Friday, May 20. 2005
UK-based software firm World Gaming has revealed plans to acquire a ‘medium-sized’ sportsbook, following its successful listing on the London stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
The company, which is also traded on the Nasdaq OTC exchange, listed on AIM on Monday ...
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Thursday, May 19. 2005
NICOSIA, Cyprus, May 19, 2005 -- Winajackpot.com member Cari M. from
Tennessee entered the history books, 30 April 2005, when she scooped
the highest jackpot ever paid online - an astounding $1,853,850 playing
Gold Rally 8-line Slots at SCasino.com - part of the ...
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Wednesday, May 18. 2005
India Times
Suspected cricket bookie Shobhan Mehta, apprehending arrest by Mumbai police, has been granted interim anticipatory bail by a Sessions Court till Tuesday.
Duty Magistrate V V Mantri has kept the matter Wednesday for final order.
Mehta's lawyer I P ...
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Tuesday, May 17. 2005
LONDON, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - World Gaming plc, an internet
Gaming Software provider (the "Company" or "Group") offering a comprehensive
suite of products and services for internet gaming Operators, is pleased to
announce today the ...
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Monday, May 16. 2005
scotsman.com
BOOKMAKER William Hill today struck a £504 million deal to buy over the retail bookmaking business of gaming group Stanley leisure, making it Britain’s biggest bookmaking chain.
The deal, involving 624 shops, will give Hill 2237 high street outlets, edging ...
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Financial Times
LONDON — With its red telephone boxes, British bobbies on the beat and quaint period charm, Gibraltar is the last place you would expect to find a fast-expanding Internet industry.
Gibraltar, after all, is where Nelson launched his campaign to ...
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droit-technologie.org
The German Constitutional Court recently issued an important decision concerning the legality of intermediary activities for a Gibraltar licensed gaming operator. Seen the Gambelli judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and its reception by national ...
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Sunday, May 15. 2005
Kristie Bazua used to drive to the dusty Cabazon Reservation 25 miles south of Palm Springs every few months to play bingo. But now that the tribe has transformed the old hall into the slick new Fantasy Springs Resort Casino with luxurious decor, flashy slot machines, and elegant card ...
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Saturday, May 14. 2005
Associated Press
Oregon lawmakers might be ready to boot a marginally profitable professional football betting game in hopes of attracting more lucrative college basketball tournaments to the state.
At issue is Sports Action, the nation`s only state-sponsored sports ...
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Friday, May 13. 2005
Evening Standard
THE world's biggest internet poker company, PartyGaming, today stepped in to quell growing fears its potential £5.4bn float could be in trouble after it emerged that one of its advisers was no longer working on the project.
Insiders close to the company ...
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Thursday, May 12. 2005
thenewstribune.com
Company goes from illegal to legal on taking online horse racing bets
The state Horse Racing Commission agreed Thursday to license an Internet gambling company that for years had been illegally accepting millions of dollars in bets from Washington ...
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Wednesday, May 11. 2005
DRF.COM
After Giacomo`s shocking 50-1 upset in Saturday`s Kentucky Derby, the cashier windows were not too busy in this city`s race books. The crowds dispersed quickly. As exciting as the most exciting two minutes in sports was, it wasn`t a very popular result. Except, of course, ...
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Tuesday, May 10. 2005
Betfair, the leading internet betting exchange, has received a licence to operate in Malta that could eventually lead to the company moving its hugely successful business offshore. The firm's move is sure to be seen as a warning to the Treasury that it will not tolerate any attempt to ...
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Afleet Alex's rider may be fined for wearing sponsor's logo
NEW YORK, NY, May 10, 2005 -- Jeremy Rose, the jockey that rode Afleet Alex to a third place finish in last weekend's Kentucky Derby, is being questioned by racing authorities about his use of ParadisePoker.com ...
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Monday, May 9. 2005
LA Times
LONDON, England -- Prince Harry began his new life in the British Army Monday at the elite Sandhurst military academy, and bookmakers were already taking bets on whether he would complete the tough course.
Officer Cadet Wales, as he will be known at Sandhurst, ...
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