Online Casino and Gambling News: 2011

Atlantic City casino revenues down almost 10% in 2010

The official numbers for 2010 confirm the perceptions over the past twelve months that Atlantic City - America's second biggest gambling centre - is still in decline. Year-end figures released Monday show Atlantic City casinos took in $3.6 billion in 2010, a year-on-year drop of 9.6%, and down from $5.2 billion in 2006.

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Online slots player hits a $104,514 jackpot at Slotland

Online punter 'Two To One Joan' outshone her internet nickname this week when she more than doubled her money, hitting a $104,514 jackpot on the Booster slot at Slotland. The three-wheel and single pay-line game brought her a windfall that will go towards paying off a mortgage... but only after a disciplined shopping spree!

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Microgaming now on Android phones

Microgaming, the veteran online gambling software developer based on the Isle of Man, has announced that its wide selection of games is now available on Android v2.2 Froyo devices running Adobe Flash 10.1. This industry first complements Microgaming's existing mobile casino offering in partnership with Spin3.

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New online gambling regulations in Jersey (Channel Islands)

The Channel Island of Jersey's economy will benefit from the introduction of online gambling licensing regulations, government minister Alan McLean told the BBC this week.

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Online gambling legalisation a possibility in iowa

The pressure for legalisation of online gambling in the state of Iowa appears to be growing, and some local politicians are not averse to the idea, according to a piece in the newspaper Des Moines Register this week.

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Pennsylvanian man claims innocence over land casino video poker exploit

Nevada investigators have thrown more light on how a Pennsylvanian man and his associates managed to extract possibly millions from land casino slot machines. Andre Nestor (39) was on bail in Pennsylvania last week for exploiting the software on slot machines when he was re-arrested at the request of Nevada authorities for similar offences in that state, allegedly involving considerable sums of money.

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New Florida governor non committal on gambling expansion

Reporters were trying to figure out the position on gambling expansion of Florida's new Republican governor Rick Scott this week, but it wasn't an easy task. In a brief press conference covering several other issues, the governor was asked whether his earlier meeting with Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson heralded an expansion of gambling in the state.

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Mastercard spends $840,000 on Q3 online gambling lobbying

Financial processing giant Mastercard Inc spent $840,000 - with internet gambling as one of its targets - on lobbying activities in Q3 of 2010, reports the Bloomberg's business news service this week.

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UK horseracing levy row rumbles on

Reports in The Financial Times and in Leisure Management suggest that the horseracing and bookie sectors are still poles apart on the vexed question of the racing levy, with both parties rejecting a compromise proposal put forward by the government of £75-80 million.

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Chinese lottery annual sales up 27% to $14.5 billion

Chinese lottery sales continued to soar last year, setting new records as revenues soared 27% to 96 billion yuan (US$14.47 billion), the Welfare Lottery Distribution and Management Center (WLDMC) said Thursday.

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