Archive for October, 2009

Club USA player sweeps up an almost one-and-a-half-million dollar progressive jackpot

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

The news that an American online gambling player had hit a major jackpot at an RTG-powered online casino had the message boards buzzing last week, and more details are now to hand.
The big win - $1 427 499 - took place on the Aztec Riches progressive slot at Club USA. Understandably the player prefers to [...]

The week in which French online gambling’s future is defined

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

This is a key week for french gambling as the National Assembly gathers between 7th and 9th October 2009 to consider the draft law designed to liberalise the French online gambling market in 2010.
It comes seven months after its notification to the European Commission, and the european gambling and Betting Association has reminded interested parties [...]

Professor of Criminology takes an independent look at money laundering and the online gambling industry

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Prof. Michael Levi, Professor of Criminology at Cardiff University has written a report on his conclusions following a study of money laundering and its implications for the online gambling industry.
The report is available on the egba casinos website, and is worth reading due to its notes on prevention.
The professor observes that while it’s not [...]