Sometimes it’s all too easy. Not all the time unfortunately. First hand… Blackjack. Second hand… Blackjack. Called it quits right there and will now invest that $75 on a nice Friday night dinner. I’m thinking Thai or Indian washed down with a couple of glasses of red. Cheers Daria Have a great weekend all.
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As the only company in the world with a major presence in each of the three largest casino gaming markets; Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas, I always think of Las Vegas Sands Corporation as a wonderful barometer for the fluctuating fortunes of these markets. LV Sand’s Q2 results were released Tuesday this week and...
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Congratulations to both Dublinbet and Bohemians Football Club. Dublinbet is about to get a whole lot more brand exposure with their logo emblazoned across Bohs shirts for all their home games and Bohemians FC will no doubt be getting a nice chunk of change in return. The sponsorship deal will run for the remainder...
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When Bodog first started taking bets online Kurt Cobain was still making music, Ayrton Senna was still dominating Formula 1 and George Foreman was the heavy weight champion of the world. When Bodog launched it’s online casino Lance Armstrong was still wondering if he could ever win a Tour de France with just the...
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888 Holdings have announced that their Italian (AAMS) licensed online casino, including live dealers has now launched and is available to players in Italy at the URL 888.it. In a press release issued today, they are claiming to be the first AAMS licensed casino to offer live games in Italy… “888.it is the first...
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Last week Germany’s new draft State Treaty on Gaming (“the Treaty”) was ruled incompatible with EU law in a detailed opinion issued by the European Commission (“EC”). This week, we bear witness a great example of what happens when an EU member’s protectionist/prohibitive stance with regard to online gambling doesn’t have the support of the EC....
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Back in September last year the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that Germany’s State Gambling Treaty was protectionist in nature and inconsistent with European law. In April this year the German government put forward a new draft Treaty that they hoped could be adopted by all 16 German Länder (states). It wasn’t exactly...
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William Hill announced a couple of days ago that their AAMS licensed casino at Williamhill.it would be available to Italian players within weeks. But theirs won’t be the first. bwin.party shares jumped 6% Tuesday on that news that they have now launched a bunch of AAMS licensed brands for the Italian market. On the poker...
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There used to be a problem gambling campaign here in Australia with the slogan, “when it’s no longer fun, walk away“. I had one of those days today. Serious addiction issues? Not really, no. Serious connection issues? Absolutely, yes. I was playing at my local coffee shop, where the Long Macchiatos are outstanding, but the...
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William Hill have just announced that they will be launching their Italian-licensed online casino later this month. The UK based online gambling giant has been granted an Italian license by Italy’s AAMS, becoming one of the first operators to get the go ahead to market their product to Italian players. Sports betting, poker, bingo, and...
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