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Tuesday 10th February 2004

Mobile gambling from Motile Interactive Meet Mr.Wong, a 17-year veteran of Nortel Networks and now the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Motile Interactive System. His mobile phone gambling startup is betting that mobile ga...

Tuesday 10th February 2004

Online casino provider says new $500k investment a big boost Following Chimera Technology’s announcement that the company has secured an additional private placement equity financing of $500,000, analysts at Wall Street News are betting that Chimera is a ho...

Tuesday 10th February 2004

GTECH to launch computerized Keno in China The Beijing Welfare Lottery Center (BWLC) has announced signing a new multi-year contract with GTECH Corporation, which provide them with equipment, software, and technical services to operate a c...

Tuesday 10th February 2004
Tribes vs. Vegas in Bangor The Bangor Daily News has reported that despite a “rebuff” from a legislative committee for bidding to reopen the process for awarding state gaming licenses to them, representatives from two of Mai...


Tuesday 10th February 2004
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Monday 9th February 2004

US asks UK for online gambling tips US politicians have asked the UK treasury for its opinions on Internet gambling, which to some analysts suggests a shifting of US attitudes towards legalization. US Congressman John Conyers from t...

Monday 9th February 2004

Harrah’s to launch women’s gambling site from UK Harrah's, the US casino giant, is to launch its first internet gambling site, but with a fresh twist. It’s avoiding traditional casino games and is targeting 35-48-year-old women as main demogra...

Monday 9th February 2004

Boyd Gaming buys Coast Casinos for $820 million US casino company Boyd Gaming Corp. is to buy Coast Casinos Inc. for $820 million in cash and stock. The deal also includes Boyd assuming $460 million in debt. Coast Casino shareholders will get a...

Friday 6th February 2004

Brand New at 32Red Gibraltar, 6 February 2004 Online Casino and Poker Room operator 32Red (www.32red.com) today announced the appointment of Jonny Brand as Head of Marketing. Jonny joins 32Red following successful s...

Friday 6th February 2004

Scandinavian Fishing: The next phase in iGaming? European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd (EGET), a Finnish supplier of Internet gaming solutions, have proudly announced the mighty advent of ‘Fisherman’s Jackpot’ a new progressive slot, crea...

Friday 6th February 2004

Singapore to Stage ACE Organisers, Terrapin, have announced that this year’s Asian Casino Exhibition (ACE) will be held at the world famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore on 22nd and 23rd June. Asia’s gaming industry is cu...

Friday 6th February 2004

Ancient Gambling Law Scrapped A new clause to the draft UK gambling Bill, published on Thursday, proposes to repeal a law, dating back to 1710, which prevents gambling debts from being enforced. The antiquated law, which dates...

Friday 6th February 2004

Camelot Dreams of Pan European Lottery Camelot is to experiment with the first ever Pan European Lottery this weekend, as tickets for a new weekly draw will go on sale in the UK and Irish Republic this Saturday, and in Spain on Monday....

Friday 6th February 2004
Odds on the 2004 Academy Awards Seven years and $300 million later, could the third time be a charm for The Lord of the Rings? The groundbreaking film trilogy has been shut out thus far in the Best Picture category, but is the fa...


Friday 6th February 2004
New iGGBA Council Put in Place iGGBA, which stands for the Interactive Gambling, Gaming and Betting Association, has announced that, following a its AGM last week at the ICE show, a new council has been put in place. The members...