When the government went chest thumping about it’s resilience against the looming global economic downturn, gamblers who seem to have seen it coming were finally proved right this week, contrary to what opinion polls predicted earlier.
The governments censure of the online gambling group Centrebet: which placed wagers on the matter, has been proved to be [...]
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday that GamCare, a charity funded by the U.K.’s gambling industry, plans to open Britain’s first gambling-addiction clinic in southwest England. The clinic will begin operating next month at the Broadway Lodge Treatment Centre in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset and will exist strictly as a charity service.
The clinic will offer four- [...]
Monday, more than 1,000 people joined in a “backward march” in Taipei to protest a bill that lifts the country’s ban on casino construction. The bill, which Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed in January, will allow outside companies to build casinos on the country’s offshore islands if a majority of voters approve of doing so in [...]
Supermodel Bar Refaeli broke more than a few sports books’ odds Monday when David Letterman announced that she would be this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model. The 23-year-old Israeli has appeared in the annual bikini extravaganza three years running. But many favored Aussie vixen Jessica Hart for the coveted spot because last year [...]
The Russian Poker Tour’s three-day inaugural event in St. Petersburg concluded last week with Oleg Suntsov capturing the series’ first ever first-place prize. Suntsov walked away nearly $300,000 richer after beating out the $1 million Texas Holdem tournament’s 201 other entrants, including Team PokerStars pros Ivan Demidov, Vanessa Rousso and Alex Kravchenko .
Suntsov, a [...]
Tuesday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned a Franklin County Circuit Court decision that allowed the state to seize 141 online-gambling URLs. The appeal panel handed down a 2-1 opinion stating that URLs cannot be considered gambling devices.
According to the panel’s majority opinion, the seizure could only have been legal if a criminal court [...]
Tuesday, Dublin online-casino programmer CryptoLogic Ltd. announced the release of its latest casino bonus pack, which includes two new online slots: “Spiderman Revelations” and “Dragon Sword.”
“Spiderman Revelations” is a 25-line slot that accepts a maximum bet of $125. Its theme is based on Marvel Comics’ “Spiderman” series and features three jackpot levels, as well [...]
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced Friday that it is investigating over a dozen Korean baseball players in connection with illegal online gambling. According to the Korea Times, officials suspect 12-14 current players, as well as one-time player and television personality Kang Byung-kyu.
The Koran Times reported that the current players are members of [...]
Thursday, U.S. cell-phone developer Hop-on announced plans to unveil cellular-gambling software for the Linux-based Android Platform. The unveiling will take place next month at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.
Android is a 3G-networked software platform and operating system, which was initially developed by Google and later became the brainchild of the Open Handset [...]
At Wednesday’s Global Gaming Conference, industry big wigs revealed a bleaker-than-expected outlook for the land-based casino industry. According to a panel that included Harrah’s CEO Gary Loveman, IGT CEO TJ Matthews, Olympic Entertainment chairman Armin Karu and National Indian Gaming president Ernie Stevens, the current recession has many in the gambling world cutting back their [...]
