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Bradley Vallerius Gaming Guru - Page 15  PartyGaming Severs Four Skins12 October 2005
The share value of several public I-gaming industry companies fell on Monday following PartyGaming's announcement that its soon-to-launch integrated platform will only be available to players at PartyPoker.com. The software will essentially separate players who come directly to Party Poker from those who ... (read more)
Unpleasant Fantasy11 October 2005
Internet fantasy sports provider RotoPlay, Inc. in June filed a complaint in a U.S. district court against juggernaut online gambling company Sportingbet, alleging that Sportingbet copied two of Rotoplay's fantasy sports lottery games and ran them on some of its Web sites. The British company responded last ... (read more)
Gala-Coral Merger Creates European Giant10 October 2005
England's largest bingo operator has finalized a deal to purchase the country's third largest bookmaker.
Gala is acquiring Coral Eurobet in a £2.18 billion (US$3.8 billion) deal that will create Europe's largest privately-owned gaming company. The merged business will control 1,267 betting shops, 167 bingo clubs, 30 casinos and two dog tracks. ... (read more)
888 Floats30 September 2005
Gibraltar-based I-gaming operator 888 Holdings Plc floated on the London Stock Exchange Thursday morning, raising £147.7 million (US$261 million) through the sale of 84.4 million shares at 175 pence each.
"The industry is ready for consolidation. There are a lot of operators at the moment, ... (read more)
Maltese Company Files Complaint Against France With EC23 September 2005
Maltese Internet betting company Zeturf Ltd has responded to a French tribunal's demand that it stop offering wagers on French horse racing by launching an appeal of the ruling and filing a formal complaint with the European Commission. The Maltese government has also responded vehemently against the French ruling. ... (read more)
Revenue Growth Slows for PartyGaming6 September 2005
PartyGaming Plc's first financial interim report as a publicly traded company reveals that the company's revenue growth is slowing while retention rates and player yields are declining at quicker rates than expected.
"Poker isn't dead, but the talk of 45 percent growth now looks ... (read more)
Not a Good Week for Europe's Anti-Monopoly Movement2 September 2005
In addition to Wednesday's Dutch court decision in favor of maintaining the country's betting monopoly, two other European courts have delivered key verdicts in this area within the last week.
A Maltese court on Monday dismissed a claim by Malta-licensed remote gaming operator, Mrbookmaker.com, which was ... (read more)
Dutch Verdict: De Lotto Defeats Ladbrokes1 September 2005
Rob van der Gaast contributed to this article.
Ladbrokes on Wednesday suffered another defeat in its legal battle to offer remote gaming services to residents of the Netherlands, as one of the country's courts issued a primary proceedings judgment stating that Dutch laws are consistent with their goals of limiting gambling-related fraud and addiction. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Aug. 22, 200522 August 2005
New Products -- Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc., operator of the SportXction play-by-play sports wagering system, says its U.K. subsidiary, GIG, is in advanced negotiations with several leading international bookmakers and expects to announce agreements in the near future. The company is developing a ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Aug. 12, 200513 August 2005
Israeli Lottery -- Israeli newspaper Globes reports that Israel's National Lottery, Mifal Hapayis, has asked for and received permission from the country's Ministry of Finance to operate its products online. Only games that are currently offered by the lottery will be permitted, so there will be no poker or casino gaming. ... (read more)
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