During the first quarter of the year, the amount of money that players wagered on sports online dropped by 26.5%. Analysts predicted that the French online gambling market would see some difficulty as a result of its strict taxation policies and they have been proven correct. Many online casinos and online gambling operators made their…
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According to a recent report by Gartner Inc, the Google Android Operating System will have obtained 49% of the mobile gaming market share by the end of 2012. The statistic was concluded as a result of the upward trend that Android has been demonstrating in recent years. In 2010, Android has just 22% of the…
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According to a recent report in Dutch News NL, the government has prepared a blacklist of illegal gambling sites and is advising banks to refuse credit card transactions with websites that do not operate under a Dutch license. A corroborating report from the ANP news agency confirms individual banks in the Netherlands currently have the…
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Across the world, individuals use the internet for a wide range of purposes, including school work, professional work and keeping in touch with friends. In recent years, gaming has taken over a great deal of internet usage, and a new study shows that the amount of time spent playing online games is on the increase.…
Read moreLast week, State Assemblyman William Horne (D-Nev) introduced a bill (AB258) calling for the legalization of online poker. The new bill differs from intrastate gambling bills proposed in other states such as New Jersey and Florida by specifically focusing on regulating online poker and prohibiting sports betting. There are powerful lobbying forces behind the…
Read moreThere are thousands of applications out there for mobile communication devices. You can use your phone to play games, connect with friends, manipulate pictures, identify songs on the radio and more. Now, there’s an application that will help recovering addicts stay on the straight and narrow. Called iPromises, the new online gambling application was developed…
Read moreThere are tons of applications out there for users that have iPhones and iTunes. While you can use these apps to play your favourite mobile games and keep in contract with friends, there are now apps that let you keep track of your online gambling experience. The new WinLoss Slots Player’s Diary does just that…
Read moreCyprus has recently been fighting to enact law that would ban online gambling. However, industry authorities believe that the country is looking to grant monopoly status to OPAP, a Greek online gambling operator. Petros Clerides, the country’s Attorney General, has come to OPAP’s defense, stating that the ban does not put the organization at a…
Read moreBalkanization is a geopolitical term that refers to a state of fragmentation among several regions that refuse to cooperate with one another. Currently, the online gambling market across Europe is balkanized, and European Commission Michel Barnier hopes to remedy the situation. Last year saw several European countries regulate their online gambling markets and 2011 will…
Read moreThe merger between PartyGaming and Bwin has been finalized, as the Vienna Commercial Court has entered the deal into each company’s register. Both companies have also announced that the deal will be complete on March 31, 2011. Bwin and PartyGaming have been in negotiations for quite some time, causing many industry spectators to wonder whether…
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