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Welcome to Bet Sages Gambling News Section, featuring the latest breaking
gambling industry news courtesy of InfoPowa News. This is your one stop source for
all and any of the latest developments concerning leisure based wagering
activities on the internet.
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| 22 DECEMBER 2006 : HEADLINES |
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"Silence is golden" appears to be the official line....
Over the past few weeks industry personnel and players alike have been trying to work out what really happened in a United States Department of Justice and apparently RCMP-sanctioned "visit" to a Canadian marketing company in a Vancouver, British Columbia suburb in November.
Much of the interest has centred on the apparently unlimited reach of the DoJ's enforcement arm across the international US-Canadian border, and whether it was an online gambling-related incident.
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Playtech and SSI will be the first major distributor and promoter of Texas Hold'em Poker in the Chinese market.
Online gambling software provider Playtech earned itself a Christmas bonus this week when it clinched a landmark five year software licensing agreement with China's leading gaming group, Sino Strategic International. Certainly the investors were cheered by the deal, news of which pushed Playtech stock up 5 percent.
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Duma bill outlawing online poker and gambling passed
The burgeoning online gambling market could be slowed down by a bill passed this week in the State Duma, the lower parliament of Russia. If the Federation Council and President Vladimir Putin sign it off, a highly likely outcome as the latter proposed it, the bill will become law.
The Bill creates four gambling zones in the country, outlaws online gambling and online poker, and sets the minimum gambling age at 18 years. Its purpose is to restrict the uncontrolled spread of gambling outlets throughout Russia.
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Another Candian provincial lottery falls under the spotlight
Further developments have occurred in our recent story regarding the high proportion of ticket retailer jackpot wins in the British Columbia lottery (see previous InfoPowa reports)
The Vancouver Province newspaper reported this week that the ombudsman for British Columbia has begun an investigation into how the B.C. Lottery Corporation ensures its lotteries are fair.
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And the launch of a new Spanish targeted poker site
The Canadian turnkey provider CryptoLogic Inc. this week signed up major UK gambling group William Hill for a further three year contract, extending the close relationship between the two online gambling companies. The contract will be handled through Crypto's software subsidiary Wagerlogic.
Under the new agreement, the financial terms are materially unchanged from those in their former agreement, with incentives to increase gaming activity. The companies have also launched a new Spanish language poker site at William Hill Poker.co.uk (or es.williamhillpoker.com).
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Sector growth of 7 to 10 percent claimed
iGaming Corporation announced this week that its wholly-owned subsidiary, IGC Entertainment Corporation, has completed the purchase of the fantasy sports website Rotoplay.com from RotoPlay, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based corporation specialising in the online fantasy sports industry.
Fantasy sports operators have been claiming a carve-out for the genre in terms of the UIGEA recently.
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Top UK bookie selects the Openbet software platform
Totesport, one of Britains most respected bookmakers, has purchased the Orbis OpenBet integrated gaming software solution for the relaunch of its website, benefiting from a common e-wallet, a selection of fixed odds games and marketing modules built into the product.
Orbis Technology Ltd launched the new site this week, revealing that Totesport has adopted three of the Orbis OpenBet product modules: Sportsbook, Fixed Odds Games and Marketing. This combination offers highly flexible robust technology with powerful back office management tools, designed specifically for the gaming and betting industry, a company spokesman said.
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And police discover a new counter-raid measure
Malaysian police raiding a cybercafe in Seri Kembangan for suspected illegal online gambling uncovered an ingenious new way to avoid detection by officials - a one-touch button that erases or changes computer screens whenever authorities hove into sight.
The button is located at the reception counter where the cybercafe operator or the outlet worker sits, and activates software installed on the machines, reports New Straits Times.
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Extortion of up to $50 000 attempted
Several sources have made as yet unconfirmed reports that widespread Distributed Denial of Services attacks took place over the past week, mainly in the Asian markets.
Apparently sites which went down in the attacks included Bet365, Veesports, Yishengbo, Playit365, 777ball, Hooball and Macauslot, but this had not been confirmed when InfoPowa went to press.
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This year's annual get-together of state legislators should have plenty to talk about
The annual get-together of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States should have plenty of meat in their discussions when they meet in Duck Key, Florida next January 12-14. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed in October will almost certainly be on the agenda, and hopefully so will the hypocritical carve-outs allowed by the Act for horse-racing and state lotteries.
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Largest guaranteed prize pool in backgammon history on offer by Party Gammon.com
Organisers of the inaugural million dollar backgammon tournament, the Party Gammon.com Million, told media this week that the event will soon be sold out. The tournament, which offers the largest guaranteed prize pool in the history of backgammon, will take place at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in The Bahamas from the 21st-25th January, 2007 and is filling up fast.
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888.com's online poker site unveils school in three more languages
Pacific Poker speaks your language. Or at least it's more likely they do at their online poker school now that it's being offered in French, German and Spanish as well as English.
"We now provide our valued foreign language speaking players a unique opportunity to get the best start in the world of poker," said Alex Reign, promotions department manager.
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Second petition in $12 million lawsuit disputes Gold's version of events
When Jamie Gold won the World Series of Poker's gigantic first prize of $12 million this year it triggered a nasty dispute which has taken some of the gilt off a great honour.
It has been alleged by British television producer Crispin Leyser that he had a prior agreement with Gold to share in half the proceeds if he won in return for lining up celebrities at the event (see previous InfoPowa reports).
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"We believe we can much more effectively regulate this by having a clear licensing system in place"
In an interview in the South African press this weekend, deputy director-general of the Department of Trade and Industry, Astrid Ludin expanded on the news that the South African Cabinet has approved a regulatory instead of prohibitionist approach to online gambling.
By doing so, South Africa joins countries such as the UK, Italy, Spain and Belgium in taking a more progressive line on a popular pastime (see previous InfoPowa reports). South Africa's initiative is based on two years of in-depth international research by a specially appointed committee.
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Experienced gambling inspector appointed
The Channel Island of Jersey moved closer to its goal of becoming an online gambling licensing and regulating jurisdiction last week with the appointment of what it terms a Shadow Gambling Commission, extending the reach of its hitherto mainly betting offices licensing body.
The new Commission opened its doors last Friday, paving the way for a new structure that will regulate and license online gambling operators prepared to register on the island, submit to its regulation and pay the licensing fee.
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Good attendances and big prizes continue to attract poker players
The main regular weekend tournaments continued to attract thousands of players this week, with Poker Stars again leading the pack.
The Sunday Million tourney at Poker Stars.com brought 6 628 players to the virtual tables, competing for a prize pool of $1 325 600 which put almost a thousand players "in the money." That gave the final heads-up pair take home checks of over a $100 000 each following a fourway chop agreement that preceded the heads up.
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With a new and more enlightened approach to online gambling, the industry's biggies are piling in.
Italy's astonishing but very welcome about-face on Internet gambling has caught the attention of major industry companies, with reports of household names in the business all vying for a slice of the Italian action by applying for some of the estimated 17 000 licenses the Italian government is to issue.
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Imagine a check for GBP 159 535 in your stocking!
Christmas came early this year for one online casino gamer when he unexpectedly hit the jackpot and was awarded an thriller of an early Christmas present of GBP 159 535 whilst playing Caribbean Stud Poker at Intercasino.
The lucky winner of this game told reporters: "Initially I thought I had won ten percent of the jackpot with a straight flush, when I checked my hand more carefully and realized I had a royal flush I was absolutely amazed. It took at least ten minutes for me to collect my thoughts."
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Cryptologic's software subsidiary redesigns its poker offering
Major industry turnkey provider Cryptologic has launched re-designed and improved online poker software developed by subsidiary Wagerlogic, with improved navigation, new choices and more information
The appealing new design includes enhancements to the main lobby, game tables and tournament lobby, making it easier for players to navigate, select their game and stake level, and access key statistics on the game and their play. Also, players can launch a game of blackjack or - for the first time in the industry - any casino game directly from a poker table or lobby without missing a moment of the action.
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US player have the chance to win a $25 000 seat in the WPT champs this week
Back in the States with a bang after its recent acquisition from LVFH by the Norwegian public company Playshare Holdings AS (see previous InfoPowa reports) the Action Poker Network launches its "$30 000 U.S. Poker Experience" this week with online qualifiers at Action Poker.com, Tiger Gaming.com and Poker in Canada.com.
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CryptoLogic & NextGen Gaming Take Platinum Sponsorship at Fire & Ice for second consecutive year!
It's always packed with everyone in the business, and it's always a ton of fun for visitors to the International Casino Exhibition in London each year - we're talking the Fire and Ice annual shindig, which is to be sponsored again this year by gambling software developers CryptoLogic & NextGen Gaming, whilst Wirecard will show their support through a silver sponsorship package.
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Casino fronting as a Manila Internet cafe raided
INQ7 reports that National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents raided an online casino fronting as an Internet cafe this week in a popular nightspot strip in Manila, Phillipines and seized 23 computer units containing sophisticated gambling programs.
Waving a search warrant, the NBI agents conducted the raid on Fast Ball Internet Cafe, allegedly owned and operated by Koreans, upon the request of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).
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If you belong to CAP or the GPWA, this online poker tournament is for free
If you're an affiliate in the online gambling business, be advised that the first qualifying tournaments for the Affiliate Series of Poker (ASOP) are starting this week.
The tournament is free for all CAP, PAP and GPWA Affiliates, but you'll need to register at http://www.asop.com.
The first two ASOP Free Rolls to find the final 36 players that will play the offline tournament at the CAP Euro affiliate conference in London next year have been announced. The first freeroll will occur later this week at Intertops on Thursday 21st December at 2pm EST and the second at Full Tilt Poker on Friday 22nd December at 2PM EST.
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Is 42 hours the longest game?
The BBC reports that 24 players in Greenwich, south-east London have since Friday evening been playing poker without interruption in an attempt to set a new world record for continuous poker playing.
The players began their endurance bid on Friday night in the Basement Jacks club in the suburb, each putting GBP 20 in the pot, with the winner taking half of the money and the rest going to charity.
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London poker marathon lasted for 43 hours and 30 minutes
Our story earlier this week that 24 players in London aimed to set a new world record by playing uninterrupted poker for more than 43 hours provoked several, and mainly American pokerheads to argue that longer games than that in the States are not uncommon.
This week the BBC reported that the London attempt, which started at Basement Jacks club last Friday night, ended on Sunday afternoon after 43 hours and 30 minutes.
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The UIGEA needn't screw up your online entertainment
The publication Techworld carried a positive article this week on the enforcement problems that may confront US officials attempting to enforce the recently passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which seeks to disrupt financial transactions between American players and their online gambling sites of choice.
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Close result for best poker room award
Piquing interest in its January issue now on sale, the popular poker magazine Bluff announced the top poker room award from its Readers' Choice Awards this week.
Poker Stars.com pipped Full Tilt Poker.com as most popular site, according to the magazine, which runs the awards in which readers vote for their faves in various categories.
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World Series of Poker champs to teach at the inaugural Academy
Some of the top names in poker, and former World Series of Poker champs will be passing on their expertise and knowledge at the first WSOP Academy in Tunica next January 27 - 28; on the tuition staff roll call are Greg Raymer, Joe Navarro, Scott Fischman and Alex Outhred.
Post Oak Productions, a Toronto-based live events company is organising the tuition after collaborating with Phil Hellmuth on a series of successful camps at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas before connecting with Harrah's Entertainment to bring the WSOP Academy to Harrah's properties in America.
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Surprise acquisition by newcomer
The Gibraltar-based poker software firm and network Dobrosoft was sold this week in a surprise move following a deal concluded with Digital Gaming Network, a newbie private company operated by a team of industry veterans that specialises in multi-player gaming software development and is based in Costa Rica, with development divisions in Eastern Europe and Asia.
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$368 096 WSOP paycheck and a $10 000 WSOP seat the prize
37 year old New Jersey roofing contractor Rick Rosetti took home the big money - all $368 096 of it and a $10 000 WSOP sponsorship to boot - this week when he won the Harrah's World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) main event in Atlantic City.
In an exciting heads up with management consultant Alex Gomez, who had a dominating lead in chips Rosetti played a blinder of a game for 75 hands to truimph, winning the cash, the sponsored 2007 WSOP seat and a champion's ring.
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WSOP champ takes the WPT crown, too
Melbourne, Australia poker ace Joseph Hachem added a World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship win to his c.v. this week and in the process pocketed a winner's check for almost $US2.2 million at the Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. His winnings include a $25 000 seat sponsorship in the WPT World Championship.
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First Irish Poker Open Live Satellite Venues
Card rooms across Ireland and the UK are gearing up for live satellites for Euro 2 million guaranteed Paddy Power Poker.com Irish Poker Open 2007, with the betting company announcing the first wave of venues holding live satellites for the big event.
Dozens of Europe's leading card rooms are hosting satellites from January right up until the start of the Irish Open main event from April 6-9, 2007 in the landmark Burlington Hotel, Dublin.
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New series 3 EPT event will take place in Dortmund, Germany
The growth of the European Poker Tour has been further strengthened with the announcement of a new Series 3 event to be staged in Dortmund, Germany from 8-11 March, 2007.
Capped at 400 players, the four-day, the Euro 5 000 buy-in no-limit Texas Holdem tournament at Hohensyburg Casino in Dortmund will be part of the PokerStars.com-sponsored, televised EPT TV series.
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"Poker After Dark" action poker TV debuts on January 2
American poker fans can look forward to some entertaining and perhaps educational television on their pastime of choice early in the new year, when NBC debuts "Poker After Dark."
The show is an exclusive visit to the Las Vegas poker scene that debuts on January 2 at 2:05 a.m. ET/PT. The nightly hour-long show, hosted by Shana Hiatt, one of poker's most recognisable faces, will air Monday through Saturday and features six poker professionals vying for a winner-take-all $120 000 first place prize.
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London nuclear physicist takes the Ladbrokes Poker Million
Rajesh Modha, a middle aged London nuclear physicist and father of three was celebrating a million dollar poker achievement this week as he banked a $1.2 million check from the Ladbrokes Poker Million having started the tournament as an outsider in a field of 25 000 players.
After nine months of intense competition, the starting crowd of 25 000 was reduced to just one as Modha capped a sensational fight back to scoop the richest prize in European poker history - the Ladbrokes Poker Million despite entering the competition through a $9 satellite qualifier and going into the final a 22-1 outsider.
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Mac users can play on new non-download software
The Calgary-based Canadian online gambling turnkey provider Chartwell Technology Inc. has announced the completion and release of its popular European-style 32 Card Poker product in Flash technology, opening the way for more players to enjoy the game.
This new non-downloadable poker client offers immediate benefits to Chartwell customers and their player base and enhances the marketability of Chartwells poker community said a company spokesman this week.
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Former Republican state politician opposed gambling but won thousands, claim media reports
Associated Press reported over the weekend on the furore over a recently appointed member of the Pennsylvania gaming board who was a longtime critic of gambling when he was a legislator, but won thousands of dollars at casinos.
Former state Rep. Mark McNaughton voted against the state's slot machine law in 2004 and opposed gambling for years before that, but at the same time he won $15 500 from 2003 to 2005, according to tax returns obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper.
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McNaughton re-submits ethical documents....and further revelations on gambling comps surface
The InfoPowa story earlier this week on the non-disclosure of gambling winnings by a Pennsylvanian Gaming Control Board appointee had an interesting sequel in the Philadelphia Enquirer (which has been scrutinising the appointee) this week.
Former State Rep. Mark McNaughton, amended his ethics statements to show that he won thousands of dollars at casinos in recent years.
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Scots owner's plan to open large online casino soon
The Sunday Herald carried an interesting story this weekend that revealed more detail on the people and planning behind established poker site Purple Lounge.com.
The story included revelations that the West Scotland-based owner Chris Gorman is a regular Texas Hold 'Em player, has recently turned down a GBP 15 million acquisition offer for half of Purple Lounge and that his company plans a major online casino operation in the near future.
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TV broadcaster says deal will improve exposure to promote gaming and betting activities
The British television broadcaster BskyB has confirmed the conclusion of a deal through which it will acquire the 365 Media Group, until recently known as UKbetting, for a total consideration of GBP 96 million.
365 Media runs gambling and sports Web sites including Football365 and Sportlinglife.com which reach over 9 million users each month. BSkyB launched its broadband service in July and a deal to buy 365 Media is a good fit with its expansion of online content.
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Take the risk, earn the reward....
The news this week that BSkyB had paid GBP96 million for the 365 Media gambling and sports group reaped rewards not only for investors, but for the man who took the risk of building the group from a low base into an enterprise that has over 9 million regular visitors.
The UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph reports that web entrepreneur Peter Dubens is set for a GBP10 million windfall after agreeing to sell his online sports information and gaming company to the television broadcaster.
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FireOne to become a wholly owned subsidiary for GBP 32.4 million
The Montreal-based payment processing provider Optimal Group Inc., has bought the remaining 25 percent of FireOne Group plc that it didn't yet own, reports Bloombergs.
Optimal agreed to buy the remaining quarter of FireOne Group Plc 18 months after it sold shares in the subsidiary. The 60 pence-a-share offer, which values FireOne at about GBP 32.4 million ($63.5 million), is 12 percent more than FireOne's closing price yesterday, Dublin-based FireOne revealed in statement.
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No explalantions for their exit, but it's nice to have them back anyway
The Action Poker Network site Superior Poker.com has announced that it has re-entered the U.S. market with effect from December 1 and will be offering a full range of poker services and tournaments to US players going forward.
American poker players are now able to deposit real money through a good choice of methods and play real-money poker games at this poker room, which initially opened for business in 2003 and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and owned and operated by Sonsorol NV in Curacao, Netherland Antilles.
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It's been a tough phase, but the Brit business group is enjoying a successful fight-back.
Sportingbet plc was one of the UK publicly listed companies hardest hit by the advent of the UIGEA, which forced the group to withdraw from a US market that provided most of its profit, and sell off US-facing interests only months ago.
Since then it has been changing market focus and pace, and this week a spokesman revealed that it expects to meet analysts' full-year earnings forecasts even after disposing of its U.S. operations.
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Computer crime on the rise
Computer crime is on the rise everywhere. Few police departments have the resources to do much about it, but that may soon change in central Virginia.
It used to be a police or sheriff's department would get just a few computer related crime complaints a month. Now one comes in just about every day. Most agencies can't deal with them on their own.
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Swedish poker operator joins European-focused poker network
Players on theScandinavian Internet poker site Best Poker.com will this week become part of the expanding Ongame network, joining millions of players on other websites pooled under the Ongame system.
Best Poker's switch to Ongame takes place this week, when the site departs the B2B - 24H network.
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Six new games in final festive season releases
Festive games feature in Microgamings final batch of releases for the year, with sufficient diversity to appeal to players at every level. The latest games bring the total of new releases for 2006 to over 60 titles from the Isle of Man based turnkey provider and software developer.
Video slot Santa Paws extends Microgamings selection of big, seasonally-themed fun games with a 5 reel, 20 pay-line game in the highly entertaining Australian style, with free spins, major mystery multipliers, Scatter and two Wild opportunities and a Gamble feature where the intrepid can double or quadruple their wins. Santa Paws offers jackpots of 20 000.00 in the base game, and the chance to send that Christmas present rocketing up to 140 000.00.
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Transparency important for disputes mediator Bailey
Bryan Bailey, the owner and webmaster of online gambling portal Casinomeister.com has introduced a new feature to his site that enables players and operators alike to see for themselves the disputes that he has under mediation, who is involved and how they were resolved or otherwise concluded.
Since 2001 Bailey has made dispute resolution an integral part of his offering, becoming involved free-of-charge on behalf of players who were being ignored when they had legitimate complaints. By using his wide range of industry contacts the webmaster was able to sort out misunderstandings and put questionable operators - and players - on the right track to resolution and more responsible behaviour.
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New advertising restrictions inserted in Canadian provincial consumer protection bill
Would-be online gambling advertisers in the Ontario province of Canada will need to update their knowledge on what is and is not permitted following the passage of a consumer protection bill containing advertising restrictions, which was passed by the provincial legislature this week.
According to an assessment in p2pnet.net News by Michael Geist, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, the new legislation contains provisions prohibiting the advertising of Internet gambling sites.
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As the group stabilises post-UIGEA, there are new irons in the fire
During press interviews surrounding the welcome news that Party Gaming is stabilising following the impact of its withdrawal from the US market, CEO Mitch Garber gave some interesting insights into the way forward for the group, which generated over $25 million in revenues over the past four weeks.
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A political move that evokes unpleasant memories of Senator Frist and the UIGEA
Associated Press reported this week on new political initiatives from President Bush aimed at clamping down on the common Capitol Hill manouevre of attaching pet projects to unrelated but "must-pass" spending bills, ensuring that the late addendums are not properly debated or controlled.
The Republican move evoked in many industry observers bitter memories of Senator Bill Frist's political moves in October which culminated in the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, causing ructions within the international online gambling industry and intefering with the rights of American players to spend their after tax disposable income on pastimes of choice.
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Detroit entrepreneur says American players are excluded from new Motown-themed online gambling sites
Detroit media reporting on the launch of the new Hitsville online casino and poker room sites (see previous InfoPowa reports) comment that online gambling in the state of Michigan is illegal under state and federal laws, and that has meant that Herb Strather, the Detroit entrepeneur behind the project has had to reluctantly exclude his own countrymen from playing.
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Another Chartwell Tech European sign-up
Among the online casinos deploying the new Chartwell Technology 32 Card Poker product this week was Better Casino.com, a recently launched online casino, poker room and sportsbook owned by the UK retail bookmaking start-up Betting Shop Services Limited.
The casino also features blackjack, roulette, slots and baccarat, but Better chief executive Ian Hogg believes the 32-card game makes for more exciting and quicker hand-to-hand action.
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African Gambling Roundtable 2007
Tropical Durban on the east coast of South Africa will be the place for affiliates to be around the middle of 2007, when the big guns of South African online gambling put together a major, 300 delegate conference of global interest.
During the past year the international online gambling industry has gone through many changes that have required co-operation between operators, affiliate marketers and service providers in the industry. With the enactment of controversial anti-online gambling legislation in the US it has become even more important to educate and inform the public about their choices and the importance of fighting for their democratic right of choice.
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| 12th January 2007
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