Posts Tagged ‘Online Gambling’
Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Atlantic City, Casinos, Companies, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Online Gambling, Politics, Predictions, Projects, Slots, Studies, Reports & Survey, United States, games
Tags: Atlantic City, banks, casino games, Casinos, economic crisis, flights, gambling, Gambling industry, Illinois, Investments, Las Vegas, MGM Mirage, Online Gambling, petrol price, real estate crisis, restrictions, revenue, slot machines, Slots, smoking ban, table games, tourist market, Tropicana Entertainment, Trump Marina Casino, unemployment, US •
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US gambling revenue dropped 15% in May. In Las Vegas, the percentage is 16.4%. As for Atlantic City, the casinos gambling revenue down 11% in June, comparing with the same month of the last year (a single casino shows an increase in revenue, Harrah’s Resort Casino). In Illinois, gambling revenue was [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 9th, 2008 under Legislation, Online Gambling, Politics, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Barack Obama, campaign, campaign's national website, Denver, donation, donor, gambling, gambling laws, illegal, Minnesota, Minnesota Gambling Control Board, Nick Kimball, Online Gambling, raffle, supporters, Tom Barrett, violation •
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On the campaign’s national website, Obama ask for donation between $5 and $2300 in exchange of a chance for every donor to be chosen as one of the 10 supporters to meet Barack backstage in Denver.
Tom Barrett, head of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board, consider that this is an illegal raffle and a [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 29th, 2008 under Legislation, Online Gambling, Politics, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Alfonse D'Amato, Barney Frank, bill, H.R. 5767, House Financial Services Committee, Online Gambling, Peter King, Poker Players Alliance, Ron Paul, Spencer Bachus, UIGEA, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act •
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The House Financial Services Committee voted down a bill, H.R. 5767, that would have prevented federal agencies from issuing rules implementing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Lawmakers failed to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling.
Alabama Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus says that “Today’s vote was a [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 24th, 2008 under Betting exchange Guide, Companies, Sports Betting
Tags: Andrew Black, Betfair, betting exchange, controversy, Edward Wray, History, links, Online Gambling, Poker, references, United Kingdom, Zero lounge •
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Betfair
Type
Betting exchange
Genre
Online gambling
Founded
2000
Founder
Andrew Black and Edward Wray
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Website
http://www.betfair.com/
Betfair is the world’s largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England.
Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest bet exchange in the world. [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 18th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, European Union, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Macau, Online Gambling, Predictions, Research, Sports Betting
Tags: Africa, Asia, Europe, gambling, gas, industry, Las Vegas, Macau, Middle East, mortgage crisis, Online Gambling, Predictions, price, PricewaterhouseCoopers, report, revenue, Sports Betting, travel, tribal casinos, US •
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Gambling revenue will grow to $155 billion in 2012 from a 2007 revenue of $114 billion with an annually rate of 6.5 percent per year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a report released this week.
Asia, and especially Macau, will be the world’s fastest growing gambling region.
In accordance with this report, the US revenue [...]
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