Posts Tagged ‘Gambling’
Real Madrid Opens Four W1nners
Betbull Bwin Espana SA has announced that it has begun offering retail football betting under its W1nners brand as part of a pilot scheme from inside Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium.A Spanish joint venture company formed between Betbull Holding SE and Bwin Interactive Entertainment, Betbull Bwin Espana SA revealed that in-running and [...]
Commission Calls For Increased Cooperation
In the UK, the Gambling Commission has published a policy position paper setting out its views and proposed actions to ensure the integrity of sportsbetting.Available at GamblingCommission.gov.uk, the position paper follows a report published in October of 2007 that laid out the Commission’s approach to certifying integrity in sportsbetting. The [...]
Australia Continuing Filtering Plans
The Australian Government is continuing with plans to impose a mandatory Internet filtering system that would block over 10,000 websites including popular online poker sites such as FullTiltPoker.com and PokerStars.com.The proposals include the creation by the Australian Communications And Media Authority (ACMA) of a blacklist of sites purveying [...]
Tasmania Develops New Problem Gambling Measures
The government for the Australian state of Tasmania has announced a range of measures designed to further address problem gambling after taking into account the findings of the recent Social And Economic Impact Study.The Treasurer for Tasmania, Michael Aird, said the new measures were prepared following consultation with community and industry [...]
Sweden Plans To Block Online Gambling Sites
Sweden is considering plans that would limit its citizen’s access to foreign gambling sites in order to ensure the primacy of its own monopoly, Svenska Spel.According to a story from Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, the plans are part of the recent Government-commissioned Nyren Report investigating proposals that could lead to a new controlling [...]
