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Pennsylvania lawmaker pushes for fantasy sports regulation

Pennsylvania Representative George Dunbar has put forward a bill that, if passed, would require fantasy sports contest providers to secure licences from the state Gaming [...]

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Celsius Coal’s proposed deal for Favourit falls flat as Australian IPO fails

Celsius Coal’s proposed takeover of sports betting platform provider Favourit has been derailed after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) placed a stop order [...]

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Spain’s Luckia Gaming selects NYX to drive omni-channel growth

Spanish gaming operator Luckia Gaming Group has signed a long-term partnership with NYX Gaming Group to drive its omni-channel growth across a number of key [...]

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Czech President signs gambling bills into law

The office of the president of the Czech Republic confirmed Wednesday that president Milos Zeman has signed a number of bills into law to re-regulate [...]

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Webis shares climb after Cal Expo racing and wagering extension

Webis Holdings-owned WatchandWager.com has signed an extension to its racing and wagering contract with Cal Expo Harness Racing, the Californian harness racing track based in [...]

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Michigan iGaming bill set for Senate vote after Committee approval

Michigan Senators will have a chance to vote on the iGaming bill introduced by Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall which was approved Wednesday by the Regulatory [...]

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Net Entertainment Nine Month Revenues Top 2008 Total

Continuing its impressive run of results, Net Entertainment AB said Thursday that revenues for the third quarter of 2009 increased by 44% to SEK75.8 million (€7.3 million) on existing customer growth and the addition of four new operators, pushing the company's nine-month revenue total ahead of its 2008 full year [...]

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German State Confirms Gaming Liberalisation

The new coalition government of the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein looks set to make good on its pre-election promise to withdraw from the State Treaty on Gaming and open the market to private competition, and according to government sources, they have the support of other federal states who intend [...]

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La Française des Jeux Re-brands Consumer Offering

France's state-controlled gaming operator, La Française des Jeux, is to launch a new brand name and logo this week for its consumer operations as it seeks to create a new identity for itself in the soon to be liberalised French gaming market.

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Elvis Presley Branded Lottery Games Set for Global Launch

Continuing to expand its selection of branded lottery scratchcards, MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. (EPE), through which lottery players will be able to play games based on the legendary artist.

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JenningsBet Launches New Microgaming Powered Casino

Having joined the Microgaming poker network last year, JenningsBet.com has announced an expansion of its relationship with the online gaming software provider with the launch of its new Microgaming powered online casino, JenningsCasino.com.

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Unibet to Champion Fight Against Sports Ownership Right

Unibet is considering fighting on in its epic court case against the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), which concluded with the decision of the French Court of Appeal two weeks ago to impose a fine of€1.3m against the online gaming and betting operator.

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Spain & Mexico Pool Lotteries Ahead of LatinoMillions

The Spanish and Mexican national lotteries, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) and Lotería Nacional (Lotenal), have entered into an agreement to launch a joint-draw weekly lottery game, ahead of a more ambitious plan to introduce a EuroMillions style multi-jurisdictional LatinoMillions offering.

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ASA Bans Misleading Bet365 Ads over Free Bets Claim

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against two press advertisements for online gambling operator Bet365.com, which were found likely to mislead customers because they did not make it clear that to obtain the full amount of free bets advertised, customers were required to spend a substantial amount [...]

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CryptoLogic Launches First DC Comics Branded Games

As part of its exclusive multi-year licensing agreement signed earlier this year with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and DC Comics, CryptoLogic has announced the launch of two new branded online slot games based on popular comic book superheroes, Batman and Wonder Woman.

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Virtue Fusion Adds Offsidebet to Growing Bingo Base

Alderney-based online bingo software provider Virtue Fusion has announced the addition of Offsidebet.com to its growing customer base, with the Costa Rica licensed gaming operator initially targeting its online bingo launch towards the Spanish market, ahead of further plans to roll-out the product into Eastern Europe.

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Betfair Strengthens U.S Presence via Social Network Stake

Continuing to cement its position in the U.S. market, online betting exchange Betfair has concluded a multi-million dollar investment in U.S-based Watercooler Inc, a leading developer of fan communities and social games with more than forty million registered users.

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Greece Backtracks on New Gaming Tax

In a second postponement which could signal the end of the country's new gaming tax, the Greek government has said that it will not enforce a 10% tax on winnings from lotteries, games of chance and fixed odds betting, which was to come into force last week.

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