Online GamingIllinois Online
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IL Senate president proposes iGaming plan for the state (5/16/2012)
(Illinois) -- Senate President John Cullerton, asserting “time is of the essence,” wants lawmakers to approve his plan to regulate Internet gambling in...
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John Cullerton wants to make Illinois an 'internet gambling hub' (5/16/2012)
(Illinois) -- Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has a plan that he believes will give the state "first in the nation status." Senate President John...
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Illinois bill aims to capture Internet gambling money (5/15/2012)
(Illinois) -- Cash-strapped Illinois would gain hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue under legislation introduced on Tuesday to create an Internet gambling...
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Illinois Senate president champions online gambling (5/15/2012)
(Illinois) -- Illinois should move quickly to establish itself as an international leader in online poker and other types of Internet gambling, state Senate President...
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Senate leader wants to legalize online poker (5/15/2012)
(Illinois) -- Senate President John Cullerton floated the idea Tuesday of making Illinois an Internet gambling hub, suggesting the state could organize a major online...
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State Lottery Bills Urge Online Casino, Poker Expansion [sub req] (5/15/2012)
(Illinois) -- State lotteries in Illinois and Delaware could launch online casino and poker games by next year if newly-introduced Internet gambling bills carry the...
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Social Gaming
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DoubleDown goes all in: adds Texas Hold ‘Em to Facebook (5/16/2012)
(California) -- Full-on social online gambling might not becoming a part of our everyday lives especially soon, but that hasn’t stopped casino games from becoming...
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Social gaming to gambling: states inch forward (5/16/2012)
(USA) -- When will the floodgates open? It feels like an eternity that the casino industry and makers of games like Zynga Poker have been waiting for states to flip a...
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Stakes are high as apps turn kids into gamblers (5/13/2012)
(Australia) -- CHILDREN are using smartphones as gambling machines as they get increasingly bombarded with opportunities to gamble through phone apps and social media...
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California Online
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California could cash in on legalized online poker (5/15/2012)
(California) -- State Senate President Darrell Steinberg is pushing a bill that would legalize online poker in California to help the cash-strapped state. If SB1463...
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Casino Operators Offer Solution to State Budget Woes (5/15/2012)
(California) -- As Governor Jerry Brown faces a ballooning state budget deficit, casino operators are offering a cut of the action if state officials will legalize...
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California offered piece of the action from Internet poker (5/14/2012)
(California) -- As state leaders sweat over another possible round of cuts from schools and social services, casino operators are offering officials a cut of the action...
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United Auburn Indian tribe makes agreement with online gaming company (5/11/2012)
(California) -- The United Auburn Indian Community, owners of Thunder Valley Casino, entered into a 10-year agreement with London-based Bwin.party Digital Entertainment...
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Europe Online
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European Commission Eyes Late September Gambling ‘Action Plan’ [sub req] (5/15/2012)
(Europe) -- The European Commission has told gambling regulators it plans to release its online gambling “action plan” at the end of September, but hopes...
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Online Business
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From Slots to Web Gambling / For CEO Hart, a Battle to Revamp the Slot-Machine Business (5/15/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Yahoo Inc. YHOO -0.65% board member Patti Hart, fresh from the controversy that led to Scott Thompson's ouster as Yahoo's chief executive, has...
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Asia, Internet Expansions Stretch U.S. Gambling Regulators (5/15/2012)
(Mississippi) -- Partnerships being formed by American gambling companies in international markets and for Internet gambling are testing the ability of U.S. regulatory...
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WMS signs licensing deal with Konami for online content (5/10/2012)
(USA) -- Konami Gaming Inc has entered into the online gambling space for the first time following the signing of a licence agreement with WMS Gaming, under which the...
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Online Legislation
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CSM: States should fold on Internet gambling (5/15/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- California and New Jersey, each seek more revenue, are leading the states toward Internet gambling, starting with online poker. But this all-too-...
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Failed online gaming bill likely to return (5/13/2012)
(Mississippi) -- When it comes to so-called "sin" taxes, Mississippi has a long track record of contradictory political and public policy behavior.
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Delaware Online
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Delaware Eyes Online, Other Gaming Expansion (5/14/2012)
(Delaware) -- Delaware Governor Jack Markell, who has spent a good portion of the past few years considering whether to add full-blown casinos to the current three...
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Indian Country Online
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Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past (5/14/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- To prime itself for the U.S. debut of legal online poker, MGM Resorts International, owner of such Las Vegas Strip monuments as the MGM Grand, the...
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Nevada Online
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Cybersecurity at issue as Gaming Policy Committee discusses Internet gambling (5/14/2012)
(Nevada) -- With the state about a month away from granting its first online gambling license, two experts told members of the Gaming Policy Committee on Monday that...
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Nevada Gaming Committee Hears Case For Federal Regulation (5/14/2012)
(Nevada) -- A key Nevada regulator on Monday advocated federal online gambling legislation to prevent a state-by-state “race-to-the-bottom” that would weaken...
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Gibraltar Pursues Gambling Opportunities in Nevada (5/12/2012)
(California) -- Gibraltar has sent a group of representatives to attend the GiGse conference that took place in the state of San Francisco. This delegation was led by...
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New Jersey Online
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BRENNAN: Online gaming – not a good bet, say New Jerseyans (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Just four days after a bill that could make New Jersey the first state to offer online gaming passed an Assembly committee in Trenton, a poll has come...
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Fearing a hit to the pocketbook, most N.J. voters oppose online gambling, poll finds (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- A bill to allow Internet gambling on casino games is making its way through the New Jersey Legislature, but a new poll shows the majority of Garden State...
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Internet gambling questioned / Poll: Voters disapprove of gaming plan (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Ever since a report commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie on gambling in New Jersey was released in 2010, the message on the administration’s...
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New Jersey Voters Don’t Want Internet Gambling (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Some New Jersey legislators may be excited about expanding Atlantic City gambling to the Internet, but Garden State voters are not.
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NJ Voters Oppose Internet Gambling (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- While some New Jersey legislators may be excited about expanding Atlantic City gaming to the Internet, a majority of Garden State voters are against it.
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Poll: N.J. Voters Wary of Internet Gambling (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Some New Jersey legislators may be excited about expanding Atlantic City gaming to the Internet, but voters aren’t crazy about it. According to the...
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Poll: New Jersey voters oppose Internet gambling (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- A new poll finds most New Jerseyans oppose legalizing Internet gambling, but want the ability to legally bet on sporting events.
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New Jersey Online Gaming Bill Moves Toward Vote (5/14/2012)
(New Jersey) -- The bill to legalize online gaming in New Jersey moved closer to realization last week as a state Assembly committee approved a bill very similar to one...
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New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Moves Closer to Reality (5/12/2012)
(New Jersey) -- A new bill which will allow casinos in Atlantic City to offer online gambling has been approved by New Jersey’s State Assembly. Thursday’s...
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New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Passes House Committee (5/12/2012)
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey House Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee passed Senator Ray Lesniak's online gambling legalization bill with three votes in...
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Atlantic City hosts two-day casino conference this week (5/12/2012)
(Atlantic City) -- Internet gambling, sports betting and Wall Street’s view of the sluggish Atlantic City market will dominate the agenda during a major casino...
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BRENNAN: New Jersey – The Gambling State? (5/11/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Following up on the four gambling-related bills that cleared a New Jersey State Assembly committee on Thursday: There’s a committee divide among...
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Internet Gambling Bill Advances In The NJ Assembly [AUDIO] (5/11/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Legislation to authorize Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos to enable New Jerseyans to wager on casino games via the Internet was released...
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New Jersey Internet Bill ‘90 Percent’ Ready, Sponsor Says (5/11/2012)
(New Jersey) -- A heavily-amended Internet gambling bill in the New Jersey Assembly cleared a key committee vote Thursday, prompting its sponsor to declare that the...
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Online Gambling Bill Gets Approved by NJ State Assembly (5/11/2012)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is looking to become the first state to legalize online gambling after a State Assembly panel yesterday approved a bill allowing Internet...
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Atlantic City Internet Wagering Bill Clears Committee (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- The Assembly Gaming Committee released by a 3-1 vote, with one abstention, a bill that would enable residents to place wagers on Atlantic City casino...
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Internet gambling bill moves forward in (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- An Internet gambling bill being considered by New Jersey lawmakers could allow Atlantic City's casinos to take bets from people in other states or...
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Internet gambling in N.J. rolls one step closer to reality (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Internet gambling is a step closer to reality in New Jersey after an Assembly panel this morning advanced legislation proponents say is critical to the...
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Internet Gaming Bill Moves Forward (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Burzichelli, Vincent Prieto and Ruben J. Ramos Jr. to authorize Internet wagering at Atlantic City...
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Lesniak Concerned NJ Gov. Christie is Wavering Support for Internet Gambling Legislation (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak is concerned that Gov. Chris Christie's political ambitions are getting in the way of his previous support for...
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New Jersey Assembly panel approves online gambling bill (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- The legalization of Internet wagers cleared the state Assembly’s gambling committee Thursday morning, as lawmakers race to make New Jersey the...
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New Jersey Internet Poker Legislation In Limbo (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- According to a report in a prominent Pennsylvania newspaper, the legislation that would open up the state of New Jersey for internet gaming and poker is...
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Online poker bill passes one hurdle – but it’s not near a finish line yet (5/10/2012)
(New Jersey) -- An Assembly committee on Thursday approved a bill that could make New Jersey the first state to allow residents to bet on internet versions of casino...
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Sports Betting
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Sportsbooks Expect Big Paytime This Year (5/13/2012)
(UK) -- Sportsbooks, especially online bookmakers, expect the betting revenues to grow this year. As Internet betting news report, this is due to upcoming Euro 2012...
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Internet Cafes
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Florida's neighborhood casinos: The sweepstakes cafe boom (5/12/2012)
(Florida) -- At The Winners Circle, billed as “the largest and best Adult Arcade in the area,” waitresses hustle among the simulated slot machines to hand...
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MGM Resorts
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MGM CEO Says States Likely To Lead On Internet Gaming (5/11/2012)
(Mississippi) -- Despite his preference for federal legislation, MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren on Thursday acknowledged states are more likely to lead the way...
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Other News
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Numbers of Indians engaged in online gambling surging (5/15/2012)
(Indiana) -- India could be missing out on as much as $1.5 billion in lost tax revenue by not regulating online gambling. This is the conclusion reached in an in-depth...
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Teens' online gambling habits a losing hand (5/15/2012)
(Australia) -- TEENS glued to computer screens playing online poker for hours on end have youth workers worried that bad gambling habits could be on the cards.
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Online Gambling Sites Face Extortion (5/14/2012)
(Europe) -- All kinds of troublemakers, criminals, and parasitic elements have been troubling the Internet businesses since the beginning. Now, the parasites take on...
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Online gambling websites lure punters with cheap bets (5/13/2012)
(Malaysia) -- As if placing bets with a click of the mouse is not easy enough, gambling websites are now luring Malaysians by offering wagers from as low as RM8.
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Police on the trail of gambling websites (5/13/2012)
(Malaysia) -- The police are tracing several online gambling sites offering a wide array of bets. Federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department director Comm Datuk...
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Teen gambling called 'risky business' (5/7/2012)
(Canada) -- Teens who wager on card games like internet poker, buy lottery tickets or place bets on sports games could be at risk of becoming problem gamblers, Canadian...
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Betfair wins German online licence (5/3/2012)
(Germany) -- The first licences to offer online gambling in Germany have been awarded, with British online betting firm Betfair benefiting from the state of Schleswig...
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Market Report: Betfair on a winner with German licence award (5/3/2012)
(Germany) -- Jackpot. Betfair was celebrating a big win yesterday after the betting firm was awarded one of the first licences for online gambling in Germany. With...
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BLOG: Impact of High-Speed Online Poker Games (5/3/2012)
(USA) -- In the last few weeks, we've seen several variations of high-speed online poker games introduced. Full Tilt popularized the concept in the form of Rush...
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Antigua Claims US Is Destroying Gaming Industry And Misleading WTO (5/2/2012)
(Antigua) -- Antigua and Barbuda has accused the United States of being “misleading” and trying to destroy the island’s gaming industry after talks at...
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Court overturns police order for ISPs to block access to gambling websites (5/1/2012)
(Israel) -- In a recent landmark decision(1) the Court for Administrative Affairs in Tel Aviv held that the police had no authority to order internet service providers (...
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Bally Technologies CEO talks hot games, Internet poker, expansion plans and new jobs (4/30/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Richard Haddrill has been giving his passport a workout. Haddrill, CEO of Las Vegas-based slot machine and gaming systems manufacturer Bally Technologies...
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How to make the most of online casinos: top five tips (4/30/2012)
(UK) -- With a vast array of online gambling options at your disposal, beginning to use online casino programmes can often seem slightly daunting. However, there are a...
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Gambling provided alternate reality for former Hospitality Association accountant (4/29/2012)
(Florida) -- Rachel Duncan’s theft from the S.C. Hospitality Association started with a few thousand dollars in 2006. The longer she got away with it, the more she...
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Risky business: With the advent of online gambling, are we creating an epidemic of addiction? (4/29/2012)
(UK) -- No matter where you are, you can now bet online on everything from ‘next scorer’ to ‘dog on the pitch’ as traders give you the chance to...
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Web of addiction (4/26/2012)
(Ireland) -- There has been an alarming increase in the number of young men seeking treatment for gambling addiction because of the popularity of online betting and ease...
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Spoof-proof location authentication to help legitimize mobile gambling (4/25/2012)
(California) -- As states move to legalize mobile gambling in the U.S., verifying exactly where someone is located will become crucial. You can place a bet on a football...
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U.S., Antigua still apart on Internet gaming (4/25/2012)
(Antigua) -- Ten years after the United States made its first move to render offshore Internet gambling illegal, it is yet to settle a World Trade Organization (WTO)...
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The Future of Online Gaming, 2012 East Coast Gaming (4/25/2012)
(Atlantic City) -- On May 16-17 in Atlantic City a panel of gaming industry experts will come together at the 16th annual East Coast Gaming Congress at the Revel Resort.
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William Hill Succeeds Online (4/25/2012)
(UK) -- The well-known sportsbook and online casino sees increasing profits. The first quarter profits at William Hill came 19 percent higher than a year ago. What has...
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