By Robert Weston on Sep 10, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker | 0 Comments
World Gambling News has learned that iMEGA.org, the trade organization that has been challenging Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed last October, will have a big announcement regarding their case against the US Government is coming this week.
iMEGA’s case against the US government currently offers the best chance of repealing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 6, 2007 in Gambling Financials, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
PartyGaming confirms ITV deal
PartyGaming confirmed that it had signed a white-label partnership deal with ITV to provide the UK broadcaster with a range of betting, casino and bingo games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Paddy Power doubles first half profits
Paddy Power’s operating profits more than doubled in the first half of […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 30, 2007 in Gambling Financials, Online Poker | 0 Comments
PartyGaming announced a $47 million first-half loss despite reporting an 83 per cent increase in customer sign-ups outside the US. Chief executive Mitch Garber said that the gaming group had made a strong investment in players in the first quarter and was on the verge of signing a major partnership deal with […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 30, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
The tiny islands of Antigua and Barbados will go before the WTO on Friday and explain the $3.4 billion claim it filed against the United States last month. The $3.4 billion is just a preliminary claim for the amount they believe they are entitled to because of US non-compliance. They still have yet to file […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 28, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
The American Gaming Association, which represents the commercial land casino industry in the United States, has announced that it spent $900,000 in the first half of this year to lobby the Federal Government.
The admission comes in the form of a disclosure document posted online by the Senate’s public records office and shows that the trade […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 27, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
Under the US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s tenure, online gambling has suffered one blow after another. Most recently, Gonzales promised Republican Arizona Senator Jon Kyl that he would do everything he could to ensure the billion dollar industry would be squashed.
On Monday, White House officials announced that Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, had resigned after […]
By James Anderson on Aug 24, 2007 in Mr. Andersons Insight, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
First, Let me introduce myself as this is my first article for the new World Gambling News publication. I am James Anderson, father of two and husband of one. All my life I have been against the grain when it comes to perspectives on many issues causing some interesting situations at home, school […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 22, 2007 in Gambling Financials, Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
Battered online e-wallet NETeller, which closed its US operations in January after internet gambling was banned, has announced that it expects renewed growth in other regions following its resolution with US authorities.
The US Government banned gambling via the Internet and financial transactions relating to it in October as part of a Bill designed to increase […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 22, 2007 in Gambling News, Poker, Online Poker | 0 Comments
Poker legend Doyle Brunson has agreed to be the keynote speaker at this year’s CAP (Casino Affiliates Programs) Euro conference, which is anticipated to be the biggest affiliate event of the year.
Brunson will make a rare speaking appearance on the first day of the conference, Friday October 5th at 1 pm and will be talking […]
By Robert Weston on Aug 20, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Poker | 0 Comments
Online poker room VC Poker has announced a new online poker championship, the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP).
This event will run for ten days online only, with prize pools that run from $100k to $1m. Each victor will get a ECOOP Bracelet, just like the winners of the World Series of Poker events in […]
