China has launched a three-month crackdown on Internet gambling aimed at ‘purifying the cyber environment’ according to a number of governmental departments. A joint statement from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Information Industry and the State Press and Publication Administration accused online gambling of ruining the online environment, prompting the strict supervisions now being put on the Internet.

Intralot said that the Turkish Parliament had approved legislation to preserve the contract its unit Inteltek has to run the fixed odds betting game Iddaa in partnership with the state betting organisation Spor Toto.

It’s finally here! For the loyalty and trust all players have given SBG Global through the years, SBG Global is proud to announce that their Loyalty Rewards Program will officially launch on Thursday, March 1st 2007.

All SBG Global Clients that place a wager in the sportsbook, play in the casino or bet on horses will receive Loyalty Reward Points to be later redeemed for CASH! [...]

The new Grand Lisboa Macau Casino Hotel opened to the public on Feb. 11, 2007 still under the ownership of Macau casino hotel mogul, Dr. Stanley Ho. The Grand Lisboa is Macau’s tallest building with 52 storeys, after the Macau Tower, and in phase two, it will open a 430 room hotel.

Neteller, the leading global independent online money transfer business, has cut 250 jobs with regard to its principal operations in Calgary, Canada and the UK. As a result of the group’s voluntary withdrawal from the US market, the Group has substantially completed the necessary reorganisation and restructuring of its operations to reduce its headcount and align related costs with anticipated revenues of its worldwide business.

Welsh charities and sports bodies could lose up to £36 million if the UK government decides to divert national lottery funds to pay for the 2012 London Olympics according to Welsh culture minister Alun Pugh. In a letter to Tessa Jowell, Pugh outlines concerns from a lottery body and a group working with voluntary organisations, who warn that a loss of funding would see a number of projects “go to the wall”

The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) today attempted to clear up Wednesday’s media circus regarding the Province’s alleged interest in I-gaming regulation.Various news sources on Wednesday reported that the AGLC had commissioned a poll, conducted via telephone and Internet, to determine how Albertans felt about online gambling.

The European Union’s top financial regulator on Tuesday described the US legislation on online gambling and sports betting as “protectionist” and may trigger legal action before the World Trade Organisation. The legislation makes it illegal for banks and credit card companies to process online bets placed by American citizens with foreign gambling sites.

There is no doubt that Baccarat is the most popular game for Chinese casino gamblers. That’s why there are 100 baccarat tables for every 1 blackjack table at most casino halls in Asia. Baccarat game stories dominate the topic of discussion from the early morning to the dinner table - that’s how infectius the game [...]

Pegasus Gaming Corp., a European Facing Turn Key I-gaming platform solution and e-commerce services provider, is pleased to announce the company has begun exploring the possibility of deploying Live-Dealer video technology for its casino game suite.

Traditionally, online casino game suites have been relying on RGN (Random Generating Numbers), numbers generated by the game server, for [...]