Nambling Notes - Feb. 28, 2008

IGN's Lorien Pilling reports live from the third and final day of AiG 2008.

In its annual results, Ladbrokes revealed that full-yearly net revenues for its online gaming, sports book and casino offerings grew by 7 percent, 14.7 percent and 5.1 percent to £143.5 million, £52.2 million and £43.1 million, respectively.

The Poker Channel has launched with Finland's largest cable operator, Welho, as channel 212.

Tatts Group Ltd. -- formerly Tattersall's -- said first-half profits rose 24 percent on the acquisition of lottery operator Golden Casket and wagering group Unitab.

Bingo.com said it is "comfortably on its way to returning to profitability," having reduced losses from $395,787 in Q3 to $173,262 in Q4.

Microgaming has terminated its license agreement with Tusk Investment Ltd.

The European Commission today sent letters of formal notice to the Netherlands and Greece, commencing the second stage of infringement proceedings that were initiated in April 2006 and June 2007, respectively.

Vancouver-based software developer GGT Games has appointed Benjamin Tam to succeed Barrie Hansen as chief executive officer with immediate effect.

Orbis has released Games Package 11, an update on its set of OpenBet casino and fixed-odds games.

Weird but true: New York Post reports robbers busted into an Israeli warehouse and made off with nearly 100 tons of Nutella, the chocolate-hazelnut spread. A police spokesman said the magnitude of the heist indicated it was an inside job.

On the London Stock Exchange, Ladbrokes was down 8.75p (2.7 percent) to 317.75, 888 was down 6.75p (4.2 percent) to 155.00 and William Hill was down 16.75p (4.1 percent) to 396.75.