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  • Gambling news
    Online Poker World Bids Adieu to Poker Heaven

    Poker Heaven, previous members of Boss Media and Ongame poker networks, is going to close down on the coming November 12th as a result of the silo-intensive European player pools that have greatly affected the decade-old company. On last year’s January, Poker Heaven joined the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN). The growing regulation in European online […]

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  • Gambling news
    Supreme Court of India Upholds Kerala Ban on Online Lotteries

    From this Thursday, India’s individual states can ban online lotteries based in other states from serving their residents, according to the recent decision of India’s Supreme Court. The southwestern state of Kerala has already prohibited all lotteries in the state from January 2005. Three months later, they made a revision that permits state-run paper lottery […]

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  • Feature
    10 Must-Watch Gambling Movies List

    Whether you are a movie buff or not, the fact that there have been so many movies made centred around the subject of gambling – ranging from average to absolutely great ones – may surprise you. It is hard to pick a top ten from this huge list, but the following gambling movies list that […]

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  • Gambling news
    UK Awards Pool Betting License for FantasyBet to Viral

    Viral, the well-established white-label multi-channel casino and betting solutions provider, has acquired the UK pool betting license to release its daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator brand called FantasyBet in the UK market. Viral is also licensed by the government of Curaçao and is legally authorized to carry on online e-gaming operations there. Some original features […]

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  • Gambling news
    Online Bitcoin Poker Operator Fined and Placed on Probation

    Former online Bitcoin poker site “Seals with Clubs” operator and professional Las Vegas gambler, 37 year old Bryan Micon has been fined and placed on probation by a Nevada judge this Tuesday. Clark County District Court Judge Kerry Earley gave Micon this sentence after he was proven guilty to a criminal charge of illegal gambling. The […]

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  • Gambling news
    British Government to Mend Broken Horserace Betting Levy Talks

    Online bookmakers of Britain and Racing officials have failed to set up a new horserace betting levy, as each stakeholder directly held the other party responsible. Secretary of State John Whittingdale of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport is to take up the duty of mediating the issue. The 55th Levy scheme was set […]

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  • Gambling news
    Baha Mar Developer Switched by Chinese Lender

    The Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) shut out Baha Mar, a problematic resort casino yet to be opened in the Bahamas, this Friday. This step may mean an end to the attachment of Sarkis Izmirlian, the developer. The state-run bank, which has been financier to Baha Mar and invested around 2.45 billion US dollars, allegedly […]

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  • Gambling news
    Macau Unwinding its Transit Visa Scheme

    The Chinese government is going to permit Macau the expansion of its transit visa scheme, as derived from statements by Li Gang, director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau. As per the present scheme, a person entering Macau as part of transiting to a third party country can remain seven days in […]

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  • Gambling news
    PokerStars Pushing Players to Retrieve Account Balance

    The previous customers of Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars brand are recently being contacted concerning their unresolved account balances. The site left market after the Black Friday federal indictments of 2011. They have sent emails to the NJ players holding accounts with them at that time so that they extract any money that may still be in […]

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  • Gambling news
    South Korean Illegal Online Gambling Operators to Face Heavy Prosecution

    Illegal online gambling sites are planned to be brought to prosecution by South Korean authorities where the operators will receive life sentences and all their customers will face charges. Illegal online gambling operators, who were indicted on charges for establishing an unlawful gambling place beforehand, will now have to bear organized crime charges that constitute […]

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