888 is one of the biggest gaming companies and it’s expanding further by conquering the market in Italy instead of France. With the new taxes and licensing terms, 888 has made it clear that France no longer remains an attractive market to current operate. Instead, a new deal will be made with the leading network provider in Italy, Microgame, and 888 believes that the move will be a very beneficial one for the company. Full Article

Since the recent Bwin and PartyGaming merger, two of the biggest game providers for online casinos and poker sites, 888 is beginning to discuss the option of a merger. Perhaps as a result of the competition taking place on the marketplace, the CEO of 888 has confirmed that it is "highly likely" they will be discussing a merger over the next 6 months. Full Article

Euro Palace is a newer online casino, but it is one that is already generating a lot of hype with its great promotions and winning opportunities that it offers to players. The latest winner at casino Euro Palace won almost £ 30,000 and also was able to collect on the 1,500 free bet offer and 100% match casino bonus offer before her big win. Full Article

The month of October is a big one for Bodog online casino, poker room and sportsbook operator as they have announced advertising deals that they’ve established with some major sports teams. One is the Edmonton Oilers (NHL hockey team) and the other is the LA Galaxy. Bodog Sportsbook attracts players from all different backgrounds and all different sporting preferences, so capturing a varied market for advertising will surely be beneficial to this sportsbook that already has fairly great exposure. Full Article

Bodog.com annouced this week that it came to terms with the original owner of the online slots domain, SLOTS.COM, for a whopping $5.5 million dollars. It is believed that this higher price was due to the fact that the .com domain can fetch higher selling prices, plus slots are known to be the most profitable casino game in an online casino. Full Article

There are a lot of new online casinos that have been granted licenses in France, although it was no easy fit to get them with the high costs in on the market! According to Bwin, the cost is about €5m but this leading online gambling site is confident it will be worth the effort and the money since they believe they’ll still be able to turn a large profit which will make the endeavor a good one! The co-CEO of Bwin announced this based on their second quarter results and they expect that things are only going to get better from here. Full Article

There’s a lot happening in North America with regards to the future of online gambling, and while the future is uncertain for online casinos in the US, there have been some decisions made in Canada. At the beginning of August, there were some changes made to Canadian Gambling laws. What’s going to happen is that there will be worse punishment for those that break them. There have been 11 new additions made to the list of serious offenses in Canada’s Criminal code and a lot of them relate to gambling (not all online gambling, but in general). Full Article

For those who have an interest in the online casino industry, whether they already operate online casinos or affiliate sites, a hot domain name is going to be up for sale on the market! Those who have already been involved in the industry know just what a big difference the right domain name can make in attracting an audience, which is why Slots.com which will be auctioned off during the month of May 2010. With a dot com address being the most credible, and a simple slots name, it is a great opportunity for those who are really ready to make their mark in the industry. Full Article

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of talk about things happening in France with regards to online gambling. They want to open online poker, but as the laws are finally coming to fruition, New regulations have been imposed by the French government right as it opens to include a big tax. Many protests are taking place as players and online poker sites believe this just won’t be an affordable move that benefits anyone. Full Article

ARJEL an egaming regulator in France just recently approved nine more licenses. These include some top online casino, poker and gambling sites such as Full Tilt Poker, PKR and Ladbrokes’ Canal Win sports betting joint venture. Full Article