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Entries from May 2005

Tuesday, May 31. 2005

Gaming companies meet with Cort


ANTIGUA SUN

The issue of income tax has seemingly taken a backseat as Internet
gaming companies await clarification on the United States' measure of
compliance with the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) landmark decision
on Internet gaming and cross ...

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Monday, May 30. 2005

Deadwood casinos cashing in on HBO series

Associated Press

Deadwood casinos began cashing in last year after the HBO hit series "Deadwood" went on the air, and the newfound popularity of poker is spurring even more interest in local gambling.

That has prompted casinos to open more card tables, ...

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Sunday, May 29. 2005

Watchdog Turns on Betfair's Opponents


The Racing Post

Australia's competition watchdog has turned its attention to known opponents of Betfair, as a new and unexpected twist emerged on Tuesday in the leading betting exchange’s controversial and long-running quest to set up an operation Down Under.


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Saturday, May 28. 2005

Chartwell Acquires Poker Software Developer, MICROPOWER Corporation

Chartwell Technology Inc. (CA:CWH), a
leading provider of gaming software systems to the online and remote
gaming industry is very pleased to announce that it has completed the
acquisition of one of the premier online poker software developers,
MICROPOWER ...

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Friday, May 27. 2005

Steep Declines Reported in California Wagering

Bloodhorse.com

Wagering
in California on horse racing has declined from last year by nearly $65
million through the first 5 1/2 months of the 2005 season.

In
a brief report ...

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Wednesday, May 25. 2005

BetonSports buys leading Asian sportsbook firm







Sports betting giant BetonSports has bought the leading Chinese-facing
sportsbook Easybets in a deal worth US$32.5m in the first stage of a
planned acquisition drive.

Tuesday, May 24. 2005

Plan could cripple Net horse betting

MarketWatch

Draft legislation spurred by a World Trade Organization ruling on a dispute between the United States and Antigua could endanger legal Internet betting on horse racing, along with a big chunk of that industry`s profits, it if becomes U.S. law.

The proposal, ...

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eCOGRA's Fair Gaming Advocate at Work

winneronline.com   
           
For Tex Rees, the Fair Gaming Advocate at regulator eCOGRA's London office a low level of complaints is not only less work, but good news for the organisation. It means that the 55 top casinos that submit to its authority are carrying out business ...

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Monday, May 23. 2005

O'Neal's iffy status doesn't deter bettor

REVIEW-JOURNAL

If the injury reports on Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal are real, the big man won't be his usual bullying self in the Eastern Conference finals.

O'Neal's bruised right thigh has slowed him considerably in the NBA playoffs and stopped him from playing ...

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US willing to comply with WTO ruling

The United States has informed the World Trade Organisation and Antigua & Barbuda that it will comply with the final ruling of the appellate body in the now famous Internet gaming dispute.

This was the first formal response made by the US via the US Ambassador to the WTO at ...

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Sunday, May 22. 2005

Gaming Chief Logs On


Times Online

ONE of the leading figures in the traditional gaming industry, Lord
Leonard Steinberg, is to embrace the internet side of the business by
becoming chairman of Tradal, an online poker group that is planning a
£550m flotation.

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Saturday, May 21. 2005

CryptoLogic celebrates Will Hill casino deal

egamingreview

William Hill has revamped its online casinos with CryptoLogic named as
preferred supplier for its UK-sterling and US-dollar download casinos,
and Boss Media offered only to its Euro download players.



The firm had been running both Boss ...

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Friday, May 20. 2005

Illegal online gambling cuts into Turf business

The Arizona Republic

When the horses reach the gate Saturday for the Preakness Stakes, there will be only one sure thing: Online gambling sites will handle a lot of the wagering.

For the horse tracks, Internet gambling is both a frustration and a threat.


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Playtech and Casino Solei Part Ways

Playtech regrets to announce the
termination of its software license granted to VBC Ltd, operators of
Casino Solei since 2003.



Playtech and VBC, the holding company of Casino Solei (
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Antigua demands full US compliance in WTO case

Antiguan officials have told a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement board it expected "full compliance" from the US in its online gambling dispute.

Earlier this year the WTO ruled in favour of Antigua's egaming industry, and said unless the US closed down ...

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