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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 8Champagne Feeling in Malta12 January 2007
The Maltese court of appeal's refusal on Tuesday to enforce a judgment by a French court in a case instituted by French GIE Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) against Malta-based betting operation Zeturf has given advocates for an open gambling market in Europe cause for optimism.
The initial judgment was rendered ... (read more)
Lottomatica Eyes US Privatizations9 January 2007
Fresh off winning 1,600-plus gambling licenses as well as acquiring Internet and interactive channels, Lottomatica S.p.A is eying U.S. lottery properties.
Marco Sala, managing director and general manager of Lottomatica Italian Operations told the daily Il Sole 24 Ore that he is closely following U.S. ... (read more)
Italy - And the Winners Are . . .3 January 2007
The Official Gazette of Italy on Dec. 12 announced the bid winners for gambling distribution in Italy.
The highlights:
Lottomatica Italy obtained 1,144 sports betting rights, 500 horse race betting rights and nearly 50 percent of the sports betting available for the corner shops in the main ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Jan. 3, 20073 January 2007
Online Betting Out -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal bill on Dec. 30, 2006 regulating the activities of casinos and creating of four special gambling zones--all far away from Moscow and without any infrastructure: the Altai Territory (southwest Siberia), Primorye (the Far East), the ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Dec. 20, 200620 December 2006
Tip-and-Run -- Playing lotto online is still possible in Germany; the State Gaming Treaty was not signed at the Minister President Conference in Berlin on Dec. 13, 2006. There were obviously still doubts with regard to constitutional and EU legislation. Meanwhile, an EU notification process is taking place concerning the new draft State Treaty. ... (read more)
EU E-Enlargement18 December 2006
The European Union will grow again this January with the addition of Bulgaria and Romania.
The combined community in March 2006 had 230,396,996 Internet users, which is 49.8 percent of its 462,371,237 inhabitants (according Internet World Stats).
Bulgaria and Romania will, of course, boost those numbers. ... (read more)
Landmark Ruling for Soccer Clubs and Players vs. Bookies18 December 2006
Real Madrid, P.S.V. Eindhoven, Imari, FC Porto and some of their players (Zidane, Beckham, Raul, Ronaldo and Luis Figo) recently lodged claims in France and Belgium against a group of major online bookmakers that includes bwin, Betfair, Ladbrokes, Miapuesta, Unibet, VC Bet and William Hill.
The basis of ... (read more)
PAF Study Reveals Diverse German I-Gaming Market13 December 2006
New research from Goldmedia GmbH, Berlin indicates that 25 percent of Germany's 9 million Internet users gamble online.
The study, titled "Nutzungssituation bei Glücksspielen in Deutschland" (roughly translated: "User Environments for Games of Chance in Germany"), was commissioned by PAF(the Åland Islands' Slot Machine Association) and conducted by Prof. ... (read more)
German Politics too Much for Premiere Win11 December 2006
A year and a half after partnering to deliver the Premiere Win betting service, German pay-per-view TV channel Premiere and betting operator Magna Entertainment (MEC) are going their separate ways.
A spokesperson for Premiere confirmed that Premiere Win and MEC were handcuffed because they could introduce no other gambling products besides the ongoing betting on horses. ... (read more)
Veikkaus.fi: 10 Years Online7 December 2006
Finnish state gambling operator Veikkaus is celebrating 10 years of betting via the Internet.
I-gaming has developed over the past decade from a marginal phenomenon to a success story. Veikkaus's Web site currently welcomes around 100,000 daily visitors. This autumn, Veikkaus attained the weekly Internet ... (read more)
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