Archive July, 2010

Gambling Speculation

French player reports surfacing Friday indicate that online casino and poker operators powered by Microgaming are excluding French gamblers in compliance with the new liberalising laws which came into effect early June.
Those affected are apparently being assured that their positive account balances are immediately available for withdrawal.
Under the new laws, only companies in possession of [...]

Lead the new company

The joint Ladbrokes and Canal+ joint venture into the French online gambling market has named a high powered management board that includes experienced French television exec François Deplanck as CEO, and Ladbrokes’ head of IT and remote gambling Mick DAncona as chief operating officer.
Other members of the board include Canal+ internet marketing director Laurent [...]