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Online bingo has become the fastest growing sector of all online gambling offerings. It is even expected to continue growing. Thus was the conclusion of a study released by media analyst Screen Digest. The 340 page study, titled ‘Bingo in the Digital Age: Global Market Assessment and Forecasts', covers the global market for online and land-based bingo. Reasons Online gambling as a whole is expected to benefit from a host of reasons: Broadband Internet, Regulatory relaxation, Demand for in-home entertainment, and even The smoking ban at public gambling venues. Bingo profile The number of online gamblers continues growing; it has over the second half of 2008, in spite of signs of global recession. Understanding this statistic is best if you do not view the online gambler necessarily as a big spender, but rather as someone who finds his entertainment on the Internet. Future outlook The impressive penetration and growing popularity achieved by online bingo in the UK is expected to be followed in two ways: New companies entering the UK bingo market, and Companies marketing to other countries where bingo has yet to enter or has shown positive signs already. Find your bingo destination on the list of reviewed online bingo halls.
e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, better known as eCOGRA, has announced the addition of three accounting professionals to its compliance staff. The London-based, non-profit, independent standards authority of the online gaming industry said the new members of staff would join experienced teams traveling to eCOGRA-accredited operations and new applicant companies to conduct acceptance and compliance reviews. All three new staff members are qualified chartered accountants and have experience in major international audit and professional business service companies. Look inside The announcement of their appointments allows us to look a little closer at the organization that is eCOGRA and its operations - wholly transparent - in service of the gambling community: Gareth Muirhead joins the authority's Data Department, which is responsible for ensuring the fairness of the gambling software being offered by casino, poker and bingo operators by performing comprehensive output-based tests on the randomness and payouts of the games. eCOGRA currently monitors and certifies the results of over 200 online gambling sites. Bradley Khoury and Sean Roberts join eCOGRA's Compliance and Advisory Services Department, which provides services to over 50 tier one online gambling companies, as well as providing eGAP inspections and reviews on certifications for software suppliers, operators and affiliate programs. eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge said the new employees were carefully selected for their specific skills and experience. "Their duties not only involve the interesting application of a wide range of diverse professional skills, but also require them to travel throughout the world, providing consulting and auditing services to over 50 of the top operations in the online gambling industry, many of them listed companies," Beveridge said.
On March 5, the French government presented a draft of its online gambling law. The European Commission's Chief, Gunther Verheugen, will have until June 8 to review the law for conformity with EU law. It is now the time for public scrutiny, and for that we have EGBA. Objections The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is concerned that a series of key provisions of the draft law would conflict with the EC Treaty and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) case law. In their public campaign launched today, they raise the following five points: Offline sports betting will remain under the monopoly of FDJ and PMU, affecting any reform of the online sports betting environment. On what grounds do the French intend to limit the opening of horse betting only to pool betting? Does "French tradition" cut it, legally speaking? The pay-back ratio ceiling - percentage of stakes paid back to players - has no proved or known impact on consumer protection, so why set a ceiling in the first place? The French online gaming authority seems to duplicate a licensing process that already exists in other jurisprudence of the ECJ, e.g. the UK. Additional comments France, EGBA points out, is keeping to its intention to establish a "local Internet market for online betting and gaming services." This will be achieved if the French authorities get their way to adopt payment and ISP blockings and continue criminal enforcement against EU operators. With EGBA and other organizations continued good work, more debate over potential conflicts is sure to come in the months ahead.
Online gaming company Playtech has added sports betting to its list of services after acquiring sports betting software provider Player2Players. Sports betting growth potential The deal, disclosed in Playtech's 2008 financial report, was made based on Playtech's estimation that sports betting has important growth potential for the company, news agencies reported. Playtech, majority owned by Israeli Teddy Sagi, has gone one-up on rival CryptoLogic by adding to their existing suite of casino, poker and bingo software products. Meaning for players Playtech-licensed operators will now be able to add sportsbooks to their existing services. The company can now offer its clients the full line of gaming products featuring land- and mobile-based gambling. The move follows a recent deal between Playtech and Marvel EntertAinment which will allow Playtech to use Marvel's comic characters on their new slot machines. William Hill Deal The financial report also gave an update on a deal struck between Playtech and UK bookmaker William Hill late last year. Playtech bought gaming assets, businesses and contracts and then on-sold them for a priceof $250 million in exchange for a 29 percent stake in William Hill. Analysts have said both William Hill and Playech should experience upgrades in the medium-term as a result, newspapers reported. Changes were evident in the player's persepctive immediately following the deal, with the launch of the new William Hill Casino Club.
In spite of a world economic slowdown, virtual gambling has moved up the technology ladder to embrace cellular and WAP technology. Quantum Leap After a decade or more of playing online casino games on the Internet, game players are now looking for greater accessibility. They want to be able to play roulette or Texas Hold'em anywhere they have cellphone reception. Gambling has now "gone mobile". Have Cellphone, Will Gamble Want to place a bet on Saturday's Cup Final or on the latest Test Match, then you no longer need to fire up your computer. All you need nowadays is your trusty mobile phone. The new discipline of mobile gambling enables enthusiasts to place a bet anywhere and any time. Latest Technology The newest mobile phones with full Wide Area Protocol (WAP) capabilities, are essentially mini PCs in themselves. With high resolution screens and powerful sound and processing speed, these wondrous gadgets now provide the user with a fast and secure way to gamble anywhere on line. Best is Yet to Come With 3G technology incorporating Windows, Symbian, and Java-based technologies, mobile gambling is now virtually available 24/7. While WAP gaming is essentially in its infancy, huge investment in this market sector is likely to bring enhanced graphics to cellular handsets permitting interactive gaming experiences to any enthusiastic online game player. WAP Essentials Anyone who wishes to try out mobile gambling must ensure their cellphone is WAP enabled. Most cellphones produced within the last two years are likely to possess this feature. In addition, players will require Internet access via their cellphones, for which a nominal charge is usually made. Online casinos with mobile phone applications are listed on our Mobile Gaming directory list.
Australians and New Zealanders gamble more money online than people from any other country, according to a new Canadian report into online gambling made public in Sydney newspaper The Sunday Telegraph. The report shows that Australian and New Zealand gamblers spend an average of AU$435 (US$300) online every month, the Telegraph reported. The amount is five times the amount that gamblers put through poker machines, according to the Telegraph. The study was conducted by professors Robert Wood and Robert Williams from the University of Lethbridge in the Canadian province of Alberta. They surveyed more than 20,000 adults from 105 countries for the study. Conclusions "Australian Internet gamblers do report higher average monthly gambling spending than the overall average we observed among our sample," Professor Wood was quoted as saying by the Telegraph. "This would suggest that Australian Internet gamblers do indeed spend more on gambling compared with Internet gamblers from most other countries." The figures may be influenced somewhat by the fact online gambling is legal in Australia and New Zealand, as opposed to countries such as the United States and China where gambling is extremely popular but banned online. Gambling law According to the Australian Interactive Gambling Act 2001, it is legal to play poker or casino games online; sport betting is legal with many government licensed operators in operation. Across the Tasman Sea, TAB and the New Zealand Lotteries Commission are authorized to offer lottery products and sports betting over the Internet. Aussie and Kiwi resources Online Casino Reports invites players from Australia and New Zealand to visit our sister sites, with information catered to the players in the countries.
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A Washington State appeals court on Monday rejected arguments that the state's ban on Internet gambling violated the US Constitution. Lawyer Lee Rousso had been fighting for recognition that the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which effectively banned Internet gambling by outlawing the transfer of funds from a financial institution to Internet gambling sites, violated a clause of the constitution that gives the federal government has the right to regulate interstate commerce. Rousso's appeal came after he lost his original case in May last year. On that occasion he was joined by around 70 online poker players who rallied in support outside the courthouse. In handing down their verdict, the judges said that "Ultimately, given the importance of the state's interest in protecting its citizens from the ills associated with gambling, and the relatively small cost imposed on out-of-state businesses by complying...Rousso has failed to meet his burden....," the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. Rousso has said he is considering taking the case to the state's supreme court.
The National Football League has stepped up its attack on online gambling by hiring a full-time Washington-based lobbyist to pressure U.S. lawmakers on its behalf. Jeff Miller, formerly a senior aide to Wisconsin Democrat Senator Herb Kohl, was hired to work as an in-house lobbyist at the league's new Washington office. The NFL has also set up a political action committee to make federal campaign contributions to increase its influence in the capital. The NFL's opposition to online gambling is well-known and the issue will be at the top of Miller's agenda when he begins his job. The league wants to protect the current ban on Internet gambling under the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which effectively banned Internet gambling by outlawing the transfer of funds from a financial institution to Internet gambling sites. Miller was quoted by news agencies as saying that "We want to maintain the integrity of the game, and gambling threatens that." In the US, betting on the National Football League is just as popular as the games themselves. Nevada bookmakers alone took in $81.5 million in bets on Super Bowl XLIII in January, despite the slight drop on previous years as a result of the financial crisis.
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