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Antigua & US Set New Deadlines for Resolving Gambling Feud

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Antigua's top finance official says another deadline has been set with Washington to resolve a feud over Internet gambling after recent talks have fizzled. Antigua accuses the U.S. of crippling its gambling industry by banning Americans from placing online bets with gambling operators, including those in the twin-island country.

Twice this month, World Trade Organization deadlines passed without resolution. The WTO last year backed Antigua's Read the rest of this entry »

Casino Bellini Celebrating its 1st Birthday w/ Nice Bonuses

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Casino Bellini is celebrating its first birthday in style! The fashionable online casino is giving away huge bonuses on all deposits made during the casino's birthday weekend (19th - 21st June).

Casino Bellini has had a great deal of success in its first year of operation and attributes this growth not only to its chic branding, but also to its outstanding Loyalty and VIP programs, which have made this online casino one of the fastest growing of 2007.

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US Ban on Online Gambling Threatened?

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The United States House Financial Services Committee Tuesday will hold a markup of legislation aimed at halting regulations which prevent banks from accepting payments from Internet gambling companies. The move comes as part of two-part strategy by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Ma., chairman of the panel, to regulate rather than ban outright internet-based gambling.

He is trying to put a hold on the 2006 law (UIGEA) that instructs the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to draft regulations preventing financial institutions from processing payments from online gambling sites. The measure has been opposed by the gambling industry, which argues there is no reason for the federal government to ban outright online gambling.

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First Online Betting Permits in France in 2009?

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France will begin issuing authorization for online betting operators from the second half of 2009 after agreeing with the European Union to open up the market, Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Friday. The comments follow a meeting between Woerth and Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy this week to discuss proposals that would avert court action against France by the EU over restrictions on online gambling. Brussels has given France a final warning to change its gaming rules or be taken to the European Court of Justice.

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Playtech Catching up to Partygaming

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Playtech, the world’s biggest publicly traded online gaming software supplier, saw further strong demand for its casino and poker games in the first quarter. Playtech recorded 14.4 per cent growth in revenues over its monthly average in the fourth quarter of 2007, leaving Mor Weizer, chief executive, confident it would meet expectations for 2008.

On Tuesday, the group said average daily royalties in January 2008 showed 11.7 per cent growth Read the rest of this entry »

BackgammonMasters to Provide to Earthquake Survivors in China

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BackgammonMasters Online BlackJack, Poker and Backgammon Operator is generously aiding survivors of the earthquake in China. BackgammonMasters.com has offered to match $5 for every $1 donated from a months worth of tournament buy-ins ranging from $4.50 to $200. Players will participate in backgammon and blackjack tournaments where all of the prize money will go directly to the UNICEF organization whose main focus of attention and assistance is on child victims of the quake.

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William Hill Plans to Increase Revenue from Online Offerings

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William Hill , Britain's second biggest bookmaker, expects to raise the proportion of its gross win coming from Internet gambling by up to 50 percent when it launches a new online sports betting platform in November.

The company derives about 20 percent of its gross win from e-commerce, but Chief Executive Ralph Topping told reporters he aims to increase that to about 25-30 percent when the platform, designed by software provider Orbis, is launched on November 27.

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Cryptologic Announces Exclusive Deal with Betjacks

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CryptoLogic Limited announced today that it has acquired the exclusive rights to be the sole provider of Internet casino and poker software to Betjacks, a new online gaming site. Under the agreement, made through CryptoLogic subsidiary WagerLogic Ltd., the new brand is expected to target the Irish, UK, South African and Canadian markets following its launch this fall.

Conceived in 2006 by Communication veterans Brian Nesbit & Eamon Garland, Betjacks.com has achieved enormous strides forming key partnerships with blue-chip internet gaming and service providers such as CryptoLogic. BetJacks has developed Ireland's first dedicated online betting and gaming solutions platform, incorporating feature rich media and peer to peer gaming applications all fully integrated with key next generation networking features.

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Press Release: HeadsUp Entertainment Inc. Completes Takeover of The Canadian Poker Tour and Canadian Poker Player Magazine

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HeadsUp Entertainment Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (the “Company”) (PINK SHEETS:HDUP) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Fifth street Publishers Ltd. including ownership and control of the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) and Canadian Poker Player Magazine. This supplements the Company’s own brand, Canadian Championship Poker, and positions itself as the dominant Read the rest of this entry »

Montel Williams’ Charity Event a Success

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Last Friday, Montel Williams, along with the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas, hosted a charity poker tournament to raise money for his organization, the Montel Williams MS Foundation.  The Foundation’s goals are to “…provide financial assistance to select organizations and institutions conducting the most current research, to increase allocations for research from the federal government and to raise national awareness about MS (multiple sclerosis).”  Read the rest of this entry »

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