Archive for September, 2009

Case against UIGEA shot down by appeals court

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A U.S. appeals court upheld the Unlawful internet gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in a unanimous 3-0 ruling Tuesday.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected both iMEGA’s argument that the Unlawful internet gambling Enforcement Act was too vague and that it violated privacy rights.
The ruling didn’t come as a casino bonuses surprise to legal [...]

Suit alleges Hard Rock owner shares blame in death of former exec’s girlfriend

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A new lawsuit charges that the operator of the online casino Hard Rock resort in Las Vegas shares liability for the 2007 drug overdose death of a hotel executive’s girlfriend by internet gambling consenting to the executive’s promiscuous and drug-abusing lifestyle.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Las Vegas by family members of 23-year-old Michelle Hatchel, [...]

Students bet on stunt to highlight gambling

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

As reported by the New Zealand Herald: “Fake banknotes adding up to $5.5 million were dumped outside Sky City’s Auckland online casino yesterday to dramatise New Zealanders’ gambling losses every day.
“A third-year communications class at AUT University started working with the Problem internet gambling Foundation as a student project, but student Georgie Urlich, 20, [...]

e-Cash payment company continues its global expansion

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Players on the world’s biggest online poker site, PokerStars, now have an additional and convenient vehicle with which to make deposits following an agreement signed with the rapidly expanding casino gambling Ukash group.
The Ukash network enables persons who use the internet gambling to buy vouchers from an ever-expanding range of shops, converting these anonymously and [...]

Austrian online betting group secures broadcast rights to top Spanish divisions

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

The Vienna listed online gambling group Bwin has also been active in the sports of football this week, securing the broadcast rights for the Spanish Primera and Segunda divisións in a live-streaming agreement that runs casino gambling through to 2012 and covers over 80 countries.
“Bwin offers an unprecedented choice of different sports, ranging from football [...]