Tommy Telecom and Dutch Lottery to Offer Mobile Services to Members
THE NETHERLANDS (November 23, 2005) -- A new MVNO/ESP Tommy Telecom launched services in the Netherlands. Tommy Telecom is using Telfort's network to offer its services.............................Subscribers

EGET Delivers Mobile Poker to Stream Group and Poker Channel
HELSINKI, Finland (November 22, 2005) -- EGET (European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd Ab), the Finnish supplier of money games for mobile internet, today announced the first results of its global mobile gaming alliance with Stream Group plc, the leading UK mobile content and applications provider.............................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.9

Stream Group Inks Another Deal to Provide Mobile Phone Based Gaming
LONDON, United Kingdom (November 16, 2005) - Stream Group PLC, which specialises in premium rate information and advice services, said it has signed a deal with The Poker Channel to provide poker and other mobile gaming products to mobile phone users..............................Subscribers

EssNet and Comset Services Introduce SMS for the Hero Card in Pakistan
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (November 15, 2005) -- EssNet today announced that the company will expand the ELOS system that was supplied to Comset Services International earlier this year to also include an SMS solution to enable the participation in the ‘Hero Card’ draw via mobile phones................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.8

Mobile Service Provider Creates New Bingo Service
UNITED KINGDOM ( November 1, 2005) -- Probability Games Corporation, the mobile phone gambling services and payments company, has created a new bingo service for its mobile content partners.................................Subscribers

Justice Declares Text-Based Games as Illegal
MANILA, Philippines (October 28, 2005) -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly ruled in favour of the decision of the Office of the City Prosecutor of Manila to support the complaint for illegal gambling filed ................................Subscribers

EGET Signs a Global Mobile Gaming Alliance
MARIEHAMN, Finland (October 26, 20050 -- EGET (European Game & Entertainment Technology), the Finnish supplier of money games for mobile internet, today announces a global mobile gaming alliance with a leading UK mobile content and applications provider...............................Subscribers

UK Company to Deliver Electronic Lottery-Style 'Scratch Cards' for Blackberry Devices
UNITED KINGDOM (October 25, 2005) -- Telescratch Ltd (www.telescratch.com), a leading developer of innovative mobile marketing solutions, has today revealed that its revolutionary SSR (Splash, Scratch and Reveal) technology is now available................................Subscribers

Company Hires Former Hong Kong Jockey Club Employees to Oversee Move Into Mobile and Web-Based Lottery Ticket Distribution in China
HONG KONG (October 25, 2005) -- The lottery business in China is going gangbusters, if hiring is any gauge.........................Subscribers

Foreign Investors Value China's Mobile Lottery Industry
BEIJING, China (October 25, 2005) -- At an Asia summit on mobile lottery industry held in Singapore days ago, participants from telecom, mobile game and lottery industries from around the world exchanged views on lottery industry in Asia Pacific region..............................Subscribers

Bingomania Hits the Nordics and the Baltics
MARIEHAMN, Finland (October 13, 2005) -- EGET, the leading supplier of money games for mobile internet, today announces a simultaneous delivery to three of its customers, including a range of Internet single player and multiplayer bingo games..............................Subscribers

Stream in Exclusive Global Mobile Gaming Alliance
LONDON, United Kingdom (October 13, 2005) -- Stream Group plc, the mobile content and applications provider, has signed a five year worldwide exclusive deal as part of its strategy to become one of the world’s leading mobile gaming operators..................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.3

Pay-for-Play Poker on Cell Phones, Mobile Devices
Fortuna Gaming Corp. (October 11, 2005) -- Fortuna Gaming Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortuna Gaming (UK) Limited (collectively, "Fortuna" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the availability of Texas Holdem poker through cell phones and other mobile devices..........................Subscribers

Mobile Telephone "Scratchcards" Create New Opportunities for Mobile Marketing; New Application Enables Dynamic "Scratch and Reveal" Content to be Delivered to Mobile Handsets
UNITED KINGDOM (September 27, 2005) -- Telescratch (www.telescratch.com), a leading developer of innovative online and mobile marketing solutions, has unveiled its revolutionary SSR (Splash, Scratch and Reveal) technology for mobile phones. By using this latest technology, brand and content owners will now be able to take a traditional scratchcard format into the mobile arena................................Subscribers

Tanzanian Lottery Goes Mobile with Openlot
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (September 26, 2005) -- Tanzanians are the first on the African continent that can play the lottery with a regular mobile phone. Selcom Gaming, the Tanzanian lottery operator, partnered with Openlot Systems to launch a mobile lottery within five months................................Subscribers

Gambling by Mobile Phone is Booming
UNITED KINGDOM (September 21, 2005) -- Gambling by mobile phone has rocketed, with the number of betting pages downloaded expected to approach three million this year, a rise of 367 per cent on 2004..................Subscribers

HKJC Launch New Mobile Betting Service
HONG KONG (September 7, 2005) -- A new mobile betting service launched on Wednesday by the Hong Kong Jockey Club is designed to make gambling easier for mobile-phone users with access to 2G and 3G technology................................Subscribers

Asia to Drive Growth in Mobile Gambling Industry; Lotteries will Remain the Most Popular Form of Mobile Betting
SINGAPORE (August 2, 2005) - Asian punters will drive sharp growth in the mobile gambling industry over the next five years, with global revenues forecast to top seven billion dollars a year by 2010............................Subscribers

Launch of Casino for Mobile Phones
LONDON, United Kingdom (July 19, 2005) -- Amusement arcade chain Quicksilver yesterday moved to attract a new type of player to its gaming [slot] machine games by launching a mobile phone casino.............................Subscribers

Lottomatica Italia Servizi: Top-up services for H3G video mobile phones as well
ROME, Italy (July 7, 2005) – Lottomatica Italia Servizi, Lottomatica Group company, announces that, beginning July 6, it will be possible, in collaboration with FIT, Federazione Italiana Tabaccai, to recharge H3G telephone credit cards at over 20,000 tobacconists, bars, bet collection points and stationers who are PUNTOLIS® affiliates and all shops selected and linked to Lottomatica Italia Servizi and Totobit (Lottomatica Group companies) networks.......................................Read the full story at: Vol.32 No.3

Lotto Can Now Also be Played by SMS
VEIKKAUS, Finland (July 4, 2005) -- Since the end of June, Finns have had the opportunity to play Lotto, Keno and Result Odds Betting easily by sending an SMS. Thus, for example people spending their holidays at their summer cottages or abroad, now have the chance to compete for the jackpot..........................Read the full story at: Vol.32 No.2

Playwin Introduces SMS Lottery; Orange, BPL Subscribers Can Now Play 'Mobile Lotto'
BOMBAY, India (July 2, 2005) -- Online lottery company Playwin Infravest has launched a 'Mobile Lotto' game in Mumbai (Bombay). Currently the service is only available to Orange and BPL Mobile subscribers in Mumbai...............................Subscribers

Mobile Gambling Expected to Sweep the U.S.; Mintel Predicts Industry is Heading for a $3 Billion Stateside Boom
CHICAGO, Ill, USA (June 23, 2005) -- Mobile gaming has become an increasingly hot area of cellular phone revenue, climbing to $200 million in 2004. Additionally, mobile gambling is increasing its stake in the U.S. at a rapid rate, according to Mintel International's recent report on cellular phones...............................Subscribers

Svenska Spel to Launch Bingo Via Mobile Phone
VISBY, Sweden (June 22, 2005) -- The latest addition to games offered on your mobile phone by Svenska Spel will be Bingo says Mathias Hedlund, VP for Division Direct................................Subscribers

Launch of "Wimbledon 2005" Cell Phone Game
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (June 22, 2005) -- Pixiem, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Win Win Gaming, Inc., announced the launch of Wimbledon's first officially licensed cell phone tennis game, "Wimbledon 2005," in North America and Europe through lead mobile carriers Verizon and Cingular...............................Subscribers

SMS Lottery Launched on the Glo Mobile Network in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (June 15, 2005) -- The first SMS based lottery scheme has been launched in Nigeria on the Glo Mobile Network by Fortune Games Limited. This was launched in Abuja on the 2nd of June 2005. The game commenced almost immediately as live demonstrations were successfully carried out during the launching.........................Subscribers

EGET Launches Comprehensive Upgrade to its WinOne™ Mobile Gaming Platform
HELSINKI, MONTREAL, ROME (June 10, 2005) -- EGET today announces the latest release of its WinOne™ Mobile Gaming Platform, giving gaming operators a compelling reason to expand their businesses into the mobile channel................................Subscribers

De Lotto Trial Comtech’s Wireless Display Messaging Solution
BOLTON, UK (June 2005) -- Comtech Holdings Ltd , the leading Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Solution Provider, today announced a Pilot trial of their Wireless Display Messaging solution with De Lotto, one of the large lottery operators within the Netherlands.....................................Subscribers

Nevada Senate Considers Wireless Gaming
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (May 26, 2005) -- State lawmakers are reportedly close to approving legislation that would approve some forms of wireless gaming...............................Subscribers

Zone4Play Partners With Two Way TV Australia to Penetrate Into the Pacific and Asian Markets
WILMINGTON, Delaware, USA (May 24, 2005) -- Zone4Play, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a long term agreement with Two Way TV Australia Limited. Under the agreement it is............................Subscribers

Win Win Gaming Completes Acquisition of Pixiem
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (May 12, 2005) -- Win Win Gaming, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of Pixiem, Inc., a developer and publisher of wireless applications and wireless mobile games............................Subscribers

Report Says Gambling and Games to Drive Mobile Entertainment Growth from $17.6 Billion this year to $59 Billion by 2009
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom (May 5, 2005) -- A rapid expansion in mobile content, allied to a sharp increase in 2.5G and 3G handset adoption, will combine to deliver global mobile entertainment revenues of more than...............................Subscribers

Government Suspends SMS Sweepstakes
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 9, 2005) -- The Ministry of Interior is reportedly planning to issue new regulations to control short message service (SMS) promotions......................Subscribers

Interactive Games Announces Launch of Cell Phone Gaming Division
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (April 28, 2005) -- Interactive Games, Inc. today announced the launch of the Company's new mobile gaming division and website for free download of cell phone games........................Subscribers

Government Gaming Corp. to Issue High Value Prepaid Cards for SMS Gambling
PHILIPPINES (April 28, 2005) -- State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has reportedly submitted to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) guidelines regarding its plan to operate Internet and cellular phone-related gambling..................................Subscribers

Sky Giving Away up to 50,000 Free National Lottery Tickets
UNITED KINGDOM (April 28, 2005) -- Sky Active has announced that it is offering up to 50,000 free National Lottery Lotto tickets to Sky viewers who register for a National Lottery account via their TV..............................Subscribers

Pre Paid Cards Proposed for Text Gambling
MANILA, Philippines (April 20, 2005) -- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has a pending petition before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for four access numbers to send and receive text and multi-media messages. It also wants access to..........................Subscribers

Government Gaming Corp. to Invest in Online Betting
CEBU, Philippines (April 18, 2005) -- Gambling through cellular phones may soon be available as Pagcor has approached the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for the use of short access codes required for online betting........................Subscribers

Lottery Operator Buys Wireless Gaming Firm
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (April 11, 2005) -- Win Win Gaming, Inc., a Las Vegas-based operator of international lottery games and related gaming ventures announced today that it has agreed in principle to acquire.............................Subscribers

Betfair Users Get Taste for Mobile Betting
UNITED KINGDOM (April 11, 2005) -- Betfair users can now place bets on their mobile handsets using a new service developed and deployed by...............................Subscribers

Gambling on Cell-Phones to be Worth US$2 Billion Next Year
UNITED KINGDOM (March 25, 2005) -- A rapid proliferation of mobile casinos, lotteries and sports betting services should see gross revenues from mobile gambling mushroom to more than US$19.3bn by 2009, according to ...........................Subscribers

Lotto Players Will Soon be Able to Try Their Luck on Mobiles and the Internet
DUBLIN, Ireland (March 11, 2005) -- The National Lottery has reportedly said it is in the process of tapping into new media channels to provide the public with different ways to play their favourite lottery games..............................Subscribers

Lotteries Good News for Mobile Revenues
HAMPSHIRE, UK (12.10.04) (February 24, 2005) -- A rapid proliferation of mobile casinos, lotteries and sports betting services could see gross revenues from mobile gambling mushroom to more than US $19.3 billion by 2009, according to a new report from Juniper Research.......................................Subscribers

Report Says Mobile Phone Gambling Will be Responsible for Nearly One-third of all Mobile Entertainment by 2009
LONDON, UK (February 19, 2005) -- Mobile phone gambling could provide an addition to many UK consumers' mobile entertainment package. A new report by Juniper estimates that by 2009, mobile gambling services will generate revenues of more than US$19.3 billion, nearly one-third of all mobile entertainment revenues....................Subscribers

Comtech Launches Pilot Trial of a Wireless Display Messaging Solution for Camelot
UNITED KINGDOM (January 30, 2005) -- Comtech Holdings Ltd a leading Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solution provider, today announced a pilot trial of a wireless display messaging solution for Camelot, operator of the UK National Lottery.........................Subscribers

Research Group Predicts Mobile Gambling May Grow Into a Market Worth $18 Billion by 2008
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 28, 2005) -- Betting agent Ladbrokes has introduced fancy casino games for mobile phones aimed at a new market which will grow to billions of euros in the next few years..........................Subscribers

Israel Sports Betting Board to Launch Wireless Gambling Platform
ISRAEL (January 13, 2005) – Toto - the Israel Sports Betting Board will have a wireless platform within two months, making it possible to place bets on both the Toto and Winner brands via wireless telephony.............................Subscribers

Fortune Games Debuts Mobile Lottery in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (January 3, 2005) -- According to local media reports Fortune Games Limited is scheduled to launch a mobile phone lottery in the first week of January 2005..............................Subscribers