls. Wes Himes opened the conference highlighting unprecedented changes in the European legal scene, before introducing the day’s opening speakers, MEP’s Jacques Toubon and Christofer Fjellner.
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Internet Bingo
Lucky Blackpool Bingo Player Scoops First ever Jackpot of over £4260
(PRWEB) June 9, 2006 — Blackpool Bingo celebrates its first ever jackpot win this month with Donna (aka Heartz) scooping over £4260. Players at Blackpool Bingo get numerous chances to hit one of the big JP’s every day. Even with this recent big win the JP total still sits at over £3100 and is growing every day. Donna had this to say on the win – “I have played on lots of bingo sites but none have made me feel so welcome as Blackpool Bingo.
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Legalize online gambling
Doesn’t the federal government have better things to do than outlaw Internet betting on the Super Bowl? Los Angeles Times / latimes.com Editorial June 9 2006 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is due to vote soon on proposals to ban online gambling, and the deck seems stacked in favor of sound bites over sound policy. Federal law already outlaws businesses from using phone lines to place or receive bets across state lines, particularly when the bets are on sporting events.
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Internet Bingo
Tiki Bingo Player ‘cmonnow’ Wins Big During Mega Microwave Madness
(PRWEB) June 2, 2006 — Another online bingo player has been given a new Panasonic Microwave/Browner as part of Tiki Bingo’s (www.tikibingo.com) latest promotion, Mega Microwave Madness. Tiki Bingo player ‘cmonnow’ aka Marie won the final microwave.
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The Jackpot Factory Group Receives Online Gambling Certification
(PRWEB) June 5, 2006 — We have all heard the saying “good wine gets better with age,” and there is no better way to describe The Jackpot Factory. The group was founded in 1999, when it launched its first Microgaming powered online casino. Since then it has become one of the most respected online gambling operators in the world.
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Internet Bingo
Kiwi and Tiki Bingo Host 3rd Annual Bingo Cruise Contest
It’s that time of year again! Kiwi Bingo and Tiki Bingo is giving their players an opportunity to win a sweet all inclusive cruise in their 3rd Annual Bingo Cruise contest. The contest is based on collecting cruise points and you have until August 15th to collect as many points as you can so there’s lots and lots of time.
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Internet Bingo
Internet Bingo Hall Announces World Championship of Online Bingo
One of the Internet’s largest online bingo sites, Bingohall.com, today announced the launch of their First Annual World Championship of Online Bingo.
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Kiwi Bingo Showers Players with Winnings throughout May
(PRWEB) June 1, 2006 — Online bingo site Kiwi Bingo (www.kiwibingo.com) has once again showered players with winnings this month. During the month of May, fifteen Kiwi Bingo players won a whole range of great prizes including of a 32” HDTV, Dell computers plus over $35,000 just in bingo jackpots. During Mother’s Day weekend, Kiwi Bingo player Debbra aka BubbleGumBlu won an HDTV worth $1500 in Kiwi Bingo’s Cabana Café.
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Lucky Slots Player Wins Biggest Jackpot Ever at Online Bingo Site Bingohall.com
(PRWEB) June 1, 2006 — One of the Internet’s largest online bingo sites, Bingohall.com, ensured that one of their many lucky players enjoyed a memorable Day after winning over $88,000 playing slots. Peggy B.
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Gambling News
Playtech to Release Another Exclusive Game
Playtech to Release Another Exclusive Game Thursday June 1, 4:13 am ET NICOSIA, Cyprus, June 1 /PRNewswire/ — In line with ongoing efforts to expand its games portfolio and provide its licensees with new and attractive casino games, Playtech has recently released yet another exclusive casino game – Tequila Poker. This comes after the release of Playtech’s first exclusive and popular game Blackjack Switch, a game available solely to Playtech licensees.
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River Belle and The Gaming Club Online Casinos Voted Number 1!
Press Release Source: Belle Rock Entertainment Thursday June 1, 10:46 am ET Top Online Casinos as the winners of ‘Strictly Slots’ magazine’s 2006 Online Video Poker Awards announced GIBRALTAR, June 1 /PRNewswire/ — River Belle Online Casino and The Gaming Club Online Casino, both part of Belle Rock Entertainment, the super group of online casinos owned by Carmen Media, have been recognised for their gaming excellence in “Strictly Slots” magazine’s annu...
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Kiwi Casino Does it Again!
Kiwi Casino has done it again, only two weeks after one of their players walked away with $30,000 in their very first hour; another player has won over $6000 after playing just two hands of Three Card Poker.
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Politics of US gambling makes for odd bedfellows
Politics of US gambling makes for odd bedfellows By Edward Alden in Washington Published: May 26 2006 22:36 | Last updated: May 26 2006 22:36 Financial Times Of the 50 states in the US, in only two – Utah and Hawaii – is it impossible to find a place to gamble legally. Casinos dot America’s landscape, from the neon palaces of Las Vegas to some 400 more modest facilities on Indian reservations.
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Time for gamblers to fold - At least if you play online poker, which becomes a felony on June 7
Saturday, May 27, 2006 Seattle Post-Intelligence By SAM SKOLNIK AND VANESSA HO P-I REPORTERS Beginning next month, Washington residents who play poker or make other types of wagers on the Internet will be committing a Class C felony, equivalent under the law to possessing child pornography, threatening the governor or torturing an animal.
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US mobile operators may get into gambling
Place your bet from a phone the INQUIRER By Tony Dennis: Saturday 27 May 2006, 16:31 FRESH LEGISLATION aimed at preventing online gambling in the USA may entice mobile network operators into the gambling sector. Particularly if MVNOs move in to take advantage. A bill sponsored by Republican, Robert Goodlatte, aims to make it illegal for US banks to process financial transactions involving online gambling.
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U.S. PUSH TO ALLOW ONLINE GAMBLING
By William Roberts Bloomberg News MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006 WASHINGTON MGM Mirage, Harrah’s Entertainment and other U.S. casino operators are increasing pressure on Congress to consider legalizing online gambling – at the same time that lawmakers are seeking to tighten criminal penalties for it. The companies are trying to take advantage of a congressional backlash against gambling set off by the Jack Abramoff scandal, involving his lobbying on behalf of Indian casinos.
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PokerShare Gives Away 8000 Gallons of Gas to New Yorkers!
How cool is this! Friday, May 26th PokerShare.com gave away over 8 thousand gallons of gasoline to hundreds of people in New York! The line to get gas stretched for over 10 blocks, even blocking traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Unfair, totally unfair - US battles ruling of WTO
Antigua Sun Monday May 22 2006 Last week we were made aware of the latest move of the United States in their continued battle against the implementation of the ruling of the World Trade Organisation in relation to cross border trading in services, particularly Internet gaming, in favour of Antigua & Barbuda.
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MGM, Harrah's Press Congress for Piece of Online Gaming Action
May 22 (Bloomberg) — MGM Mirage, Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. and other U.S. casino operators are increasing pressure on Congress to consider legalizing online gambling — at the same time lawmakers are seeking to tighten criminal penalties for it. The companies are trying to take advantage of a congressional backlash against gambling triggered by the Jack Abramoff scandal, involving his lobbying on behalf of Indian casinos.
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BingoTek Licenses Bingo to Riverbelle.com
23-05-06 May 23, 2006 (London, UK) – BingoTek has become the online gaming industry’s latest major arrival and will power free online bingo on River Belle (www.riverbelle.com), one of the world’s largest and most respected online casinos, powered by Microgaming software (www.microgaming.com).
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MGM, Harrah's Press Congress for Piece of Online Gaming Action
May 22 (Bloomberg) — MGM Mirage, Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. and other U.S. casino operators are increasing pressure on Congress to consider legalizing online gambling — at the same time lawmakers are seeking to tighten criminal penalties for it. The companies are trying to take advantage of a congressional backlash against gambling triggered by the Jack Abramoff scandal, involving his lobbying on behalf of Indian casinos.
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BANNING ONLINE POKER
PR NEWSWIRE – MultiVu Interest Groups Go All In To Fight For Their Rights Story Summary: THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT. WITH THE U.S.
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The Bingoroom Network signs licensing deal with 1Gaming Inc.
iGamingBusiness11-05-06In just over three years, The Bingoroom Network has evolved into the largest and most active online bingo network on the Web. Today in strategic partnership with 1Gaming, Bingoroom announces plans to raise the stakes even higher – by launching the first truly international online bingo hall for enthusiasts worldwide.
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PLANS ANNOUNCED TO MERGE MAJOR ONLINE CASINO GROUP TRIDENT ENTERTAINMENT INTO CARMEN MEDIA GROUP
Proposed consolidation advantageous for both successful companies Two of the most successful and established online casino and poker room groups in the online gaming industry have announced plans to create a new Internet super-group. Trident Entertainment Group out of Kahnawake in Canada is in discussions with regard to a proposed merger of its operations into Gibraltar-based Carmen Media Group.
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Games & Casino News
New Casino Affiliate Articles Added
Today we added a new set of Casino Affiliate Articles to Games and Casino.
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888 Accused of Spam to Increase Web Presence
PLEASE SIGN THE 888 PETITION HERE. 888.com/Casino-On-Net, along with Pacific Poker, have been accused of stealing webmasters content to increase their search engine positions. This practice, termed scraping, is a spam technique and condemned by all the major search engines. Most webmasters consider this practice underhanded and disrespectful to other website operators. Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) is recognized as the leading resource for online gambling affiliate programs.
