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Betsson Forced to Close Betting Shop by Court Ruling
Betsson, after 1.5 years of operation, has been ordered to shut down operations as the result of a ruling by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeals on December 7th. Betsson faces fines of €250,000 if the operation is not shut down. As a result, Betsson will close up shop on the 22nd of December at 11:00 AM. The courts ruling implies that Betsson will be fined whether they appeal or not. -
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Uncertainty for Casinos Future in Macau
Macau, China, the Las Vegas of the Far East, is looking at a very uncertain future. Fernando Chui took over the office of Macau Chief Executive today. And his orders from China are to rein in growth spurts and to come up with other ways to maintain economic expansion other than casino gambling.
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Motion to Amend Internet Gambling Complaint by Kentucky
The Kentucky internet gambling case just keeps getting weirder by the day. On Wednesday, Kentucky Commonwealth attorneys filed a motion to add parties to its original complaint, which the Kentucky State Supreme Court heard in October.
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California Man Wins Big on Keno at DoylesCasino
Talk about picking the right numbers, this man sure did. Merry Christmas to him!!! Keno player from Fremont, California wins $100,000 after all 10 of his Keno numbers are picked Las Vegas, Nevada – December 15, 2009 – With a powerful name associated with it, DoylesCasino.com has established itself as one of the most trustworthy online casino destinations around.
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MGM Grand at Foxwoods and Foxwood Casino’s November Slots Report
Well it does not look like the economy has affected these casinos much at all. They seem to keep on thriving. The small drop with them is not much compared to others. MASHANTUCKET, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods today reported to the Connecticut State Division of Special Revenue that the property took in $53.7 million in slot machine gaming revenue.
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Christmas Holiday Promotions at Games and Casino
We have just opened up several pages to Christmas promotions for this holiday season, in different casino, poker, and bingo software selections; giving free cash, sports cars, daily bonuses, huge tournaments and much more, to players all over the world.
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Major Win at 32Red Casino
I love to see wins like this! Congratulations to the winner!! GIBRALTAR, December 10 /PRNewswire/ — 32Red Casino , the award-winning Gibraltar based online casino, today revealed details on how a lucky player won over GBP25,000 from a free bet on a slot machine shortly after joining. The player, Brett Hill, was playing the Major Millions slot machine at 32Red when he hit the three jackpot symbols, triggering the GBP25,000 payout and changing Brett’s Christmas instantly.
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eCOGRA Software Accreditation Goes to Greentube
This Austrian software provider commissions full range of eCOGRA services.This is the eCOGRA release:London, 9 December 2009 – Austrian software developer Greentube I.E.S AG has joined the growing number of online gambling software providers that have passed a professional inspection and review process by the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA.
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New Slots for the Christmas Season
There are several new slot games for this Christmas Season, Scrooge slots with 50 paylines, Naughty or Nice also with 50 paylines, and Santa Strikes Back has 25 paylines. The last two seasonal favorites use Rival Gaming software found at Sloto’Cash casino, where U.S.
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Investigation Launched by Grand Prive Group
eCOGRA was commissioned to investigate Affiliates Program closure. This was released today by eCOGRA: London, 7 December 2009 – The Grand Privé group has been following the often inaccurate information exchanges on the Internet regarding the closure of Grand Privé Affiliates with interest, mindful of its reputation as a responsible and respectable business.
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Experts Testified Before the House
Now is everyone’s chance to be heard on how you feel on the subject of online Gambling. We all need to speak now or forever hold our peace so to say.
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$28.2 Million Fine For BetOnSports
If you are keeping score, mark one up for the government. On Tuesday, BetOnSports, the giant gambling house brought down by federal prosecutors, was sentenced to probation and a fine of $28.2 million. However, BetOnSports is in debt up to it’s eyeballs, owing many millions more than it has, so it is doubtful it will pay any of the fine according to lawyers on both sides. It is estimated that it still owes seven to eight million dollars to U.S.
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$201,000 Countdown to 2010 Slots Tournament at Super Slots
Now’s your chance to be one of the 1225 cash winners while playing the Countdown to 2010 Slots Tournament, with $201,000 in cash prizes and a $10,000 top prize for each of its five rounds at Super Slots Casino! You have a chance to win up to $50,000 in four rounds, plus a final round, of slot tournaments sporting 5 different slot games.
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Internet Gambling Ban Delayed Update
We are all very hopeful for the online gambling industry! This turn of events is definitely in our favor. According to the Associate Press Agencies cite support for new legislation to clarify the current laws in the UIGEA Bill. The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. The two agencies said Friday that the new rules, which were to take effect on Dec.
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Online Gambling Ban Hearing for December 3rd
And the fight is on!!! Barney Frank is scheduled to go before the Financial Services Committee on December the 3rd.There will be testimony to repeal the UIGEA and to stop the regulations from going into effect on Dec. 1st. Frank is the Chairman and will lead the hearing. Frank is for licensing and regulating online gambling.
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Chapter 11 Filed by Gary Casino
Sometimes it makes you wonder what these companies are really up to.
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Preemptive Strike on the UIGEA Rules by Barney Frank
With only about six weeks left before the UIGEA rules go into effect, Rep. Barney Frank, is finally picking the ball back up. Rep.
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Win A Day Casino's November Promotions 2009
There’s a November promotion going on at one of the Slotland casinos this week.
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Revenue from US Casinos Slips for Third Quarter
This shows all of us just how bad the economy has gotten. I think at times the government does not want us to know everything, and I am sure they don’t. This article from the Associated Press scares me. It should wake us up as to just how bad things are. LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S.
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UIGEA Deadline Is Approaching
Looks like the time is coming for an impossible law to come into effect that will put terrible hardships on banks in this country! We are hoping it will get postponed, but time is getting short. In a couple of weeks financial institutions will be obligated to abide by the UIGEA regulations.
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New Slots Casino Making a Splash
With all the regulations to be met and followed, all the banking decision that need to be made and all the competition to be faced, it is no small feat to open a successful online casino. The new casino is making quite a ruckus in the online casino world right now. Crazy Slots Online Casino, part of the Golden Casino Group, is one of the few casinos that allow U.S. gamblers to play. Golden Casino is operated by Vegas Technology.
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Inter Casino Big Jackpot Winner
The internet has long been regarded as a wonder of the modern world – but in Lorraine McDonald’s house it will forever remembered as a life-changer. The 29-year-old from Hinckley is still reeling after scooping more than £420,000 on an online slot machine from the comfort of her home.
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Firepay Pays $19.2 Million
With the forfeiture of $19.2 million by Firepay, owned by Optimal group inc. of Canada, the New York District Attorneys office is poised to go after more gaming companies that did business in the U.S. even before UIGEA became law.Firepay had withdrawn from online gambling in the United States after UIGEA was enacted in October 2006. But the State of New York saw dollar signs and in 2007, started building a case against Firepay.
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All Slots Casino Grand Slam of Slots Winners
We would also like to say congratulations to all of the winners!! KAHNAWAKE, QC — 11/03/09 — All Slots Online Casino, a proud member of the Jackpot Factory Group and leader in online slots tournaments, warmly congratulates its lucky winners, as well as those at sister casinos All Jackpots, First Web and, Wild Jack , who took home prizes in the Microgaming-wide Grand Slam of Slots tournament. EUR 1.
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Regulation to Replace Failed Internet Gambling Prohibition
Things are beginning to look up for the online gambling businesses. More and more are leaning to license and regulate the online gambling industry in the US! In an op-ed published in today’s Roll Call, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) argues regulating Internet gambling in order to protect consumers and generate up to $42 billion in new revenue is a “sensible approach.” Based on his experience of having started and managed several Internet-based companies, Rep.
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Never Ending Bonuses at Doyles Casino
Doyles Casino online now has a new look, never ending deposit bonuses of 25% and up to $1,000 free in the first two deposits made by first-time depositors! What a better way to start playing at one of the World renowned online gaming sites such as Doyles, where you can play more than 100 online games using RTG software. Doyles Casino offers classic and progressive slots, regular and progressive table games, video poker and more.
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Ladbrokecasino’s Slots Tournament Winner
We would like to say congratulations to the big winner! This shows slots tournaments do pay off!! Stefan Stankowski from South East London has won the ultimate recession busting prize of one million Euros by winning the final of the biggest ever online slot tournament, The Grand Slam of Slots. Stefan qualified for the tournament back on 18th July by placing the minuscule bet of just two Euros.
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Gary Kaplan BetOnSports Founder Gets 51 Months
For anyone who has harbored any doubts whatsoever about the health of Big Brother, trust me, he is alive and doing very well. Point in fact: On Monday, Gary Kaplan, founder of BetOnSports, was sentenced to 51 months in prison on charges of federal racketeering. He had been arrested on 20 felony charges in March of 2007 in the Dominican Republic. Those charges were for allowing American residents to place bets at BetOnSports.
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Ohio Finally Opens Doors to Casinos
This is a huge win for the Ohio people who have been pushing for casinos. This may be the start of a new future for more states and Casinos! COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters hit hard by the economic downturn have approved casinos tied to new JOBs after a fifth try by gambling supporters in the past two decades. Tuesday’s passage of Issue 3 marked a significant victory for Penn National Gaming Inc.
