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Bradley Vallerius Gaming Guru - Page 26  Czech Players Tune into TV Lottery23 October 2003
SAZKA and T-Mobile give scratch card lottery players in the Czech Republic a chance to score cash in three different ways. Besides winning instant cash, players have the chance to participate by phone or in person in a broadcast of the lottery's television show called T-Mobile RENTA.
SAZKA, RENTA's ... (read more)
Australian Tab and Unitab Merger Proposed17 October 2003
After halting trading on Wednesday, Tab Ltd. and UNiTAB Ltd. confirmed in a joint statement on Thursday that the two companies negotiated a plan to merge.
The proposed juggernaut entity that would come out of the merger would monopolize the betting market in Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern ... (read more)
Alleged Insider Betting Rocks the Tennis World15 October 2003
A report in London's Sunday Telegraph this week alleges that some top international tennis players could be deliberately fixing their matches to make money through betting, specifically through betting exchanges.
Officials for the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) said Monday that they are taking ... (read more)
P2P Concerns Spawn New Provisions under UK Gambling Bil9 October 2003
U.K. Gambling Minister Andrew McIntosh revealed Tuesday in a speech before the Future of British Gambling Conference in London that new consumer-protection measures will be included in England's new gambling bill.
"Exchanges do present an opportunity for those with 'inside information,' acquired improperly, to make a profit from the uninformed punter."
- Andrew McIntosh U.K. ... (read more)
Playtech Game Terminals Debut in Tanzania8 October 2003
Baraka Gaming Group and Playtech have partnered to create Baraka Casino, a suite of 60 games that can be played both on the Internet and through a new land-based kiosk network in the Republic of Tanzania in eastern Africa.
Baraka, which is fully licensed and registered in Antigua, has so far installed ... (read more)
Gone Tomorrow?3 October 2003
The findings in a report from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia spell gloom and doom for betting exchanges Down Under.
The report, titled "Betting Exchanges: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" and released in August 2003, draws three key conclusions:
Competition from betting exchanges can lower the TABs' ... (read more)
TVG Sues Youbet Over Control Issues17 September 2003
Earlier this month, ODS Technologies, a subsidiary of Gemstar that does business as TVG Network, filed a complaint against Youbet, alleging that Youbet is doing irreparable harm to its shareholders by providing false and misleading proxy information in order to swing a vote that would amend Youbet's Charter. ... (read more)
Intralot Signs Contract To Put Chile's Lottery On Internet16 September 2003
Chile's state lottery organization, Polla Chilena Beneficencia awarded Intralot a six-year contract to introduce and maintain an online lottery system that will offer games through mobile phones, call centers, and the Internet.
Intralot de Chile, a subsidiary of Greece-based Intralot, is expected to ... (read more)
New Zealand Gambling Bill Puts Lottery Online12 September 2003
New Zealand's Parliament voted Thursday 62-52 in favor of adopting a new gambling bill. A clause added just days before the vote permits New Zealand's Lotteries Commission to operate on the Internet.
The Lotteries Commission joins TAB in becoming one of only two gaming companies licensed under the bill to operate online. ... (read more)
Ladbrokes Loses De Lotto Appea10 September 2003
The Dutch Court of Appeals in Arnhem ruled Tuesday in favor of state-run Dutch lottery operator De Lotto. The decision states that without a license Ladbrokes may not offer bets to Dutch citizens and must therefore block their access to its Internet and telephone services.
"This is the fatal ... (read more)
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