Now 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…
Read moreA new study by online gaming solutions provider GreenTube reveals the habits of mobile and online gamers. The study is the first of its kind, and could provide some valuable insight for online casino operators. As the use of smartphones becomes more widespread, an increasing number of mobile gamers emerge. For software designers to be…
Read moreThe self-exclusion program run by the British Columbia Lottery Commission has come under fire recently, as an increasing number of former members come forward to voice their concerns. The primary complaint has stated that the program failed to keep the self-excluded gamblers from entering various British Columbia casinos. The effects of the negligence have been…
Read moreAs Loto-Quebec prepares to launch its own internet gambling, the province’s government has put together a panel of experts to study the effects of gambling online. Although Quebec’s government is anxious to launch its new website, which would allow residents to play casino games online for real cash, Finance Minister Raymond Bachand wants to ensure…
Read moreCasino operators aren’t the only ones who are displeased with the new tax regulations for French online poker sites. Players are also upset about the 2% rake increase at many newly regulated French poker rooms, but they won’t take it lying down. Ever since France has opened up its online gambling market to operators based…
Read moreNormally, July is not a popular time for basketball sportsbetting, but this year, as three of the hottest basketball players become free agents, websites like BoDog and Bwin. With all of the speculation surrounding the futures of Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Lebron James will end up, online sportsbooks have taken this as an opportunity…
Read morePartyGaming revealed its quarterly results today, and is not pleased with its earnings over the past three months. The company’s poker division has underperformed, earning 13% less than expected, a loss that is largely attributed to this year’s World Cup. “The adverse impact of the World Cup on our non-sports betting verticals was slightly greater…
Read moreWhen the World Cup began, the Chinese police force vowed to crackdown on all of the internet gambling rings in the country. Over the past three weeks, billions of dollars have been seized and hundreds of operators, arrested. However, these were only petty operations in the grand scheme of things. Now, the country’s biggest online…
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