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Second Life outlaws gaming

Tuesday 31 July 2007 - bookmaker

Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life, has been hit hard by its decision to close down all games of chance for money in its virtual world.
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Unibet: Betting on the weather forecast – a complaint is lodged with Brussels

Monday 30 July 2007 - bookmaker

On Thursday, the bookmaker Unibet launched a range of different bets on what the weather will be like throughout the month of August in Belgium.
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PokerStars prepares for its World Cup

Thursday 26 July 2007 - bookmaker

Pokerstars is preparing to host the fourth edition of the Pokerstars Poker World Cup in Barcelona in September.
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World Series of Poker 2007: Jerry Yang is the new world champion !

Monday 23 July 2007 - bookmaker

At the end of final table lasting nearly 16 hours, 39 year-old Jerry Yang walked away with the 8.25 million dollar prize and the most sought-after winner’s bracelet in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
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Sports betting: William Hill defies the OPAP monopoly in Greece

Monday 23 July 2007 - bookmaker

British bookmaker William Hill has just lodged an appeal with the Greek courts after the dismissal of its request to operate in Greece.
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Online gaming : the WTO imposes heavy sanctions on the United States

Tuesday 17 July 2007 - bookmaker

The WTO has just imposed heavy sanctions on the USA for its protectionist laws which were judged to be an obstacle to online internet betting services based abroad.
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Betfair, sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe !

Thursday 12 July 2007 - bookmaker

Betfair.com has entered into a partnership agreement with Harrah’s License Company LLC, an entertainment subsidiary of Harrah’s, Inc., to become the sponsor of the World Series Of Poker Europe until 2011.
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Harvard studies the behaviour of online gamblers

Monday 09 July 2007 - bookmaker

The addictions department of the Harvard University School of Medicine has just published a study about the behaviour of people who gamble for money online.
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Poker on mobile phones

Wednesday 04 July 2007 - bookmaker

In June 2007, Sony Ericsson launched a mobile telephone in the colours of the World Poker Tour brand, along with a Texas Hold’em game developed by Hands-on Mobile.
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Unibet prepares to take the ASO to court over its Tour de France ban

Wednesday 04 July 2007 - bookmaker

In order to gain the right to participate in the Tour de France, which sets off from London on July 7th, the Swedish betting company Unibet is preparing to take the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), organiser of the 94th Tour de France cycling race, to court in order to get its “Green Cycle” team admitted to the race.
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