April 2008

In a landmark ruling, a Belgian court has thrown out a complaint brought by the French Tennis Federation seeking to prevent online gambling groups taking bets on the French Open and the Paris Masters 2008. 

In Canada, the province of British Columbia is hiring nine ‘responsible gambling information officers’ in order to educate casino staff and patrons about problem gambling. 

Unibet Group has reported a 73 percent drop in net profits for the first quarter of the year to $4.37 million due to the weakening of the British pound. 

The Responsibility in Gambling Trust has announced that two-thirds of the nation’s gambling firms failed to contribute to a fund specifically set up to combat problem gamblers.