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Lottery: Edward Williams Two big wins in a year - 8/9/09 - Last September, Wichita resident Williams won $75 000 playing a $10 scratch ticket. Then on Wednesday, he defied the odds again when he matched all the numbers in the Super Kansas Cash drawing to win a jackpot worth nearly $900 000.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY UNDER FIRE - 8/9/09 - Lottery operator Camelot criticised for lack of clarity on illegal tickets. Camelot has apparently been told to make it clearer that Britons abroad in certain countries are barred from buying a ticket.
French Gambling Caution - 8/9/09 - Liberalisation may be just around the corner....but it's not here yet!
Italian Gambling - 8/9/09 - Record breaking lottery jackpot boosts interest in gambling.
DELAWARE SPORTSBETTING DECISION APPEALED - 8/9/09 - Sports leagues want to stop Delaware project in its tracks. The appeal could interfere with the state's effort to begin sports betting with the start of football season in September.
IPN Bad Beat Jackpot - 8/9/09 - This is the sort of bummer hand you could get used to. Boss Media's International Poker Network has paid out one of the biggest bad beat jackpots yet, awarding an unlucky-turned-fortunate player and tablemates some $590 000
Danish Gambling Market - 8/7/09 - But state monopoly Danske Spil will exclusively service scratchcards, lottery action and online bingo if proposals are accepted.
Gambling Affiliate Conferences - 8/7/09 - Clarion Gaming, organisers of the European i-Gaming Congress and Expo scheduled for mid-September in Copenhagen, Denmark,
More Online Sportsbetting Arrests in the USA - 8/7/09 - 86 count indictment filed in New York. Eleven US individuals are named in a new anti-online sportsbetting indictment filed in New York this week by federal authorities. The indictment includes allegations of violations under the RICO (organised crime) Act, conspiracy and money laundering.
TOUGH TIMES FOR TIPP 24 - 8/7/09 - German gambling firm impacted adversely by the German State Treaty of Gambling.
Pokerstars Now Offers RSA Security Token - 8/7/09 - Code changes every 60 seconds. The device will be especially effective against key loggers or other fraudsters that may come into possession of a player's access details.
NCAA BOYCOTTS SPORTS BETTING STATES - 8/7/09 - New policy appears to have been prompted by Delaware defiance. The state of Delaware's stand in approving sportsbetting legislation despite threats from the major US sports leagues appears to have triggered its first reaction.
Douglas Rennick indicted for $350 million for Internet gambling firms - 8/6/09 - US officials lay charges of fraud and other offences. US investigators claimed that Rennick and co-conspirators processed more than $350 million transferred from a Cyprus bank account to various US bank accounts for this purpose.
Online Casino: 2 jackpots in 2 Hours - 8/6/09 - Casino Rewards online casinos report a happy coincidence. Treasure Nile is a five reel, nine payline game themed on ancient Egypt.
New Proposal To Legalise Online Poker - 8/6/09 - New Jersey Democrat to launch new bill Thursday. The proposal seeks to create a regulatory framework allowing online poker companies to register in the U.S. and subject to taxation and stringent regulation that includes consumer protections relating particularly to age verification, fair gaming, the prevention of fraud and money laundering, and problem gambling.
Ladbrokes Moving To Gibralta - 8/6/09 - Online operations to move to Gibraltar, but not telephone betting call centre
Online Gambling Still big in Poland - 8/6/09 - Poles spent the equivalent of $5 billion on gambling in 2008.And the Poles apparently like slots; revenues from this category of gaming alone have grown 73.2 percent to $2.7 billion.
Finance: Betfair Might Go Public - 8/6/09 - Finance director hints that it may be an option. Betfair's sparkling results released yesterday (Wednesday) have sparked further media speculation that the UK online gambling firm may be looking to go public.
Easily Move Poker Chips Between Sites - 8/6/09 - Major sites like Full Tilt Poker.com, UltimateBet.com and Cake Poker.com are using the service, empowering poker players to transfer their chips quickly and securely between sites.
Delaware Sportsbetting Trial December 7 - 8/6/09 - The attempt by the U.S. national pro sports leagues and the NCAA to dislocate the state of Delaware's decision to allow lottery sportsbetting will be heard in a federal court on December 7th this year.
888 Ladies Now Wider selection of games - 8/6/09 - The new additions feature adventure, animal, girly and fantasy themed video slots, popular fruit machines, scratchcards and table games, enabling players to move from the site lobby to the Instant Games section quickly and easily when they need a break from bingo.
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