Author: Nathan

June 30, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – In the kind of development that’s become very familiar to the online gambling world, yet another attempt to regulate (and tax) Internet gambling has been defeated by opponents. Once thought to hold a promising shot at approval, California Senator Rod Wright’s bill — the subject of a special…

June 30, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – One of the world’s leading online sports betting companies, Austrian-based bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, has reported that its customers have so far doubled since the World Cup began on June 11. The company “registered twice the number of customers after the World Cup's preliminary round measured against the…

June 30, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – In New York, the horse racing industry is facing difficult times, and to top it off, the UIGEA appears to be cutting into its business — even though it’s not meant to. And so, U.S. House of Representatives member Scott Murphy, representing New York, plans to introduce bipartisan…

June 30, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – A setback to New Hampshire’s planned online gaming system is being reported. The state lottery board had in recent weeks announced a new plan to offer online gambling to its citizens in the form of online games that avoided UIGEA restrictions by requiring that tickets be bought offline.…

June 29, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – PartyGaming has received a license to offer online sports betting and Internet poker services in the French market. The online sports betting services will commence immediately; the Internet poker services can begin when the French online poker market is officially open (that’s expected to be later this month).…

June 29, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – Some conflicting reports this week have brought the possibly bwin and PartyGaming merger back into the news, without really clarifying if there’s really been any change to the status of the talks. On Sunday, Reuters reported that talks between the two companies had totally broken down and that…

June 29, 2010 (CAP PR Wire) -- Chartwell Technology Inc. ("Chartwell"), a leading provider of games, gaming systems and platform for the regulated online casino gaming industry is pleased to announce today that Centrebet Limited ("Centrebet") is the latest international gaming brand to select the Chartwell Games Platform ("CGP") to power its online flash casino.Established…

June 28, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – England’s out. Mexico and France are out. Last year’s champs, Italy, are out, and in spectacular fashion. This year’s FIFA World Cup tournament is proving to be filled with surprises, and, as could be guessed, that’s making the related online World Cup betting market very interesting. Perhaps England’s…