The contentious and recently passed Belgian Gaming Act has triggered the first moves toward selectively restricted online gambling.
Following the approval of Belgium’s new Gaming Act by the House of Representatives, the Belgian National Lottery has begun trialling online casinos wagering on all current draws, with an additional set of casinos games set to be launched [...]

Emails to affiliates on its defunct Grand Prive Affiliate Program were sent out by the Grand Prive group this week in addition to an earlier press release from the online gambling group alerting former affiliates to claiming possibilities.
The decision to widen the communication campaign comes after representations by affiliates that the reach of affiliate representative [...]

Despite the tough business environment, the European-facing online gambling group Gaming VC Holdings SA appears to be holding its own in a trading update issued midway through the final month of its trading internet gambling year.
Excluding revenues from Betboo, the recently acquired South American online gambling business, the average daily revenues in Q4-09 have increased [...]

The Dutch government’s efforts to maintain the state monopoly on online gambling were given a boost Thursday when the advocate general of the European Court of Justice opined that EU member states can grant a single operator the right to run betting and internet gaming as a monopoly.
The Financial Times reports that in addition, [...]

It looks as if another major television program is on the cards in the online gambling United States, with CNCB promoting a documentary titled “The Big Business internet gambling.”
The network is not specific on whether the presentation will include online gambling, but it appears likely given the widespread coverage that Barney Frank’s efforts to legalise [...]

Although the main thrust of the report seems to be focused on sportsbetting in the USA, the pre-screening blurb includes the following information: “From sports betting to online casinos to high-stakes poker, a high percentage of the betting is placed illegally, according to the soon-to-air report.”
The publicity release notes that the program will conclude with [...]

Austrian software developer Greentube I.E.S AG has joined the growing number of online gambling software providers that have passed a professional inspection and review process by the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA on online casinos.
The process includes on-site and highly detailed inspections by an audit team tasked with ensuring that all aspects of [...]