gambling in news
RSS gambling in newsBCS warns over IT degree funding
News The government is gambling with the UK economy by removing funding for graduates who want to retrain in IT, the British Computer Society (BCS) has warned - at a time when the industry is crying out for more skilled... [20 Jun 2008]
Casinos bet on Experian ID verification
News Three UK casino groups have signed up to an age ID verification service from Experian to comply with gambling regulations. The move is in line with gambling law which came into force last year, which... [11 Jun 2008]
Android laid bare, dressing for success, grown up social networking...
News Gambling site brought to its knees by 'unstoppable' botnet As ever, security scares abounded with revelations that cash machines could be easily hacked and a warning from a gambling website about an... [27 Mar 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News Also swelling the fast-growing ranks of supporters are a former chief security advisor to the White House and IT bosses from two industries heavily targeted by online criminals, financial services and gambling. [14 Mar 2008]
Gambling site brought to its knees by 'unstoppable' botnet
News A major UK gambling business has warned that all commercial websites are at risk from a new type of unstoppable and undetectable botnet denial of service attack. Gala Coral ecommerce's gambling sites... [06 Mar 2008]
Second Life tackles virtual nuisances
News Last summer Linden Lab stepped up security checks and banned gambling and unregulated banks from its digital borders. But the decision to ban gambling in Second Life was taken because it was putting... [12 Feb 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure... [24 Jan 2008]
Second Life clamps down on virtual banks
News Back in July last year, online gambling was also banned from Second Life. Virtual world Second Life is banning unregulated banks from operating within its borders in order to protect its users' investments. [10 Jan 2008]
Chips are down in Second Life
News Second Life has banned online gambling from its virtual world. The official Linden Lab blog explained: "Linden Lab and Second Life residents must comply with state and federal laws applicable to regulated online... [31 Jul 2007]
Virtual worlds meet real life laws
News And other issues such as gambling in virtual casinos and offering financial services through virtual banks can raise even more regulatory issues. Second Life is the best known of a number of virtual worlds that are... [15 May 2007]
The Tote bets on SOA much more
News UK betting organisation the Tote is adopting a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to improve customer service, and develop new products faster and more cheaply. The Tote holds the exclusive licence to run 'pool' betting on horse racing... [03 May 2007]
US gambling ban challenged from within
News Just six months after President Bush signed a law outlawing online gambling, a key Democratic politician has proposed lifting the ban. Representative Barney Frank, a Democrat from Massachusetts and chairman of the House... [27 Apr 2007]
Job losses at Neteller as US law bites
News The company's services were used extensively for payments made to online gambling sites before a change in US law last year made that type of transaction illegal.silicon.com Financial Services Since then there has been a... [16 Feb 2007]
Future mobiles will cost consumers $150bn
News Messaging, including IM, email and old favourite SMS, will still make up the bulk of revenues - 67 per cent - but entertainment will emerge as the young pretender as consumers rush to spend their cash on games, gambling,... [31 Jan 2007]
Mobile gambling: Betting on $16bn
News Despite a war on web gambling raging in some parts of the world, mobile gambling is set to enjoy growth for some years to come. With the recent crackdown on gambling which saw some... [15 Jan 2007]
