“Latest Internet Gambling Report Just Released”
Casino City Press, a leading publisher and distributor of reference books and directories for the gaming industry, has just released the eighth edition of the Internet Gambling Report.
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“Online Gambling Shares Climb 11% in Debut Day”
Fears that PartyGaming's debut on the London Stock Exchange would not go well, so far, seem to be unfounded. Last Monday, June 27th, PartyGaming went public with shares priced at 116 pence ($2.12) a share, which is in the middle of the expected trading range, and shot up by 11% at the end of the day, closing at 129 pence per share (or $2.35).
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“Online Casinos May Move to Central America to Avoid American Bans”
While the ambiguous nature of the recent World Trade Organization ruling regarding U.S. policy toward online gambling may have left some Internet gambling companies a little nervous about the ability of Americans to play at online casinos based in Antigua, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) may provide a glimmer of hope for those companies since it does not contain the "public morals" clause that the WTO agreement contains.
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“Operating Online Gambling Becomes Felony Under New Indiana Law”
Not unlike Senator Kyle of Arizona in his attempts to make certain that online gambling remains illegal, Senator David Ford of Indiana has co-authored a bill that makes the operation of an Internet gambling site a felony, (unless allowed by statute).
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“Israeli Firm's $1.0B IPO Plan”
Two Israeli owned Internet gaming companies, Empire Online and 888Casino.com, have announced that they plan to float their companies on the London stock exchange this year. Empire Online owner, Noam Lanir, is hoping for a one billion dollar flotation on the stock exchange and plans to float the company in late June.
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“Conference Highlights Net Poker's Popularity”
Fitting or ironic, take your pick, but the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada is where a group of marketing experts and lawyers got together so that they could advise online poker operators how to promote their Internet gambling sites.
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“Mental Health Charity Warns of Consequences of Online Gambling”
As if land-based, bricks and mortar type casinos weren't a serious enough threat to people with gambling addictions, online poker sites and other online gambling web sites, have the potential of posing an even greater threat to problem gamblers.
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“MoneyGaming.com Raises the Stakes in the Online Gaming Market”
In June of this year, the Money Gaming Corporation, www.MoneyGaming.com, launched the world's first online gaming portal, where visitors to the site can play for high stakes. In contrast, to other gambling sites where the games available for play are primarily games of chance (such as baccarat, craps, and roulette), MoneyGaming.com provides only games of skill.
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“Internet Gambling Firm Overtakes British Airways”
PartyGaming, the Internet gambling company that owns and operates PartyPoker.com, has successfully floated on the London Stock Exchange and has already seen its value rise to about five billion pounds. When PartyGaming officially went public, it launched its shares for 116 pence per share and, by the end of the day, had seen them rise to 129 pence per share.
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“Online Gambling Portal the First to Guarantee Player Deposits Up to $100”
Online Gambling Insider is a leading information source in the online gambling industry that offers complete casino coverage and advice about casinos. The gambling portal provides advice about the casinos with the best bonuses, useful information about online gambling, and helpful tips on strategies for playing.
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“Gambling Could Be Coming to a Cell Phone Near You”
While Minnesota lawmakers debate whether or not they should allow more cities within the state to legalize gambling, (including Canterbury Park and the city of Bloomington), gambling is already headed their way whether it is legalized or not. With the advent of mobile gambling, residents of Minnesota and any other state else will be able to just pick up their cell phone, download a casino-style game, and wager real money.
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“Report Questions Legality of Mohawk Online Gambling”
While the United States' policy towards online gambling is frequently a topic of concern amongst those in the Internet gambling industry, Canada's gambling policy could be equally as problematic, at least for the Canadian parliament.
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“Online Recreation”
The Web, one of the fastest growing technological phenomena of this century, is used for not only business purposes, but for entertainment and recreational purposes as well. In fact, the majority of Web users see the Web as a source of fun and opportunity to enjoy personal pursuits.
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“Gibraltar May Tighten Up Regulation of Online Casinos”
Gibraltar, unlike most other countries, has opened its arms and welcomed online casino and Internet poker businesses to make their base of operation there and the lax regulations Gibraltar has in place regarding Internet gambling has made it somewhat of a haven for those business. This may change soon, however, as Gibraltar is now considering the possibility of imposing stricter regulations.
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“Investing in Online Gambling”
Internet gaming, and online poker in particular, is one of the fastest growing fads around and PartyGaming, the world's largest online poker business, is managing to make a tidy profit on this fad. In fact, PartyGaming is extremely profitable and a look at the company's financial statistics proves this.
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“Lucky for Some - Gambling Superstitions”
Superstitions are evident in all cultures and have been with us for a long time. People hold superstitions for every conceivable action or idea and gamblers are no exception. What is more, the fact that people are now able to gamble at remote locations by playing over the Internet is no reason to believe that those people are any less prone to superstitions than their counterparts who play at traditional brick-and-mortar casinos.
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“Beckham Betting Case Dismissed”
With the advent of Internet betting, interested parties can bet on just about anything, and soccer is no exception. Not surprisingly, there are a number of legal questions that have arisen due to online betting and a recent one concerns David Beckham and his Real Madrid team mates. Beckham and his team mates want their names to disappear from betting websites and have argued, in a French court, that their names be removed.
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“Official: Legality of Online Gambling Untested in Courts”
In the state of Tennessee, gambling, defined by the Tennessee Criminal Code as risking anything of value for profit when the return is to any degree contingent on chance, is definitely illegal. Online gambling, however, may be one way for residents of Tennessee to get around the criminal code.
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“PartyGaming Gambles on Float by End June”
On the heels of Empire Online's announcement that it would list on the London Stock Exchange on June 15th, came PartyGaming's announcement of its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange by June 27th. Another online gambling company, 888Casino.com, is also planning to list on the London Stock Exchange later this year.
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“The Odds are Good that Online Gambling Will Continue to Thrive - But at What Price?”
Without a doubt, online poker is here to stay and it is staying quite successfully too. According to the research firm, River City Group, Internet poker alone is a two billion dollar a year industry, attracting a million players each month.
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“Outside Pressure: Will International Deals Force Gambling on Utah?”
It may be the last state where we would expect gambling to become legal, but many residents of the state of Utah believe that it won't be long before they will be able to gamble over the net legally. While it is unlikely that Utah state officials would ever legalize gambling, international developments, to which the U.S. is a party, just might end up making gambling legal there.
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