December 21, 2006 (London, UK) – The biggest event set to be held in Goa over the next year will, officially, be the inaugural Asian Poker Classic from March 1-5 2007.
The Asian Poker Classic (APC) is the first professional poker tournament to be held in India and offer one of Asia’s richest ever poker prize [...]

Noam Lanir, the Israeli online poker and gambling entrepreneur and marketing expert has sold his remaining shares in Empire Online to Party Gaming for $40 million, according to the Y-news site.
More than eighteen months after the company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the indications are that Lanir is heading out of the online [...]

Online gaming and casino sites enjoyed an increase in traffic in recent months despite the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the US in October, according to Alexa.com report.
The increases have occurred over a three month period from September 20 to December 20, 2007.
PokerStars has witnessed a three month rank increase of [...]

Online gaming software supplier Playtech has signed a five year licence deal with Chinese gaming group Sino Strategic International (SSI) to provide it with online and gaming software. Playtech said that they would be the first major distributors of Texas Hold’em Poker in the Chinese market and additionally expects to launch a selection of Playtech-powered P2P Chinese tournament games in the first half of 2007.

Germany’s federal states plan to ban Internet gambling, according to draft documents to be discussed by the country’s state premiers on Wednesday, a Reuters reported.
Despite pressure from the European Commission to open up Europe’s gambling market to competition, ministers from most states want to sign off on new rules aimed at protecting their lucrative monopoly [...]

Merrill Lynch realeased a new research which states that the Internet gambling industry is still in its infancy and won’t hit its peak until the year 2015.
By 2015, the financial advisor predicts, the global I-gaming market will bring in a mind-blowing $528 billion annually, despite the United States’ prohibitive I-gaming legislation.
Merrill Lynch based [...]

Nevada casinos set an October record with $1.062 billion in total winnings.
But the Carson Valley area, which includes valley portions of Douglas County as well as the capital city, didn’t share in the wealth, winning just $10.3 million, 9.4 percent less than they did in October 2005.
The apparent reason for the poor showing in markets [...]

Singapore casino license #2 has been granted to Genting International of Malaysia, beating competition from Kerzner International and Las Vegas-based Eighth Wonder. Singapore casino officials said that Genting’s £3.38 billion bid with Star Cruises was chosen largely because of its ability to attract ‘new and repeat tourism’ as well as raising Singapore’s profile as [...]

The Betex Group is launching scratchcards in China after announcing a £4.75 million deal with the country’s Hebei Provincial Sports Lottery Management Centre (LMC).
Under terms [...]

Genting International was awarded Singapore’s second casino resort contract, beating competition from Kerzner International and Las Vegas-based Eighth Wonder. Government officials said that Genting’s £3.38 billion bid with Star Cruises was chosen largely because of its ability to attract ‘new and repeat tourism’ as well as raising Singapore’s profile as a family destination.