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Posted on Saturday, 5th February 2011 by admin

Friday’s announcement by the International Cricket Board that significant bans had been handed out to cricketers involved in a betting scandal has again reinforced the message that corruption will not be tolerated in sport.

The bans have been imposed on three Pakistan cricketers found guilty of corruption by an ICC tribunal in Doha, Qatar last week.

Former captain Salman Butt was banned for 10 years (five years suspended), Mohammad Asif for seven years (two suspended) and Mohammad Amir for five years.

The players, along with agent Mazhar Majeed, will also face criminal charges of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments, which are to be heard in London.

All three players were suspended provisionally last September after the News of the World newspaper alleged they were involved in spot-fixing – bowling no-balls to order for betting syndicates – in the fourth Test against England at Lord’s.

(Read the full post about ‘Internet betting sites assist in cricket anti-corruption moves’…)

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Posted on Saturday, 1st January 2011 by admin

UK online bingo marketers at the UK site JackpotJoy came up with a creative promotional version of the Queen’s New Year Speech, a British institution in which honours are traditionally dispensed to the good and worthy. In the tongue-in-cheek Jackpotjoy version, its resident ‘Queen of Bingo’, veteran actress Barbara Windsor, appeared in a video clip, handing out special bonuses and promos instead of knighthoods and medals.

Gamesys spokesman Aga Reszka claimed that over the past few months since the royalty campaign was launched, the Queen (of Bingo) – along with her energetic courtier Jack and glamorous assistant Joy – have gone straight to the nation’s hearts.

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Posted on Friday, 24th December 2010 by admin

Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and Party Gaming plc have released details of the merger timeline and plans, which the duo claim will “….create the world’s largest publicly listed online gaming group that will be ideally positioned to take advantage of the rapid consolidation of the online gaming industry and to open up new markets around the world.”

The annual synergies resulting from the merger are expected to total approximately €55 million, and it is anticipated that about three quarters of this amount will be achieved in the financial year 2012, with full synergies from 2013.

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Posted on Saturday, 18th December 2010 by admin

The current row over suspicious betting patterns surrounding the issuing of a red card to Motherwell Football Club’s Steve Jennings resurfaced over the weekend with UK Media reporting that Blue Square is justifying its report to the authorities after being criticised in the media and has advised the Scottish Premier League that there is extra evidence that has not yet been made public.

Blue Square spokesman, Alan Alger, said: “We don’t do things like this lightly. We’ve investigated the way the bets were placed and after 12 years in the betting industry I know what looks suspicious. We can’t release the details because that might jeopardise the investigation.

(Read the full post about ‘Blue Square justifies Motherwell football match irregular betting claims’…)

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Posted on Saturday, 11th December 2010 by admin

December 10 - Nothing puts the smile on the face of online gamblers the way a Microgaming does.

Microgaming software giant announced this week that it has rolled out four exciting new titles ahead of the Christmas season.

The games include two new slots titles, a variant of European Roulette and Caribbean Draw Poker as part of Microgaming’s superior Gold Series.

The two slot games, Royal Feast and Santa’s Wild Ride (click to read review), promise to be a real joy to slot fans.

(Read the full post about ‘New Games Introduced by Microgaming – 12-10-10′…)

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Posted on Monday, 6th December 2010 by admin

With more information emerging on the legislative proposal to legalise US online poker attributed to Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the debate has deepened this week. Interested parties appear to be especially troubled by a clause which is being interpreted as meaning that for 15 months, there will be no legal online poker in the United States. A blogger on the ESPN site described it thus: “Once this bill is enacted, the first license will (only) be issued 15 months from that date.”

The relevant clause in the Reid draft reads: “No qualified body may issue a license under this title before the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(Read the full post about ‘Proposed U.S. poker legalisation’s 15 month blackout period draws criticism’…)

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Posted on Thursday, 2nd December 2010 by admin

Quarters 1 and 2 of financial 2010 have not been the best of times for the British mobile gambling specialist Probability plc, judging by its latest numbers covering the six months from April to September.

In an interim statement CEO Charles Cohen reported a pre-tax loss of £758,000 over the six months ended September 30, but is confident that the company can halt the slide in the new year.

“Our results in the first half include costs related to the acquisition of a new remote gambling license in Gibraltar, the setting up of a new operational centre there, and restructuring of our UK and Alderney teams as a consequence.

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Posted on Sunday, 28th November 2010 by admin

If you have been waiting for a popular Microgaming casino to be available on the iPad, I have good news for you: the wait is over. Jackpot City Casino has announced the launch of a new iPad casino for playing on the lame mobile device that doesn’t really work.

Microgaming has developed new software for Jackpot City Casino that is specifically designed for the iPad. That means the games should work perfectly with the iPad unless you are in an area with a poor wireless signal (meaning most areas) or are outside, in which case the glare will make it impossible to see anything on the screen. I

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Posted on Thursday, 25th November 2010 by admin

Online gambling has become one of the most lucrative industries in the world, and along with that type of success comes the need for top domain names. The biggest domain name in the industry, Gambling.com, is now available for anyone that is interested in purchasing the domain.

Media Corp. owns the domain name and they have received several inquiries into the domain in recent months from online gambling companies. The sale of the domain will now be done by auction, and the final price could be upwards of $10 million.

The biggest online gaming companies in the world will compete for the rights to the name. A domain name such as gambling.com could alone drive millions of customers to online gambling.

(Read the full post about ‘Gambling.com To Be Sold After Online Gaming Companies Inquire’…)

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Posted on Sunday, 21st November 2010 by admin

This week a new gardening-themed Rival Gaming online video slot called ‘Cream of the Crop’ will become available at all our top-rated Rival Gaming casinos.

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Cream of the Crop is like a kitchen garden turned into an online video slot. On the reels you’ll find symbols like carrots, radishes, turnips, red peppers and pumpkins. Make sure to keep track of the rabbit symbol as this is the Wild.

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