The Treasury for the Isle of Man has released proposals for the Gambling Supervision Bill of 2008, which would provide for the Gambling Supervision Commission on the island to become a Statutory Board. In addition, the proposals would expand on the Commission’s constitution, status and exercise of functions but not alter the body’s existing regulatory objectives.

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 %.

London, September 9th, 2008: Aristocrat Technologies Europe has begun shipments of the new Viridian™ gaming machine, with initial deliveries of both native and emulated games to casino floors in Portugal, Italy and Bulgaria. The Solverde Group’s Casino Vilamoura and Casino Monte Gordo are amongst the first operators to unveil Viridian in Europe, including a number of standalone games as well as the first Money Train™ Hyperlink™ featuring the unique 3-D Alioscopy® overhead display.

London, September 8th, 2008: Aristocrat Technologies has demonstrated its commitment to continuous innovation with the release of a new range of games for Europe. The Autumn 2008 collection includes eight new slot games, a fresh twist for Zorro® HyperlinkT and an exciting new feature concept, 'Free Game BankT'. Offering players a new gaming experience and increased flexibility in their gaming technique...