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Financial Company Expands into Online Gambling Industry

One of the world’s most recognized financial services companies, Cantor Fitzgerald has launched its first online casino, on the back of its white label B2B offering. Cantor Casino is already up and running and promises to provide players with endless entertainment through innovative games and low house edges.    The manager of Cantor Gaming, Manu

 
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UK Gambling Companies Not Contributing to Trust Program

The UK based Responsibility in Gambling Trust has pointed a finger at the country’s online gambling companies, accusing them of not contributing their required share to the trust. “It's the online gamblers on the whole who are not contributing. It's difficult to get money out of these people – some of them are operating from

 
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Industry Cheers Chinese Government

The global gambling industry met with cheer the news that the Chinese government has declared a moratorium on licensed casino operators in the territory. Experts say that the halt in land allocations to develop new casinos, as well as the move to restrict the expansion of existing ones will “stop unfettered competition”, as one executive

 
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California Bill May See Online Gambling Legalized in the State

The Gambling Control / California Intrastate Online Poker Act, introduced last month by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, was passed Wednesday by the state’s Assembly Governmental Organization Committee (AGOC). The next step through the process of bringing the bill to an eventual vote will be to get it passed by the Assembly Appropriates Committee.   Levine’s bill

 
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Calvin Ayre retires from Bodog

Calvin Ayre, the founder of Bodog and internationally noted billionaire, will be retiring from his (mainly ceremonial) role as the face of Bodog. Today he announced that he will no longer be involved in Bodog operationally. In mid 2007 he transferred ownership of the Bodog brand in North America to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group.

 
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Turkish Organizations Come Together to Fight Sportsbetting Scams

Three Turkish organizations met in Istanbul this week in a bid to improve the ethics in the country’s sportsbetting industry. Representatives from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), the state owned Spor Toto Organization and Intelek, the Intralot subsidiary that runs the popular Iddaa sportsbetting game, agreed that steps would be taken to make the industry

 
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Playtech Signs Deal with Bettson

Leading software provider, Playtech has signed a deal with Swedish gambling operator, Bettson to furnish its online casinos with a portfolio of 110 games. The Playtech package will compliment Bettson’s existing Net Entertainment Casino Module software platform. The download casino will be made available to Betsson, as well as its CasinoEuro.com and CherryCasino.com brands.   

 
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Barney Frank Introduces New Anti-UIGEA Bill

Vocal anti-gambling laws opponent, the US politician, Barney Frank has introduced another law that may deal a blow to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Frank, together with Representative Ron Paul, introduced the new bill on Friday last week, which would essentially ban the US Treasury and Federal Reserve System from proposing or implementing

 
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Swedish Poker Report Shows Influence of Foreign Sites on Problem Gambling

A report commissioned by the Swedish government to examine online poker play in the country, revealed that players who sought out foreign poker sites only, were more prone to addictive behavior than those who played exclusively at the state-run site, Svenska Spel.   All in all, a total of 200,000 Swedish players regularly sought their

 
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