Friday, September 30. 2005
Internet gambling could generate between $300 million and $700 million this year for government coffers in Canada, but lottery authorities have yet to tackle the thorny issues surrounding e-gaming, the president of Loto-Quebec said yesterday.
Canadian lottery corporations are preparing ...
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UK press
reports have linked bingo and casino group Gala and private equity
group CVC Capital, the company that floated William Hill two years ago,
with a bid for the firm.
Coral, which is valued at ...
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Thursday, September 29. 2005
Supermodel Kate Moss has been offered a new contract in the wake her recent drug scandal - gambling website Nine.com has offered her $5 million (GBP2.8 million) to be its spokesmodel.
The 31-year-old has lost lucrative contracts with H+m, Burberry, H Stern and Chanel after photographs ...
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Casino operator 888 Holdings made its stock market debut today at a valuation of US$1.04bn in a boost to rival firms looking at listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The sector is still reeling from the fate of PartyGaming, which saw its share price drop by over a third in ...
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Wednesday, September 28. 2005
Financial Times
Gala, the bingo and casino group, is in talks to buy Coral Eurobet, the betting shop chain being prepared for a flotation this year or in early 2006. A deal would combine a fast-growing bookmaking operation rivalling William Hill and Ladbrokes with the UK's biggest bingo ...
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Tuesday, September 27. 2005
Betfair has been named as the UK’s seventh fastest-growing technology company in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 ranks Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies by sales over a two-year period between 2002 and 2004.
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DRF
Last week in this space, we were discussing how the bettors got the better of the books.
In my wrap-up of how line moves were coming in in droves, I wrote, "I warn you that these things do tend to reverse quickly." The ink was barely dry on your Daily Racing Form last ...
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Monday, September 26. 2005
Journal-World Betting on college athletics is getting easier by the second. Sometimes it requires only a few minutes on a computer. More than 2,000 Internet casinos based offshore -- where United States laws don't extend -- allow gamblers to bet on sports without leaving home, though ...
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Sunday, September 25. 2005
Gambling911.com The former CFO of Dr. Ho and CEO of CWC Gaming, Adam Anhang, was brutally stabbed to death Thursday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Gambling911.com first broke the story of this unfolding tragedy Friday evening. The murder occurred at a street intersection of Calle ...
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Saturday, September 24. 2005
NY TIMES A new commercial for Kimono condoms is designed to capitalize on what might be called the eros of poker. Cut to a beautiful woman going all-in against a handsome stud sitting behind a big stack. The stud calls her bet and, after making meaningful eye contact, raises one chip. With ...
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Friday, September 23. 2005
abc.com.au
The findings of an inquiry into whether the online betting exchange Betfair has been illegally used in Tasmania will not be released for another week.
The inquiry was sparked by allegations in state Parliament that a bookmaker illegally used Betfair at a pacing ...
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Sportingbet has hit back at a UK newspaper’s allegations it withheld information related to a US lawsuit from investors. The Daily Mail reported US software firm Rotoplay was suing Sportingbet over allegations the firm copied its sports lottery games. Korey Gardner, chief ...
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Legislation outlawing online gambling has little chance of success following the failure of the latest attempt in the US Senate, according to two leading industry commentators.
The US Senate rejected a proposed amendment to an Appropriations Bill last week that would have forced ...
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Thursday, September 22. 2005
londonstockexchange.com
32Red Plc floats with a market capitalisation of approximately £60 million
Admission to the Alternative Investment market (“AIM”)
32Red Plc is a UK-focused online gaming business predominantly comprising two distinct activities: casino and ...
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Wednesday, September 21. 2005
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The parent company of the "World Poker Tour" has sued its outlet, the Travel Channel, for allegedly interfering with plans to develop a new poker series on ESPN.
WPT Enterprises Inc. sued the Travel Channel and its owner, Discovery ...
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