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Have satellite dish, want live dealer games

July 28, 2010
By LD
Have satellite dish, want live dealer games

Euro zone players with a satellite dish and living anywhere in the orange hot-spot indicated left can play Smart Live Casino’s roulette game. The game is now broadcast 13:00 – 06:00 (BST) daily via Eurobird 1 at a frequency of 11260 V (hope this means more to you than it does to me?). If...
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Getting the best odds? Right2bet world cup report

July 27, 2010
By LD
Getting the best odds? Right2bet world cup report

Right2bet have conclusively proven what we already knew…monopoly betting operators offer terrible odds to their customers. Today they released their world cup odds report, which shows that European monopoly betting operators on average offered odds that were 32% worse than the best odds offered by private betting operators. You can read the full report...
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US Igaming Regulatory Outlook from Mark Balestra

July 27, 2010
By LD
US Igaming Regulatory Outlook from Mark Balestra

I listened to a very informative webinar the other day, presented by well known US I-gaming analyst  Mark Balestra from Bola Verde Media Group. The webinar was titled “US I-Gaming Outlook Analysis and Expectations” and it focused on the US online gambling regulatory environments at both the State and Federal levels, including consideration of...
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Full Committee hearing into online gambling law

July 23, 2010
By LD
Full Committee hearing into online gambling law

Just in case anyone was wondering what was happening with political efforts in US to get UIGEA repealed, on Wednesday a House Financial Services Committee (“the Committee”) hearing was held to discuss proposed new legislation. The legislation in question was Barney Frank’s H.R. 2267 (Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act) If this...
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Betfair has real deal casino games – or do they?

July 19, 2010
By LD
Betfair has real deal casino games – or do they?

Betfair are pretty excited about their new casino product. It’s been developed in partnership with software developer Openbet and was apparently 2 years in the making. They’re calling it Real Deal.  Impressive…absolutely.  Unique…granted.  Exclusive to Betfair…you bet.  But real?…well actually no. But then and again I guess it depends on your definition of real. ...
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Fancy a Lamborghini Gallardo for a week?

July 19, 2010
By LD
Fancy a Lamborghini Gallardo for a week?

Do you know who The Stig is? Does porn to you consist of a body made of carbon fiber, 4 wheels and 500+ horsepower? Do you have any interest in going from zero to 62 miles per hour in around 3.7 seconds? Does the phrase ‘Thrust Mode’ make you think of throttle valve and...
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Malaysia: Vincent Tan stirs the anti-gambling hornets’ nest

July 15, 2010
By LD
Malaysia: Vincent Tan stirs the anti-gambling hornets’ nest

Late last month Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan was told that the sports betting license he thought the government had issued to him, hadn’t in fact been issued.  He contended that his company Ascot Sports had been given conditional approval to open betting shops throughout Malaysia. But in the face of considerable opposition from political...
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Titanbet $100 Million Mania winner

July 14, 2010
By LD
Titanbet $100 Million Mania winner

How nervous would Neil, Steve, Andy and Mike have been heading into the final weekend of the world cup? Each faced the very real probability of ending the weekend $1 million richer. And the winner…Mike.  Congratulations and enjoy your million! Titanbet is the sports betting division of Titan Casino, and back in June the...
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Swedish net gambling ban supported by ECJ

July 12, 2010
By LD
Swedish net gambling ban supported by ECJ

The latest development in the ever-changing European online gambling regulatory landscape played out last week in Sweden when the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) lent support to Sweden’s online gambling ban. Sweden are one of the EU countries that take a protectionist approach to net-gambling, seeking to prohibit foreign (including EU licensed) operators while...
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bet365 July live games giveway winners

July 11, 2010
By LD
bet365 July live games giveway winners

On Saturday bet365 held another of their regular live games giveaways. Left is the top of the leader board when the comp ended at midnight. Haobin H. takes first prize and the $1,000 cash.  Well done Haobin, and all players who won a share of the $10,000 on offer on the day. Wonder if...
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