Recently, there has been much speculation about the futures of e-gaming giants Bwin and Party Gaming, and whether or not they would join forces to become the world’s biggest online gambling company. After weeks of rumours, it has finally been announced that the two companies will, in fact, merge. The major shareholder of the new…
Read moreThe 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the first major football tournament to take place during the online gambling boom, increasing the likelihood of match-fixing and inside betting. After compiling data from various online sportsbooks, however, the ESSA (European Sports Authority Association) has determined that no suspicious betting behavior took place. The ESSA represents…
Read moreThe BCLC’s self exclusion program for problem gamblers has recently come under fire for failing to keep players out of gambling venues across the province. Many former members of the program has stated that nothing was done to enforce the rules – except in cases where winnings were at stake. One such case is now…
Read moreJust one week after the British Columbia Lottery Commission’s new online gambling website crashed, industry experts believe that Ontario is planning on following in B.C. footsteps by offering its own government-regulated online casino. Ontario currently has a $20 billion deficit, and politicians believe that online gambling would help to cover a portion of the province's…
Read moreAfter last week’s online gambling debacle, which saw BCLC’s new online casino undergo a major malfunction, the British Columbia government will not be reopening the site. As it stands, the province’s lottery commission cannot say when the site will resume its operations as refuses to estimate when PlayNow.com will be fixed. Before launching officially, the…
Read moreLast year, the online gambling community was sent into a tailspin after PayPal decided to reject transactions from online casinos and their customers. The decision was based on the volatile climate of the online gambling industry, but now that things have calmed down, PayPal is making its way back into the market one casino at…
Read moreLast week, British Columbia’s new online gambling website, PlayNow.com, was shut down just hours after its launch. Originally, it was reported that the site’s server crashed due to an unexpected influx of traffic, but it has just been revealed that player safety was the primary concern. According to the Vancouver Sun, more than 130 user…
Read moreNow that Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Lebron James have been granted their wish of playing on the same team, industry officials are already predicting that the Miami Heat will triumph over all others in the upcoming season. According to Bodog.com, the team is expected to win the 2011 NBA Championship. With odds of 7/4,…
Read moreOn Thursday, July 15, British Columbia’s new government-regulated online gambling website was launched. Players from all over the province were excited about the prospect of finally having the ability to gamble at a legal online casino. The influx of customers was so great, however, that the website’s server crashed within a few hours of its…
Read moreMany provinces in Canada are looking to take over the regulation of online gambling, rather than entrusting the responsibility to offshore regulators. British Columbia was one of the first to launch its government-run online gambling website, and now the province has announced a major expansion of the existing network. PlayNow.com is the British Columbia Lottery…
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