http://giulianitracker.com Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:08:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today (January 5th) will see the start of a new policy at the microgaming casinos, according to several reliable sources. Observers say the policy is designed to encourage online poker sites on the network to bring in more "fish" (less experienced and therefore more likely to lose than win) players ... http://giulianitracker.com/2010/01/more-fish-the-objective-say-observers/ The online division of UK internet gambling group Ladbrokes reports that it has secured a licence from the Italian regulator AAMS to operate a dedicated poker tournament service in Italy. The group plans to launch the online roulette strategy service early in January 2010, following the path of its sibling ... http://giulianitracker.com/2010/01/plans-afoot-to-launch-an-online-poker-tournament-facility-early-january-2010/ The Kentucky state government's 'appeal against an appeal' on its so far unsuccessful and long-running attempt to seize international online gambling domain names threw up a new legal wheeze this week as the state's outsourced legal eagles tried to find a fresh justification for their seizure attempts. The lawyers have asked ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/lawyers-for-the-state-of-kentucky-come-up-with-a-new-legal-wrinkle-in-domain-case/ The European football governing body UEFA has announced that investigations into a possible case of corruption are in progress against a Bulgarian referee for gambling bonuses. Anton Genov has been named as the subject of the investigation after irregular online gambling patterns emerged regarding an international friendly last month, UEFA said ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/uefa-makes-enquiries-on-referee-after-%e2%80%98irregular-betting-patterns%e2%80%99/ Snow fell in London and much of the southeast on Wednesday, pushing internet gambling and bookmakers to slash the odds on a white Christmas as forecasters warned of heavy snowfalls later in the week, reports Agence France Presse. Christmas shoppers on Oxford Street and across the capital watched the snowflakes ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/cold-weather-and-early-snow-in-london/ According to BigNews, the world's largest social networking website, Facebook, will strictly enforce its rules against advertising 'morally unacceptable' products like spy cameras, firearms, tobacco and online gambling. Among the long list of prohibited content is a section code that disallows “internet gambling, including without limitation, any online casino, sports ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/the-worlds-largest-social-networking-site-will-enforce-bans-on-certain-products/ American talk show host and high profile newcomer to the world of online poker, Montel Williams, is being sued for breach of contract and other claims after an online poker venture turned sour, reports WBBM780. The report quotes from the Montel Media Group gambling web site, revealing that in April 2008 ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/online-poker-at-the-heart-of-commercial-dispute/ With sports bodies, regulators and law enforcement all focusing on recent football scandals in Europe, an internet gambling and betting company executive stepped forward this week to assure that internet casinos operators are one of the safest bets around. Interwetten executive Michael Summer told the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that the ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/internet-gambling-is-a-good-bet-to-defeat-corruption/ Games developer Mazooma, is re-launching its brand as a digital content provider to bookmakers and online casinos, says managing director Tony Oliver. “Eighteen months ago, we embarked on a strategy to focus on delivering online gambling content utilising both the Bell-Fruit and Mazooma brands," Oliver said this week. “We planned to ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/12/games-provider-relaunches-brand-on-the-back-of-contract-wins-in-new-phase-of-business-development/ The online gambling industry in conjunction with associations like the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and GamCare had decided to designate and celebrate October 19, 2009 as Responsible Gambling Awareness Day. The online gambling industry and its administrators are aware of the need to disseminate information on responsible gambling. Yesterday several ... http://giulianitracker.com/2009/11/responsible-gambling-awareness-day/