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ARJEL Issues New Online Gambling Licenses

Last year, when ARJEL opened up France's online gambling market to international operators, the online gambling regulator issued only a few licenses to operators. There were rumours that ARJEL would grant more licenses as time went on, and that seems to be the case, as ARJEL has announced its most recent licensees. Aubsail SAS, who…

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2011 WSOP Sees Record-Breaking Attendance

Just weeks before this year's World Series of Poker was set to begin, Black Friday went down, as the American Department of Justice shut down three of the world's biggest online poker rooms. Players and analysts from around the world predicted that this would have a negative impact on attendance at the 2011 World Series…

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Party Poker Offering Up Weekly WPT Prize

Back in June, Party Poker started a World Poker Tour promotion. The promotion is still going on, and will end August 21st. With a few weeks left, players can still win the great prize package they are giving away once a week. This prize package happens to be worth $15,000! It includes the $10,800 main…

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Online Gambling Regulation Recommended for South Africa

The debate concerning online gambling in South Africa has raged on for years now. The country has a high population of online gamblers, but the government insists on attempting to ban the activity. Despite politicians' efforts, a study reports that the best route would be for South Africa to legalize and regulate online gambling. According…

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Controversial Win-A-Baby Lottery Launched

Most lotteries offer participants the chance to win cash prizes. Sometimes, vacations and luxury items are up for grabs. Now, the UK Gambling Commission has granted a gambling license to To Hatch, a charity that plans on raffling off fertility treatments. The prize is actually £25 000 worth of fertility treatments, to help parents conceive.…

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France Shuts Down Full Tilt Poker Website

Just days after the Alderney Gambling Control Commission suspended Full Tilt Poker online gambling license, France's gambling regulator, ARJEL, has done the same. Now, players in France will no longer be able to access the .fr domain for Full Tilt Poker. ARJEL made the ruling after requesting that Full Tilt Poker prove that it had…

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Poker Pro Launches Class Action Lawsuit Against Full Tilt Poker

It seems like things are going from bad to worse for online poker website Full Tilt Poker. The website recently had its license suspended by the Alderney Gaming Control Comission, and is now facing a class-action lawsuit launched by professional poker play Todd Terry. According to EGR Magazine, Terry has launched the lawsuit on behalf…

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Full Tilt Poker Loses License

Popular online poker website Full Tilt Poker has had its online gambling licenses suspended by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. After months of refusing to refund American online poker players who were shut out after the Black Friday indictments, the online poker website is finally seeing some retribution. Full Tilt Poker has argued that the…

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Germany Hosts Record-Breaking Women’s World Cup

Women’s football has slowly been climbing the ranks in the sports world, and this year’s Women’s World Cup in Germany is evidence of that. The games are off to a great start, with record-breaking attendance and television viewers and the tournament is expected to boost the popularity of women’s football around the world. The opener…

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Lots of Growth in Mobile Betting

Mobile gambling is the next big thing in the online casino industry. As more and more individuals begin to buy smart phones and tablet computers, the need for mobile entertainment grows – and online casino developers are here to meet this demand. This year has already seen significant growth in the mobile gambling sector, according…

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