As always with gambling rooms, it was dark, with most of the light coming from the garish machines. The room was packed.
Amaya, Not Zynga, Buys Online Poker Business Ongame For $33.3M - 0 views
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"Although social gaming juggernaut Zynga was reportedly 'leading the race' in a bidding war for online poker provider Ongame Network just a few months ago, Amaya Gaming Group has ended up winning it. The Montreal, Canada-headquartered gaming company this morning announced that it has acquired Ongame from Internet gambling powerhouse Bwin.party for 25 million euros (just south of $32.2 million)."
Gambling addicts prefer poker machines to online or sports betting | adelaidenow - 0 views
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FOUR out of every five problem gamblers in South Australia are addicted to pokies - despite the growth of online and sports betting. A profile of problem gamblers treated by the Flinders University School of Medicine shows less than 1 per cent said they had a problem gambling online but 83.9 per cent admitted to poker machine addiction. Flinders University Professor of Psychiatry Malcolm Battersby said experts did not know why a boom in sports betting and online gambling had not yet translated to an increase in problem gamblers.
Red Flush Online Casino to Launch New Mobile Casino Software for iPhone and iPad - PR.com - 0 views
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Johannesburg, South Africa, July 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- For all of Red Flush's Apple device users, a revolution is coming to your iPhone, iPod and iPad soon. Thanks to new, fully-optimised mobile casino software, Apple gamers can now carry their fun with them for the very first time. This is a revolution in mobile casino entertainment: for the first time, Apple and tablet users have a whole new gaming platform specifically designed for their devices, so that they could get their game on anytime, anywhere.
Why Is South Australia Still Demonising Video Games? [Updated] | Gizmodo Australia - 0 views
Andrew Wilkie Stand Firm on Pokies Reforms | Gillard Backing Away - 0 views
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pronounced his willingness to bring down the Gillard government by withdrawing his support if it did not legislate to introduce a mandated pre-commitment scheme on poker machines in clubs and pubs. Punters would have a card which designated how much they were willing to lose on poker machines before they could start gambling.
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BBC News - Online game firms need to do more to prevent addiction say researchers - 0 views
Researcher makes gambling into charity - The Oracle: University of South Florida - 0 views
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