EGR Morning Snapshot: Bodog back in force; 888; UIGEA; BetOnSport in court; MPs back bingo... 24/06/2009
A legal challenge to declare America’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act unconstitutional by US lobby group the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association will be heard in court on 7 July, the US authorities have confirmed.
Bodog is to launch a new online poker network, two new media ventures and a coffee business and is also looking for a franchise partner in Latin America, EGRmagazine.com can reveal exclusively.
888’s B2B business, Dragonfish, is to extend its free bingo promotion across all its bingo networks after the initiative doubled traffic and generated double-digit revenue growth for pilot sites in just three months.
BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan was left as the only executive of the British sportsbook facing trial in the US after Kaplan’s brother and sister pleaded guilty to criminal charges yesterday in a move likely to precede a plea by Gary Kaplan himself.
John Bercow, the new speaker of Britain’s main chamber, the House of Commons, is one of 100 MPs backing an early day motion urging the Chancellor to reconsider April’s rise in bingo duty from 15% to 22% due to its damaging impact on Britain's bingo industry.
Specialist online gaming marketing agency GameOn Marketing has launched its new affiliate management arm, GameOn Affiliates. Tom Galanis, who previously worked in affiliate and marketing management roles for Bet365 and Victor Chandler, will head the new service.
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Posted: 24/06/2009
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