World Gambling News » Industry http://www.worldgamblingnews.com Bringing you the very latest news in the gambling world Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:44:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en QUICKTENDER — GONE http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/quicktender-gone/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/quicktender-gone/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 14:41:40 +0000 Ctrenks http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/quicktender-gone/ Well the web page for Quicktender now reads : “With regret, the Quicktender service has been discontinued. All account holders will be notified by email ”

 Prohibition at its best, I cant wait until these law makers finally get what they deserve as they get voted out for destroying this once great and free country. 

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/quicktender-gone/feed/ US GOVERMENT grabs more gambling domains http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/us-goverment-grabs-more-gambling-domains/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/us-goverment-grabs-more-gambling-domains/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 12:48:05 +0000 Ctrenks http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/us-goverment-grabs-more-gambling-domains/ Well here we go again, the great folks at the US DOJ are hot on the trail of online gambling companies once again.  Now we have a list of domains that were seized after being tied to Sport Book Betting and that may be illegal if you really stretch the old 1960’s wire act. The casinos listed were not anything of note except for Doylesroom, taking the name of the legendary online poker player.
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]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/05/us-goverment-grabs-more-gambling-domains/feed/ Online Gambling Growth for 2010 Remarkable http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/01/online-gambling-growth-for-2010-remarkable/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/01/online-gambling-growth-for-2010-remarkable/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:42:47 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/01/online-gambling-growth-for-2010-remarkable/ recession.jpeg

Recession? It seems like the effects continue to be absent from the online gaming industry. According to a report distributed by H2 Gambling Capital, online gambling grew by 12.5% in 2010. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2011/01/online-gambling-growth-for-2010-remarkable/feed/ Feltstars Poker Buys Reefer Poker http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/feltstars-poker-buys-reefer-poker/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/feltstars-poker-buys-reefer-poker/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:20:58 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/feltstars-poker-buys-reefer-poker/ merge-main_full.jpg

A couple of weeks ago news were released that the merge of two of the most popular poker rooms in the world became effective. Since early December Reefer Poker and Feltstars Poker merged their services and databases. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/feltstars-poker-buys-reefer-poker/feed/ Caesars Casinos Moves to Ohio http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/caesars-casinos-moves-to-ohio/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/caesars-casinos-moves-to-ohio/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:58:05 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/caesars-casinos-moves-to-ohio/ casino2.jpg

Formerly known as Harrah’s Entertainment, Caesar’s Entertainment is the largest casino company in the world. They have been at the frontline of casino gaming for years due to their ability to please players and adapt to new technology. Recently, the company saw that the gambling industry was leaning towards online gambling and they did not hesitate to adapt. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/caesars-casinos-moves-to-ohio/feed/ Ladbrokes and 888 in Merging Talks http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks-2/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks-2/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:00:31 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks-2/ ladbrokes.jpg

News broke that PartyGaming and Bwin have closed the merging deal. However, this seems to be the trend in the industry as another big merger has been announced: Ladbrokes and 888. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks-2/feed/ Ladbrokes and 888 in Merging Talks http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:59:21 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks/ ladbrokes.jpg

News broke that PartyGaming and Bwin have closed the merging deal. However, this seems to be the trend in the industry as another big merger has been announced: Ladbrokes and 888. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ladbrokes-and-888-in-merging-talks/feed/ eWalletXpress Update http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ewalletxpress-update/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ewalletxpress-update/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:19:30 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/ewalletxpress-update/ shipping_prohibited.png

After several days of speculation, electronic payment service provider eWalletXpress finally made an announcement regarding their current situation. In an email sent to their customers eWalletXpress said that they will no longer be able to provide online payment services to US customers. (more…)

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Online gamblers have expressed their concern for the situation with online payment processor eWalletXpress. Recently, players who used this processor to manage their money at online gambling sites found out that the site was down and that the company was not providing the usual services. Naturally, those online gamblers wondered what was to happen to the funds in their accounts as they were unsure of what was happening. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/12/so-what-is-going-on-with-ewalletxpress/feed/ EGR Awards Announced http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/11/egr-awards-announced/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/11/egr-awards-announced/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:58:06 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/11/egr-awards-announced/ 1_feature.jpg

Last week the eGaming Review Operator Awards were announced in a fancy ceremony that exceeded the expectations of the industry. Bet365 and Betfair came on top of the list of winners with three awards each. (more…)

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