British online betting group Betfair said on Thursday it had lodged a legal complaint against the Dutch government, which has told banks to block payments from Betfair clients. It said the suit had been filed on Wednesday with a court in The Hague in response to a letter to banks from the Dutch justice ministry…
The 50-year-old singer is reportedly planning to launch the zombie-themed gambling den in Las Vegas. (The casino, slated to open next year, would be themed entirely on his 1982 international breakthrough song). He is also believed to be working on a new album, several films and a museum to house iconic items from his career….
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) has abandoned its effort to force local Internet service providers to block gambling Web sites. John Willems, director of the department’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED), will withdraw the letters he sent in April to 11 ISPs including Comcast, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T. The letters included a…
Jockey Kent Desormeaux, who finished second twice before at the Belmont Stakes, wins the 2009 Belmont Stakes riding Summer Bird. The other bird, Mine That Bird, hung back for most of the race and then made an early move – maybe a bit too early – to push for the lead but ended up taking…
The European Union urged the United States on Wednesday to open talks on scrapping a ban on foreign online gambling companies, saying it breaks global trade rules. The EU says it could seek compensation from the World Trade Organization because the 2006 ban unfairly prevents foreign Internet gambling sites from operating in the United States….
New Zealanders are gambling about $40 million a week on overseas websites – about 2 times what they spend on Lotto. A Racing Board survey has found that 5.7 per cent of New Zealanders, or 177,000 people, are gambling on websites, overseas lotteries and sports betting. They are spending $2.1 billion a year, or just…
The US Third Circuit Court of Appeals announced today that oral presentations in the case of the iMEGA challenge to the UIGEA will be heard July 7th in Philadelphia. The case pits the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association and its attorneys against lawyers representing the US Department of Justice, who will defend the online…
Online gambling is reaching the height of its popularity, and when more countries than ever are legalizing Internet gambling, one bank is walking away from the action. One of the biggest banks in the world, Royal Bank of Scotland, is closing their doors to the online gaming industry. The gaming operators have been given the…
Harrah’s Entertainment is set to launch a new push into the European market after announcing Friday that it has established a new subsidiary, Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment. Harrah’s had already been preparing for legalized Internet gambling in the US, but their announcement on Friday confirmed what many had been speculating, that the company was ready to…
Eighty percent of Polish football players gamble. Half of them visit casinos, the other half gamble on-line – says Tomasz Hajto, a footballer from Lodz, who played in Germany and England. Gambling is the main plague of Polish football. Footballers have replaced alcohol with roulette, confirms Marek Kozminski, a footballer from Krakow, who played in…