In the UK, the Gambling Commission regulatory body has released its latest statistics on the participation of adults in remote gambling from December of last year to September of 2008. The Commission tasked ICM Research to survey 2,000 adults every quarter and found that 9.3 % of the 8,000 respondents had participated in at least one form of remote gambling over the previous month. This compares with last year’s figure of 8.8 % and 2006’s 7.2 %.

Following Bermuda Premier Emil Brown’s announcement that the island nation is considering modeling itself as a base for online casinos, another politician has issued a warning. Finance Minister Bob Richards is worried such a move could anger the United States. Brown stated reasons for welcoming Internet gambling sites to operate from Bermuda would be a major boost in jobs and revenue, and establish economic growth based on more than just tourism.

Among the programs and ideas expressed on the site is a pledge to protect the Internet from censorship and government interference, a promise which brightens the prospects for the online gambling industry. President-elect Obama and his advisers have established a website at change.gov listing their plans for governing after his inauguration. Among the programs and ideas expressed on the site is a pledge to protect the Internet from censorship and government interference, a promise which brightens the prospects for the online gambling industry.

Baguio City – A plan to establish a gaming complex in the Camp John Hay (CJH) special economic zone here has revived a multi-sectoral opposition to all forms of gambling in the city. This developed as the city council here voted to disapprove the plan to set up a casino in CJH. In disapproving the plan, the councilors said their action is consistent with the city’s anti-gambling policy that has been enforced for many years now.

In a huge victory for the Caribbean nation of Antigua Wednesday, it was announced online gambling companies based there can now advertise their services in the United Kingdom. Antigua and Barbuda has successfully attained white list certification from the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport, according to Aarati Jagdeo of the Antigua Sun. By attaining this white list status, remote gaming operators based in Antigua and Barbuda will, as of 21 Nov., be allowed to advertise their services to consumers in the UK...

Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen, said he was confident that gross monthly gaming revenue could stay around USD 892 million, a level that would enable the six operators to stay in the market. Tam told reporters he expected the fourth quarter or the first quarter of next year would mark the beginning of a downward trend in gaming revenue. For the second consecutive month, in October gaming revenues dropped more than 3% compared with the same period last year.

Moscow - Russia's grandiose scheme to build a Las Vegas from scratch in 18 months is turning into a sour bet because of the sinking global economy. The plan calls for shutting down dozens of casinos in Moscow and St. Petersburg by July 1 and moving big-city gambling to four far-flung reaches of Russia, including building an entire new city along the Azov Sea. "It's just not going anywhere fast," says Joseph Weinert of Spectrum Gaming Group, a U.S. firm that advised on developing one of the resorts.

Standard & Poor’s dropped the credit qualification on the international Spanish gaming company Codere to “B+” (poor quality) from “BB-“ (questionable quality), which had been assigned previously, due to its “aggressive” financial profile and the situation of uncertainty of its shareholders. "Codere drop reflects its aggressive financial profile and a probable trade deficit in achieving its objectives of leverage ratio to the closure of 2008 exercise"...

A great number of public assisted to the conference: “Online Gaming, current situation in the region”, held last October 16th in Puerto Salguero, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, which counted with the presence of operators, software developers and experts in legislation. Speakers were: Estela Varsavsky (Consultant of 137bet), Federico Fortunati (Director-Manager of Legal Affairs, Codere Argentina), Zacarías Leone...

The ongoing persecution of Internet gambling sites by the United States Department of Justice may be nearing an end after several years of acrimony. Word spreading throughout the online casino industry is that a large fine that will still not bankrupt the companies involved may be the settlement. Online casinos such as SportingBet and PartyGaming and their executives have been pursued by US law enforcement since the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006.

The Latin American gaming industry will meet this week in Buenos Aires, and around 200 exhibitors will receive national and international visitors in a new edition of the traditional Buenos Aires SAGSE trade show. SAGSE organizers announced that, from 14,30 p.m., its doors will open to start their 16th edition, with the aim to reaffirm that it is the main regional gaming event.

London, 30.09.2008. Die neue Website der International Gaming Expo (IGE) ist freigeschaltet. Branchenvertreter können ab Oktober ihre Tickets online bestellen. Die Website zeigt die verschiedenen Bestandteile der Messe, die im Januar 2009 erstmals die Veranstaltungen ICE und ICEi sowie die Unterhaltungsmesse ATEI vereint. Die IGE ist die führende Messe für Gaming und Gambling und ein “Muss” für alle Branchenvertreter...