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Betfair taps Romania for offshore software skills
News Fletcher said they will be working on a new sporting platform, the booming poker and gaming products and support for the mobile platform. Online betting and gaming company Betfair has set up an offshore software development centre in Romania to... [28 Jun 2007]
US gambling ban challenged from within
News Those sites included ones like BetBug of Toronto; BetWWTS.com of Antigua; Bodog Sportsbook, and Casino and Poker of Costa Rica. Just six months after President Bush signed a law outlawing online gambling, a key Democratic politician has proposed... [27 Apr 2007]
Poker, IM most addictive web apps
News Online poker is the most addictive application on the internet among UK users, according to new research. Users of the most popular online app, Pacific Poker, spend an average of 10 hours and 17 minutes gaming per month. [16 Jan 2007]
Worm warning: Beware staff surfing, says IDC
News He cited the case of a poker website that placed a Trojan horse on users' PCs when they downloaded the site's help program. Instead, the company recommends closer monitoring of staff internet use, using tools that give management an overview of... [15 Sep 2006]
Has US online gambling had its chips?
News Tuesday's vote on the bill, which most House Democrats opposed and nearly all Republicans endorsed, is designed to target offshore websites that go by names such as BetBug of Toronto; BetWWTS.com of Antigua; Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker of... [12 Jul 2006]
Online casino punters targeted by malware scams
News Earlier this week, Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure detected a potentially malicious rootkit application, which was being dropped onto users machines from poker community site CheckRaised.com when they downloaded a 'raketracker' tool - which... [17 May 2006]
Exposed: Dodgy domains spam message boards
News Many of the actual sites link through to more than one established poker site. They then include little more than links through to the websites, backed up with crude testimony such as "This is a great poker site", despite the fact none of the above... [11 Jan 2006]
Exclusive: The headlines you won't see next year
News Online poker: 'This bubble won't burst' say analysts Online ad revenues take a tumble Here we predict the stories that won't - or really shouldn't - appear on the pages of silicon.com over the course of the coming 12 months. [22 Dec 2005]
Online casinos face ad crackdown
News But Minister of Culture Tessa Jowell claims a crackdown on online casinos' adverts is necessary to prevent firms from offering enticements, such as free entry to online poker matches, or indicating the value of a prize on offer - both of which are... [10 Nov 2005]
Online poker 'rife with cheats'
News However, that's a suggestion one online poker provider was quick to dismiss - though others in the same industry remained tight-lipped in the face of silicon.com's enquiries. Marcus, whose next book, entitled Dirty Poker, is published in the UK... [04 Nov 2005]
888.com wavers on stock market debut
News Online poker site 888.com has made a shaky debut on the London stock exchange on its first day of trading.com priced its stock at 175p for its IPO, earning the company more than £550m. The sector has suffered a loss of confidence of late, in tandem... [30 Sep 2005]
888.com joins casino IPO wave with £700m float
News Cassava, owned by two Israeli brothers, has a number of casinos in its portfolio, including Pacific Poker.com, reportedly the largest casino by visitor numbers, could net Cassava's CEO some $60m when it floats.com's potential float follows on the... [24 Aug 2005]
PartyGaming leading online casino charge
News Stanley believes the majority of those playing online would still gladly trade their PCs for a seat at a real Vegas poker table, and many will be playing online until their next visit to Sin City. Online casino company PartyGaming has gone from... [04 Jul 2005]
Online poker firm set for £5.8bn stock market float
News Internet poker company PartyGaming has unveiled plans for a £5.8bn IPO that would be the largest ever float on the London Stock Exchange and send the company straight into the FTSE 100, according to reports this week. [03 Jun 2005]
Betfair heads to Malta
News Those watching developments in the online gaming space and the explosion of online card games, however, may be putting their bets on casino games such as poker - the most obvious example of which peer-to-peer games may appeal to the gambling... [11 May 2005]
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