New Jersey Legislature Votes to Legalize egaming

January 19, 2011

New Jersey is set to be the first US state to allow online gambling to its residents. Gambling has always been an industry with a lot of regulations, harsh laws, and often confusion. Online gambling is even worse. Since websites can be accessed from anywhere in the world, it’s impossible to restrict online gambling access [...]

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Android Casino Games now Available from Microgaming

January 15, 2011

Microgaming has developed a range of online casino games for the Android operating system. As technology advances, so do the ways in which we can interact with the world. It wasn’t too long ago that you had to actually go to a casino if you wanted to gamble. Today, it’s as easy as logging onto [...]

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PartyGaming and Bwin to Merge

December 29, 2010

On the 29th of July, 2010, the gambling industry received some shocking news. In a joint announcement by PartyGaming (LON:PRTY) and Bwin (WBAG:BWIN) spokespeople, the companies explained that as of the 28th of January, 2011, the two companies would merge. Of course the stockholders’ votes still have value, and the merger technically cannot go through [...]

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William Hill to Close Retail Betting Shops in Ireland

December 11, 2010

William Hill (LON:WMH) is to close a number of betting shops in the Republic of Ireland. As one of the largest and most successful gambling and online fruit machine operators in the world, approximately 16,600 people are employed by William Hill, and currently the company has 2,300+ licensed betting shops in the UK. Headquartered in [...]

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