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IGN Staff Gaming GuruNo Settlement Yet in Minnesota Blocking Battle5 June 2009
By IGN Staff Despite reports to the contrary, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety confirmed Friday morning that it has not abandoned efforts to block state residents from accessing nearly 200 Internet gambling Web sites. In a press release Thursday, the Poker Players Alliance, a million-member player advocacy group, said enforcement action against 11 United States Internet service providers had been dropped. Those I.S.P.s -- which include Charter Communications, AT&T and Sprint -- were ordered in April to enact the blocking measures. The alliance quoted Representative Pat Garofalo, a Minnesota lawmaker who introduced legislation last month to overturn the department's orders, as saying those orders had been withdrawn. "In the spirit of cooperation and in recognition of the rescission of these notices, I am more than happy to withdraw my bill and in its place sponsor a discussion aimed at establishing a framework for regulating and licensing the online gaming industry," Mr. Garofalo said. But Dennis Smith, a spokesman for the public safety department, said the blocking orders stand and that a settlement agreement between the government and the I.S.P.s has not been reached. "Nothing definitive yet on our end," he told IGamingNews by telephone. Mr. Smith's comments were echoed Friday by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, an industry trade group that's suing the public safety department in Federal District Court. "While Imega, the Minnesota attorney-general’s office and the Department of Public Safety have been involved with efforts to reach a settlement, as of today no final agreement has been reached," the group said in a prepared statement. Spokespersons for the Poker Players Alliance and Imega did not immediately return phone calls and e-mails.
No Settlement Yet in Minnesota Blocking Battle
is republished from iGamingNews.com.
Greece Strong for Sportingbet in Third Quarter3 June 2009
Sportingbet grew third-quarter net gaming revenue by 7.6 percent to £43.8 million over last year, spurred by a particularly strong performance in sports betting.
Net gaming revenue from sports rose 19.6 percent to £25 million, but casino (£9.9 million) and poker (£5 million) were largely unchanged versus ... (read more)
Playtech, Betfair in Software Licensing Deal2 June 2009
Betfair, the multinational betting exchange, said Tuesday that it will license downloadable casino and bingo software from Playtech Ltd.
The deal does not conflict with a recent agreement between Betfair and CryptoLogic Ltd., which saw the former take 10 branded and non-branded games from the ... (read more)
Minus National Lottery, Remote Gambling Participation Flat in U.K.22 May 2009
The National Lottery has once again brightened up remote gambling participation figures in the United Kingdom.
The figures, released quarterly and annually by the Gambling Commission, assess how many residents are gambling via computer, mobiles and television, and how often.
In the 12 months to March ... (read more)
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