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Bally to enter Australian pokies market

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Bally Technologies, the Las Vegas based gaming company, have announced that they are to enter the lucrative Australian pokies market in a move that will prove great news for Australian pokies fans.

Two new senior appointments have been made by the American organisation.  Mike McNee joins as the Managing Director of the new Australian division which [...]

Victorian Gambling License

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

The Victorian government has announced the final shortlist of companies that are in the running to win the exclusive rights to provide wagering services to the state’s residents.  The shortlist includes Tabcorp, Tatts Group and Ladbrokes who will all be competing for the 12 year state gambling license which comes into effect in 2012.

The license [...]

Paypal and pokies

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Paypal the global ecommerce business that specialises in the transfer of money over the internet have announced that they are at last going to allow customers to make deposits at online casinos.  This decision has come as a surprise to many within the online gaming industry and reverses a decision taken 2 years ago to [...]

Pokies in Victoria $611 per capita

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Figures released by the Victorian government have revealed that Victorians have spent $611 per person on pokies in the last year.

Overall, a total of $2.7 billion has been spent by Victorians in the last financial year according to an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald.

The figures which are published by the Victorian Commission for [...]

Security breach at PlayNow online casino

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

A security breach at a newly launched online casino run by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) saw the site taken off line after players found themselves able to access and gamble with funds from other players accounts.

The security breach happened last Thursday at PlayNow.com, the first government sanctioned online casino site in North America [...]

Burswood casino $350m upgrade

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Perth’s Burswood casino looks set to get a $350m upgrade that will see it add an extra 300 online pokies and gaming tables to it’s casino floor.

According the Barry Felstead, Burswood’s CEO, the investment  will take place over 3 years and will also see upgrades to the resorts accommodation and restaurants in what is a [...]

Numbers come in for 32 Red

Friday, July 16th, 2010

32 Red Plc, the casino and online pokies operator that is listed on the London Stock Exchange has released record revenue figures to the market.  Despite difficult trading conditions caused by the global economic downturn, total revenue for the group is up 34% to £7.8m for the first 6 months of 2010 compared to the [...]

Aristocrat pokies challenge IGT

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Aristocrat, the Australian online pokies manufacturer have announced that they are to launch an appeal in the US District Court against  International Game Technology (IGT) over the courts decision that IGT had not infringed any patent laws relating to Aristocrats progressive jackpot games.

Aristocrat filed a law suit against Reno based IGT back in May [...]

Loto-Québec to launch online gambling

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Loto-Quebec have announced that they are to launch a fully regulated and authorised online gambling platform.  The move sees the government run agency move into the online environment in what is likely to be the first step towards the regulation of it’s gaming market.

Established in 1969, Loto-Quebec is best know for running the States lottery [...]

ECJ and Sweden ruling

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The European Court of Justice’s decision last week to rule in favour of the Swedish government in a case related to the Swedish online gambling market has dealt a further blow to the liberalisation of the European online gambling market.

The ECJ upheld the decision of the Swedish courts that only allows licensed Swedish online gaming [...]