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Taking a London cab has always been something of a safe bet, they hold a far better safety record than their North American counterparts. The traditional design of London’s cabs is recognizable and the welcoming accent of the driver often comforting although usually short on small talk.

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Centrebet, the Australian based Online Gaming company announced today that it will be launching a news sports-betting service in partnership with Australian media giant Fairfax.

Targeting the sizeable ...

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Centrebet Set To Offer Cell Phone Wagering

After extensive marketing, online gaming company Centrebet has launched a new mobile cell phone betting service, which it believes will appeal to non-conventional fans and provide a new source of revenue.

The software, the ...

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Amid news that Swedish company Net Entertainment had made a run at acquiring rival Boss Media, the Finansinspektionen has temporarily suspended trading of both companies’ shares.

 

Boss Media CEO Michael Hallen issued an announcement:

 

“As a consequenece of today’s ...

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Noting the dynamic growth and strength of the Italian market, London-based 888 Holdings PLC has kept with its expansionist strategy and launched 888.it, an Italian version of its sportsbook.

 

888.it will start out relatively small by offering fixed odds initially related to ...

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Responding to public backlash against online gambling, the Norwegian government has announced it is planning to implement a ban on online gambling sometime next year, similar to that recently instituted by the United States, according to a top legal advisor.

 

Speaking at an ...

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According to recently released disclosure forms, Visa USA Inc., the US-based division of Visa Inc. spent almost $2.7 million in the first six months of 2007 lobbying the federal government, while New York–based MasterCard Inc. spent roughly $880,000 in the same ...

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Ireland’s Rugby World Cup campaign is not proceeding as its supporters may have liked, but the Emerald Isle’s national squad is not the only green team who has not lived up to expectations.

Paddy Power, an Irish Bookmaker, entered into an agreement to sponsor the ...

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For the second time in a year the Bush administration has asked US District Judge Mary Cooper to throw out a legal challenge by the online gaming industry of its 2006 gambling law. Papers filed in Newark’s Federal Court by the Justice Department claim that the online gambling industry has no ...

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Belgian’s national Gaming Commission has filed a complaint against gambling giant Unibet for the site’s bet on which date a new government will be formed.

 

Unibet risks a fine of 100,000 EUR as well as a suspension ranging from 6 months to 5 years. Its lawyers however point out ...

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An official report on gambling trends in the U.K. commissioned by the Gambling Commission, has revealed that the number of online bettors has skyrocketed to 3.5 Million people who regularly gamble online, a six fold increase in just five years.

 

Around seven percent of those, or ...

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In a modest victory for the privately owned gaming industry, the European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that Italy was wrong to renew 329 horse racing book licenses without opening up the bid to public tender, Retuers reports.

 

Before 200, Italy decided to increase the ...

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Yoshiaki Takahashi, 43, of Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, has been arrested for allegedly accepting kickbacks from a Kyoto internet café owner, with the funds coming from customers who gambled on the casino site Takahashi worked for.

 

“I didn’t know the money was part of proceeds from ...

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It seems the stereotype may not hold true – except for bookmaker Paddy Power that is. Citing an unexpected number of favorable sporting event results, the Irish firm saw profits for the first six months of 2007 raise to over 35.4M (Eire), nearly double the 17.5M (Eire) it recorded during the ...

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Citing current ongoing equine influenza outbreak related issues, Centrebet International Limited stocks fell nearly 5% as the company attempts to asses how current horse racing restrictions will affect their bottom line. With restrictions on horse travel being implemented across several ...

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