A Social Gambler Goodbye – We’re closing down for a rest
As many of you may have noticed, it’s been a bit quiet around here in Social Gambler towers. John has had a baby, The Doctor has a new job in DC, ICED has drunk himself into the ground, Greg and Trevor have just had their company – BETDAQ taken over by Ladbrokes and Roy The [...]
The old Vegas stories of people being buried in the desert are true again in the Vegas of the East - Macau. It’s all kicking off over there and boy am I glad I don’t work there any more. They should make a movie about this….. On Monday police in Macau announced that they have arrested 150 [...]
Continue reading …Bodog UK set to quit 20 Euro and Asian countries to concentrate on growth
August 8, 2012 Comments Off
Sometimes you’ve got to go back and focus on what you do well – especially when you’ve got the US Federal Government pointing their guns at you. Bodog UK are set to quit a number of countries to rebuild the brand. Online casino and sportsbook operator Bodog UK is set to cease offering its services [...]
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Zynga shareholder seeking damages from executives, board members and underwriters – claims that operator misled investors over financial health of business. A number of Zynga’s major shareholders and executives have been hit with a class action suit brought by a disgruntled shareholder, which claims they failed to notify investors of serious flaws within the business [...]
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Facebook, The largest social network partners with UK operator Gamesys to launch age-restricted real money gambling Bingo Friendzy for UK customers. Facebook has launched a real money gambling offering for UK customers, with a bingo product live as of today on the platform as part of a joint venture with Gamesys, eight months after SCi‘s parent [...]
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U.S. casino magnate Steve Wynn plans to spend $4 billion building his long-awaited second Macau resort, shrugging off concerns Tuesday that the global economic malaise and China’s slowdown will dent profits in the world’s most lucrative gambling market. The project, which got government approval in early May, will house 2,000 hotel rooms, 500 gaming tables, [...]
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Do you really want your Facebook ‘friends’ to know that you’re a gambler… Casino game players now account for 13 percent of all of the game players on Facebook, compared to just 8 percent in 2011 and 6 percent in 2010 according to analytics firm Kontagent. The company also said that casino games on the [...]
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By Paul McCarthy-Brain After ten days of visiting thirty eight separate Vegas sports books it struck me as insanity that these lifeless run down entities in the gambling capitol of the west offer just about the poorest sports betting markets on earth. Don’t get me wrong, there are some things to like, most notably the [...]
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Intra State gambling given the green light in New Jersey By Paul McCarthy-Brain A bill whose aim was to legalize Internet gambling in New Jersey has been passed. The bill somewhat vaguely states that it “…authorizes Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos to enable New Jersey residents to place wagers on casino games via [...]
Continue reading …A Social Gambler Goodbye – We’re closing down for a rest
As many of you may have noticed, it’s been a bit quiet around here…
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