Online Casino and Gambling News: December 2008

40p bet unearths 227,000 pounds Pharaoh's Treasure jackpot

Finishing 2008 in style this week, and getting 2009 off to a running start, William Hill Casino player SimonB cracked a sublime £227,054 progressive jackpot on the Pharaoh's Treasure slot. on a 40p winning line!

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Dikshit plea creates rift with other Party Gaming founders

The $300 million settlement and Wire Act guilty plea by Party Gaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit earlier this (December) month was discussed in an interesting article in the The Times over the holiday weekend, which suggested that his unilateral and independent move to clean the slate with the US Department of Justice may not have gone down well with his fellow founders.

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The rising popularity of the quirky prop bet

The tradition of making quirky bets over the festive season was once again in eveidence in the UK, reports bookie firm William Hill plc, which saw a significant increase in the prop bet category this year.

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Utah pushes resolution defending States' rights on gambling

Concerned about possible federal deals on Internet gambling in World Trade Organisation negotiations, state legislators in Utah are pushing a resolution that urges Congress to ensure that states' rights to make their own gambling laws are respected, and that means that online gambling will definitely be a non-starter in the state, reports the Salt Lake City Tribune.

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Betfair sponsorship of Australian cricket telecast criticised

Two Australian public figures - a charity campaigner and a politician - have lashed out at online betting exchange Betfair for advertising on Boxing Day on grounds that the material impinged on family interest subjects like cricket and were therefore dangerous to children and teenagers.

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New U.S. Attorney General not good news for online gambling

The incoming Obama Administration's announcement that Eric Holder is to be appointed Attorney General of the United States may moderate expectations that the new president might take a more liberated approach to Internet gambling.

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Bookies count profits after no UK white Christmas

For weeks now, the UK 'white Christmas' gamblers have been tuning in to weather predictions before placing their bets on whether there would be snowfalls on Christmas Day, but as it turned out it was the bookies who got it right this year, with some avoiding a potential million pound payout by doing so.

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Five major companies to receive Czech betting licenses

After months of anticipation, it looks as if the new year will at last see legalised online gambling in the Czech Republic. Radio Praha reports that after years of lobbying, and promises to prevent minors from betting on their websites, the country’s five biggest bookies will soon receive permits from the Finance Ministry to introduce online gambling.

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Omni and CS Casinos switching to Playtech software

Peak Entertainment, the well established parent company for SunPoker.com, Omni Casino and CSCasino.com, has announced that its move to the Playtech platform commenced December 19 is proceeding smoothly, and that existing players will continue to have access to its former Cryptologic software until January 15th 2009 to ensure a gradual changeover.

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Everest and Victor Chandler in joint sportsbetting partnership

Gigamedia, the Taiwan-based parent of Everest Poker and Everest Gaming, has revealed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the respected and well established Gibraltar-based land and online gambling company Victor Chandler International. The company said the primarily sportsbetting deal would significantly expand the online capability of the Everest Gaming platform.

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