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November 29 – It is one of the most highly anticipated evenings in the iGaming industry and this year’s eGaming Review Operator Awards didn’t disappoint. Bet365, the privately held online gaming operator founded ten years ago by Denise Coates, and Betfair, the betting exchange, each scooped three significant awards. Bet365 won the coveted prize of [...]

Silver Oak Casino proudly presents two new casino games to its players. ‘Lucky Tiger’ is a new 88-payline online video slot, and ‘Roaring Twenties Bingo’ is a new progressive bingo game at Silver Oak Casino. Extraordinary Slot Lucky Tiger has a regular 5 reels, but an extraordinary 88 paylines. Further, it offers three separate Free [...]

The launch this week of Loto Quebec’s new internet gambling operation EspaceJeux revealed that online poker will be offered on a platform that the British Columbia Lottery Corporation will partner in at the beginning of 2011. The joint platform will be hosted in Montréal, Quebec and will be powered by GTechG2, with customer account management [...]

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The governments of a lot of countries have views toward gambling that I find odd. I find it odd that the many U.S. states don’t allow casino games but offer a state-run lottery. I find it odd that some countries think that gambling in brick and mortar casinos is fine but gambling online is bad. [...]

More and more governments around the world are finding that it is harder to stop citizens from doing things than they thought. That is particularly true of online gambling. Considered a vice by many governments but considered a harmless pastime by most people with common sense, government bans are usually largely ignored. Now it has [...]

Global online gaming operator, Stan James Plc , has acquired a majority stake in Racing2day LLC , an online horse racing wagering business run by horse racing owners, players, handicappers and fans. Based in the USA, Racing2day is licensed by the Oregon Racing Commission and offers pari-mutuel horse race wagering online and via its 24/7 [...]

The possibility of Canada’s Prince Edward Island joining a consortium of other Canadian Provinces within the Atlantic Lottery Corporation receded this week, when finance minister Wes Sheridan announced that the island would not be participating. The finance minister, who had originally appeared supportive of the idea to launch the casino-type games felt instead that measures [...]

Sweden’s Net Entertainment announced its entry into the profitable branded online gaming arena with a multi-year licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, a division of media giant NBC Universal. The deal gives Net Entertainment the rights to develop content based on selected Universal properties. (Read the full post about ‘Net Entertainment announces licensing agreement [...]

The High Court in London will be the focus of industry attention this week as a year-old dispute between online gambling competitors 32 Red and William Hill Online on branding is argued. 32 Red started legal proceedings on a claim of trademark infringement over a year ago, complaining that William Hill’s 32 Vegas branding on [...]