From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Problem Gambling on the increase in Ireland

by admin on August 31, 2009, 15:07

Gamblers Anonymous (GA) is seeing a rise in people seeking help for a gambling addiction as the recession bites harder. A spokesperson for GA said that there are several meetings everyday in Dublin alone and whereas last year there would be just a handful of people turning up, there could be anything up to 30 today.  The issue does not appear to be that gambling has increased but rather that folk can no longer afford it. [click to continue…]

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Paddy Power releases new Irish themed slot game

by admin on August 30, 2009, 11:03

Paddy Power has released a new 5 reel, 10 line slot with an Irish theme called “Rainbow Riches Win Big Shindig”. The reels are card based symbols 10, J, Q, K, A with gold coins featuring a leprechaun as wild. Payouts are for 3, 4 or 5 symbols on a winning line with leprechaun coins as wild but the big cash is made by having 3 Irish Top Hats on lines 1,3 and 5 which takes you into the “Pick Me” bonus; pick the right one and it takes you into the “Pots of Luck” Bonus play where pots of gold, silver and bronze dance around a leprechaun and where anything up to  25000 credits can be won. [click to continue…]

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Argentine Government to allow online gaming

August 29, 2009, 9 10

In a reverse of policy the Argentine government is now planning to allow online gaming but in a regulated environment. At the end of last year the Government stepped in to stop online gambling by revoking a license that it had already issued to the Argentine company Formoapuestas despite the fact that it was supposed [...]

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William Hill announces sponsorship deal with Malaga CF

August 28, 2009, 10 37

William Hill have announced a three year shirt sponsorship deal with La Liga club Málaga Club de Futbol. Although having a good season last year and only just missing out on a place in the new Europa League, Málaga CF or “Los Boquerones” as they are known locally (translates as “The Anchovies”) were without a [...]

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Another Stockmarket Flotation For Betfair

August 27, 2009, 9 36

Many Newspapers are reporting that the Internet Gambling business Betfair is once again considering a stockmarket flotation although a company spokesperson declared “It’s just speculation at the moment” which added to the comments by David Yu the CEO earlier this month when he said Betfair has “no plans at the moment” for an offering. Despite [...]

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Paddy Power blames Irish Sports success for lower profits

August 27, 2009, 8 59

The success of Irish sports stars is being blamed for the drop in pretax profits at Paddy Power. Reporting profits down from €49.8 to €34.1 in the 6 months to June 30th Chief Executive Patrick Kennedy said “It’s definitely been a winning period for the punters.” “It’s an occupational hazard”. The Irish rugby union team [...]

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