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Bwin.party Receives Schleswig-Holstein Sports Betting Licence
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a sports betting licence to Bwin.party, which is one of the leading online gambling operators in Europe, with a particularly strong presence in Germany.  Europe Online5/8/2013
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Queen's speech: all gambling companies will need UK licence
(UK) -- Online gambling firms will be required to hold a licence in Britain in order to advertise and sell their games to British customers under new laws.
3/31/2013
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Online gaming sector snaps up ex-bankers
(UK) -- Job cuts and pay curbs at some of the City’s biggest banks are creating hiring opportunities for companies in other sectors, which are snapping up banking...
3/28/2013
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Global Reviews Report : “How much revenue could the UK online sports betting industry be missing out on per month?”
(UK) -- Online betting companies are taking quite a gamble when it comes to getting customers to actually place a bet, according to a report from Global Reviews, the...
3/13/2013
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Rodman helps gambling firm clean up on pope wagers
(Rome) -- Ka-ching. That's what Paddy Power is thinking after the Irish gambling operation dispatched Dennis Rodman to Vatican City to rally the unfaithful to place...
3/6/2013
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European Commission Green Lights UK Online Gambling Bill
(UK) -- EU regulators have waved through the online gambling bill that will force operators targeting UK players to take a licence, leaving previously exempt online...
2/21/2013
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Amaya Gaming inks Groupe Circus games supply deal
(Europe) -- Gaming industry entertainment solutions provider Amaya Gaming Group Incorporated has signed a deal with Belgian online casino operator Groupe Circus to bring...
2/20/2013
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Hippodrome online casino the talk of the town
(UK) -- The Hippodrome Casino, in London’s Leicester Square, has announced the launch of its online casino, which has been built by Microgaming and is operated by...
2/18/2013
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Switzerland to End its Ineffectual Ban on Online Gaming
(Switzerland) -- Switzerland has announced a plan to introduce laws to regulate online gaming. New laws will be drafted by the Department of Justice and Police in...
2/16/2013
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Meet the pioneers who are making millions from online gambling
(UK) -- They made hundreds of millions from the online gambling industry. Some face criminal charges in the US; others secured their fortunes from a 10-year betting boom...
2/11/2013
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UK Moves To Shore Up Online Player Funds [sub req'd]
(UK) -- The UK’s gambling regulator will gather views on how best to protect online player funds as it looks to avoid the failures laid bare by the collapse of...
1/30/2013
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UK i-gaming market to be worth “us$ 3.1 billion in 2013”
(UK) -- The UK online gaming industry is set to become a us$ 3.1 billion business in 2013, reports The Independent. Eight years after the UK government gave the online...
1/27/2013
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Online gambling: Playing into the mafia's hands?
(Germany) -- Reports indicate that the mafia relies heavily on German online gambling sites to launder money. The police are powerless in the situation due to unclear...
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Middle class women fuel rise as online gambling takings are set to hit £2billion
(UK) -- Online gambling takings are expected to hit £2billion this year fuelled by an increase in middle class women using the sites. Nearly one million people are...
1/25/2013
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Spain said to wring us$ 200 million from gaming sites on tax threat
(Spain) -- Spanish Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro squeezed about 150 million euros (us$ 200 million) from foreign-owned gambling companies by springing a tax probe on...
1/17/2013
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UK Govt Confirms Place of Consumption Tax for Online Poker
(UK) -- In a response to comments by the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Department of Culture Media and Sport’s (DCMS) legislative proposals, the UK...
12/31/2012
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'It was a fad, it's over, move on': Gold rush ends for the online poker dealers
(UK) -- A hand of Texas Hold’em poker can be full of excitement, with luck changing as every new card is revealed and the stakes get higher and higher.
12/25/2012
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Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein Grants 12 Online Poker Licenses
(Germany) -- The German state, or Land, of Schleswig-Holstein issued its first online gambling licenses last week, allowing a dozen operators to offer casino games on...
12/14/2012
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Online gambling companies struggle to clear EU hurdles
(UK) -- A partnership stuck today between bwin.party Digital Entertainment and a Belgian casino group has defused one of many disputes pitting online gambling companies...
11/28/2012
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Dutch state to sell casinos, legalise online gambling
(Netherlands) -- The Netherlands plans to sell its state-owned casino monopoly and legalise online gambling to open up competition. The new government, sworn in earlier...
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Netherlands To Privatize Casinos Amid Highly Controversial Austerity Push In Europe
(Netherlands) -- The Netherlands plans to “mondernise” its gambling policy by dumping its 14 casinos into private hands, the country’s recently elected...
11/26/2012
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High Court Judge Raises Doubts Over German Internet Gambling Restrictions
(Germany) -- A German Federal Court of Justice judge last week expressed doubts about the German state treaty’s online gambling restrictions, saying that the...
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Greece Rows Back From Opening Up Online Gambling Market
(Greece) -- Greece has reneged on its plan to regulate and licence online gambling in the country in a move which has outraged industry groups and seen Betfair withdraw...
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Online Gambling Industry Calls For EU To Crack Down On Greece Over OPAP
(Greece) -- Two European online gambling trade associations have filed a complaint claiming that Greece did not properly notify the European Commission about rules that...
11/16/2012
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Online key to bet firm growth
(Ireland) -- Paddy Power’s long-term global growth strategy is dependant on how fast and in what manner governments open their territories to online gambling, says...
11/15/2012
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EU Online Gambling At ‘Critical Moment’ After Teufelberger Grilling, Say Operators
(Europe) -- The European Commission must take urgent action against restrictive markets, like Belgium’s, to stop “irreparable and unjustifiable” damage...
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Tax online gambling to fight mafia business
(Europe) -- Removing the financial control of mafia organisations over banks should be a priority in the EU's fight against organised crime. Monitoring high-risk...
11/3/2012
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Newly Regulated Spanish Online Poker Industry Flourishes
(Spain) -- The Spanish online poker industry has been attracting a huge volume of traffic, ever since the Spanish government regulated online poker four months ago.
10/30/2012
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Dutch Coalition on Moving Forward to Regulate Online Gambling
(Holland) -- In efforts to secure online gambling regulation in the Netherlands, the new coalition government is seeking to issue egaming licenses before the end of its...
10/26/2012
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EC Plan of Action in Regards to Regulation of Online Gambling
(Europe) -- A few days ago the European Commission (EC) shared a communication plan entitled, “Towards a comprehensive European framework on online gambling...
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EC publishes online gambling policy document
(Europe) -- The European Commission has published its new policy on online gambling regulation. The communication, titled Towards a Comprehensive European Framework for...
10/23/2012
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Commission not proposing EU laws for online gambling
(London) -- The European Commission said on Tuesday it was not proposing EU-wide legislation to regulate online gambling, preferring a cooperative approach to issues...
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Commission sets out an action plan for online gambling
(London) -- Online gambling is one of the fastest growing service activities in the EU, with annual growth rates of almost 15% and an estimated €13 billion in...
10/22/2012
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EU To Unveil Online Gambling Action Plan [sub req'd]
(Europe) -- European Commissioner Michel Barnier will today release his action plan on how to better regulate Europe's online gambling industry from tighter money-...
7/8/2012
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Cartoons and fun with friends: How our children are being lured into gambling online
(UK) -- The casinos of Las Vegas might feel a million miles away from the bedrooms of British teenagers, but the worrying truth is that they are closer than you think.
6/25/2012
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UK Online Gambling Bill Set For January Second Hearing [sub req'd]
(UK) -- A UK online gambling regulatory bill will get a hearing next January after three members of parliament slept overnight in the historic building on Sunday night...
6/14/2012
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Spain Issues 277 Online Gambling Licenses
(Spain) -- The Spanish government issued an incredible 277 online gaming licenses to operators and rejected only three license applications for the official opening of...
6/13/2012
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Spain Takes First Steps Towards Sharing Players With France, Italy [sub req'd]
(Spain) -- With legalised internet gambling not two weeks old, Spain’s gambling regulator is taking the first steps towards allowing the country’s online...
5/29/2012
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Spanish Online Gambling To Go Live On June 5 [sub req'd]
(Spain) -- Spain’s gambling regulator has pushed back the launch of its online market until next Tuesday June 5, but companies without a licence will still have to...
5/28/2012
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Bwin.party Receives Schleswig-Holstein Sports Betting Licence
(Germany) -- The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a sports betting licence to Bwin.party, which is one of the leading online gambling operators in Europe,...
5/15/2012
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European Commission Eyes Late September Gambling ‘Action Plan’ [sub req]
(Europe) -- The European Commission has told gambling regulators it plans to release its online gambling “action plan” at the end of September, but hopes...
4/10/2012
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UK Treasury Solicits Comments on Online Gambling, Says 90 Percent Avoid Tax
(UK) -- The UK Treasury has begun taking comments on proposed legislation to tax online gambling at the site of play, leaving behind a system which it says allows 90...
3/21/2012
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All bets off for overseas gambling
(UK) -- The chancellor kick-started the biggest change in gambling since it was liberalised seven years ago by announcing that online betting would now be taxed...
3/5/2012
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Chiligaming Puts Europe On The Back-Burner
(Europe) -- Chiligaming is merging its non-French online poker site with Poker770 so the company can focus on the US market, founder and chief executive Alexandre...
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'No Need' For Online Gambling Licences, Says Norway Regulator [sub req'd]
(Norway) -- As governments across Europe seek out tax windfalls from internet gambling, oil-rich Norway is going in the opposite direction with plans to bolster state-...
2/21/2012
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More Debate on UK Online Gambling Tax
(UK) -- The British government has been for some time working on a proposal that would require offshore online gambling operators to obtain secondary licenses and pay...
2/10/2012
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888 And Playtech Among Those Targeted On First Belgian Blacklist [sub req'd]
(Belgium) -- Belgium’s gambling watchdog will send off a blacklist of 10 illegal sites, including well-known offerings from 888 and Playtech, to local banks and...
1/30/2012
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Norway’s Payment Ban Fails To Halt Offshore Gambling In 2011 [sub req'd]
(Norway) -- Norway’s gambling watchdog has admitted its online payments ban has “not been a success” as research showed more than half of internet...
1/26/2012
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Backbench MP Kickstarts Debate With Offshore Gambling Bill [sub req'd]
(UK) -- A UK MP with close ties to horseracing has introduced a bill which experts yesterday predicted could spur on government efforts to regulate and tax offshore...
10/20/2011
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UK Gambling Minister Fires EU Online Warning
(UK) -- Europe is at a “crossroads” on online gambling and political momentum has built up so much that it is now “extremely embarrassing” for...
9/17/2011
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Schleswig-Holstein Legalizes Online Gaming
(Germany) -- The German state of Schleswig-Holstein became the first regional authority in the country to legalize online gaming this week. Previously the whole country...
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