The CEO of the Greek gambling monopoly OPAP, Ioannis Spanoudakis, recently revealed that the company had plans to expand it’s business with online casino gambling. He did specify that the costs of the plan would play a significant role in the future events. He further motioned that along with being cost effective and productive company OPAP was also looking forward to be involved in the business opportunities in Greece, on the internet and outside of Greece as well. According to Ioannis there were a great number of opportunities for the OPAP in the fields of livenses for video lotteries, internet betting as well as instant lottery scratch games. Ioannis pointed out that at the present time there were no plans for the extension OPAP’s monopoly of sports betting.
It is fair to say that Russia is going through a tough time when it comes to their gambling industry. First we witnessed the relocation of land based casinos to remote parts of the nation in the past few years and we also witnessed online casinos trying to fill the void caused by the relocation of land based casinos. To make things worse the government decided to ban gambling which forced many gambling facilities to go underground. Read more »
Once again, the European Commission has rejected Romania’s proposal to regulate online gambling. It is believed that the European Commission was very much concerned that Romania’s proposal may be adverse to the EU law. Read more »
The European online gambling market continues to swell because countries located in the Baltic region are soon to make alterations in their internet betting rules and regulations. But some of the European countries find it hard to stay with the European Union membership which includes compliance of ecommerce due to their introduction of offshore online wagering and deep-rooted gambling monopolies. Recently the Bulgarian ban on gambling advertizing was considered unfair. Read more »
Italy is one of the casino hubs in European and here is the happy casino news for all Italian gambling lovers out there. The leading online casino software provider, Playtech, has come forward to power an online casino that is to be launched by the famous mobile entertainer company Buongiorno. Read more »
People of Finland are always ready to show their love for gaming, even though they have a market that is conventional when it comes to online gambling. Well who would not love it, if playing online casino games is totally legal? Yes online casino games are legal in Finland but, do not expect to see too many varieties as all European online casino games are run by the state run monopoly RAY. Well if you are a player from Finland who suffered from lack of spice and variety, then it good news for you, as all this is about to change, while you will have access to many more gambling options. Read more »
If America is going to follow in the footsteps of Austria it is going to be a tough time for law makers who are fighting to keep international online gambling companies at bay. It is a win-win situation for Austria as the European Court of Justice has rules against restrictions that were forced on foreign gambling companies. Read more »
The European online gambling market has undergone a number of changes over the past few months. Online gambling operators have agreed to follow the regulatory regimes of individual countries even though these regimes are stacked completely against private enterprises. And why have the online gambling operators agreed to do so? This is because European casinos have realized that in the long run the Articles 43 and 49 of the European Union Treaty, which are meant to ensure uniform online gambling market across Europe, will not be achieved in the near future. Read more »
One can never forget the Roman Empire and the glory that the soldiers risked their lives for. To take this beautiful era and make it into a theme for a slot game can only be executed well by the software developer Playtech. All the little details that would remind you of the civilization that always excited you are all recreated here for this slot game as the symbols that will appear during the game. The reels have been transformed into a Roman wheel with symbols like chariots, grapes, gold filled bags, the Roman military scrolls and the Emperor. This game is aptly titled Rome & Glory. Read more »
So far in this years World Cup football tournament in South Africa, the big European teams have been struggling. France have lost to Mexico and drawn against Uruguay form their two games leaving them one game away from being knocked out! There has been big problems in the French camp due to those very poor results. Check out Football Gamble to get the latest news. Read more »
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June 8, 2011 6:16 pm | 
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