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EU ruling opens door for online betting crackdown

Technology / Internet

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online bookmakers such as the one behind the multi-million sponsorship of Real Madrid can be banned by individual EU states, Europe's top court said Tuesday in a landmark ruling set to hit the industry.


Gambling industry pushes efforts to legalize online betting

Technology / Internet

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Backed by a powerful House member, the online gambling industry is waging a campaign in Congress to legalize Internet betting, saying it will continue regardless of its legal status and can be regulated and taxed if not outlawed. ...





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US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play

Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US

Technology / Internet

created Jul 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.


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US online videogame play on the rise: NPD Group

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created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US online videogame play is on the rise as growing numbers of teenagers turn to the Internet for opponents and game software, according to an NPD Group report released on Tuesday.


US appeals court nixes Internet gambling challenge

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A U.S. appeals court has upheld an Internet gambling ban in a challenge filed by an association of off-shore bookies.


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Study finds prime time on the Internet is 11 p.m.

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- It's 11 p.m. Do you know where your neighbors are?


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Excessive gaming associated with poor sleep hygiene and increased sleepiness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Computer/console gamers who play for more than seven hours a week and who identify their gaming as an addiction sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or non-gamers, according ...


In Brief: Verizon expands online-gaming aspirations

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created May 09, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verizon acquired a stake in Super Computer International, a game server hosting company.


Streaming games could be bane or boon for ISPs

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Parents might get a new reason to yell at their kids for playing video games too much: In the future, it could rack up their Internet bills.


Electricity distributor Meralco plans to use its power lines to deliver broadband Internet access, the company has said

Meralco says planning broadband via power lines

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Top electricity distributor Manila Electric Co., better known as Meralco, plans to use its power lines to deliver broadband Internet service, a company statement has said.


Jimmy Wales, co-founder of online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia

Wikipedia founder abandons Google search challenge

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has abandoned the floundering Wikia Search project, launched in January 2008 in an attempt to break the world's addiction to Google's Internet search service.


Supporters of the web site 'The Pirate Bay'

The Pirate Bay sold to Swedish gaming group

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

A Swedish gaming group said Tuesday it would buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros (7.8 million dollars).



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