Europe News - Page 78

Billionairio.com, a raffle-style numbers game, is challenging state monopolies on lotteries around the world by offering better odds and bigger prizes than the UK National Lottery, Euro Millions and Powerball.

As you are about to see, the fun did not end with Cyprus. Thanks to the RedBet.com team, I was treated to a long weekend in Monaco, four days that will never be replicated as long as I live. I have just participated in the lifestyle of the rich and famous, minus the designer clothes, fancy jewelry, $300,000 car and plastic surgery.

International News Brief: France will begin issuing authorisation for online betting operators from the second half of 2009 after agreeing with the European Union to open up the market.

The Lottery Inspection has filed a police report claiming that Betsson’s shop violates article 38 in the Swedish lottery act.

So here we go again...I am back from Cyprus and Monaco, and what a wild ride it was. This week I will provide you with the usual online gaming conference aftermath and juicy tidbits of information for your reading pleasure. Next week I will review my experiences in Monaco with the Redbet.com team, Timo and Aleksi the ice throwing Fins, crazy Karim and Achmet.

International News Brief: A terminally ill man collected £5,000 from the bookmakers yesterday.

On Friday, May 30, 2008, Betsson will open the doors of its first betting shop in Sweden, marking a challenge to the Swedish gaming monopoly.

The consortium formed by the shareholders of Dream Island has won the first ever major casino license to be awarded in Hungary for its planned entertainment and mixed use Dream Island to be developed in central Budapest.

Kicking off all-new action in Season VII, World Poker Tour returns to Casino Barcelona next week for the second WPT Spanish Championship.

International News Brief: Nearly 100 bingo clubs around Britain have shut their doors in the past three years - more than a dozen since the start of this year.

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces its first Eastern European Casino Affiliate Convention taking place June 7-8, 2008 in Moscow, Russia.

So...we are not bringing any brand new and delightfully uninformed females to Cyprus. Only me. Sorry boys! When arriving in Cyprus, I will also be accompanied by numerous boxes of GPWA Times magazines- hand carried on the plane of course- to be distributed at the Poker Conference for your reading pleasure.

International News Brief: Rank says it is continuing to feel the impact of the UK-wide smoking ban at its Mecca bingo halls.

During my brief Casino City hiatus, something very exciting happened. We hired someone to join the Online Casino City/GPWA team and she starts three days before The Poker Conference and CAP Spring in Cyprus...Considering I only have three days to spend with this lovely lady before our departure, I have taken it upon myself to create a conference manual for her, complete with pointers, warnings, pictures and names.

Surprise! Yes, the rumors are true. I am back. Back with the Casino City and GPWA team, back on the affiliate side of the business, back to writing, and back to traveling the world.

International News Brief: For teenagers and 20-somethings in the capital of the affluent Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the traditionally tame pastime of bingo has become part and parcel of a hip night out on the town.

Unibet welcomes the news that the Danish Tax Minister's plan to end the country's monopoly on gambling and sports betting.

International News Brief: A press advertisement that linked online betting with increased sexual prowess has become one of the first to breach new tighter UK gambling codes.

International News Brief: The UK Government faces fresh embarrassment over its casino laws as potential bidders for the 16 new licences start to walk away from the process - just as the legal framework is finalised.

International News Brief: Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.