Business & Financial

Priceline Founder Sues Zynga Over Patent Infringement

Zynga
The founder of Priceline, Walker Digital, is claiming patent infringement against Zynga, the popular Facebook online poker application.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 16:49
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Online Poker Traffic Rises Nearly 1 Percent

online poker
The holiday week resulted in an 0.9 percent rise in online poker traffic according to monitoring website PokerScout.com.
Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 03:59
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Negreanu’s UB.com Rants Continue: Was Once Approached To Invest in Company

The face of PokerStars.com, Daniel Negreanu, continues to lash out at one of their competitors, UB.com.
Submitted by Ace King on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 21:30
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Costigan Commission Going After Kerry Packer

Problems at the Costigan Commission and 'Our James' (James Packer) continues to fly the flag
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 04:25
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Macau Gambling Revenue Surges to $23B in 2010

Macau's government says casino gambling revenue surged by more than half in 2010, solidifying its rank as the world's biggest gambling market.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 13:42
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Slow Paying WSEX Gets More Exposure On CNBC

WSEX
CNBC puts out some of the best original programming when it comes to business and industry.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 14:37
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Big Changes In Store For Atlantic City in 2011

Atlantic City could see major changes in 2011 that could help the nation's second-largest gambling market come back to life after stalling and struggling for four years.
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 14:08
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Australian Land Based Casinos Rank Among The Best In The World?

Australia Casinos
Australia is still home to some of the world's great casinos, hotels and resorts (and pokie palaces).
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 21:30
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Gambling911.com Exclusive: Annie Duke in Brand Bind

Annie Duke
The poker world offered congratulations this week to top female pro Annie Duke, who announced Christmas Day her engagement to longtime boyfriend Joe Reitman.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 13:19
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Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke Leave UB.com

Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke Leave UB.com
As widely reported here on Gambling911.com last month, World Series of Poker bracelet record holder Phil Hellmuth was anticipated to leave UB.com by year’s end once his contract had expired.
Submitted by Ace King on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 12:39
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Station Casinos Group Donates $13K to Salvation Army Following Theft

Someone decided to play the Grinch this holiday season and rob the Salvation Army of some $13,000. 
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 20:40
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Australian Media Piracy; News Info Wars

Aussie Pay TV Foxtel Top Dog Highlights Piracy Concerns With Hi Tech...
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 14:31
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XL Bet Shuts Down, Stiffs Players

XL Bet
An obscure online sports betting website, XL Bet, has closed its doors for good, stiffing customers in the process.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 12/29/2010 - 11:51
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Bwin and PartyGaming Will Remain As Separate Brands After Merger

Bwin, PartyGaming Merger
bwin, and the 4th largest online poker room in the world, PartyGaming, have announced they will retain their brand names post-merger.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:48
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Caesars Signs Online Poker Deal With Microgaming, People’s Network

Caesars Online Poker
Caesars and Internet gambling giant Microgaming have signed a deal to offer online poker to those in Italy under the World Series of Poker brand.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 22:27
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Online Poker Traffic Falls 0.4% This Week

The online poker traffic monitoring website PokerScout.com reports a 0.4% decrease in overall traffic at the Web poker rooms this past week
Submitted by Ace King on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 11:31
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Gibraltar Raises Tax Levies On Internet Gambling Firms

Gibraltar
The Internet gambling haven of Gibraltar, long known as a tax haven, has decided to raise tax levies.  Beginning in 2011, it will impose a standard 10 percent tax.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 10:33
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Australian Gambling And Entertainment News - December 22, 2010

Australia continues to be home to some of the world's hottest gambling, casino and entertainment news, and this bush tucker bag jam packed news update is no different.
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 09:50
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Ladbrokes Looking To Buy 888.com

Ladbrokes
After a failed attempt to acquire mega online casino company 888.com four years ago, The United Kingdom’s biggest bookmaker, Ladbrokes, is trying once more.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Sun, 12/19/2010 - 22:20
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Nevada In The Toilet

Nevada
The unemployment rate in the casino rich state of Nevada has now hit 14.3 percent and things do not seem to be getting much better. The percentage rose from 14.1 in October.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Sun, 12/19/2010 - 16:07
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Australian Gambling Sports Betting Ads, Promos Cop Heat

Today we probe the proliferation of sports betting, casino and gambling mentions and themes in the Australian media, sports and entertainment business.
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Sun, 12/19/2010 - 04:17
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William Hill Shutting Stores, Paddy Power Big Hiring Plans

Paddy Power
Just as the United Kingdom’s second largest bookmaker, William Hill, plans to downsize a bit, the country’s third largest, Paddy Power, expects to begin hiring a few hundred people in the coming year.
Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 13:25
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Australian Casino Wars: Crown Casino VS Star City

Many gaming and media analysts are jokingly comparing it to a real life 'Call of Duty' Black Opps' mission (with a shade of 'Casino Royale' and 'Dirty Deeds'), as the competing land based casinos continue to battle...
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 08:30
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Australian Casino and Entertainment News – December 16, 2010

G'day and Ahoy punters, casino and gambling millionaires, billionaires, entertainment news junkies, insiders, outsiders, politicians, journalists and everyone else.
Submitted by Greg Tingle on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 08:02
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Betfair Shares Plummet 22 Percent Post-IPO

Betfair
It was a celebratory mood days following the IPO of Betfair.  The world’s biggest online betting exchange went public back in October. 
Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 12:50
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