Online Casino and Gambling News: April 2011

Online gambling in Hungary being legalized

Good progress is being made on the Hungarian government's move away from a monopolistic gambling regime to a more open market, with drafting reportedly well advanced, and the government open to approaches from reputable companies interested in licensing.

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Do or die for internet poker legalization bill in Nevada assembly

A bill seeking to legalise online poker in Nevada is facing a crucial procedural deadline in the Assembly this week - the first house passage limit, meaning if a bill started in the Assembly, it has to pass a vote there in the full body by the deadline or it dies.

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Victor Chandler becomes third to offer live dealer feature

Gibraltar-based Victor Chandler is among the first to adopt a new live dealer platform which has developed from a partnership between Chartwell Gaming and Asian-based Ho Gaming.

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Latest offerings from Vegas Technology, Rival Gaming and NetEnt

Online gaming software providers Vegas Technology , Rival Gaming and NetEnt released their latest offerings this week. "Fairies Forest" from Vegas Technology is a magical fairy forest-themed, 5-reel, 25 payline video slot offers an array of winning combinations and features expanding wilds, scatters, multipliers, free spins as well as its signature high value card symbols.

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Betfair and Ladbrokes in the market for fresh marketing ideas

Live Campaign reports that Betfair is on the hunt for a new advertising agency and is holding "chemistry meetings" with interested parties. The betting exchange's current agency Albion will reportedly not be pitching for the account but will continue to work with the firm on a project basis.

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Online gambling firm Atlantis accepted as a member of NIGA

The Atlantis Internet Group appears to be manoeuvring for position in potential online gambling opportunities among US Indian tribal groups. The company has been accepted as a member of the National Indian Gaming Association, a Washington DC-based non-profit organization of 184 Indian Nations representing organisations, tribes and businesses engaged in tribal gaming enterprises in the United States.

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Gamboozle and Intelimax make play into US market

Vancouver-based Intelimax Media has announced that it is currently preparing a new subscription-based gaming platform on its Gamboozle site which will include internet poker.

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Neogames powers latest Interwetten product expansion

The well-established online gambling operator Interwetten has expanded its offering to online gamblers with the launch of a range of scratch cards powered by Neogames.

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Rocky Mountain state giving online gambling a look

The state of Colorado could be about to join the six other US states that have seriously considered the legalisation of online gambling in recent times. According reports in the Denver Post this weekend, Colorado land casinos commissioned a recently released study that found the state's brick-and-mortar operators could be at risk if they don't quickly embrace online gambling, in a competitive environment where Congress could ultimately regulate and tax the activity.

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New gap in the US market exploited by relatively unknown poker site

Hard on the heels of the US Attorney's indictments aimed at acing out Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker, UBPoker and Absolute Poker in the US online poker market, a relatively unknown online poker site made a move clearly attempting to exploit the vacuum created by the shutdown of the indicted sites.

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