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USA Players Lose Another One
The year 2009 saw many examples of Uncle Sam flexing his anti-online gambling muscles. It saw the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) poised to come into full effect, as well as many crackdowns and prosecutions of varying kinds.With all this evil attention given to the gaming community, it is no wonder that the year 2009 saw many gambling centers and casinos pull from the U.S. market. One of the biggest, Golden Casino, pulled out of the U.S. market near the end of 2009. -
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Win A Day Has a New Slots
If you love to shop then you will love this one! It is time to go shopping!!! LONDON, England — (PRESS RELEASE) — In the midst of the biggest shopping season of the year, Win A Day Casino has launched a new slot machine dedicated to the dedicated shopper. The new Reel De Luxe is a 5 reel, 25 payline slot machine with a luxurious shopping theme, wild symbols, 2 special bonus features and a bonus game.
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Confused Kentucky Rakes in Millions on Lottery Win!
It looks like there were three lucky winners in the Power ball Lottery drawing Saturday night. A single ticket for the grand prize of $128.6 million was sold in Georgetown, Kentucky. The person who bought the winning ticket is obviously one lucky winner.Winner number two is the Federal Government. If the winner collects the winnings all in one lump sum, it would be around $60 million.
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Network Issues with Interactive Playnet and YouGot Bingo
Attention!! Attention!! All of you players who are signed up at bingo sites such as Churchill Bingo, Bingo Boat, and Bulldog Bingo. Oh the news that has come to light in the last few day concerning Interactive PlayNet and YouGotBingo networks. A few days ago, Interactive PlayNet, the software provider for the YouGotBingo network, went belly up. An email has indicated that there is another party interested, but it is merely speculation as to who that party is.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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GoWild Casino Completes New State of Art Website
GoWild is proud to announce the completion of their state of the art website. We are all looking forward to seeing this new site.
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Battered Ohio in the Casino Bid Recession
On Tuesday, history may be made in the State of Ohio. On Tuesday, voters are going to the polls to decide, among others important issues, whether or not to allow gambling casinos to come into their state. The large casino companies have been trying to get into Ohio nearly every year since 1900, but have always failed. This is the fifth time in the last nineteen years that the measure has been on the ballot.
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First State-to-State Wide Area Progressive Gaming
This is a network linking Indian Casinos Nationwide! LAS VEGAS, NV, Oct 28, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — ATIG | Quote | Atlantis Internet Group Corp. (PINKSHEETS: ATIG | Quote | announced today that it would launch the nation’s first intertribal, state-to-state, wide-area progressive gaming network linking Indian Casinos nationwide. Progressive gaming means that a percentage of the money played by each player in any of the casinos in the network is added to a combined jackpot.
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Can They Raise the Stakes In Atlantic City?
Atlantic City… the name brings to mind images of glistening casinos, bright light and never ending excitement. A few years ago, that image would have been true. Today, however, is another day. Fortunes have changed and the gaming machines stand silent, and one casino, Harrah’s, is offering to send their frequent gamblers out west to Las Vegas.
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Preemptive Strike on UIGEA Rules Launched by Barney Frank
I am sure all the banks and financial institutes are awaiting the decision on this one. The big day is quickly approaching to start the implementing of the UIGEA rules. Representative Frank has put his attention back on this after all the other urgent matters that had to be put first.Frank along with 18 others sent a formal letter of request to Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary and to Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman.
