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Bwin.party have announced that they will block players from 18 countries

April 18, 2013 in news

Bwin.party have announced they are blocking players from 18 countries within the EU and also South America. Those countries involved are Greece, Poland, Romania, Cyprus, Finland, Serbia, Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Argentina, Brazil and finally Columbia. The move was announced to affiliates by the company on an email on Friday 19th April.On the email it said that from the 30th April no new singups will be accepted from those countries and also there was a request that all marketing material aimed at those countries be removed. However all existing accounts will remain open, and affiliate […]

Gibraltar online gambling firms plan fight against new UK law

January 31, 2013 in news

The UK government’s intention, starting with December 2014, to impose taxation and secondary licensing on offshore internet gambling operators wishing to access the British market faces some tough opponents. Because over half the online gambling companies that would be affected by the new law were based in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association characterized the proposed changes as discriminatory and disproportionate, and said they were based on a flawed perception of the competitive threat to British-licensed companies. The Association also invoked European Union law, saying that the UK changes were “unlawful in terms of EU” and has the necessary […]

AMATIC INDUSTRIES – THE WHOLE WORLD OF GAMING SOLUTIONS

January 16, 2013 in news

Major stand size at ICE to underline extensive product range. Amatic Industries from Austria is taking a major stand size to demonstrate its world of solutions at the forthcoming ICE that will take place between 5th and 7th February at the Excel London Exhibition and Convention Centre. Amatic Industries will be exhibiting on stand number S4-155 with a stand size of 500 square metres. The Amatic Industries stand will underline how international the company is. Regional solutions will be on display, including the targeted products and solutions for Asia, South America and Europe, with special attention to Germany, Spain, UK […]

(Română) Camelot amenință Comisia de Gambling din UK cu controlul judiciar asupra Health Lottery

March 11, 2012 in Exclusiv, Gambling, Gambling Europa, news

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Gambling vs. state in UK

June 12, 2011 in Wog

More people than ever before are gambling in the UK and enjoying this past time. The Gambling Commission, in their recent report, stated that nearly 75% of adults had gambled sometime during the previous year The odds in London are that a previously vacant shop on a high street near someone is now a betting shop. As they prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary in May of the legalisation that first allowed them to open, bookmakers are proliferating on Britain’s high streets. Bookies have been dealt a strong hand: both the recession and changes in the law having been relatively […]