Austrian lotteries and betting company, FLUXX, has signed an agreement with AOL to market Internet sports betting in the UK.

Under terms of the agreement, AOL UK customers will be able to place bets on international horse races and other sporting events using FLUXX subsidiary JAXX UK’s betting platform.

A study conducted by Internet information provider and marketer, comScore Inc, about America’s top Internet activities reflect that online casino activities rose by 13 percent last month taking third spot overall behind Internet music and radio providers and gay/lesbian sites.

The results showed 12.4 million unique US visitors took advantage of some form of online gambling activity, which is attributed to interest in the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) tournament, online poker room PokerStars had the highest growth during the month in the category.

Online gambling has become a big pastime in Burma. The small Southeast Asian country is now facing an unprecedented growth of Internet wagering despite the authorities’ strong opposition to the industry and attempts to make it illegal.

The country’s bookmakers have lived with the threat of hefty legal penalties to cater to a growing number of Burmese bettors who want to enjoy football betting and Internet casino gambling.

Gaming VC’s CEO Kenneth Alexander has announced that they’re execting to finalise the purchase of an Italian sportsbook license prior to the beginning of 2007-2008 Italian football season, while also aiming to secure an online gaming license in Malta by the third quarter of 2007.

Meanwhile shares in the Luxembourg based gaming company soared after it announced that business in the first half of 2007 is expected to exceed market expectations.

A Tel Aviv court has upheld an earlier ruling stating that any companies operating gambling website that targets Israel is breaking the law, even if the site is run from abroad and is registered outside the country.
The ruling was decided at the appeal of Victor Chandler Casino CEO Michael Carlton, who was in court to [...]

The Korean Ministry of Information And Communication announced that it will toughen its monitoring measures for online casino gambling including poker.

The Ministry said that it would be working with related Government agencies including the Ministry of Culture And Tourism, the National Police Agency and the Information And Communication Ethics Committee in a crackdown on online gambling, which is illegal in Korea.

Search engine Google has extended its advertising ban for gambling related websites to include gambling sites that promote gambling related content, such as gambling tutorials, `playing for fun’ gambling or casino games of skill.

A spokesperson for Google said that it had looked very carefully at the issue and the decision was ‘in tune with users’ wishes.

Payment processing firm Neteller announced details for the return of around $60 million, which was seized by the US Attorney’s Office earlier this year, to its US customers.

No date has been set for the implementation of its agreed Distribution Plan, but Neteller said that it would be communicating further details to its customers via email, their website and through press releases once all the details are finalized.

Online payment firm NETeller said that it would no longer process transfers related to online gambling sites for Canadian or Turkish residents due to tightened regulations in the jurisdictions.
The firm said in a statement, that the risk to its ongoing business in Canada and Turkey has increased in the light of the new laws, necessitating [...]

Neteller has announced its complete withdrawal from the US gambling transaction market with immediate effect. Fellow payments processor Citadel has also announced its official exit from the US.
The Neteller news came in a trading statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning.
It comes two days after founders and former directors Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre [...]