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A long-term gamble for 888
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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Even if online gaming company 888 Holding plc (LSE: 888 ) does not say so officially, Friday's deal with Harrah's Interactive Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of US casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc., to provide online gaming services in the...
Tags: online gaming, Harrah's Entertainment Inc., Harrah's Interactive Entertainment Inc., United Kingdom, London
41 Laid Off At Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment announced today to Gamasutra.com that they have laid off 5% of its staff, aimed at “reduc[ing] costs” across the entire company. Sony noted in comments to Gamasutra that the cuts were “company wide, from a variety...
Tags: Sony, Sony Online Entertainment, laid off, Gamasutra, gaming, video gaming, online gaming, TigerTommy1982
Microsoft Executive Returns to EA
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Videogame publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said John Schappert, one of Microsoft Corp.'s key videogame executives, is returning to EA as chief operating officer. The appointment is a blow to Microsoft, which has been gaining momentum with its Xbox 360 console...
Tags: EA Interactive, Microsoft Corp., John Schappert, COO John Pleasants, operating office, online gaming, chief operating
PartyGaming clinches deal to avoid US prosecution
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
Credibility It said the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York had agreed not to prosecute PartyGaming or its subsidiaries for providing internet gambling services to customers in the US prior to George Bush's clampdown on online gaming on 13...
Tags: online gaming, PartyGaming PLC, U.S, partygaming reaches, southern district, internet gambling, online poker, reaches deal, store sales
888 Holdings' casino win offsets poker loss
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
Credibility Holdings, the online gambling group, reported a 6 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profits as increasing revenues from its casino business offset a decline in its poker division. The group gave a positive outlook for 2009 as it announced a deal to provide...
Tags: Holdings, tax profits, online gaming, cent rise, online gambling, London
Anti-online game addiction system proves to be effective in China
Beijing :: China | 8 months ago
Credibility The number of Chinese online game players under the age of 18 has declined to 15 percent of total respondents in 2008 -- a 7 percent drop from the 2007's figure of 183 million -- according to a nationwide survey by the China Youth Social Service Center...
Tags: online gaming
No 'crowding out' seen in China's T-bond sales plans
Xinhua :: China | 8 months ago
Credibility China plans to offer several hundred billion yuan in treasury bonds this year to finance its record fiscal deficit and massive government economic-stimulus program, a debt plan that's raising concern about possible "crowding out" of private-sector borrowers...
Tags: China, online gaming, billion yuan
A Green Gamer's Delight: Smart Meters May Be Linked to World of Warcraft
I am not a hater. I just don't really understand grown adults who spend hours developing characters and going on quests in games like the online sensation, World of Warcraft. I have been known to think in Twitter-sized thoughts, however, and can therefore...
Tags: World of Warcraft, Smart Meter, Stanford, Byron Reeves, energy conservation, online gaming
William Hill places stake in software specialist
Leeds :: ME :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility William Hill has bolstered its underperforming internet operations by combining forces with Playtech, the Aim-listed gaming software specialist. Playtech will take a 29% stake in a new online gaming and sports betting operation, William Hill Online, in...
Tags: William Hill Online, Playtech, little evidence, online gaming, betting operations, bookmaker william
BetaNews: More Than Half of Asia-Pacific Internet Users Visited Online Gaming Sites in August 2008, According to comScore
Tōkyō :: Japan | about 1 year ago
Credibility comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of online gaming in the Asia-Pacific region based on data from the comScore World Metrix Service. Online gaming is one of the largest and most engaging site categories in...
Tags: online gaming, Japan
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