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New Sugar, Lottery Taxes to Net EUR 31M per Year
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (January 31, 2013) -- The Finance Ministry has unveiled bills introducing taxes on sugary drinks and lottery tickets that are expected to net about EUR 31m per year as the government seeks additional sources of financing to plug the budget deficit

Oklahoma Lottery Officials Get Little Backing For Proposal
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (January 31, 2013) -- Oklahoma lottery officials would like to eliminate or reduce the requirement that 35 percent of profits go to education. Lowering the profit margin would allow the lottery to increase prizes, which would generate more sales and increase money going to education, they say. According to local new publication a repeated request by Oklahoma Lottery officials to change a state law that requires 35 percent of lottery earnings go to education didn't get much support Tuesday from a legislative panel.

Supreme Court Injunction to Be Filed by Web Shops
NASSAU, Bahamas (January 30, 2013) -- A Supreme Court injunction will be filed this morning by attorney Wayne Munroe to block any move by the government from interfering with the operations of Island Games, Island Luck, Asue Draw, Whatfall.com and FML after Prime Minister Perry Christie ordered all webshop gaming operations closed last night with immediate effect.
Mr Munroe said that despite the outcome of the gambling referendum, webshop gaming in the Bahamas is not illegal. He highlighted that the questions used in the referendum spoke specifically to regulation and taxation and not legalisation.

Lawsuits By Gamblers Unlikely To Succeed
Operators don't have 'duty of care' ,
BC, Canada (January 30, 2013) -- Problem gamblers suing for compensation under self-exclusionary rules in B.C. will not be comforted from court decisions elsewhere.
According to an article published in The Province, that's essentially what a gaming industry conference sponsored by the B.C. Lottery Corp. was told on Tuesday at Vancouver Convention Centre East. "In one case, the court found that the gambler caused his own misfortune," said Vancouver lawyer Michael Stephens, whose work includes gambling-related matters. "In another case, the court found that people were responsible for excluding themselves," he said.

House Group Passes Lotto Bill Legislation would let Wyoming enter into Powerball games
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (January 30, 2013) -- State residents are one step closer to winning a multi-million-dollar jackpot n or at least having the chance to do so n without driving out of the state.
News reports that lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would bring a lottery to Wyoming. This would most likely come in the form a multi-state game, such as Powerball.
The House Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee voted 6-3 to recommend approval of the bill and send it to the full House. Rep. Dave Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, who sponsored the bill, argued that the state is losing significant amounts of revenue when Wyomingites travel across the border to buy lottery tickets n and other goods and services while they are at it n in the surrounding states where lotteries are legal.

Venetian Macau Sues Duo for Gaming Debts
MACAU, SAR (January 25, 2013) - The Venetian Macau Ltd, a subsidiary of gaming operator Sands China Ltd, is suing two mainlanders in Hong Kong over more than HK$30 million (US$3.9 million) in gaming debts.

Health Lottery Rapped Over Advertisement
LONDON, UK (January 30, 2013) - The ASA has ordered Richard Desmond's Health Lottery to withdraw a TV ad that depicted people describing themselves as 'losers' for not entering its new Wednesday draw, branding the execution as "socially irresponsible" .

Mr Green enters agreement with Quickspin
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 30, 2013) -- The fast growing and award-winning online casino Mr Green enters agreement with video slot producer Quickspin. Daniel Lindberg, CEO at Quickspin says, "Mr. Green has been one of the fastest growing operators in recent years and we are very proud to add them to our list of customers. I believe our continued focus on developing innovative and high quality video slots will help Mr Green in their continued growth by attracting and retaining players."
Under the terms of the agreement and throughout the duration of the agreement, Mr Green will have access to Quickspins complete portfolio of games. The first game; Supernova, is expected to go live in February 2013.

William Hill Signs Up To Next Generation Of Retail Betting Software With Openbet Promote
LONDON, UK (January 29, 2013) -- William Hill extends existing long term retail partnership with OpenBet through enterprise license and full support to Promote OpenBet is pleased to announce that William Hill has signed a new agreement that will give them an enterprise licence and full dedicated support to Promote, OpenBet's next generation of betting content display software.
The worldwide licence is multi-year and will enable William Hill to offer high quality, dynamic betting promotions on screen that can be tailored specifically to each shop across the retail estate to appeal to the variation of customer types and their preferred betting events throughout the sporting calendar.

Pioneering Gaming Solutions by INTRALOT Interactive at ICE 2013
ATHENS, Greece (January 30, 2013) -- INTRALOT Interactive invites the participants of the ICE Totally Gaming 2013, held from February 5th to 7th in the Excel Exhibition Center in London, UK, at its booth S2-265. The company will unveil the newest series of its Universal Gaming Experience Suite, enabling the convergence of multiple User Interaction Channels.

ECA is Looking Forward to its 2013 European Dealer Championship
BRUSSELS, Belgium (January 30, 2013) -- ECA and its members understand and recognize that training is crucial in order to learn all the necessary skills to become a good and qualified dealer. ECA, to this end, promotes training and supports its members by constantly trying to improve professionalism in casinos across Europe.

10Bet First to Launch SBTech's New Cutting Edge Mobile Betting Platform
LONDON, UK (January 30, 2013) -- Online sports betting operator 10Bet has launched a brand new HTML5-based mobile betting platform developed by award winning sports betting solutions provider SBTech.

SJM Announce Salary Hike
MACAU, SAR (January 25, 2013) - SJM Holdings Ltd yesterday announced a salary increase of five to six percent for all its employees, based on their salary, effective from this month. The gaming operator said in a statement that it would also offer a bonus payout for the year of 2012.

IGT supplies 1,375 VLTs to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation's Saskatchewan Video Lottery Program
LAS VEGAS, (January 30, 2013) -- Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today the Company has signed an agreement to supply 1,375 video lottery terminals for the province of Saskatchewan. "IGT is excited to deliver industry-leading games to the Saskatchewan market," said Eric Tom, IGT executive vice president Global Sales.
"This agreement will allow us to enhance and develop Saskatchewan's overall video gaming program, as we have done with video lottery programs across Canada. :