The French National Commission for Data Protection Authority (CNIL) and online gaming regulatory authority ARJEL will be teaming up to oversee compliance and data protection issues. The two independent administrative authorities will begin on-site inspections of the thirty-five French-licensed online gaming operators to ensure compliance with regulatory objectives including the fight against addiction, protection of [...]
The New Jersey bill seeking to legalise intrastate online gambling appears to have hit an unexpected scheduling obstacle, according to reports in the local media. Driven by state senator Ray Lesniak, the bill sailed though the state senate and was due to be presented to the House of Assembly on January 6. However, it appears [...]
New numbers from the respected UK online gambling monitor H2 Gambling Capital show that despite adverse global economic conditions, gross win in the internet gambling business rose 12.5 percent year-on-year in 2010. Gross win fell just short of $29.93 million, and the consultancy notes that even if the bonanza that was World Cup Football is [...]
English Premier League Wigan Athletic Football Club confirmed its most lucrative shirt sponsorship in the club’s history of a two-year deal signed with online betting brand 12BET. The Manchester-based club sponsorship is effective from July 1 2011 and 12BET’s logo will appear on all Wigan Athletic replica shirts and training apparel, excluding juniors, for the [...]
As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: “A bankruptcy court judge set Jan. 20 as the first of five possible hearing dates to decide the fate of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., which owns the three Trump casinos in Atlantic City. “The two groups competing to buy the company each upped their offers today in a Camden [...]
American Aaron Gustavson beat world champion and Team PokerStars PRO Peter Eastgate heads-up today to take down the EPT London Poker Festival Main Event for a first prize of £850,000. The £5,300 buy in tournament was the biggest ever held in the UK attracting 730 players from all over the world. Gustavson, a 23-year-old online [...]
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