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NETELLER Announces Settlement of US Situation (www.neteller-group.com)
NETeller’s agreement to cooperate fully with US authorities in all matters relating to the ongoing investigations by the United States Attorney’s Office could lead to more charges and fines of other companies. United States Attorney’s Office could go after more companies who were involved in...
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UIGEA Hearing Set for September 4 (www.gambling911.com)
Overturning the UIGEA may see a re-entrance by London traded companies back into the USA market This would subsequently increase the market caps of those companies Overturning the UIGEA would also bolster the WTO case against the USA in regards to internet gambling
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Harrah's Selects Betfair.com as Presenting Sponsor of World Series of Poker(R) Europe (www.financialnewsusa.com)
Growth of poker in Europe mirroring USA Largest-ever union of its kind between an offline and an online gaming company Harrah’s online presence in anticipation of legalized iGaming in USA Once iGaming USA legalized, Harrah’s should see an increase of betting volume in the tune of...
April 16, 2007SW FL market
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Why Investors Should Consider Real Estate (online.wsj.com)
As we all know - the SW FL real estate market went wild for a number of years. And, in Aug. of '05, it died a miserable - horrible death.....This market (residential) has languished for the past 1.5 years. It has steadily declined throughout '06 and thus far in '07. We have the rest...
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Economists demand adjustment of major currencies (www.faz.net)
Only comprehensive adjustments in values of major international currencies could gradually reduce the recent distortions in the current accounts of the main industrial nations, their disputes on foreign trade policies as well as the risk of a global recession.This is the warning message sent...
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America’s MGM Mirage and Britain’s Ladbrokes, two of the world’s largest gambling groups, have started exploratory takeover talks with internet rivals (www.thebusinessonline.co.uk)
Here is the full link - http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Document.aspx?id=80B498C9-D998-40A9-8E89-9534817F7477
Passage of Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (included in HR 4954, the Port Security Improvement Act of 2006)
Market Capitalizations of major London based players decimated
UK...
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Credit card ricochet (washingtontimes.com)
The lack of effective competition between VISA and MasterCard defines interchange.IPO's will drive more open competition.
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PartyGaming eyes new gaming era "aggressively" (today.reuters.com)
Party has pulled out of the USA market due to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (included in HR 4954, the Port Security Improvement Act of 2006)
Money spent on advertising in USA to be refocused in Europe
Party has the skill set to deliver
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Sofa auf Pump (Sofa purchased thru financing) (www.faz.net)
Big German banks will try to enhance their market share in consumer finance. The number of companies from non financial sector entering this segment will also grow in Germany.