Another airline has announced its intention to launch an airborne online gambling service in the near future. US domestic carrier jetBlue Airways has announced that it is to offer Wi-Fi in-flight gambling services via the Internet. It is understood that the new service is to include the ability to place halftime and other interactive bets…
Authorities in Canada are warning adults not to give lottery tickets to children this Christmas following the release of a study that found a large proportion of the tickets are currently being given to minors. Tickets for the numerous Canadian provincial lotteries are relatively cheap and offer the opportunity to win large amounts of money.…
In America, the Governor of the eastern state of Massachusetts has been branded a hypocrite this week as he stepped up efforts to pass his gambling reform package through the legislature. Governor Deval Patrick's proposal would permit three casinos in the state but, paradoxically, also includes a measure that would make online and telephone gambling…
In America, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google have agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle a Government probe into their roles in promoting online gambling dating back a decade. The settlements mark the latest development in a US crackdown on online gambling that also included the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). According…
Online bingo site JackpotJoy.com has announced that a 27-year-old British beauty therapist has set a record by winning almost two million dollars on its Deal Or No Deal slot. ‘Emira B' from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire won the jackpot over the weekend and will take home approximately $1.93 million, almost three times more than the…
The NFL gives a variety of educational tools for new players about the pitfalls of illegal gambling. Rookies receive lectures when they enter the league, and programs are used to discourage players from getting involved.One former player now has a better understanding of what the NFL were trying to teach. This last weekend saw the…
All Jackpots Online Casino, one of the world’s biggest online jackpot casinos, announced that a player from North America beat 1,491 players over the weekend to collect a $50,000 prize from the world’s first online $100,000 multi-player slot tournament. On top of the grand prize, 299 other players split $50,000 in cash prizes between them.The…
According to reports from the Reuters news agency, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been delayed in ruling on the trade case brought by Antigua against the United States for substantial damages following years of litigation.In 2005, the WTO ruled that a US law allowing only domestic companies to provide online horseracing gambling services discriminated…
Online gambling group PartyGaming has announced the appointment of four new directors in the wake of reporting pre-tax losses of $47.35 million in the six months to the end of June.The announced losses compare with profits of $300.48 million for the same period in 2006 and indicate that PartyGaming is still feeling the pinch from…
Paddy Power have found themselves in controversial waters again for a new campaign it had hoped to feature on the London Underground network. In the past the company has had two adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Agency, and the new ads were canned by Transport for London. The TFL were reportedly worried the latest…
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