Swiss authorities prevent Real Madrid from displaying Bwin logo

Real Madrid played its first UEFA Champions League group away casino game without displaying the logo of its major shirt sponsor, Austrian online gambling sportsbetting group Bwin this week.
A statement on the football club’s website advised:
“The Swiss authorities only allow internet gambling to be advertised when they are state-owned companies.
“As a result, and given [...]

First half in line in a difficult year

Online gambling payments business, Neovia plc has released its results for the casino games half year ended 30 June 2009.
Financial Results:
*Group revenue $32.6 million (H1 2008: $35.9 million)
*E-wallet revenue down 9 percent, vs. H1 2008
*Gateway revenue up 12 percent, vs. H1 2008
*Gross margin at 56.2 percent (H1 2008: 61.6 percent)
*Income from online gambling operations down [...]

Male enters - and wins - ladies tourney at the Borgata

65-year-old Abraham Korotki has a thicker skin - or more courage - than most, entering the $300 buy-in casino gambling Ladies Event at Borgata in Atlantic City and going on to win the $20 892 main prize despite the cool reception he received with online bonuses.
The event was clearly billed as a woman’s event, but [...]

12Bet seals two year shirt sponsorship with Spanish football club

Pacific Sea Invests SA, which owns the First Cagayan licensed online gaming sportsbetting site 12Bet, has announced a 2 year shirt sponsorship deal with the Spanish football club Sevilla.
The Asia and Europe-facing sportsbetting gambling sites logo will appear on the top team’s jerseys during all La Liga, Copa Del Rey and friendly online bonuses matches.
12Bet’s [...]

Antonius takes the lead

It’s been two months since Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius last tangled in their epic 50 000 hand, million dollar online poker challenge, which is almost at the halfway mark. This week the two got it together again in a fast-moving multi-table clash that saw almost 800 more hands played…and Antonius generally had the better [...]