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Olympic betting Ban Will Drive gamblers to bet Online - 2010's Winter Olympics plans for Vancouver in the British Columbia province of Canada include a ban on betting on ice hockey, but a lottery executive says that this will merely direct punters to betting sites on the Internet and outside the reach of Canadian authorities.
Another bad Month For VEGAS CASINO'S - 9.3 percent decline for land gambling companies.The stressed economic situation continues to impact Nevada land gambling venues according to official figures for August 2009, which show that casinos won $847 million from gamblers in August, a 9.3 percent decline compared with the same month in 2008.
GRIFFITHS STUDY ON PROBLEM GAMBLING CHALLENGED - Last month's alarming claims by a UK academic that online gambling is more likely to create problem gamblers than offline equivalents have been challenged by a gambling expert. Fellow academic opines that professor's research did not factor in key data.
Problem GAMBLING Up 20% In Britan - 50 000 calls and emails received by Gamcare. The charity reported the increase over the past year, using statistics derived from all forms of gambling, both on and offline.
Joe Sebok reveals more details on ULTIMATEBET Cheating Scandle - Last month, Sebok used his blog to explain how players who felt cheated by the hole-card scandal could get more detail on their individual play. This week, Sebok expanded on the topic and explained that players will need to contact Ultimatebet to initiate the process.
Changes To French GAMBLING Law To Exclude betting Exchanges - The surprise amendment to the new gambling laws effectively bans betting exchanges, reports The Guardian newspaper in the UK, and this could have implications for other countries like Britain, where sporting bodies are known to be hostile to the betting exchange concept and may lobby for similar legislation.
Durrr POKER Challenge Reaches Halfway Mark - The two managed to at last crack the halfway mark in the challenge, playing 1 063 hands from which Dwan emerged the victor, up $418 000 in the session which increased his overall lead in the challenge to $697 000.
Danish Gambling Law Runs into Trouble - In compliance with EU requirements, the draft law was submitted to the Commission earlier this year, triggering a three month standstill priod wherein no implementation may be effected by the member nation concerned.
LADBROKES CONFIRMS RIGHTS ISSUE REPORT - GBP 275 million to be raised.In a statement Thursday the British bookie firm confirmed that it will seek to raise GBP 275 million through a discounted rights issue.
New ONLINE POKER Tools - Novice poker players intimidated by tales of the need for math prowess to calculate the odds and stay ahead in the game may be interested in yet more poker tools designed for the purpose.
Premier League Warning on BETTING SYNDICATES - Premier League appeals to football clubs to be vigilant. The Premier League has also informed stewards and safety officers at senior matches to be on the alert following several incidents of people relaying information over a mobile phone.
Pitbull Poker Websites Turns Into Banner Farm - The Pitbull Poker debacle took an interesting turn mid-week when players reported that the non-operational online poker website was sporting a formal announcement - something that has hitherto been lacking from alleged owner Kevin Baronowski and his partners.
Aaron Gustavson Wins EPT London - Surviving a record field 730 players, among them some of the world's best, Gustavson ended the competition facing World Series of Poker champion and fellow Internet whizz Peter Eastgate in a short heads up.
Pokerstars: Win A Porsche For FREE - If you want to live the life of a high stakes poker pro then you have to drive the right car. But we all know it’s not as easy as that, which is why PokerStars is giving all players in North America the chance to win a superstar ride for free
Microgaming Signs 2 new POKER Rooms - Mansion88 and 5050Poker sign up.The Isle of Man-based online gambling software and poker network provider Microgaming has signed up two new operators for its Microgaming Poker Network - Mansion88 and 5050Poker.
Sportingbet Full year Earning Results - Pretax profit rises to GBP 22 million from GBP 1.2 million in 2008. The company achieved a sports gross margin of 10.2 percent, very slightly up on the previous year.
LOTTERY CRITICISED FOR ADVERTISING ITS DONATIONS TO YOUTH SPORTS - Anti-gambling group calls for resignation of management. The Canadian Press reports that members of the GameOverVLTs anti-gambling group claimed that the NSGC had violated its own advertising standards with its Support 4 Sport campaign.
ECJ PULLS UP SPAIN ON GAMBLING WINNINGS TAX - In a decision handed down on October 6 in Case number C153/08, the ECJ first chamber ruled against Spain concerning its tax exemption related to winnings.
EPT LONDON MAIN EVENT ENTRIES A RECORD - European Poker Tour competition eclipses WSOPE numbers. 730 players entered for the EPT London main event now playing, compared to the 608 entries for the World Series of Poker Europe main event.
Cardiff City FC finds a new sponsor - The failure last month of the sponsorship deal between Cardiff City FC and the Philippines-based 777Ball.com has not left the football club bereft of sponsorship for long. SBOBet.com, an Isle of Man licensed online sportsbook filled the gap this week.
Ladbrokes Not taking Over 888 - It's here again - the old chestnut that 888.com is about to be acquired by Ladbrokes...
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