Online Casino and Gambling News: April 2009

UK Football Association confirms investigation into match fixing

In a sequel to the suspension of betting by UK bookies on a UK league match at the weekend, the UK Football Association has confirmed it has mounted a full investigation.

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EGBA publishes statement on recent Harvard online gambling study

The Harvard Medical School Addictions Division's epidemiological study of gambling addiction, which showed that online gambling is not the horror story its detractors claim it to be, has received wide industry and mainstream media coverage this week. One of the major organisations commenting on the findings is the European Gambling and Betting Association, which counts most major European online gambling firms among its members.

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Bookies reveal more suspicions of football match fixing

In a previous bulletin, InfoPowa flagged recent sportsbetting scares from Ireland and Bulgaria, but these were apparently augmented over the weekend by further alarms in diverse sports from the UK to the United States.

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NY Times: is online gambling coming in from the cold?

The New York Times has taken a positive look at Internet gambling in the United States in an interesting piece written by Eric Pfanner and titled "Is online gambling coming in from the cold?"

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Betfair lobbies Aussie Productivity Commission to legalise online wagering

The Australian branch of online gambling group Betfair is championing the cause of Internet gambling downunder, recommending to a government committee studying gambling reform that legalising and regulating Internet casino and poker gambling would be a good bet.

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Betfair signs deal for ten Cryptologic games

The global betting exchange company Betfair has signed up for 10 branded games from Dublin-based gambling software provider Cryptologic. The multi-year deal will see the first five games available to Betfair's two million registered customers before the end of the Q2, 2009, with the remaining games to follow in the third and fourth quarters.

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nGenera live chat delivers better customer service to Betsson punters

The Bellevue, Washington-based customer service technology provider nGenera has announced the completion of an agreement with online gambling group Betsson Malta Limited that doubles the gambling company's capacity to handle customer queries without increasing staff.

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Canadian fraudster says casino comps made her embezzle

Christine Papakyriakou (52), a Hamilton, Ontario woman who currently awaits criminal sentencing for embezzling Cdn$7 million from her former employer to pay gambling debts that may be as high as $10 million, is to sue two land casinos and the province for her troubles.

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Bookies suspend betting fearing Bulgarian football fixing

Bulgarian bookmakers have decided to stop taking bets on several games in the Bulgarian football championship amid fears that they could fixed, Bulgarian-language daily 24 Chassa and The Sofia Echo reported this weekend.

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Anti-UIGEA bill may be delayed in legislative queue

Industry observers will be disappointed if a columnist in the respected Poker News publication is correct this week - he has advised that Barney Frank's latest challenge to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, along with other proposals, has been delayed by "logistics" and will possibly not be introduced before the end of April as anticipated.

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