Archive for May, 2006

Report urges Congress to study online gambling

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Millions of ordinary Americans gamble online on a daily basis, despite the official prohibitions against such gambling, declares a new policy study by the American Gaming Association.
“By driving all Internet gambling business to foreign entities,” said author, lawyer and association consultant David O. Stewart, “no jobs are created for American workers, no returns are earned […]

Las Vegas: Sands to unveil mobile gambling

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Thursday it will be the first Nevada company to introduce mobile gambling devices at its casinos.
The owner of The Venetian hotel-casino said it would introduce games such as black jack, roulette, poker and slots as early as this year on handheld devices provided by Cantor G & W (Nevada) LP, […]

American Idol winner to be named tonight

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

The new “American Idol” will be named tonight. Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks each performed three songs in last night’s sing-off, staged in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
In the final showdown between ashen-haired Hicks and sultry McPhee, the “American Idol” winner was clear to one person: Simon Cowell.
“Assuming […]

2006 World Cup Betting Preview

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

World Cup 2006 is almost here…finally. After four years of hype, it’s almost a relief that the soccer World Cup will begin in less than four weeks, on June 9 in Munich. And the tournament will once again become the number one worldwide betting event.
The 2006 World Cup will be held in Germany, with sixty-four […]

888 Accused of spamming to increase its exposure on the web

Monday, May 8th, 2006

888 the operators of casino on net and pacific poker have been accused of stealing webmasters content in an attempt to increase their search engine positions. The practice known as “scraping” is a spam technique and is condemned by all the major search engines. Furthermore the majority of webmasters consider this practice as underhand and […]

Online gambling to grow 14% worldwide each year

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Online gaming companies, led by giant PartyGaming PLC (PRTY.LN), are expanding the traditional gaming industry they were once expected to thwart, as they attract new clients and big windfalls.
The $13 billion online gaming industry is growing at a rapid pace by attracting a new generation of players: generally younger, tech-savvy men with a disposable income […]