Online Gambling Press

888 and Sportech in Online Pools Partnership

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Online gamer 888 has signed a strategic partnership with pools operator Sportech. Under the partnership, 888 will supply Sportech a turnkey online gaming operation including its gaming and back-end software, customer support and payments processing services.

888 will also provide Sportech with international distribution services for the New Football Pools. It expects this agreement to be material in terms of its earnings in 2009 and beyond.

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New Website Sheds Light on US Online Gambling Legality

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The world of online gambling was rocked when the October 13, 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was put into law in the US. Many thought that people in the US would not be able to gamble online anymore. Some overseas online gambling sites even began to bar US residents. However, as www.usa-online-gambling.com explains, online gambling in the US is actually not illegal at all.

The website has been established to inform US players of their continued ability to enjoy playing poker, blackjack, slots, and other games of chance on the Internet. The website describes how the law works and why it is still possible to gamble online, listing poker rooms, sportsbooks and USA microgaming online casinos that are still accepting US players.

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Genting Launches its First Online Casino in the UK

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Genting International Plc has launched its first online casino brand, CircusCasino.com, in Great Britain. CircusCasino would be run by unit Genting Stanley Alderney Ltd (GSAL) and would offer over 100 casino, card and table games, Genting International said in a recent statement. Genting International, a 53.4% subsidiary of Genting Bhd, operates 44 casinos in Britain. On March 13, Genting International said GSAL had received approval from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission for an online gaming licence and it expected the online gaming business to start in the latter part of the second quarter. Read the rest of this entry »

PartyGaming Launches Financial Spread-betting Platform

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The Party Gaming online gambling group is expanding into the financial spread-betting sector with an exclusive partnership with City Index for its new website PartyMarkets.com. The derivatives trading firm will develop and manage prices to provide customers with access to financial markets around the globe in which to trade in contracts for difference (CFDs) and UK residents will be offered the additional option of financial spread betting.

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