Making a deposit at an online casino with a Visa or MasterCard credit card will be a thing of the past for US citizens following recent changes introduced by the credit card giants.
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Visa Exit US Online Gambling Market
Friday, February 26th, 2010Great sites that every player should visit
Saturday, February 20th, 2010One great site we came across was Slots.com, who not only have one of the most desirable gambling related domain names currently on the internet, but also provide a site whose core focus is providing great content to its visitors, a characteristic that many gaming related sites these days seem simply to ignore.
Playtech pay over the odds
Thursday, February 18th, 2010One of the leading online casino and slots software manufacturers has today moved into the online bingo market through the acquisition of Virtue Fusion, an online bingo business, in a deal initially thought to be in the region of £29 million.
French take on Gambling companies
Sunday, February 14th, 2010A number of leading European based online gaming operators have been locked in battle this week with the French authorities having been accused of illegally offering online casino games to French residents.
A little off topic
Thursday, February 4th, 2010A little off topic but rather amusing so I thought I’d share it with our regular readers. I was walking through Chiswick in London last week on my way to the recent London Casino convention and came across this sign in a park which I just had to photograph!
Gambling - Productivity Commission Discussion Draft Report
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The Australian gambling market is set for a turbulent 2010 following the publication of the Productivity Commissions draft report on the state of the Aussie gambling sector.
Ready, set and hopefully go for HR2266!
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Barney Frank’s two bills to create legal room for the online gambling industry in America are to finally be given their dues in the political forum on Thursday 3 December whilst other aspects of UIGE, due to come into force on 1 December 2009, have been delayed for another 6 months.
European online gambling operators in bid to win Indian operating licenses
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Gambling in India is a restricted activity. At present, the land-based gambling operations of horse racing, trackside at meetings and casino gambling are only permitted in the states of Goa and Sikkim. With regards to online gambling, neither the Public Gambling Act nor the IT Act of India specifically prohibit online gambling but it is considered to be illegal nonetheless.
It seems that the province of Sikkim is keen to licence online gambling
Russian gambling ban update
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009After scouring the internet to see whether the Russian authorities have capitulated on their ban on casinos and gaming halls (which they have not), which came into force on 1st July 2009, it seems that the main loop-hole in the ban has been plugged.
Who are Cashcade and why are PartyGaming acquiring them?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009News is expected to be formally released to the financial markets in the next few days about the acquisition of Cashcade Ltd, the online gaming company Ltd by PartyGaming. The exact terms of the deal remain unclear, however, reports indicate that the acquisition will cost PartyGaming, the FTSE listed gaming company in the region of $100m. Outside of industry circles, little is known about Cashcade. This article aims to provide a little more information on the deal.
