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Titan Poker launches Titan Bets : a dedicated online sports betting website !

Wednesday 12 March 2008 - bookmaker

Titan Poker, one of the biggest poker rooms in the online poker industry, is launching a new website in spring 2008. Under the name of Titan Bets, a multitude of promotions will be offered to mark the launch of this new bookmaker.
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France wants to get tough on cybercrime !

Tuesday 26 February 2008 - bookmaker

Michèle Alliot-Marie, the French Minister of the Interior, has revealed the government’s intention to prohibit online gaming websites, in the context of the framework and implementation law for internal security.
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Following its mistake, Betfair demands a refund from players

Friday 15 February 2008 - bookmaker

Betfair, the British online gaming site based in Malta, has been left red-faced by a bug in its poker software. Several players have managed to withdraw more than £100,000 in dishonestly obtained winnings.
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Liberalisation of the online casino market - Lichtenstein has joined the race !

Friday 15 February 2008 - bookmaker

Lichtenstein appears to be on course to open up its online casino and online betting market and is currently looking into the possibility of granting licences to foreign gaming operators.
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Tennis: The FFT bans online betting for Roland Garros

Tuesday 05 February 2008 - bookmaker

The French Federation of Tennis (FFT) has taken action in the Paris County Court in order to ban online betting on matches at the French Open at Roland-Garros.
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888.com joins forces with the cricket star Shane Warne

Thursday 24 January 2008 - bookmaker

888.com - one of the leaders in casino games and online poker - has teamed up in an exclusive partnership with Shane Warne, the star of Australian cricket.
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Germany bans online betting websites

Monday 07 January 2008 - bookmaker

In spite of the persistent pressure imposed by the European Commission with a view to opening up the gaming market to competition, 13 out of the 16 German states have ratified a law banning all forms of online betting and online gaming intermediaries.
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Online gambling: relations slowly begin to thaw between the USA and Europe

Monday 31 December 2007 - bookmaker

True to its principles, the United States would rather reach a compensatory agreement with the European Union than open up its gambling market to European operators.
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Bwin pays up on behalf of Real Madrid

Monday 31 December 2007 - bookmaker

The Spanish club Real Madrid has been heavily fined for wearing the normal flock shirt of its sponsor Bwin.com in the Champions League at Bremen.
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Microsoft, Google and Yahoo receive heavy fines for promoting online betting

Monday 31 December 2007 - bookmaker

The American Justice department has ordered Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to pay fines totalling 31.5 million dollars for allowing the advertising of online gambling since 1997, which is illegal in the USA.
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