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In 2010 the chairman of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp (“OLG”) said that his organisation would have an online casino up and running by 2012, joining the stampede of other Canadian provinces deciding to launch government run online casin0s. OLG still wants an Internet casino but 2013 is looking like the more likely...
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9 December (00:00 – 23:59 GMT) could be today or tomorrow depending on where in the world you’re reading this post from. Either way, this is what’s behind the calendar door for casinos running daily advent giveaways… At SuperCasino all play puts you in the draw for a 16Gb iPad2… ……………………………………………… At Smart Live...
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Received a notification today from Unibet saying, “…in order to comply with the new Spanish Gambling regulations, Unibet will stop all gaming activity in Spain as of 20th of December 2011“. In the world of online gambling this loosely translates to, “We’re going to have  a crack at securing a local I-gaming license so...
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Facebook are looking into adding real money casino games for users in the UK according to a report at dailymail.co.uk. The world’s biggest social network already has ‘fun play’ games like Gamesys’ Jackpot Joy slot that allows users to spin the reels for virtual credits (as if real money slot games aren’t boring enough!), used...
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The old email inbox copped a hammering today from casinos announcing their festive season promotions.  We also did a bit of a scout-around to see what else is out there for the live casino enthusiasts…and there’s quite a bit. Some offers are good, some aren’t worth mentioning, some are really quite exceptional. Here are...
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From 1st to 31st December bet365 are celebrating the 12 Levels of Christmas by giving players lots of amazing goodies. No, not  geese a-laying. Not swans a-swimming or lords a-leaping or even maids a-milking. Certainly not a partridge in a pear tree. What they’re giving away is definitely much better than any of the stuff that a certain Christmas carol...
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Barney Frank announced on Monday that he will be retiring from US office at the end of his current term. The colourful Massachusetts Democratic Rep and Chairman of the Financial Services Committee said that he will not be seeking re-election in 2012. He has championed the cause for regulated US online gambling and player protection ever...
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Serbia’s national association of gaming operators, JAKTA, are celebrating the news that their government will be introducing legislation that will pave the way for regulated online gambling in Serbia. Seems JAKTA have been doing a lot of work to convince the Serbian government that regulation is the way to go. President, Mirjana Acimovic, had this...
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Playtech already lay claim to being the world’s largest (by market cap.) online casino software company and it looks like they want to get a little bigger with the announcement of a £100 million share issue. 46.5 million shares will be offered to the public at a slight discount to Playtech’s (PTEC) current share price...
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that the only focus of the EU Parliament right now is how to save the Greece and Italy from bankruptcy.  Not so. Today the European Parliament voted in favour of more coordination and common standards with respect to online gambling, adopting the measures recommended in the Creutzmann report. Online gambling...
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