Week of the 11th September 2009

• Phillips winner at EPT Barcelona
  American Carter Phillips has emerged as the newest European Poker Tour champion.
• Five brings roulette to television
  UK roulette players will be able to bet on live games on their TV sets following broadcasting group Five’s sign off with gaming firm NetPlay.
• Planet Holloywood scam arrests
  Planet Hollywood has suffered thousands of dollars in losses due to a scam concocted by four Las Vegas strip resort casino supervisors and managers.
• Danes confiscate $28 000
  The Danish Supreme Court has confiscated nearly $28 000 from a man who won the money playing poker online.

• Exclusive Cape Gambling Casino License May be Reviewed
  Sun International has learned that its exclusive casino license in Cape Town may be challenged, after Gold Reef Resorts announced its intentions to move Mykonos Casino from Langebaan to Cape Town.
• Pennsylvania casino fined for underage gambling
  Pennsylvania gaming regulators fined Wilkes-Barre Mohegan Sun for 15 separate violations dealing with underage gambling.
• Online Poker Reality Television Show Launching
  A new poker reality television programme is set to begin filming in Las Vegas with 16 contestants competing for cash prizes for themselves and their favourite charity.

Week of the 28th August 2009

• Listing for Betfair
  Global betting firm Betfair is considering going public through a stick flotation following recent stock exchange gains.
• Onliner wins APT Macau
  Adrien Allain from Rennes, France, won the main event of the 2009 Asian Poker Tour after he beat out 325 other players in Macau.
• Argentine to legalise online gambling
  The Argentine government is contemplating the legalization of online gambling as a means of combating illegal gambling operations.

• Sun International has received gaming license
  Sun International heaved a sigh of relief this week when their license for the Wild Coast Sun was extended for a further 10 years.
• ESPN deal with WSOP
  ESPN has just signed a seven year deal with Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment ensuring that the WSOP will continue to be aired on the station until 2018.
• 5 SA locals nabbed on gambling fraud charges
  Two Carnival City employees and three other people will appear the court this week on charged related to a fraudulent card playing scheme.
• Caesar’s Cup overflows
  The lineup for the first Caesar’s Cup has been announced and will feature multiple bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, reigning WSOP Europe champion John Juanda, Bertrand Frospellier and Dario.

Week of the 17th August 2009

• Signs of US legalizing online gambling
  President Obama has taken the opposite stance to the previous administration by stating that he wants to work with the UN to stop the “US being viewed as troublemakers throughout the world.
• Illegal gambling internet cafes bust
  American authorities have been busy over the last few months with a series of busts involving internet gambling cafes.
• Online casinos feeling UK shores
  Several sports betting and online casino operators have begun proceedings to move their operations from UK soil to various offshore jurisdictions.
• SA fans to get 120 000 2010 World Cup tickets
  SA’s World Cup 2010 Local Organising Committee announced last week that some 120 000 local fans will be able to watch some of the games because of a unique Ticket Fund.

Week of the 11th August 2009

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• Casinos Johannesburg
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• Table Games
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• Craps
  Craps is a table dice game played against other players or a bank. The origin of craps is obscure and some say craps dates back to the Crusades.
• No deposit Blackjack
  For blackjack enthusiasts no deposit blackjack is the smartest online option for them to play their game.
• Single line slots
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Week of the 6th August 2009

• 6 million gamblers in SA
  Professor Peter Collins, the Executive Director of the South African National Responsible Gambling Programme, recently noted that approximately 6 million South Africans gamble on a regular basis, creating a revenue of R20 million for land based and online casinos and Poker Rooms.
• Botswana and SA join forces to fight problem gambling
  Life Line Botswana and the National Responsible Gambling Programme have joined together to combat problem gambling within Botswana.
• New lottery scheme for SA
  South African national lottery operator Gidani recently launched a mobile based facility for entering the multi million Rand lottery.
• Inside Deal on ESPN
  The US based sports broadcaster ESPN will be launching a series of 30 minute, web based programmes on its website, www.ESPN.com.
• Betfair attacks Treasury
  UK’s biggest online betting exchange group, Betfair, has joined a number of other bookmakers in attacking the Treasury’s online gambling tax rates.
  
  

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