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United Kingdom Jurisdiction News
Online Casino Fights High-Tech Thugs
1 Nov 2004
News Brief: The owner of BetCRIS.com is determined to fight what's fast becoming the scourge of Internet-based businesses: high-tech protection rackets in which gangs of computer hackers choke off traffic to Web sites whose operators refuse their demands.
UK Bookies Profit Off of US Elections
29 Oct 2004
International News Brief: British bookmakers and betting exchanges are set to take almost £20 million worth of trades on the contest between George W Bush and John Kerry by the time the US Presidential election results come in on Tuesday night.
Sportingbet Acquires ParadisePoker.com
29 Oct 2004
Sportingbet Plc reports the acquisition of ParadisePoker.com, a leader in the fast-growing online poker sector, creating the first global online poker, sports betting and casino operator.
InterCasino Launches New Gaming Software
27 Oct 2004
InterCasino has just launched the most sophisticated gaming software platform now available on the Internet.
Online Site Threatened with Kiddie Porn
27 Oct 2004
International News Brief: Online betting site Blue Square has been attacked by criminals threatening to e-mail out child pornography in its name unless it pays 7000 euros.
Online Gambling Companies Consider IPOs
26 Oct 2004
International News Brief: iGlobalMedia and Cassava Enterprises, two of the world’s biggest internet gambling companies, are considering initial public offerings in London.
Bingo Gets Upgraded To First Class
25 Oct 2004
Cyberslotz.co.uk launches first turbo-driven bingo game online.
Paddy Power to Offer Online Poker
25 Oct 2004
International News Brief: Bookmaker Paddy Power is set to offer online poker as part of the company's expansion of its internet activities which are becoming increasingly profitable for the Irish company.
UK Betting Sites Attacked
22 Oct 2004
International News Brief: Two top British betting sites have been hit by distributed denial of service attacks this week.
Study: Millions of Britons Gamble Online
20 Oct 2004
International News Brief: Over four million Britons are regular internet gamblers according to research from online measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings.
Sportingbet Shares Up
19 Oct 2004
International News Brief: Professional punters yesterday decided to have a flutter on Sportingbet on hearing that it is in advanced negotiations over the possible acquisition of a 'substantial' online poker business.
Amex Prevents Punters Gambling Online
19 Oct 2004
News Brief: American Express and Citigroup took the decision to block the use of their cards because of concerns over fraud and fears that people might run up debts.
Ladbrokes Favors Bush to Win
14 Oct 2004
Ladbrokes has fine-tuned their projections and now see President George W. Bush remaining in the White House after January 20th and quotes odds of 4/7.
UK Lottery Offers Mobile Option
13 Oct 2004
International News Brief: National Lottery players are being given the option of taking a punt using their mobile phones.
Global Gambling Expands as World Economy Slows
29 Sep 2004
The 3rd Global Gambling Review: Double or Quits? is now available from Casino City Press, the exclusive North American distributor.
Interpoker Launches Caribbean Poker Classic
22 Sep 2004
Win a seat at the Caribbean Poker
Classic this year with InterPoker and enjoy a six-night, all-expense paid trip to St. Maarten to play in the $5,100 buy-in championship event.
Betting Exchanges Keep Growing
1 Sep 2004
International News Brief: Internet betting exchanges allowing punters to back losers have transformed the conventions of traditional gambling.
Cincinnati Kid Tops Gambling Movie Survey
1 Sep 2004
International News Brief: According to a online casino poll, the ice-cool nerve of the poker-faced card-sharp is no better embodied than by Steve McQueen.
IGW Software Partners with Cameron Thomson
1 Sep 2004
IGW Software, the on-line gaming software solutions group, announced today its appointment
of Cameron Thomson Group as European business development partner.
Bookies Release Odds on Booker Prize
27 Aug 2004
International News Brief: Bookmakers have chosen David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas as their favorite to win the Booker Prize this year.
Channel 1 Games Joins iGGBA
25 Aug 2004
iGGBA is delighted to announce that Channel 1 Games has joined its ranks and become the most recent of iGGBA’s growing membership.
Bookies Pick Rod Stewart as Next Knighted Rocker
23 Aug 2004
International News Brief: Less than two months after complaining that he should be knighted, Rod Stewart was given good odds by London bookies to become ‘Sir Rod Stewart’.
Octavian to Add Auto-Wheel Options to Table Top Roulette
19 Aug 2004
Octavian has announced that it is to extend its successful TTR (Table Top Roulette) solution, with the addition of two new automated options, TTR Live Auto Wheel and TTR Virtual Auto Wheel.
ISWI Betting System Launched on Victor Chandler Site
19 Aug 2004
Interactive Systems Worldwide’s SportXction play-by-play betting system was successfully launched yesterday on Victor Chandler’s website.
iBetX Data Shows Google to be Overrated
12 Aug 2004
iBetX, Ltd., an online person-to-person trading exchange market, has data that shows Google to be over priced.
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