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BETTING AGAINST ONLINE GAMBLING
BUSINESS WEEK online JULY 12, 2006 News Analysis By Catherine Holahan Betting Against Online Gambling U.S. lawmakers stepped up a legal attack against online wagering. If passed, will new rules do much to end the practice? Don’t bet on it Google is entering the online payments arena, turning up the heat on eBay’s PayPal. How likely will you use Google instead of other methods? Online gambling just got riskier. -
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Regulate, tax online poker and everyone wins
Our view: Congressional conservatives should recognize the revenue potential Arizona Daily Starwww.azstarnet.comTucson, Arizona | Published: 07.14.2006 Congress is at it again — trying to legislate morality in an effort to energize conservative voters in time for the elections. The Republican leadership in Congress is taking on Internet gambling — specifically online poker. This measure deserves a place on the scrapheap of misguided bills.
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HOUSE VOTES TO REIN IN ONLINE GAMBLING
By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, Associated Press Writer Tue Jul 11, 6:25 PM ET WASHINGTON – The House voted Tuesday to forbid the use of credit cards to settle online bets, an effort to halt mushrooming interest in Internet gambling. Opponents said it wouldn’t work and decried exceptions for state-run lotteries and a horse racing industry that has powerful patrons in Congress The vote was 317-93. “The House has acted very strongly on this measure,” said Rep.
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Online gambling booms as laws try to catch up
By Todd Milbourn — Bee Staff Writer Sacramento Bee Published 12:01 am PDT Sunday, July 9, 2006 Sonny Mohammadzadeh approaches online poker with scholarly seriousness. The UC Davis graduate student and mathematician doesn’t play when he’s tired or upset. He seeks out sites with weaker players.
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Bodog.com Appearing Nightly On McCarran Billboard in Las Vegas
Online gaming giant Bodog lands on McCarran billboard in Las Vegas. Online poker, online casino games, horse betting and sports betting all at Bodog.com. (PRWEB) July 6, 2006 — Bodog.com, a global leader in online gaming and digital entertainment, announced today its new billboard in Las Vegas at 5492 Paradise Road.
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Custom Orange County Choppers Giveaway at BelleRock Casinos: River Belle, The Gaming Club, Lucky Nugget and Jackpot City
GIBRALTAR – July 10, 2006 – For the month of July, players on the leading online casinos and poker rooms of Belle Rock Entertainment will have the chance to win a custom designed motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers, valued at $50,000.
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Riverbelle.com - The Ultimate Online Entertainment Destination
GIBRALTAR –– July, 2006 – The evolution of River Belle, the flagship brand in the Belle Rock Entertainment portfolio and one of the most recognized and trusted online entertainment brands in the world, has seen it grow into the ultimate entertainment destination. With its casino, poker and multiplayer casino offerings, it caters for the widest variety of entertainment preferences.
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PartyGaming plans £500m move into sports betting
iGaming30-06-06PartyGaming is set to unveil plans to expand into the sports betting arena. The poker firm is to begin a series of acquisitions to be funded with the proceeds of a bond issue that could raise as much as £500m.
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BODOG'S THIRD ANNUAL MARKETING CONFERENCE WILL BE 'MAGIC'
The third annual Bodog.com Marketing Conference will be held July 23 – 25 at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and this year the focus is on the tools necessary to “ignite your Online Gaming Business”. Geared to advertisers, affiliates, investors and suppliers of online gaming, this years keynote speaker is Earvin “Majic” Johnson. Joining “Majic” is a most distinguished panel of experts who are all leaders in their field.
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Study to survey 20,000 online gamblers
By Abigail Townsend The Independent Published: 02 July 2006 The largest international survey of online gambling will be launched tomorrow, with the findings due to be handed to the Government by the start of next year. The research, organised by industry body eCogra, will question around 20,000 players online. It will also interview 200 players face-to-face in focus groups in the US, UK, Japan, Canada, Germany and Sweden.
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World Championship of Online Bingo Attracts Record Numbers
After week two of the Bingohall.com World Championship of Online Bingo, a record number of lucky players have already qualified to compete for what looks set to be the most coveted prize in the history of bingo on the Internet. (PRWEB) June 26, 2006 — After week two of the Bingohall.com World Championship of Online Bingo, 70 lucky players have already qualified to compete for what looks set to be the most coveted prize in the history of bingo on the Internet.
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Internet Gambling Legislation Costly and Un-American
Counterpoint: Bill is costly to taxpayers — and un-American TCPalm By MICHAEL BOLCEREK guest columnist June 27, 2006 Congressional Republicans in Washington remain obsessed with banning Internet poker, and a prohibition bill will hit the House floor within days. Unfortunately, Florida’s own Rep. Dave Weldon is on the record favoring a ban. The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (HR 4777), sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and co-sponsored by Rep.
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Washington State Law Comes Under Fire From Free Speech Advocates
Free speech advocates speak out about “absurd” Washington State online gambling law Christopher Costigan, www.gambling911.
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Prestige Casino and Ruby Bingo Added In ‘Cash Give-Away’ Promotion
News Released: June 27, 2006 Two New Casinos Added In ‘Cash Give-Away’ Promotion (PRLEAP.COM) Prestige Casino, a hugely respected and well established casino is offering a massive first deposit bonus of 200% to all new players and Ruby Bingo is offering a special 5 dollar bonus claimed through a special bonus code that can be found exclusively at the website.
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Couple Hit the Love Jackpot with Jackpotjoy's Online Bingo
25 June 2006 (PRWEB) June 25, 2006 — Nowadays the internet plays an integral part in just about everybody’s lives and people are using the net for an ever-growing number of reasons. Therefore it came as no surprise when the internet played a major role in bringing two regular people together – dating sites have been doing this already for some time now.
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Belle Rock Entertainment Hits the Jackpot with Four New Casino Games
GIBRALTAR, June 28 /PRNewswire/ – – New games entice players to have their cake and eat it too, the Mad Hatters Video Slot is first to join the party! Today Belle Rock Entertainment has added an element of fantasy to the already fantastic games lineup on its network of casinos.
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New Online Games Added at PartyGaming
PartyGaming is a year old as a listed company and things are smoothing out after a rocky beginning on the London Stock Exchange. This is due in part to the extremely favorable financial gains in first quarter revenue and a record number of new player registrations at their sites. The fast growing company has now added a new product to their stable, PartyGammon.
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NEW MICROGAMING GAMES ARE HERE AND JACKPOT FACTORY HAS THEM NOW!
If you’re searching for the new games released by Microgaming this month, you don’t have to look any further than Jackpot Factory! All 4 newly released games are available now at All Slots Casino, All Jackpots Casino, First Web Casino and Wild Jack Casino. Take your choice of the madly entertaining Madhatter or shoot for the stars with Starscape.
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Online Gambling: Retool state law
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 seattlepi.com SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Washington legislators would do well to retool their new Internet gambling law before the courts do it for them. The law, which took effect June 7, seems to unjustifiably threaten free speech rights. It makes it a felony if someone “knowingly transmits or receives gambling information” online.
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New state online gambling law raises doubts
Monday, June 26, 2006 Seattle Post-Intelligencer / seattlepi.com New state online gambling law raises doubts Some legal experts say it’s too broad to hold up in court By BLYTHE LAWRENCE AND TRACY JOHNSON P-I REPORTERS Weeks after a new state law about online gambling took effect, some legal experts are questioning whether it would hold up in court. The new law echoes a federal law that already makes Internet gambling illegal and upped the crime to a felony.
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The Most Successful Online Gambling Web Site
ABC News: Nightline By MARTIN BASHIR Online Gambling Is Illegal in the United States, but That Has Not Stopped Owner Calvin Ayre June 23, 2006 — A battalion of bulletproof vehicles speeds around the dusty streets of Costa Rica. Security is paramount — the president is in town. The president, that is, of the Bodog Entertainment Group, whose Bodog.com is the most successful gambling Web site on the planet, where you can bet on horses or play endless games of poker.
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World Championship of Online Bingo Attracts Record Numbers
After week two of the Bingohall.com World Championship of Online Bingo, 70 lucky players have already qualified to compete for what looks set to be the most coveted prize in the history of bingo on the Internet. The first two weekly Semi Final Freerolls attracted a record number of participants, all trying to win their way to the World Championship of Online Bingo Main Event on July 20, 2006, where the World Champion of Online Bingo will be crowned.
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eCOGRA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE WITH TOPICAL MONTHLY POLLS AND PLAYER NEWSLETTER
LONDON, JUNE 20, 2006 – While more than 30 million people around the world love to gamble online, many don’t know where to seek out reliable information on trustworthy poker and casino sites. eCOGRA, the award winning, self-regulatory body of the online gaming industry and purveyor of the coveted “Play It Safe” seal, today announced the launch of its new Web site at www.ecogra.org.
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Thunder Rolls and Lightning Strikes as InterCasino.Com Rolls Out More Action Hero Slots and Market-First Casino Games
Wednesday June 14, 8:30 am ET Mighty Super Heroes, Thor and Silver Surfer, Blast Onto InterCasino Along With the First-Ever Online Casino Version of Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker LONDON, June 14 /PRNewswire/ — InterCasino.com is the new home for Norse deities and intergalactic cosmic justice, as the celebrated online casino and safest place to play online, is rolling new bonus pack games to their award-winning lineup — including new Thor and Silver Surfer-themed slots.
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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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"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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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.
