Archive for September, 2011
The popularity of online gambling in Western Europe
The popularity of online gambling in Western Europe goes back to the legislation of these countries, it has been suggested. Jesper Sogaard, executive director of Betting, a company that offers betting advisory services, explained that the legislation has meant that “will more or less the same attitude toward online gaming throughout Western Europe.” People noted [...]
The merger of companies in the field of online casinos
The famous online gaming company, 888 Holdings has revealed that after the merger of the giant Bwin and PartyGaming, she had also received offers from competitors. The merger between the two companies will create the largest group of games in the world, estimated at more than 4 billion dollars as the market price of its [...]
Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet
Although this has not been officially confirmed, it seems unfortunate but inevitable future for these two sites. From now poker players in the U.S. playing at Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet could end up losing their deposits. Madeira Fjord Norway, which represents the shareholders of Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet ( Gaming Blanca property ) [...]
The Supreme Court of the EU supports gaming monopolies
The Supreme Court of Europe took a blow to online gambling companies seeking to break national monopolies and issued its ruling that Austria can prohibit foreign companies operating in the country games. Several online gambling companies have launched lawsuits against a number of EU countries in an effort to open a lucrative market with revenues [...]