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Holland's new gaming regulations

Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008

GamingLaw.EU reports on Europe's latest gaming regulations from the country of Holland. The current law was a mess and I am not sure that this makes it any clearer. This is a long article and makes for interesting reading. The fact that this bi;; suggesting a tightening of the law in some respects is not a good development. Holland Debuts New Gaming Act [EUgamingLaw] On July 18, 2007, the

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Mainstream media does "poker cheating"

Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008

It is always interesting to note when the mainstream media jump on board a poker story. This time it is MSNBC news that highlight the Ultimate Bet fiasco. A riveting read. Poker site cheating plot a high-stakes whodunit [MSNBC] Allegations that cheaters manipulated the software powering a leading Internet poker site so they could see their opponents' hole cards have triggered a $75 million

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Italians to become a poker nation?

Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008

For those that own shares in companies invested in Italy it has been a long and rocky regulatory path. Now, perhaps, just perhaps, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Companies that have recently moved into Italian space include Gaming VC (GVC) and Leisure and Gaming (LNG) who have been there for a while. Will poker revenues boost profits? ITALIANS LIKE POKER [Online Casinos] Recent

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Lasseters closes shop for good

Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008

Whilst we are used to reading reports that online gaming is growing despite the poker slowdown it is useful to know and remember that firms are going bust. Players should also be aware and pick a reputable quoted site. However, in this case the company was quoted. Another reason to pick one of the big boys. I do disagree with the title - any reduction in competition is good for shareholders

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The GBGC 1000 page online gaming report

Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008

Press release for the GBGC report for those interested. Recession Creates a Perfect Storm for Internet Gambling - Land Based Businesses to Suffer, Says New Report from GBGC or Recession Creates a Perfect Storm for Internet Gambling - Land Based Businesses to Suffer, Says New Report from GBGC[istockanalyst] LONDON, Oct 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In spite of the current global financial crises

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UK tax rates and internet gaming

Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008

Gordon Brown and the UK government are to be congratulated on their handling of the online gaming explosion. They struck a deal on tax and attempted to draw in the offshore players with the promise of a well regulated system. However, the tax is still positive and more than that paid by some companies. The problem is that inevitably the offshore companies get "free money" to invest in

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"Poker is a game of skill" by Professor Van der Genugten’s

Date: Sat, Oct 4, 2008

More evidence of what any one who actually plays poker will know - it is a game of skill. This time a Dutch Professor weighs in during his retirement speech. How it can prove so hard to show that poker is a game of skill is beyond me. This is something I should put my mind to at some point. The bottom line is that poker is seen as having a greater element of skill than, for example, sports

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Is online poker rigged? Doomswtiches and more

Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008

In my quest to understand the dynamics of online poker rooms to get an idea of the future potential of online gaming companies like PRTY, 888 and others one issue continues to perpetually drift to the surface. Is online poker rigged? There is considerable talk of this on the forums such as 2+2 and now "Noted Poker Authority" who is exactly what he says, gives an excellent overview and

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Is online poker rigged? Doomswtiches and more

Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008

In my quest to understand the dynamics of online poker rooms to get an idea of the future potential of online gaming companies like PRTY, 888 and others one issue continues to perpetually drift to the surface. Is online poker rigged? There is considerable talk of this on the forums such as 2+2 and now "Noted Poker Authority" who is exactly what he says, gives an excellent overview and

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Neteller continues to expand in Europe

Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Neteller (NLR) has been making steady progress throughout the current financial crisis. Whilst there can be no doubt that competition is increasing in the area of netbanking, NLR appear to appreciate that they need to move fast and grow quickly to take advantage of their first mover advantage and good positioning in the online gaming sector. Expanding to include eastern Europe is a good move

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Pokerstars.com in seizure order in Kentucky?

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Breaking news from www.gamingintelligencegroup.com. The implications of this news are potentially huge. A quick glance at the 141 websites named shows the size of the gaming market. As a general observation I would say this can ONLY be GOOD news for UK and US trading gaming stocks who do not have any US players. Will this impact on Pokerstars? Watch this space. ------------------ The

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The "Frank Act" - good news or bad news?

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

The news that Barney Frank has had his latest bill moved on to the next stage is seen as a good development for US poker players and gamblers due to the delay that it will cause. However, it is not clear to me that this is necessarily good news from the likes of Partygaming, 888.com or Sportingbet. What these companies need is a clamp down on Pokerstars and Fulltilt and other sites that take US

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PartyPoker fights back

Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008

Party Poker has been losing the poker war to the likes of Pokerstars and Fulltilt. I have talked about this many times before. As a PKR player (as well as PartyPoker and many others) it became clear that the software was just not up to it and of a very poor quality especially given most players now have fast internet connections. At last PartyGaming have woken up and introduced new Party Poker

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GVC interim results - revenue and dividend maintained

Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2008

We continue to give GVC air time - this time because of the launch of its interim results. These are good results and the dividend yield has been maintained. GVC is well positioned and it is still hard to see why it is trading at such a low discount. 60% of business remains in Germany with 25% from Italy. The Italian growth remains impressive. Gaming VC Interim Results [ADVFN] Interim

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