Monday, February 28. 2005
The Crimson White Andy McClure, 21, looks nothing like someone making $70 an hour.
He wears the same old blue jeans and the same ragged T-shirts he's
had since his freshman year at the University. If you didn't know
better, you ...
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Business Week
Betfair, a British online sports-betting company, is drawing millions of bets daily. That has traditional bookmakers crying foul
Britain's online betting exchange Betfair is often likened to an eBay of sports betting. But founder Andrew Black prefers ...
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In a landmark move congressmen in North Dakota have passed a bill that may allow online poker operators to be licensed in the US for the first time. The Internet Poker Bill, HB1509, would allow poker firms to locate servers in the state and offer their services to a global audience. Read more >
Ladbrokes has been ordered by the Dutch Supreme Court to block all IP addresses from the Netherlands in a major setback for efforts to liberalise the Dutch egaming market.
UK-based Ladbrokes, owned by the Hilton Group, launched the legal case in an attempt to contest the Dutch ...
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Sunday, February 27. 2005
E-GAMING REVIEW
Betcorp, the Australian parent company of BetWWTS, is in advanced
negotiations to acquire an Antigua-based sportsbook and casino firm for
...
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Saturday, February 26. 2005
News Press After playing poker all his life, Angelo Fricchione, 56, of Naples, wanted to sit at the other side of the table, as a dealer. Recently, the retired New York cop landed a job at the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Bonita Springs.
Fricchione said televised ...
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Friday, February 25. 2005
Times Online
Investors looking to get into Internet gaming may soon be able to place their bets on Europe's PartyGaming. Other sites could follow
To investors hoping to cash in on the online poker craze, a public offering of the world's biggest online poker room looks like a solid ...
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Gibraltar’s egaming sector suffered a potentially damaging blow this week when it was told it would lose its tax-free status, leading to fears of an egaming exodus from the island.
The UK government has formally accepted the European Commission recommendation to abolish the Exempt ...
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Sportingbet, the UK-based egaming powerhouse, has seen its market value soar to US$1.9bn on the back of a huge leap in half-year profits.
Pre-tax profits profit for the six months ending January 2005 was up 117.9% to £18.3m, thanks in part to the first contribution from the newly ...
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Blue Square, the UK-based online sportsbook, has posted a disappointing annual operating profit of £2.9m following a year when internet betting turnover fell by 10.5%. The Rank-owned betting firm said this was a result of a decrease in high roller punters, and gross win actually rose 5% as ...
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Thursday, February 24. 2005
Times Online THE market value of Sportingbet, the AIM-listed internet gambling operator, soared past £1 billion yesterday after it reported a strong maiden contribution from its recently acquired Paradise Poker business. The valuation landmark, reached after the shares ...
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Antigua & Barbuda remains optimistic following the hearing by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which concluded in Geneva on Tuesday.
The hearing was to deal with an appeal by the US against the findings of the WTO panel, which ruled in favour of Antigua ...
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Wednesday, February 23. 2005
GENEVA, Switzerland, Weds. Feb. 23, 2005: Within 45 days, an appellate
panel of the World Trade Organization, will again decide whether
Antigua & Barbuda can keep engaging in ...
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North Dakota’s attempt to regulate online poker has failed after the proposed bill was defeated by a massive majority vote in the Senate.
Senators in the state voted 44-3 to oppose the bill that would have allowed internet poker sites to become licensed in the US for the first ...
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Tuesday, February 22. 2005
Gaming Wire Hockey has never been wagered
heavily in Las Vegas, so this year’s cancelled season is having a predictable
reaction. None.
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