2011 June 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Financial spread betting is constantly changing. From telephone trading to online, to mobile trading platforms, spread betting has evolved year by year. And so too does the profile of the spread bettor. “Ten years ago, the standard spread bettor would be 45 years old, male and have actively worked in the city,” says Joshua Raymond, Chief Market Strategist for spread betting provider City Index (http://www.cit
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LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– City Index (http://www.cityindex.co.uk/), a global leader in spread betting, CFD trading and margined foreign exchange, provides a range of free webinars for traders to boost their knowledge from the comfort of their own home or office. The eight-minute webinars are listed below and can be accessed at: http://www.cityindex.co.uk/learn-to-trade/webinars.aspx >Introduction to Spread Betting b> Th
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LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– If you are spread betting or CFD trading, it is crucial to understand margin. Traditional trading methods such as buying and selling shares on the stock exchange require traders to buy the full amount of the shares. Margined trades, such as spread betting and CFD trading with City Index (http://www.cityindex.co.uk/), only require a percentage of the total value. For example, if a trader buys £2,000 of shares in standard deal
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QUAPAW, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) (“Downstream”) announced today that it has launched an offering for $295.0 million of Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes, which is subject to market availability as well as other conditions, will be made only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A of the

MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK) has entered into an agreement with TCS John Huxley Africa (Pty) Limited (TCS) to distribute its products throughout Africa. TCS has placed its first orders with multiple installations of PokerPro planned for later this month. “Market conditions throughout Africa are ideal for electronic table games, especially account based, cashless products,” commented John Whiskin, Man
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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud based game streaming service, today announced Europe’s leading consumer games site Eurogamer as the first pan-European media Affiliate. With an audited ABC audience of over 5,000,000 monthly unique users Eurogamer will stream Gaikai-powered games across its local language editions in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and C
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MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PokerTek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTEK) the industry leader in automated poker technology, is pleased to announce that Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has approved its latest PokerPro software, Tournaments Plus+, version 3.0. This approval clears the way for installations and upgrades of this new software into jurisdictions worldwide that accept GLI certification. Since receiving approval, the new software has al
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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, today announced the launch of its social-media programs and commitment to connecting with casino operators, players, and all Bally partners and stakeholders. div id=”bwbodyimg” style=”width:240px; float:left; padding-left:0px; padding-right:20px; padding-top:0
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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– >Research and Markets b> (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fb639f/the_middle_east_n) has announced the addition of the “The Middle East, North Africa & Central Asia Economic Factbook 2011″ directory to their offering. The Middle East, North Africa & Central Asia Economic Factbook 2010 recognizes and addresses the growing economic unity that includes the countries of the Middle East, North Africa and Cent
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