2007 May 24 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

“It’s sketchy, but it was the only way for a while”

BINGO hall worker Paul Waite is Kellys Eye Number 1 after winning a top award. Until five years ago, Paul who has Downs Syndrome, had never worked and spent his time at a day centre. He was only able to write his name, had limited numeracy skills and needed a lot of one-to-one help.

AUSTIN — The Tigua tribe in El Paso would be able to raise money from charitable bingo games on its reservation under a bill the Texas Senate approved Wednesday.

Centrebet International Ltd is the latest online gambling group to migrate to the Orbis OpenBet ‘One Account, One Wallet’ solution, after years of operating a proprietary system.

Bwin has won another legal hand in an online gambling dispute in which Omnia Communication-Centers GmbH sought an injunction to curtail the betting group’s Austrian activities.

UK betting brokerage Betbrokers plc has its eyes on the Las Vegas gambling information company Winning Edge, and has signed a letter of intent to clinch the acquisition, valued at US$6.5 million, by June this year

Investors in the Swedish online betting group Redbet.com will be pleased with quarter 1 results just released which show an encouraging turnaround from the SEK 650 000 loss in quarter 1 of 2006.

Online games developer Wagerworks justifiably boasts this week that “The sky’s the limit as WagerWorks goes iDTV with SkyBet.”