Online Casino and Gambling News: April 2010

The UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced that it will deliver £60 million of efficiency savings, as a departmental contribution towards £11 billion of national savings that are being demanded by the Cabinet. And part of the cost-cutting is the merging of the National Lottery Commission with regulator the Gambling Commission.

The publication Indian Country Today took an interesting look at attitudes in the US towards Internet gambling this week, commenting that tribal governments and commercial gambling companies are taking a softer position on the legalisation of Internet wagering, although it does not appear likely that pending legislation to permit online poker will be successful in the current session of Congress.

Thursday saw the introduction in the Massachusetts State House of the House Speaker's plan to bring two land casinos to Massachusetts. And interestingly there appears to be no exclusion of intra-state Internet gambling.

Jackpot Factory Group subsidiary All Slots Casino has launched two new feature-rich Microgaming-powered video slots branded Suga Mama and Magic Multiplier.

The French online and land gambling corporate Groupe Lucien Barriere plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) at the end of June, reports the Reuters news agency, quoting unconfirmed reports on the usually reliable French website Wansquare.

The prospect of tourists attending the Euro 2012 football tournament matches in the Ukraine has generated renewed interest in establishing gambling operations in resort areas like the Crimea and Western Ukraine. It is understood that these regions will be exempt from the draconian bans against gambling established last year.

The World Cup football spectacular, which this time is being held in South Africa, is almost here - an exciting event that brings the international community together, watching and cheering for their national teams either on television, via the Internet or, for the really fortunate punters, at the actual games.