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EC Approves Proposed Levy on Online Horse-Race Betting
Numerous online gambling associations have been protesting against the European Commission’s approval of a French proposal to impose an extra levy on online horse-race betting to raise extra funds for horse-racing companies. France has notified the European Commission that it is planning to impose an additional levy of 8% on all horse-race bets placed online.
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PKR Launch Real Money Poker App
PKR, the 3D online poker operator, has launched its new real-money poker app. The app has initially been released for the iPad and iPhone and is available to customers in the UK. This is PKR’s third real money app, there are also Blackjack and Roulette games available. The poker app took some time to develop
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Two Bracelet Winners at Day 33 of WSOP
Day 33 of the 2013 World Series of Poker saw two new bracelet winners. Steve Sung won Event 52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Six Handed) and Kristen Bicknell won Event 51: $10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Bicknell had to overcome a field of 954 players to win her first gold bracelet and $173,922 in prize money.
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Edinson Cavani is out, Robert Lewandowski is Back on the Table
Transfer Rumors: The Italian Gazzetta Dello Sport claims that Inter’s forward Antonio Cassano has reached an agreement with Parma and will be signing with them in the next 24 hours. British media claims the Manchester City might approach Fred, Fluminense’s forward, in the case negotiation with Edinson Cavani goes south. The British Daily Mail reports
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William Hill Looks to Mobile Betting in Nevada
William Hill is pulling its sports betting kiosks from about half of the 84 bars, taverns and restaurants in which they operate. However, customers will still be able to use them to fund mobile sports betting accounts and get updated lines on games. Dan Shapiro, the director of business development for William Hill in Las
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