2008 January 23 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

“All license fees shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of a license and shall be nonrefundable”

“Does a man have to kill himself to accomplish something in the world?”

A Democratic lawmaker on the House subcommittee studying expanding gambling voiced frustration yesterday about lack of communication from Gov. Steve Beshear on the governor’s casino bill. “I’m wondering when we’re going to start hearing from the big players, the people allegedly putting this together,” said Rep. Tim Firkins, D-Louisville. “We’ve heard from the tracks, and they didn’t have very …

The Antiguan Minister of Finance and the Economy Dr. Errol Cort has rejected the opinion of an international intellectual property specialist that Antigua and Barbuda could be in violation of a key international copyright treaty if it moves forward with plans to impose WTO-approved sanctions against the U.S.

The Antiguan government showed some outstanding chutzpah this week in appealing to the United States government, which it has just bested in a bitter World Trade Organisation dispute over Internet gambling, to grant amnesty to operators of online casinos based in the island nation so that they may enter and exit the US.

Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com will be launching a white label bingo site for partner operator Daub Ltd in the coming weeks. 888 will provide Daub with the systems and games infrastructure with focus on Western Europe through its bingo network.

Canadian and European online bingo developer Parlay Entertainment has signed up interactive television group NetplayTV in a joint venture to further develop the latter’s Big Box Bingo. The multi-phase plan will see Parlay develop an online bingo solution that lets fans of the Big Box Bingo TV show play additional bingo games and a host of slot games online.

Comments earlier this week by Stefan Wallin, Finland’s culture and sport minister that the government should run an online poker service in order to woo punters away from foreign poker sites have met with a mixed response.