Online gambling gets another blow after Ultimate Bet (UB) suffered a data breach as a result of which around 3.5 million of their customers’ accounts were published online.
Full names, aliases, email addresses, phone numbers, account balances, IP addresses, deposit methods, birth dates, UB account numbers and status... |
7 December 2011
05:39 GMT |
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A former staff member of the gambling industry was sentenced to three years of conditional discharge and ordered to pay $3,300 (2300 EUR) after pleading guilty to selling personal information belonging to 65,000 online Bingo players.
According to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Marc Ben-Ezra, a Fin... |
11 November 2011
09:48 GMT |
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According to U.S. law enforcement officials, one of the largest gambling websites in the world turns out to be a Ponzi scheme in which its board stole millions from unsuspecting players.
Prett Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is handling a complaint in which the directors ... |
21 September 2011
05:34 GMT |
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After numerous complaints, the European Commission is seriously considering the introduction of EU regulations regarding online gambling, much to the satisfaction of operators and policy makers alike.EurActiv informs us that the gambling industry filed numerous complaints to the EU's Services Directive to get in... |
8 September 2011
08:00 GMT |
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Despite their abundance, online casinos and betting sites operate in a legal gray area. Online gambling is banned in many countries in Europe and in the US. In places where it’s not banned entirely, it is heavily regulated. Yet operators in off-shore locations have been able to drum up impressive revenues from ... |
30 July 2010
04:45 GMT |
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Austrian online gambling and gaming entertainment operator bwin Interactive Entertainment has confirmed it is close to acquiring Gioco Digitale, the first independent Italian online gaming site, in anticipation of an expected deregulation of the Italian online gambling market. The sum to be paid wasn't disclosed... |
7 September 2009
12:28 GMT |
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New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has introduced a bill called Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Protection and Enforcement Act that will try to establish a framework for online poker gambling and similar games. The bill introduces thorough reviewing and approval processes for online poker and gambling p... |
8 August 2009
06:09 GMT |
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The European online gaming companies are filing a formal complaint against the United States for discrimination after their controversial exit from their market. The firms claim that the US Department of Justice has violated the international trade law when they took legal actions against them leading to an eventual ... |
20 December 2007
08:27 GMT |
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