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By Robert Weston on Oct 26, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News | 0 Comments
Today marks 30 days since iMEGA went before Judge Mary L. Cooper in US District Court (3rd District/Trenton, NJ division) to make oral arguments in support of our request for a temporary restraining order versus the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, and to contest the motion to dismiss by the US Dept. of Justice, et […]
By Robert Weston on Oct 22, 2007 in Gambling Financials | 0 Comments
PokerTek has appointed Mark Roberson as its new Chief Financial Officer. Roberson joins the automated poker table firm from Baker & Taylor, a distributor of books and entertainment products where he served as Vice President and Controller, and was responsible for all financial reporting and accounting functions.
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By Robert Weston on Oct 22, 2007 in Gambling News | 0 Comments
The National Basketball Association denied reports that it had disciplined six referees for violating its anti-gambling rules for officials. A spokesperson for the NBA added that commissioner David Stern would share all the details of its internal investigation into the NBA’s officiating programme once it was complete.
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By Robert Weston on Oct 22, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Poker | 0 Comments
Absolute Poker issued a statement this weekend in response to the scandal growing concerning their site’s security and possible ‘super-users’. The statement acknowledged that there had been some form of breach, and thus confirmed the rumours which had been circulating around multiple poker forums.
The story had spread beyond internet forums though, with coverage on various […]
By Robert Weston on Oct 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, Gambling Financials, Gambling News, Online Poker | 0 Comments
PartyGaming’s chief executive officer Mitch Garber said the poker company was open to acquisition approaches from Las Vegas-based casinos. According to a report in Forbes, Garber declined to say whether the company was already in takeover discussions, but said that he would like to hear from the ‘major players’ in Vegas.
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By Robert Weston on Oct 1, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Sports News | 0 Comments
Gary Kaplan, the BetonSports Plc founder captured 10 months after fleeing a U.S. government indictment for illegal Internet betting, lost his bid to be freed on bail as he awaits trial.
U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson in St. Louis federal court denied Kaplan’s request to be released. He was initially denied bail by a federal magistrate […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 21, 2007 in Gambling News | 0 Comments
The British Gambling Prevalence Survey is a large-scale nationally representative survey of participation in gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling in Great Britain. The survey builds on the first British gambling prevalence survey carried out in 1999, which was commissioned by GamCare. Not much has changes in recent years, here are the Key findings:
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By Robert Weston on Sep 20, 2007 in Gambling Law, Las Vegas, Prop Odds, Casino | 0 Comments
O.J. Simpson was released from jail yesterday after posting $125,000 bail after spending three days in jail.
A Nevada judge set bail yesterday for the former football star on charges stemming from Simpson’s confrontation last week with sports memorabilia collectors. The defense and prosecution agreed on the bail amount, which was confirmed at a brief hearing […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 20, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Lottery | 0 Comments
The European Union’s high court ruled Italy’s system of awarding licences to gaming companies without a public tender illegal. The European Commission had argued that the renewal process was anti-competitive and favoured incumbent operators.
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The Italian government is not preparing legislation to limit lottery fines
Italy’s minister responsible for gambling, Vincenzo […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 20, 2007 in Gambling News | 0 Comments
Hasbro has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Skee-Ball Inc which will give the game maker the rights to design product based on the midway-style arcade classic. The licensing agreement, which is effective immediately, is unlikely to yield the first Skee-Ball branded material until early 2009.
No word yet on whether or […]
