2007 May 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

Austrian public company Bwin has released its latest quarterly report with the good news that things are getting better after a tough recent history that saw significant short term losses, mainly due to the UIGEA impact on subsidiary Ongame.

After 10 months under house arrest in St. Louis and with the US Department of Justice charges against him still untested in a court of law, David Carruthers might be expected to be growing impatient with his invidious situation.

Players at the Cryptologic-powered “The Sands of the Caribbean” online casino have been informed this week that the long-established venue has been re-branded.

It started when online gamblers noticed that the jackpot for Cryptologic’s progressive slot Millionaire’s Club had been re-set this week, triggering speculation that the almost 6 million dollar, Euro or pounds sterling bonanza had finally been whacked after many months where players watched the biggest jackpot around escalating steadily.

The much anticipated online betting website for the New York Racing Association has launched with much hype from senior racing figures.

eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) has become one of the first organisations to be approved by the Ministry responsible for Gambling of the Government of Gibraltar for testing and certifying the integrity of online gambling equipment and software used by Gibraltar licensees.