Anyone holding these? Evil K drove the price right down and now they seem to be recovering---are they worth considering now they seem to have sorted out their finances?

could be because the market in general thinks they're crap or at best, the wrong sector ..... add to that that Dow looks to be heading south today (and just maybe for the next 2/3 days)

monday mm treeshake...usual tactics

keep ya eye on BET...1m t-trade at close

I'm back in for a few today after selling on the spike. I'm waiting for the counter bid fun to start!

good move...me too..also don't forget 888 results out in a few days

Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 00:12 GMT

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Gambling ads ban to be scrapped

Adverts will still be banned during programmes aimed at under 18s
A ban on TV and radio adverts for casinos, betting shops and online gambling sites is to be scrapped.
The new rules will come into operation in September as part of the Gambling Act 2005.

Adverts will be banned during shows aimed at under 18s - and anyone who appears to be under 25 cannot be shown gambling on TV or on radio.

Minister for Sport Richard Caborn said the Government would monitor the changes and step in if problems arose.

Advertisers must stick to a code of practice. They must not, for example, depict gambling as a solution to debt.

Mr Caborn said the restrictions were needed to protect children and other vulnerable groups.

Adverts must not show gamblers behaving in a way which is irresponsible or could lead to "financial, social or emotional harm".

And as with alcohol, anyone promoting gambling must not link it to sexual success or enhanced self-image.


We hope the outcome of these new standards will be to encourage people to see gambling as fun and entertaining rather than as a way of making your fortune

Nicola Crewe-Read
GamCare


Mr Caborn welcomed the new codes, saying: "They set out clearly what is and isn't acceptable advertising practice for all gambling operators, while making sure that the protection of children and vulnerable people is a central consideration of all advertising campaigns."

He insisted that the government would monitor the reforms carefully and would step in if problems arose.

"If they are insufficient to ensure proper public protection, the government will consider using its additional powers to impose further restrictions," Mr Caborn said.

Possible sanctions

The rules were drawn up by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP).

They will be policed by the Advertising Standards Authority and any breach could be referred to the Gambling Commission or the regulator Ofcom who could impose sanctions.

Nicola Crewe-Reade, from addiction counselling service GamCare, also backed the changes.

"We hope the outcome of these new standards will be to encourage people to see gambling as fun and entertaining rather than as a way of making your fortune," she told the BBC News website.

Until now, the UK National Lottery has been exempt from restrictions applied to other forms of gambling.

do as maestro says; fill yer boots with gaming stocks ..... or cement .... result will prob be much the same

VIENNA (AFX) - BWIN Interactive Entertainment said that acquiring Sportingbet would help the company overtake PartyGaming as the UK market leader in online gaming, BWIN CEO Norbert Teufelberger told the German business magazine 'Focus Money'.

Teufelberger said that BWIN would benefit from the effects of significant synergies if a purchase of Sportingbet were to go through, although he refused to provide a specific figure for any potential savings.

BWIN confirmed on March 3 that it is in 'very preliminary' takeover discussions with Sportingbet."

cynic gets it wrong again..what a loserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

cynic just does not like gaming shares. He likes a few minos and the rest all in gold solid stocks. which there is nothing wrong with that all to ones own. I still have prty 888 and sbt. Good luck.

Sp up 5p on news:

*SPORTINGBET REPORTS 'AMICABLE RESOLUTION' IN LOUISIANA, WARRANTS CANCELLED "

this is really good news for us

At the very least it means that BWIN won't do what Ladbrokes has done to 888 & pull out of a takeover just because the Directors might still be liable for prosecution. This should clear a possible hurdle.

And down 10% already:

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - "Sportingbet PLC said discussions with Austria-based online gaming firm Bwin Interactive Entertainmnet AG regarding a possible acquisition of Sportingbet have been 'mutually and amicably discontinued'.

Sportingbet announced in March that it was in talks with Bwin on the matter.

At 11.10 am, shares in Sportingbet were trading at 52-3/4 pence, down 5-1/2.

Analysts had believed an offer in the region of 60-65 pence per share, valuing the business at over 260 mln stg, was a possibility.

Last month, Sportingbet's chief executive Andy McIver told Thomson Financial News that talks between the two parties had been protracted due to 'complex legal, regulatory and operational issues'.

'Both parties decided to terminate the discussion. As a result of regulatory and legal changes in a number of markets in which both BWIN and Sportingbet operate, and not just ones with European Union borders, we have not been able to agree on terms,' said Konrad Sveceny, head of Investor Relations at BWIN."

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - "Sportingbet PLC said it was not yet aware of the likely impact from the cancelled Australian race meetings over the weekend and coming week.

The cancellation follows a short term federal travel ban on horse movements across most of Australia, following an outbreak of equine influenza in certain states there.

The company, which expects the racing to resume over the coming weeks, said a short-term suspension of the horse racing industry in this region will not materially impact its full-year performance.

The group also said it has traded in line with its expectations during the first four weeks of the new financial year, with all major European soccer leagues having now commenced.

Sportingbet will announce its results for the year ended July 31 on Oct 17."

sbt back on the way up again are any of you still in there?

I think 50p +/- is about the best you can hope for on this bounce.
Keep taking profit as I can see no immediate reason for this to keep going up.

i can...like massive profits

When BWIN were thinking of taking over SBT, Andy McIver said that if the company had been worth 80p a share then that is what he would have expected the sp to reach. It didn't & it wasn't! Hence approx 60p a share was what he was asking. IMO that hasn't yet changed.

Just an extract from today's RNS, which may hopefully stimulate interest in the gaming sector again:

"Dresdner Kleinwort says profitable European online sports betting operations, particularly without a land-based presence, 'remain few and far between'.

As such, it believes Sportingbet could again prove an 'attractive bid option' in the near future despite the breakdown in the Bwin talks.

Dresdner Kleinwort added that the company has already demonstrated the profitability of its remaining non-US business."