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Grand National Hack Proof, Says Police - Silicon.com
the uk national hi-tech crime unit says the chances of extortionists disrupting betting on this weekend's big horse race are a long shot at best. claims that organised criminals will launch a flood of electronic attacks on the internet sites of ...
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Betfair Announces In Running Betting
at a product launch today at crown, betfair announced it would begin offering regular "in-running" betting on australian horseracing. from this saturday, betfair punters will be able to bet live, online on australian horseracing while a race is in progress.
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-10-10 14:05 Short-dated Gilts Surge On Scramble For Safer Assets
london, oct 10 (reuters) - two-year gilt prices and short sterling futures surged on friday after tumbling global markets generated a scramble for safer, liquid assets and bets on further interest rate cuts.
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Online Bookies Taken Down By Internet Blackmail Gangs - Silicon.com
a new wave of denial of service attacks has been launched against uk online betting sites that have refused to pay up to criminal gangs demanding thousands of pounds in extortion money. blue square's site is currently unavailable and a spokesman said ...
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Bookie Reveals $100,000 Cost Of Denial-of-service Extortion Attacks - Silicon.com
"our first attack was in november last year. we got a demand for $50,000 from an unidentified source." these are the words of a uk-based online bookmaker who has agreed to speak to silicon.com, on condition of anonymity, to reveal the full scale of ...
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-10-10 15:42 Greek Shares End Sharply Lower To Fresh 52 Week Lows Update
(updating with full report)
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Regal Looks Just Dandy
latest horse racing news from sportinglife.com. cards, tips, statistics, live commentaries & results. full, free coverage of horseracing from a uk perspective.
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Offshore Web-betting Blacklist Row Erupts - Silicon.com
uk online betting companies are urging the european commission to stop the italian government blocking access to offshore internet gambling businesses. the remote gambling association (rga), whose members include 888, betfair and william hill, is ...
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Uk Bookmakers Lose Recession-proof Edge - Reuters
london (reuters) - british bookmakers may be less recession-proof than in the past because new ways of gambling such as online poker and computerized gaming machines attract fewer habitual punters than old-fashioned horse and greyhound racing. the ...
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Paulson Considers Following Uk Lead And Buying Equity Stake In Banks
us authorities consider pumping capital directly into leading banks in an urgent effort to shore up eroding confidence
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-10-10 05:44 Wrapup 1-nyse, Nasdaq Short Interest Down On Sec Ban
new york, oct 9 (reuters) - short interest fell sharply on the nasdaq and new york stock exchanges in late september, reflecting the u.s. securities and exchange commission ban on the short selling of financial stocks, which affected the trading of about 950 stocks. short interest fell 10 percent on the nasdaq from mid-september to late september, and on the new york stock exchange, dropped 13.4 ...
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Gambling Commission Investigates Betting Patterns On Ebdon Whitewash - Guardian Unlimited
ebdon was whitewashed by liang wenbo in the second round of the northern ireland trophy this year. photograph: clive rose/getty images the gambling commission is investigating betting patterns on a snooker match in which the former world champion ...
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Ban Called On Short-selling In Uk Bank Stocks - Financial Times
short-selling in uk bank stocks should be banned by the city watchdog to stop “aggressive” speculators from “betting against the taxpayer”, vince cable, the liberal democrat deputy leader, said at the party conference on tuesday. as shares in ...
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-10-10 03:42 Update 1-mufg: No Change To Plans To Buy Stake In Morgan
tokyo, oct 10 (reuters) - mitsubishi ufj financial group , japan's largest bank, said it has no plans to pull out of a planned $9 billion investment in morgan stanley, even as shares of the u.s. bank continue to tumble.
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Short-sellers Turn On Pubs And Retailers
short-sellers barred from betting against financial services companies have instead stepped up their targeting of the uk's biggest pub companies and retailers as they try to cash in on the deteriorating consumer outlook.
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Ban On Shorting Financial Stocks Sends Betting Soaring - The Independent
archbishop slams city 'bank robbers' leading article: ominous signs that this crisis is far from over economic life: can a shrinking financial industry survive the regulatory backlash? jeremy warner's outlook: drama as congress get 12 hours to save ...
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Premier League Team News: Squads, Statistics And Betting Guide - Daily Telegraph
referee: a wiley. games: 2. r: 0. y: 5. ave: 2.50. stat attack: this will be the first time these teams have met in the league for 23 years. the last meeting, at stoke's old victoria ground in april 1985 saw the visitors win 2-0. stoke's last home ...
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-10-09 08:49 S.korean Won Up 1 Pct On Rate Cut, Intervention
seoul, oct 9 (reuters) - the south korean won rose 1 percent against the dollar on thursday, ending a four-session losing streak in its most volatile day for a decade as the central bank cut base rates and authorities were spotted selling dollars.
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-10-08 11:48 Glance Stocks News Europe-speedy Hire Falls After Trading Statement
shares in speedy hire fall 11.3 percent after a mixed trading update from the tool hire company.
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Snooker Fears Sponsor Crisis After Launch Of Betting Inquiry - Guardian Unlimited
sir rodney walker has admitted that the world professional billiards and snooker association risks losing sponsors if it continues to be linked with suspicious betting patterns. the chairman of the sport's governing body was speaking after the ...
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