Last week, the draft online gambling legislation for Spain was approved by the country’s cabinet and is set to be presented before congress on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the bill is being met with some resistance. The Spanish professional football league has recently looked at the draft law and remarked on the bill’s disregard for the sport.…
Read moreThe opening of France’s online gambling market to international operators was one of the most highly anticipated events of 2010. However, Italy’s online gambling industry is outperforming France by becoming the biggest market for e-gaming in Europe. From 2009 to 2010, the Italian online gambling market saw a revenue increase from €3.4 billion to €4.8…
Read moreThe annual ICE exhibition concluded last weekend with over 400 exhibitors. Regulators, payment solution providers and software providers were all their to show off their new products. Many of the products displayed will be available in the next few months with more coming over over the next 12 months. A key exhibitor was IGT. This…
Read moreAs the population of smartphone users increases, so does the use of mobile gambling applications. Now, mobile gaming is a huge market of application developers. In just a few months, gambling apps have become some of the most popular on mobile communication devices, but developers should get ready to create a new wave of mobile…
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A new development by online gaming firm Miles Ahead will make the popularity of online poker spread like wildfire. Webmasters will now be able to embed poker games into their websites, as the poker client works in the same way as embedding a YouTube video – all you have to do is copy and paste…
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In a sign of the times pertaining to online gambling in the United States another person is appearing before the courts in relation to e processing charges and online casinos. A California man appeared in court this week after pleading guilty to money laundering in relation to online gambling associations. As part of his plea…
Read moreThe floodgates are open. Now that Google has announced that Android phones will be able to support real money gambling applications, an influx of developers has started releasing casino games for the platform. Microgaming is the next in a long line of online casino designers to release a real money poker application for the Android…
Read moreOn Tuesday evening, Vancouver City Council voted to have public hearings in February to examine the new proposed casino complex for the city. The complex that is currently being considered will, if built, be the largest complex of its size in Western Canada. Staff in the city will be conducting a number of different public…
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When it comes to the online gambling industry, governments have become increasingly wary of increasing rates of gambling addiction. As a preventative measure to fight problem gambling habits from forming, the UK government is thinking of forcing operators out of the country. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt believes prohibiting operators from outside of Britain from advertising…
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It has been reported that la Francais de Jeux, France’s former gambling monopoly, has seen a huge increase in its online sportsbetting profits. In 2010, FDJ made €91 million from online gambling, more than doubling its 2009 profits of €43 million, which was a 61% increase over 2008’s profits. The French online gambling legislation…
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