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Court Orders Betsson to Shut Office

Swedish gaming company Betsson has been forced to shut its betting office in Stockholm following a decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten).

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2009

Slow Pay, No Pay Online Sportsbook Skybook.com

Gambling911.com has received information that the long established but troubled call center sportsbook, Skybook.com out of Costa Rica, has been slow paying or "no paying" some of its clie

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/20/2009

Setback for Online Gambling Companies in Europe

By Nikki Tait in Brussels

The Financial Times UK

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/17/2009

Everest Poker Acquired

Mangas Gaming, the leading French sports betting and online gaming group, owner of Betclic, announces that it is taking control of the Everest Gaming group.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/16/2009

Poker Ducks is Poker Dust

Another online poker room has bitten the dust!

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Dec/14/2009

Cryptologic May Get Into Sports Betting Industry

Long established online casino software provider, Cryptologic, is on the verge of entering the sports betting realm.

The company looks to sign a deal with multi-national Internet sports betting operator Betclic and is preparing to launch a series of new games in partnership with multinationals DC Comics and Paramount Digital Entertainment.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Dec/14/2009

PartyGaming, BWIN in Merger Talks

LONDON (Reuters) - Online gaming firm PartyGaming (PRTY.L) is in merger talks with Austrian rival bwin Interactive Entertainment (BWIN.VI) in a deal that could create an internet gambling giant, ac

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/13/2009

Lenders Take Over Atlantic City Casino

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Writer

Don't pay your mortgage, and eventually the bank will own your home.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/09/2009

Playtech’s Share Price Dips, Announces Acquisition

(Reuters) - Shares in Playtech (PTEC.L) dip 1.8 percent to 411 pence after Numis cuts its rating on the online gambling softw

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/08/2009

eCOGRA Looks Into Grand Privé Affiliate Dispute One Year Too Late

While its credibility is essentially shot, eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA), a so-called online gambling watchdog group with close ties to software maker Microgaming, has f

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/07/2009

European Online Poker Operators Need to Prepare for US Market

The European online poker operators must be prepared to do business in the US market space should it open, perhaps as early as later in 2010.

This was the observation made by the bosses of PKR and PokerStrategy.com this week during an industry conference in London.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Dec/07/2009

Bookies Make Out Like Bandits Week 13 of NFL

The online bookmakers won nearly all the games vs. the betting public on Sunday Week 13 of the regular NFL season, including two of the biggest games.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/06/2009

Poker Nordica Pays Out After Long Delay

Gambling911.com first reported of a complaint against Poker Nordica last week, part of the Merge Online Poker Net

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/05/2009

PIC Club Poker Posts 9.1 Percent Dividend for Users

The online poker payment platform, PIC Club, has posted a 9.1 percent dividend for users, according to CEO Chuck Kidd.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/05/2009

BetonSports Fined $28 Million, Gets Probation

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Submitted by Guest on, Dec/02/2009

Poker Nordica The Latest Merge Room Slow Pay

As Gambling911.com first reported a few weeks back, Aced.com, a Merge Poker Network room, was refusing to pay certai

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/01/2009

Binions Closing Las Vegas Hotel, Casino Remains

LAS VEGAS - (Associated Press) The owner of an iconic downtown Las Vegas hotel that hosted the World Series of Poker for 34 years will close the property's hotel rooms, coffee shop and keno operati

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/30/2009

Youbet Churchill Downs Deal May Not Go Through

At least five different shareholders of the horse racing website YouBet.com Inc. have expressed disillusion over a proposed merger with Churchill Downs, Inc.

Charles Proctor of the Los Angeles Business Journal reports that these individuals have filed lawsuits in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that Churchill Downs is underpaying for the Burbank-based company.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Nov/30/2009

Sands China Down 10 Percent

HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Sands China's (1928.HK) weak stock market debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals a lack of investor appetite for a casino gaming company with a high valuation and an unc

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/29/2009

Dubai Debts Fears Hit Casino Industry

Fears over Dubai's announcement that they will be delaying payment of debt has hit casino stocks. News broke on Friday that a possible debt default at Dubai state-owned conglomerate Dubai World D

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Nov/27/2009

BetFred.com Sees UIGEA Delay Good for Euro Online Poker

A 6 month delay of bank regulations associated with the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act passed in October 2006 is a good thing, so say some in the European online poker market.

The new reqs were set to go into effect December 1. Gambling911.com broke the story Wednesday that a settlement had been reached between Congressman Barney Frank and the US Treasury Department to delay the process another 6 months.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Nov/27/2009

Aced.com Online Poker Story Big Read in November

One of the most controversial stories to appear on the Gambling911.com website during the month of November centered on Merge Poker Network's online poker room,

Submitted by C Costigan on, Nov/24/2009

BWIN and 888 Dismiss Takeover Reports

eGaming Review Magazine is reporting on Friday that Austrian-based BWIN and online gambling giant 888.com have dismissed acquisition talks. Rumors have b

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Nov/20/2009

Poker Host.com New Sponsorship Program

Poker Host.com has just launched its new "Sponsorship Program", meant for all players that enjoy playing live events and online. This is an exciting innovative promotion, as this is the first time a poker site has offered something like this; to give you a peek of the potential of this program, Poker Host is bringing to this years Conchal's PokerStars LAPT event a total of 19 players among which Alex Brenes, Dr. Max Stern, Maria Stern and Arturo Morales will be wearing Poker Host gear.  

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/18/2009

Submitted by C Costigan on, Nov/11/2009

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