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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 18Q & A: Tjeerd Veenstra, De Lotto6 March 2006
The architect who last week convinced the EU Members of Parliament (MEP) to keep the Internet gambling and the so-called "country of origin" principle out of the EU service directive is Tjeerd Veenstra. The director of Netherlands-based De Lotto has already earned his marks by winning a streak of court ... (read more)
Editorial: A Special Set of Rules for Loto-Québec?3 March 2006
Loto-Québec is doing what it can to stay successful in the increasingly competitive international marketplace, but does its recent purchase of a French casino operator contradict its objectives as a WLA member and a provincially licensed operator?
The state-owned joint-stock company has taken a stake of 35 percent in the French Moliflor Loisirs casino chain. ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - March 2, 20062 March 2006
What's in a Name? -- European bookmaker Gamebookers.com has made an offer to German football institute Bayern Munich to guarantee the difference in wages between the money allegedly offered by Chelsea and Bayern Munich's bid to keep Michael Ballack at Bayern. Ballack is also the captain of the national team, ... (read more)
PAF Report: German Speaking Gambling Market21 February 2006
PAF, the master licensee for interactive gaming in the Finnish territory of the Åland islands in the Baltic Sea, recently commissioned Germany-based consulting and research firm Goldmedia to compile a report titled " Online Betting & Gaming in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Market Situation and Market ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Feb. 16, 200616 February 2006
Party Time -- After learning about the judgment in its case vs. the Norwegian government, Ladbrokes can finally hold a small company party. The case, concerning the rejection of Ladbrokes' application for a betting license in Norway, was referred to the EFTA Court in Luxembourg, and that was Ladbrokes' goal. ... (read more)
EU Services Directive Vote - the Winner: European Lotteries16 February 2006
The European Parliament finally voted in Strasbourg today on the so called Services Directive in which basic EU values were at stake, such as the internal market en cross border services and labor. MEPs voted on 404 amendments to the Services Directive--a number that had dropped from 1,500.
It was known ... (read more)
Westlotto 1, BetandWin 013 February 2006
A German regional court (Landgericht Köln) has decided that Europe's biggest betting operator, BetandWin, and its two co-CEOs are not allowed to operate in Germany or direct German wagers. Four months away from the start of World Cup Soccer in Germany, this could be a serious setback for the company, its ... (read more)
The Year of I-Bingo10 February 2006
In the gambling arena, the year 2004 was the breakthrough of the peer-to-peer betting exchanges; 2005 was the revelation of m-gambling; and it seems that 2006 will be the year of I-bingo.
"Some skeptic voices have said that the traditional bingo customers are not interested in Internet-based ... (read more)
IT Roundup10 February 2006
Handy or Not Handy
HandyGames, a German market leader for mobile gaming, has introduced what CEO Christopher Kassulke is calling the first Casino Lounge WAP and i-mode handsets. The titles are: "American Roulette," "Black Jack," "High or Low," "Hold'em Poker," "Horse Race, "Scratch Card," "Sic Bo" and ... (read more)
EU Service Directive - Clash between Parliament and Commission8 February 2006
In a last drive to change the voting on the EU Services Directive, The European Betting Association (EBA) and the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) have called upon the EU Parliament to keep gambling part of the policy. The voting will take place Feb 16, 2006.
"Instead of trying to erect new ... (read more)
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