February 2010

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International Sports Monitoring Group Watching for Irregular Betting

The 2010 Olympic winter games is very well watched in more ways than one. The International Olympic Committee is watching closely for any signs of match fixing in these games. It may seem like something that these athletes would never dream of doing but it has been known to happen and it is possible it could happen again. Doping and cheating is something that the International Olympic Committee is constantly on the look out for. They have exposed teams and individuals that are so keen to win they break the rules for an advantage.

eCOGRA Investigation of Grand Prive Affiliate Program Halted

The respected quality control organization for the online gambling industry eCOGRA has offered to step in to the fray concerning an old battle with online gambling affiliates and the now defunct, Grand Prive Affiliate Program. Back in 2008 the group's affiliate program closure caused allegations by affiliates that they were not being paid.

BalkanBet Signs with Microgaming Poker Network

BalkanBet.com is a sports book that is now using Microgaming, Orbis and WagerWorks software to support and run the site. It is owned by Eurofootball Limited and is a online bookmaker incorporated and licensed in the jurisdiction of Malta established in 2006. Eurofootball Limited (Balkanbet Group) is a company with a lot of experience in the land based casino industry providing land based betting operations in the Europe since 1990.

Canada USA Olympic Hockey Game Has Online Gamblers Excited

Sports betting online has never been more exciting than right now. The world is watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games being held in Vancouver Canada with all kinds of sports to place your bets on although there is one that is by far more popular than all of the rest. Ice hockey is called a Canadian sport but it is played in every corner of the globe. The Olympic hockey teams are made up of the best and strongest players from the leagues in the competing countries.

Basketball Star Parker Signs with BetClic Poker Room

Belgium born star point guard for the San Antonio Texas Spurs basketball team Tony Parker, has been signed with BetClic as the newest addition to it's online poker team roster. Parker is an excellent, very keen poker player and famous in Europe as a one of basketballs greatest players. His marriage to the Desperate Housewives television show star Eva Longoria has kept him in the spotlight in the world of entertainment. Now Parker will show the world of online poker that he can handle his cards as well as he does the ball on the court.

Veterans Group Sues Florida City Over Online Gaming Raid

In a recent report in the Orlando Sentinel newspaper in Florida USA the Allied Veterans of the World Inc. & Affiliates announced they are launching a law suit against the city of Longwood. Raids by police on the Internet cafe premises operated by the group resulted in the café being shut down. The law suit is seeking an injunction prohibiting the city from interfering with the gaming centre, and monetary restitution for funds that have been lost since the closure.

USA Could Have Regulated Online Gambling Soon

The Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010, or S3018 sounds like a good thing for online gambling regulation in the USA. Legislators in the US have proposed a bill which could make online gambling a regulated activity charging the operators a 2% licensing fee on the monthly receipts. Republican Senator Judd Gregg and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden put forth the tax proposal together in the US Congress. The bill primarily addresses changes to simplify tax codes and brackets but has the added component of taxing online gambling within the legislation.

Search Engine Partnership Good for Online Gamblers

Times are tough in the search engine business as Google continues to dominate the online industry. Besides getting our attention with the usual side bar and banners and pull backs, offering a deal or a place to buy what your looking for, there is all the information you provide along with your service provider location. Online advertising targets search engine information, a small but very important factor in the sales world, this is expected to benefit to some extent from Yahoo and Bing’s recent partnership.

Devilfish Gaming and Gauselmann Group Sign Deal

Devilfish Gaming takes it's name from celebrity poker professional David "Devilfish" Ulliott who has won the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour and is actively involved in promoting the online gambling company. The London-listed Devilfish Gaming has penned an agreement with Germany’s Gauselmann leisure and entertainment group with the goal of launching a new Italian-facing online casino and poker brand at Gauselmann's Merkur Win. Devilfish Services, a business-to-business consultancy unit.