BATON ROUGE, LA–(Marketwire - March 20, 2008) - Diamond I, Inc. announced today that its second online casino will open for Poker enthusiasts next Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

“Our success with IslandBlueCasino.net, not only with attracting players but with the revenues from our click-through advertising program, made the decision to open a second free Poker site,” said DMOI’s CEO, David Loflin. “We believe our new site will be well received.” continue reading...

I’m biased since we’ve worked with gambling clients forever.  But I think the US is hypocritical because gambling advertisers pretty much underwrote much of the web’s development.

The United States must change an Internet gambling law that discriminates against European companies by preventing them from offering services in the U.S. market, the European Union’s top trade official said on Thursday. continue reading...

A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA — (MARKET WIRE) — May 29, 2007 — Shanghai eWorldChina Information Technologies Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of eWorld Interactive, Inc. and Shanghai Welfare Lottery Center announced the formal signing of an agreement to operate China’s official online Welfare Lottery.

The agreement makes eWorld the online sales agent for the Shanghai Welfare Lottery Center, which administers the largest segment of the Chinese lottery system. eWorld’s rapidly growing user base will be able to select lottery numbers via the Company’s portal www.17dian.cn and complete the transaction through its online banking service. continue reading...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ — A detailed study released today by the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA) shows that rural Minnesota communities got the lion’s share of a statewide $429 million in direct economic benefit from 2005 tribal casino employment in the state. The study was conducted by University of Minnesota researchers C. Ford Runge, Ph.D., Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law, and Barry Ryan, M.S.Runge said rural Minnesota derived $285 million in direct economic benefit from tribal casino jobs in 2005, including $211 million in payroll, $65 million in employment taxes, $48 million in healthcare benefits, $10 million in retirement savings, and $4 million in other employee benefits such as child care accounts, education and tuition assistance.

“These figures are particularly significant when you compare casino jobs to other jobs in the rural Minnesota leisure and hospitality industry,” Runge said. “Casino jobs represent 18% of the rural hospitality industry payroll. The benefits that accompany these jobs are significantly better than those offered by other hospitality industry employers in rural areas.” continue reading...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has begun a weekly posting on its web site of gaming revenues from licensed operators. The reports provide a breakdown on wagering, payouts to patrons and the amount of machines operating.Gaming Control Board Executive Director Anne Neeb said these reports are another step by the agency to provide information about Pennsylvania’s newest industry.

“The gaming industry is up and running in the Commonwealth, and citizens are very interested in seeing exactly how much money is being generated,” Neeb explained. “The amount of revenues at these facilities has been tremendous and it is important that this information be available.” continue reading...

According to their lawyer:

Betonsports PLC., the British Internet gambling business that last month consented to an order banning it from the U.S. market, will repay the nearly 5,000 customers who have filed for refunds, its attorney, Jeffrey Demerath of the St. Louis-based law firm Armstrong Teasdale, told Bloomberg News Friday. continue reading...