Das Grand Casino Luzern lud zum Jahreswechsel ihre Besucher ein, um mit Ihnen gemeinsam das alte Jahr 2008 zu beenden- und das Neue Jahr 2009 zu beginnen. Dichter Schneefall begleitete die Gäste des Grand Casinos Luzern in das Jahr 2009. Das Grand Casino Luzern am Ufer des Vierwaldstättersees bietet dem Besucher alles was das Herz begehrt. Elegant und diskret präsentiert sich das Ambiente des Grand Jeu Casino mit den Tischspielen American Roulette, Black Jack, Poker.

Tipp24 AG plans to restructure its business fields as of 1 January 2009. This will include pooling the majority of its activities in connection with brokering or offering lottery products with MyLotto24 Ltd. and its subsidiaries. MyLotto24 Ltd. has been operating in the UK since 2007.

Wie diverse britische Medien berichtet haben, soll der PartyGaming Gründer Anurag Dikshit sich für schuldig erklärt haben. Die Anklage umfasste eine oder mehrere Anschuldigungen bezüglich illegalen Wettangebotes. Er soll auch zugestimmt haben, dass er an die US-Behörden eine Strafe in Höhe von $ 300 Millionen bezahlen wird.

Visitors to ICEi, the remote gaming sector within the 2009 International Gaming Expo, will be part of what is already certain to be a landmark event as record after record tumbles even prior to the doors opening (27-29 January, Earls Court Exhibition Centre). Over subscribed as early as the summer, ICEi will feature more exhibitors (90) from more jurisdictions (25) and occupy more stand space (2,750 square metres) than at any time in the event’s history.

"The biggest and most important exhibition that we attend each year, a vital part of our commercial strategy" is how Jens Halle, managing director of Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH, chose to preview London’s forthcoming International Gaming Expo (incorporating ICE and ICEi) which will host more than 300 companies from 48 nations across January 27th–29th at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Dutch Minister of Justice, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, is trying to implement a group of measures that would ban transactions related to online gaming venues, with the aim to bring Holland Casino the exclusiveness of the gaming licenses in the country. Ballin intends to put in a black list some websites, selected by the Dutch government. Netherlands Bankers Association (NVB) has stated that it is against what it considers protectionist measures.

Britain and Malta teamed up this week in a bid to head off moves by EU president of France to forge a bloc-wide policy for regulating the multi-billion euro gambling industry. France put forward a discussion paper to a meeting of the bloc’s 27 industry ministers that said there were "already grounds for seeking a common approach". In the past, gambling could be dealt with nationally, but the rise of cross-border online betting undermines this.

Tama - The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission announced Nov. 13 a decision to seek two additional studies on the feasibility of adding more casinos in the state. However, Tama Mayor Chris Bearden indicated he was not convinced more studies of the Iowa gambling industry were needed. Bearden was scheduled to take part in a conference call Tuesday concerning the commission stance.

"Swiss Gaming Newsletter" hat in verschiedenen Casinos in der Schweiz und Frankreich praktisch flächendeckend festgestellt, dass die Einsatzhöhe an den Slotmaschines für den Umsatz nicht entscheidend ist. Vielmehr sind Einsatzlimiten von über einem Franken bzw. Euro im Automaten-Mix zur Seltenheit geworden.

General manager of National Lottery, José Francisco Peña Guaba, revealed that, according to several investigations, USD 8,624,057 are bet daily in Dominican Republic. He explained that a study performed by the biggest gaming company reveals that “Dominican Republic is the second country worldwide that gambles the most.” Interviewed during the act of awards to the Worthy Soldier and Official...

Ladbrokes has said it will continue its fight to legally provide sports betting services in Norway as it launched an appeal against the rejection of its Norwegian sports betting license application. The appeal comes after the Oslo City Court ruled last month that Ladbrokes was not allowed to offer its gambling services in competition with the Norwegian monopoly.

Last week, South African Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel, publicised a new bill being proposed to the government: the Interactive Gaming Tax Bill. By allowing online gambling to exist but regulating and taxing them, South Africa has created a stable industry with less black market activity than that of the US, critics claim. This measure, if undertaken, will tax gross gambling revenue outside of operators within the online gambling industry.