“Web Bookies Demand Higher Security Standards”
In a concerted effort to minimize Internet security risks, an industry forum comprised of the UK's biggest Internet gambling organizations is attempting to persuade Internet service providers to establish firewalls for their customers.
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“Who Will Be the Next Pope”
While opinion polls, journalists
and pundits are where we traditionally turn to for predicting
such historical outcomes as the next pontiff, some believe
that online betting sites might be a better place to look.
If you want proof of their accuracy, just look at the online
betting that took place during the Bush-Kerry presidential
race. In these wagers, Bush was leading all the way – a
good sign of the predictive power of “novelties” wagering
events.
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“Internet Gambling”
Wherever there is money to be made, scams, cons, and frauds
will not be far behind. This is no less true for online gambling
and, even though most Internet casinos are legitimate, players
still need to be wary and watch out for those sites intent
on cheating players out of their money.
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“Betfit.com Releases New Betting Exchange
for Online Gambling”
With the launch of the new betting exchange, BetFit, Global Entertainment, a
Costa Rica based company, has begun a new era in the ever-evolving online gambling
industry. The betting exchange, according to BetFit’s executive director,
Ricardo Silva “is a facility where consumers place bets between each other
on the outcome of a certain event.
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"British Gov’t to Set Up
Gambling Commission"
Despite a lot of doubts from industry analysts, the British Parliament has passed
the Gambling Bill. The Bill was designed to update and improve Britain’s
outmoded gaming regulations, which scarcely addressed the online gambling industry.
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"Chartwell Technology Welcomes
Move Towards Online Gambling"
Britain’s approval this week of legislation that will introduce regulated
online gambling has many in the Internet gambling industry cheering. Lee Richardson,
CEO of one such company, Chartwell Technology, has said that the legislation
will help create an online gambling environment that is safe from fraud, scams
and cons.
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“ OnlineCasinoHelper.com
Becomes the First Independent Online Gambling Portal ”
www.onlinecasinohelper.com,
determined not to become a forum for online casinos
to promote their services, has steadfastly maintained
its position as an independent online gambling portal.
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"Gamblingland.net – Quality
Online Gambling at New Prestigious Online Casinos"
A new online gambling casino, www.gamblingland.net offers
gamblers everything they could want at a gaming site and more.
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"WTO May Rule Against US in
Online Gambling Case"
In a bid to diversify its economy and attract more foreign currency,
the tiny island nation of Antigua has been focusing its efforts on developing
its e-commerce industry and, in particular, the online gambling industry.
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| "Betting Against the Odds"
For those involved in the online gambling industry,
the outcome of the U.S. appeal of the World Trade
Organization’s ruling, regarding the tiny
island of Antigua and its right to make online
gambling available to U.S. citizens, is of major
importance. With a population of only 68,000 people,
the tiny Caribbean nation seems to be standing
strong against the U.S. in this international
battle over the Internet gambling industry.
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| “Blackjack: Beyond
the Basics”
While most articles on Blackjack tips and strategies
contain more than enough useful information to get you
started playing at a table with sufficient confidence,
there are a few pointers that are often left out, but which are worth learning.
The following couple of paragraphs provide a brief look at these often over-looked
pointers.
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" Gaming Transactions Inc. Enters
into Million Dollar Ad Buy Agreement for Keno.Com "
Gaming Transactions Inc. develops and provides games
and management services for Internet gambling industries.
The company also licenses www.Keno.com,
an online gambling site, where players have a number
of different gaming options to choose from.
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| “LuckyMe has recently
been discontinued”
After posting significant losses last year, LuckyMe,
the online gambling site based in the United Kingdom and owned
by Harrahs, has recently been discontinued.
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"Online Casino 888.com Considers
UK Float"
The growth in the Internet gambling industry has been striking, with industry
experts estimating even more phenomenal growth in the future. There are a number
of factors driving this growth, among which are improved broadband and cellular
technology, the growing popularity of poker, and the ease and convenience of
being able to gamble from your home.
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"Online Gambling Soars"
According to a recent report, published by investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, regarding online gambling, Britain too has been bitten by the Internet gambling bug. According to the Gaming Board of Great Britain, which oversees casinos within the United Kingdom, approximately four percent of British adults have gambled over the Internet in the last two years, and that number is expected to continue to increase as online gambling becomes more acceptable and mainstream.
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“Trends: Hot or Not”
Begun during the dot-com explosion of the 90s, the online gambling industry has begun seeing record growth in recent years and financial analysts are predicting that this year will be the industry's biggest year yet.
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"3 States May Legalize Online Gambling"
Political office holders from North Dakota, Illinois, and Georgia are each spearheading efforts to allow at least some form of Internet gambling in their respective states.
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"Turkey to Crack Down on Online Gambling"
In an attempt to reduce the growing number of its citizens playing at online
gambling sites, Turkey is implementing several measures that will obstruct their
accessibility and usage.
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"First Online Gambling Company to Receive a US Trademark"
Founded by Calvin Ayre, Bodog.com, has become the first online gambling company
to receive a United States trademark. Bodog.com made this announcement recently,
stating that they saw that the opportunity was ripe for them to trademark their
brand in the United States and they simply took advantage of that opportunity.
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"Chartwell Welcomes Passage
of Online Gambling Bill"
The United Kingdom’s passage of legislation (The Gaming Bill), that will
introduce regulated online gambling, has received an extremely positive reception
by those in the online gambling industry. One company, Chartwell Technology,
which provides gaming software to online and remote gambling businesses, sees
the legislation as a step in the right direction toward offering Internet gamblers
a safe, secure and regulated online environment.
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"Rise in Mobile Online Casino
Gambling"
As recently as the mid to late 90s, when people wanted to gamble, they had to
head over to cities like Atlantic City, Las Vegas, or Reno. All of that has changed,
however, with the advent of online gambling, a multi-billion dollar industry
that is rapidly expanding.
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"Online Gambling Hub Raises
the Stakes, Showcases Over 120 Virtual Casinos"
Global Casinos Mall, an Internet site that offers classic casino games, race
and sports books, and live dealers, has introduced a new online gambling concept,
modeled after traditional land-based casino malls such as the world-famous one
in Las Vegas on Las Vegas boulevard (also known as “the strip”).
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"The Web: New Rules for Online
Gambling"
Contrary to what many might assume, government regulation of online gambling
is a welcome intervention for most online casino operators. In fact, for the
most part, online gaming businesses are expecting that the new rules and governing
bodies for online gaming will actually assist online gambling’s already
phenomenal growth.
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"Broadband Fuels Online Gambling
Boom"
Internet gambling is becoming an increasingly popular activity across Europe
and the trend is being encouraged by the ever-increasing availability of broadband
technology.
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"WTO Rules in Online Gambling
Dispute"
The long awaited WTO ruling on Antigua’s case against the U.S. has finally
been delivered and the U.S. isn’t exactly celebrating. On the other hand,
Antigua, which has argued that U.S. restrictions prohibiting Americans from
playing at online gambling sites are harming Antigua’s economy and are
in violation of the General Agreement on Trades and Services (GATS), is quite
satisfied.
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"The Gaming Jackpot: Gambling
Stocks are Hot and Things are Getting Even Better"
Anyone looking to invest in stocks would be well advised to consider gambling
stocks, as they are one of the hottest stocks on the market globally. This is
especially true in Canada where gambling stocks are buzzing.
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"WTO Offshore Gambling Ruling
Leaves No Clear Winner"
After the long-anticipated WTO appellate body ruling last Thursday, regarding
the legitimacy of U.S. offshore gambling policies, it would appear that neither
the U.S. nor Antigua and Barbuda can claim a victory or a loss. Most readings
of the verdict say that it rules both in favor of the two parties and against
the two parties.
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"Who Was Really the Winner
from the WTOs Gambling Decision?"
The recent WTO ruling on whether or not the U.S. ban on Internet gambling violates
free trade agreements has many within the online gambling industry wondering
which side the ruling favors. Originally, the tiny island nations of Antigua
and Barbuda claimed that the U.S. ban on Internet gambling is inconsistent and
discriminates against foreign operators.
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"The French Out Bet the British
in Online Gambling"
Now that all the facts and figures are in, we know that the French spend more
time playing on Internet gambling sites than do their British counterparts. According
to February figures from Nielsen/NetRatings, over 22 percent of those online
in France spent over an hour betting, a number approximately three times higher
than the average UK online gambler.
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"Online Gambling Traffic
up 45% in UK"
A recent report released by Internet rating company, Nielsen/NetRatings, indicates
that the UK’s online gambling traffic is up 45 percent over last year.
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"New Online Gambling Site
Brings Summit Entertainment Group to the Internet"
Summit Entertainment Group which, until now, had been focusing its efforts on
land-based casino and entertainment activities, has recently joined the Internet
gambling business and plans to have its new gambling site, LuckySummit.com ready
and operational by May 1 st of this year.
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"Multi-player InterActive from Reality Interactive Media Gives Online Gambling a New Dimension"
While no one can deny the meteoric rise in popularity of online gambling,
there are still some die-hard traditionalists who refuse to gamble over the
Internet. Their main complaint being that Internet gambling does not offer
the personal interaction that land-based casinos do.
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"Internet Sweepstakes: Online Gambling or Harmless Promotion?"
With online gambling becoming such a popular activity, it should come as no surprise
that sweepstakes games have made their way to the Internet too. Of course, Internet
gambling is illegal in the U.S. and there are those that would argue that online
sweepstakes are just another form of online gambling.
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"Online Gambling on the Rise in Europe"
The online gambling bug seems to be a global phenomenon and Europe is no exception.
Recently released findings from the Internet research company, Neilsen/NetRatings,
indicate a 45 percent increase over last year in online gambling in the UK.
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