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Spain Regulates Online Poker: A Breakdown

C Costigan — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:47:30 +0000

PokerStrategy.com as always has provided its readers with a fantastic analysis of what Spanish regulation of online poker means to players.

Forget Italy Cash Games: Online Casinos Generating $2.2 Billion Per Year

Aaron Goldstein — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:53:04 +0000

With Italy now the biggest online poker market in Europe thanks to 24 hour a day cash games, its online casino sector seems to be getting ignored.

Cash Games Italia 150 Milioni di euro: Sit and Go e Tornei non va Bene

Aaron Goldstein — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:28:47 +0000

Even with the majority of Italians on holiday, the numbers have been staggering during the first two weeks of cash play this summer.

Internet Gambling in Denmark: “High Risk” Players Getting Tax Reform 1 January

Aaron Goldstein — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:52:50 +0000

Long a hotbed for Internet gambling before there was even such a thing as the online poker phenomenon, Denmark is looking to institute a new tax law by 1 January.

Online Gambling Approved in Greece as Part of Reform Bill

Alistair Prescott — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:56:12 +0000

The Government of Greece has approved online gambling in that struggling nation, permitting Euro licensed operators to commence business there as part of a reform bill.

Italy Debt Crisis: Online Poker Cash Games, Super-Satellite Tournaments Will Help

Aaron Goldstein — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:36:21 +0000

The introduction of online poker cash games in Italy and government’s allowance of super-satellite tournaments will most certainly help create jobs and tax revenue for the nation

Poker Online Cash Games Italia: Microlimiti è Profittevole?

Ace King — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:39:49 +0000

Poker online cash games are all the rage in Italy since that nation began allowing around the clock play this past month, but is microlimits play really profitable? (Microlimiti è Profittevole?)

Poker is not a Game of Chance Claims France

Ace King — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:53:42 +0000

A court ruling in France has ruled that poker is not a game of chance, but rather a game of skill.

Online Poker Cash Games in Italy Provide a Boost to Many Sites

Aaron Goldstein — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:02:39 +0000

Online poker cash games in Italy likely to promote tremendous boost to economy and to companies doing business there.

Italian Revenue Agency Cracks Down on Professional Online Poker Players, Local Tax Cheats

Aaron Goldstein — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:39:44 +0000

The Italian Revenue Agency has reportedly begun cracking down on poker pros who have entered into sponsorship deals.

Online Poker Cash Games in Italy

Ace King — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:26:00 +0000

For the first time ever, online poker cash games were introduced in Italy via the .it websites that include the likes of WilliamHill.it.

Germany Online Gambling Tax Hike Not Likely: Bwin.Party, Betfair Surge on News

Aaron Goldstein — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:36:14 +0000

Germany is unlikely to hike taxes by 17 percent on all online gambling stakes and ths news sent Bwin.Party shares surging

French Regulators Cut Off Full Tilt Poker: Company Unable to Prove it Can Pay Players

C Costigan — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:54:38 +0000

Just days after the Alderney Gaming Commission suspended Full Tilt Poker’s license in the UK and elsewhere throughout Europe, French authorities have done the same.

Diesen Juni gibt es tägliche Specials bei 888poker

Payton — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Diesen Juni gibt es tägliche Specials bei 888poker. Im Angebot sind Apple-Artikel, $10.000 in Freeroll-Preisen und noch viel, viel mehr!

888poker: Cada día una oferta diferente y $8/£5 GRATIS

Payton — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000

En junio 888poker tiene ofertas a diario: artículos Apple, más de $10K en freerolls y mucho más.

Shareholders of European Online Gambling Companies Make Out Big On “Black Monday”

Aaron Goldstein — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:24:56 +0000

Following the indictments of the three largest privately held online poker firms Friday afternoon, antsy shareholders wondered which way the stock prices would go on Monday.

Bwin.party Balks at Newly Opened German Online Gambling Market: Shares Down Nearly 16 Percent

Aaron Goldstein — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:58:11 +0000

The newly formed combo company of Bwin.party has said that the newly opened German market will not be profitable to operators because of a 16.7 percent tax proposal.

Holland to Allow Online Gambling: Will Begin Licensing Process

Aaron Goldstein — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:37:05 +0000

Holland has become the latest country to embrace the industry, announcing on Saturday that it will begin licensing operators

Cyprus Cabinet Approves Draft Bill Banning Online Gambling

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:08:33 +0000

The Cyprus cabinet has approved a draft bill banning all online gambling.

Debt-Ridden Greece to Award Online Gambling Licenses by Year’s End

Aaron Goldstein — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:37:56 +0000

Plagued by endless amounts of debt, the country of Greece plans to begin awarding up to 50 licenses to online gambling establishments by the end of this year.

Cyprus Delays Poker Ban For EU Decision

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:57:10 +0000

Attempts by Cyprus to ban online gambling have suffered a brief delay after feedback from the EU and member states pushed back a decision on the proposed ban by three months.

German States Want to Keep Gambling Monopoly

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:30:21 +0000

Germany's 16 federal states want to keep their monopoly on lotteries, a move likely to keep Europe's largest economy from fully opening up its lucrative betting and gambling market.

The End Is Near For Online Gambling In Cyprus

Aaron Goldstein — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:43:25 +0000

Cyprus, a one-time hot spot for online gambling businesses, is close to banning the industry.

PokerStars Pulls Out of Washington State, Sportingbet Won’t Do France

C Costigan — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:10:54 +0000

Two online gambling firms in the news a lot last week, PokerStars and Sportingbet, announced they are pulling out of or otherewise not returning to certain markets.

German Gambling Laws Violate EU Rules

C Costigan — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:43:38 +0000

A European Union high court ruled that Germany’s betting restrictions contravened EU law.