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SECOND THOUGHTS ON SECONDARY TAXING OF ONLINE OPERATORS

November 28th, 2011
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The UK Treasury is due to complete its review into the GBP1.7 billion British online gambling market next week, and will almost certainly recommend that a secondary licensing fee be imposed on offshore remote gaming companies wishing to access the UK market.

Clearly with this prospect on its radar, gambling group William Hill plc, which has a more than 10 percent share of the UK market, recently commissioned its own review, conducted by the respected professional business services provider …

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TEAM POKERSTARS PRO WINS APPT MACAU

November 28th, 2011
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Team Pokerstars pro and respected internet player Randy “nanonoko” Lew (26) awoke $483,902 wealthier this morning, having bested 575 entrants to take down the Pokerstars Asia Pacific Poker Tour at the Grand Lisboa Casino in Macau.

It was Lew's first major live tournament victory, made all the more remarkable by the fact that he started final table action as the low stack man, facing chip leader Kai Yat Fam on 4,515,000; Daniel Spiedelmann, Jeff …

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MOROCCAN POKER ACE TAKES DOWN THE WPT MARRAKECH

November 28th, 2011
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Besting poker aces like Bertrand Grospellier and WSOP champ Josh Duhamel in an entry field of 274, local Moroccan player Mohamed Ali Houssam claimed the main prize of almost Euro 200,000 and a $25,000 seat in the WPT World Championship over the weekend in the Euro 3,000 World Poker Tour Marrakech final table, following four days of hard poker action.

Houssam played a clever game, managing to stay in the top 15 players for most of the match as the field was steadily whittled down to a final …

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SPORTS BETTERS TAKE MORE RISKS ONLINE, SAYS NEW STUDY

November 28th, 2011
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A new study published by the Southern Cross University in Australia claims that punters Downunder who bet over the internet are more likely to take bigger risks while betting than other gamblers.

The survey found that 80 percent of Aussies who gambled online were betting on racing and sports, with the remaining 20 percent using casino gambling websites.

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REELY POKER FROM LEANDER GAMES LAUNCHES ON GTS NETWORK

November 28th, 2011
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Online games developer Leander Games has launched of one its first games on Playtech's EdGE games platform following a partnership agreement with Playtech's Gaming Technology Solutions (GTS) subsidiary.

The company's new offering, Reely Poker, will join the Reely series, a spokesman said this week, noting that it will be taken up be a significant number of online casino operators. The Reely Series of slot games have been designed to appeal to both mainstream slot …

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SHAREHOLDERS MAY GIVE PLAYTECH A ROUGH RIDE ON GBP 100 MILL PLACING

November 27th, 2011
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The successful placing of Playtech shares to raise GBP 100 million in additional capital for acquisitions (see previous reports) could come under fire from shareholders, opined the business editor of the Telegraph on Sunday.

The newspaper reported extensively on the recommendation of leading City analyst Ivor Jones of Numis Securities that shareholders vote down the agreement, which would give billionaire founder Teddy Sagi more control in the company.

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EXPERT U.S. RACING ADVICE FOR BETFAIR

November 27th, 2011
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Betfair's US horseracing subsidiary Television Games Network has strengthened its position in the American racing sector with the appointment of Hal Handel as a special consultant charged with providing strategic advice on the company's advance wagering business, and with liaison with key stakeholders in the U.S. racing industry, particularly those on the East Coast, assisting TVG in its efforts to bring exchange wagering and other products to the U.S.

The Thoroughbred Times …

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RACING GIANT GETS BEHIND CANADIAN SPORTS BETTING PROPOSAL

November 27th, 2011
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Canadian MP Joe Comartin's bill C-290, which seeks to legalise single game sports wagering in Canada (see previous reports) continues to make progress, passing its second reading in the House of Commons earlier this month, and this week attracting the vocal support of horseracing giant Woodbine Entertainment Group.

Over the weekend, the Toronto Sun covered current developments, reporting that between Cdn$10 and Cdn$80 billion is wagered annually in Canada, on single-game sporting …

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TURBO-POKER THE NEW ONLINE TREND?

November 26th, 2011
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The popularity of Full Tilt Poker's "first to market" concept of fast online poker, Rush Poker, appears to have motivated other companies to offer similar services despite threatening noises from FTP that it has applied for patents.

The concept behind the popular trend is to deliver a fast game for players in a hurry by moving them to a new table immediately after folding a hand.

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CHILI POKER TO ENTER SPANISH MARKET

November 26th, 2011
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Email communications with affiliate marketers this week confirmed that Chiligaming subsidiary Chili Poker has established a partnership with an unidentified Spanish company in order to be eligible for a licence to operate in the newly regulated Spanish online gambling market.

Chili Poker will extend its relationship with the Playtech platform in Spain and will operate through chilipoker.es.

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