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Saturday, December 31. 2005

£7 million lost to gambling misery

Some people take on the demons of alcohol. Some take on drugs. Others risk it all on gambling. Few take on all three.

Paul Merson is one ...

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Antigua wins at WTO

Antigua & Barbuda recorded its second victory over the US this year, when in April the World Trade Organisation’s dispute panel returned a favourable ruling for the country’s gaming sector.

In this latest decision in the ongoing cross-border gaming dispute, the US legal team ...

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Friday, December 30. 2005

Ladbrokes' year-end gamble

Daily Mail

IT IS not very often that a major corporate deal is completed in the quiet period between Christmas and New Year.

But at a time when the talk is of markets hitting new highs in London
and Tokyo and of the Square Mile's new millionaires, the ...

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Thursday, December 29. 2005

Packer's gambling feats: fact or fiction?

Sydney Morning Herald
Attempting to separate fact from fiction when it comes to tales of Kerry Packer's gambling is hardly worth the trouble.
Because you can safely assume that those stories that are true are as brightly coloured as those that are not.
Whether they are about ...

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Wednesday, December 28. 2005

Research questions Kahnawake egaming legality

The legality of Kahnawake’s egaming industry has been called into question by a new research paper prepared for the Law Commission of Canada (LCC).
The report questions whether the long-established egaming domicile has the legal authority to award egaming licences.
Gambling in ...

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Tuesday, December 27. 2005

Columnist Jeff Haney: A look at the big picture in sports gaming with Las Vegas novelist Paul Czuchra

LAS VEGAS SUN
His experience at the University of Chicago -- where he wrote a master's thesis as well as a doctoral dissertation -- taught him to look at the big picture, Paul Czuchra says.
Today, more than 25 years after he moved to Las Vegas from the Midwest to pursue a career in ...

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Monday, December 26. 2005

Wall St. Bets on Gambling on the Web

New York Times
Internet casinos are outlaw operations in the eyes of the federal government, but they look like solid investments to many of Wall Street's largest firms.
Blue-chip investment houses like Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Fidelity now hold hundreds of millions ...

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Sunday, December 25. 2005

Sports books take hit after Steelers' rout in Cleveland

Favorites rule again, go 8-4-1 against spread
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Some signs pointed to the Pittsburgh Steelers being in a dangerous spot Saturday, with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger banged up and his team favored on the road against a division rival desperate for an upset.
Forget ...

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Saturday, December 24. 2005

Friendly wagering is fine, authorities say. Bookmaking is an entirely different story.

THE REGISTER

Iowa City, Ia. — Care to wager on whether Iowa will win the Outback Bowl?
How about choosing the champ of the Houston Bowl, featuring Iowa State and Texas Christian?
Office pools in which participants predict which teams will win college bowl games are legal ...

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Friday, December 23. 2005

Legalise not ban says SA Gambling Board

SOUTH AFRICAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE URGES LEGALISATION OF INTERNET GAMBLING
"It's a phenomenon that is almost unstoppable," gambling chief says.
Good news from the Financial Mail in South Africa is that a special investigative committee set up by the national Gambling Board ...

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Thursday, December 22. 2005

TIGHTER CONTROLS IN GIBRALTAR

BBC.CO.UK
Strict rules on access to servers, responsible gaming and ownership details upfront promulgated
The BBC reports that the Mediterranean licensing jurisdiction for online gaming, Gibraltar has passed a new law to create a statutory licensing and regulatory framework for ...

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Gib government approves new egaming framework

The Government of Gibraltar has approved a new law that will enable the creation of a statutory and regulatory framework for internet gambling.
The Gibraltar Ministry of Trade and Industry will introduce and control the new Licensing Authority, while the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority ...

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Rank rumours gain ground

Rumours that Rank will soon be a standalone betting and gaming company gained ground this week amid market chatter suggesting the company was close to a sale of its Deluxe film business.
Rank owns the land-based Mecca bingo hall chain alongside its online gaming interests which include ...

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Private equity groups interested in Ladbrokes

Reports in the UK press suggest the Hilton Group has received approaches from three private equity groups about buying its Ladbrokes business.
Hilton announced in October it was in discussions with its US namesake Hilton Hotels Corporation about selling its hotels business with ...

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Coral Eurobet network future in doubt

Coral Eurobet’s future as a member of the Ongame poker network has been thrown into doubt since news of the agreed BetandWin takeover of Ongame was announced last week.
As reported last week by eGaming Review, European sports betting operator BetandWin has agreed a €474m (£322m or ...

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