EGamingPulse

Although it is against the law in the United States, online gambling has reached a peak that even rivals the popularity of Las Vegas. What's your pleasure? Sports betting, roulette, craps and blackjack — your friendly gambling Web sites offer them all, plus many, many more.

But of ...

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Controversial language to curb illegal gambling on the Internet snuck back into the defense authorization bill over the weekend.

While the language in the bill was not finalized as of press time last night, the insertion of the Internet gaming language could be a big win for ...

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LONDON  - Ritz Club, a gaming club at London's upmarket Ritz Hotel, said it had closed its online gaming site amid legal actions against the sector in Europe and the United States.

"In light of the current confusion and inconsistency in online gaming legislation worldwide, ...

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. (PBL) (PBL.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it is expanding its online and gaming businesses, buying an Australian online car site and agreeing to buy up to 50 percent of a UK casino business.

PBL, ...

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LONDON (Reuters) - Internet gambling firm Leisure & Gaming reported an eight percent decline in first-half profit on Monday, and warned second-half sports betting was weaker than expected.

"The first half is traditionally the slower half of the year and it is ...

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Rival websites are trying to cash in on BetonSports' legal problems in the US by sending unsolicited emails to its former customers offering them discounted promotional betting opportunities.

London-listed BetonSports was forced to shut the American part of the business last month ...

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LONDON (AFX) - IQ-Ludorum PLC, which develops software for online gaming companies, has reported wider interim losses but said it expects 'significantly improived trading' in 2007.

In the six months to June 30 the company made pretax loss of 804,000 usd, compared to a loss of ...

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Costa Rica finds itself in the middle of the fight between U.S. authorities and the online gambling industry.

Think of Costa Rica and flashes of colorful birds, bright beaches and long hikes through the rain forest come to mind.

But several recent arrests and ...

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CryptoLogic Inc. announced Monday it will move its headquarters from Toronto to Ireland early next year, saying Europe is a more "gaming-friendly" environment that offers it more "strategic flexibility."

The company, which makes software for the online gambling ...

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The crackdown on internet gambling in the US has begun to frighten off senior directors. World Gaming chairman James Grossman and non-executive director Clare Roberts have both resigned from the online gaming group on fears they will be arrested in the US.
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While seemingly a source of sudden wealth, the police have identified a thriving multimillion- dollar credit card scam now operating in Montego Bay as a possible hidden hand behind the murderous crime wave that is now sweeping the western city.

The scam, which is reportedly ...

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The Royal Customs and Excise Department yesterday morning destroyed 52 gambling machines and 6,391 tokens, which were confiscated in 2002 and 2003.

Four local Chinese have been prosecuted in court for having the illegal
machines in shops ...

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William Hill and Paddy Power have reported record levels of betting during this year's Ryder Cup in which Europe beat America with considerable ease.

Hills have announced that the tournament held at the K Club has been the biggest betting golf event of all time while the Irish ...

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Vancouver Internet gambling czar Calvin Ayre likes to brag that he is the first person to make the cover of Forbes magazine and be named one of People magazine's 40 hottest bachelors in the same year, a summit he reached this year.

At first glance, it seems a curious boast, for ...

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