e-gaming

The recent passing of the Gambling Act in London has caused renewed debate over the effect of gambling in the U.K. Three out of four Britons gamble every week. Nearly nine and half billion pounds every year goes down the drain, nearly double what it was four years ago. These trends, ...

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According to comScore’s MediaMatrix latest internet rankings of American online activities, online radio was the largest gainer by far in traffic – up 34% from May to 48.9 million unique visitors per month. The biggest single site was Yahoo music with an 11% gain to 25 million visitors. ...

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After last year’s quick passage of legislation that made it more difficult for Americans to gamble online, three bills that have taken aim at the restrictions are finding little support amongst politicians, especially as Congressional and Presidential races loom.

 

The first and ...

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After several years in the French court system, Malta-based ZeTurf has come out on top according to the French high court - le Cour de Cassation – in its actions against the French racing horse monopoly Parimutuel Urbain (PMU). In its ruling the court stated that PMU cannot prevent ZeTurf ...

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On Thursday gaming company 888 holdings stated that despite numerous issues first half trading was still in line with its expectations and confident that its prospects for the rest of the year would also meet expectations.

After several initial years of constant fluctuations, 888's ...

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Yesterday, Australian based Internet gaming giant TABCORP announced its annual internet sales had skyrocketed to just over $1 Billion, a nearly 25 percent surge, news that sent its stock higher 15c to close at $17.39.

Wagering director Robert Nason revealed that the company now ...

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April of this saw UK high-street and online bookmaker Ladbrokes cease takeover talks with 888.com. Most will agree that this was mainly due to the possibility of retrospective prosecution by U.S. authorities against gaming companies who once took bets from US citizens.

According to ...

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Online gambling has been around less than fifteen years. In that time there have been some key moments that have defined the industry as we know it today.

1995 – The very first Internet casino opens it doors. It offers blackjack, roulette and craps amongst other casino games. ...

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Shares in online gaming company PartyGaming Plc rose just over 7.3% this week to 33 pence after the company announced it had met its financial expectations for the second fiscal quarter. With the rise in stock value, the company worth reached as estimated 1.3 billion pounds ($2.6 billion).

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The European Commission revamped its efforts this week to open up the sports betting markets in France, Sweden and Greece this week as part of a quarterly effort on nations who break EU rulings.
Curbs on gambling competition in Sweden and France have been shown to be discriminatory and ...

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The governing European Commission will officially censure France, Greece and Sweden this week due to moves by those nations to effectively create a state monopoly in sports gambling, according to the Agence France-Presse.

Greece is set to receive only an initial warning; however, both ...

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Speaking of his nation’s desire to settle an ongoing dispute over Internet Gaming, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer addressed President George Bush during the meeting between CARICOM leaders and the American Head-of-State.
 
Spencer informed the President that his ...

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The Swedish Government is set to commission a new report that addresses the rules governing the gambling industry. As published in Svenska Dagbladet, Finance Minister Anders Borg and Public Health minister Maria Larsson wrote that their main priority was to institute a ban on aggressive ...

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The European Union today called for compensation from the United States due to its ban on foreign online gambling sites, which it says contradict global trade laws.

A constant source of foreign opposition, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which stopped U.S. banks and ...

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