Last week both Piggs Peak and Silver Sands casinos shut their doors to South African players following a High Court ruling declaring net casinos illegal in that country. Now they’re open again. Gee whiz, didn’t see this coming. Piggs Peak have been granted leave to appeal, so until there is a final appellate court...
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Archive for September 8th, 2010
It’s game on again in South Africa
No lion attacks at live casinos
Here’s something you won’t have to worry about playing casino games on your PC… This unfortunate incident (no serious injuries so feel free to laugh your arse off) happened at the MGM Grand in Vegas. Not far from the scene of 2003′s Siegfried & Roy tiger-attack incident (The Mirage).
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ECJ says no to Germany’s online gambling monopoly
The European I-gaming roller coaster ride took another significant turn on Wednesday. The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that Germany’s current practice of trying to ban foreign operators while allowing local betting monopolies to aggressively market their product was a clear violation of EU freedom of services provisions. The implication of the ruling...
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