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Against Sportingbet Filed By U.s. Company
Jul 17th, 2007 - The Hershey, Pennsylvania-based
fantasy games company RotoPlay, Inc.has issued international press
releases advising that it has filed suit against the British publicly
listed online gambling company Sportingbet plc.
Antiguan
Legal Counsel Critical Of D Of J Involvement In Wto Case
Jul 17th, 2007 - Antigua's legal counsel during
its online gambling dispute with the United States at the World
Trade Organisation has been sharply critical of American motivations
and Department of Justice involvement this week.
Party
Poker Upgrades
Jul 17th, 2007 - PartyPoker.com has
announced an upgrade that includes the opportunity to earn PartyPoints
faster; a new level of service and a series of features extending
the customer service experience.
Danish
Court Deems Poker Legal
Jul 17th, 2007 - The Copenhagen Post
reports that a Danish municipal court has ruled that poker tournaments
do not contravene Danish gaming laws.
Top Neteller Exec Resigns
Jul 17th, 2007 - As the week closed
there was more bad news from the besieged Isle of Man-based e-wallet
Neteller plc, with the announcement that executive chairman Gord
Herman has resigned "to concentrate on personal matters",
and will be replaced by non-executive director Dale Johnson as non-executive
chairman, both with immediate effect.
Absolute's Bad Beat Bonus Hits Again
Jul 17th, 2007 - Absolute Poker.com's innovative Bad Beat
Jackpot continues to attract action and bail out bad beat victims,
with the latest payout being to an online player who lost a Texas
Hold Em hand with quad Aces, hitting the highest Bad Beat Jackpot
yet and winning over $160 000 in cash.
More
Interesting Info From Bwin Study Of Online Sportsbetting
Jul 17th, 2007 - The Bwin-sponsored Harvard
Medical School study of online sportsbettors continues to reveal
interesting and useful information on betting demographics and patterns.
JERRY
YANG THE VICTOR IN 2007 WSOP MAIN EVENT (Update)
Jul 17th, 2007 - Well after 4am Wednesday
morning Vegas time this year's 2007 World Series of Poker main event
final table was finally decided at hand 205, and Jerry Yang who
has held onto the chip lead throughout and eliminated all but one
of the final tablers, is the man of the hour.
Big
Brother Publicity For Virgin Games
Jul 5th, 2007 - Virgin Games has harnessed
the marketing power of the UK television reality series Big Brother
8 (BB8) sponsored by Virgin Media to launch an online advertising
campaign that will publicise its Internet betting service, Virgin
Bets.com.
Smart
Anti-problem Gambling Measures For Svenska Spel
Jul 5th, 2007 - Radio Sweden is reporting that the Swedish government
online gambling orgnaisation Svenska Spel is to introduce advanced
artifical intelligence software in a bid to combat problem gambling.
Uk
Opposition Leader To Call For New Age Limit On Gambling?
Jul 5th, 2007 - The British newspaper
The Daily Mail reports that the Leader of the Opposition in the
British Parliament, David Cameron is going to call on the Labour
government led by Gordon Brown to raise the age limit for all forms
of gambling to 18.
Another
Betonsports Arrest?
Jul 5th, 2007 - Documents filed in
the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri indicate
Steinberg held Although no details have yet emerged on where and
how he was arrested, it appears that Norman Steinberg, who has been
associated with Gary Kaplan and the moribund BetonSports.com, is
being held by federal authorities.
Washington Lawyer Challenges Internet Poker Ban
Jul 5th, 2007 - A Renton, Washington
lawyer has filed a lawsuit challenging the Washington state ban
on Internet poker, the Seattle Intelligencer newspaper reports.
Million Dollar Guaranteed Online Poker Tourney From Titan
Jul 5th, 2007 - Titan Poker.com, which already claims an
investment of $6 million a month on promotions and tournaments,
has announced a monster $1 million guaranteed promotion which it
says is one of the largest online poker tournaments to be held this
year.
Turks
Climb In On Webdollar Online Banking Error
Jul 5th, 2007 - According to reports circulating on industry message
boards as the week ended, Turkish players exploited to the full
a foreign exchange screw-up bonanza that saw some of them being
charged the equivalent of only $10 for their $1 000 deposits at
Boss Media casinos.
Sportsbook
Software Provider Hits Hard Times
Jul 5th, 2007 - Sportsbetting software provider Alphameric says
it will be reviewing its business strategy after making a trading
report that reveals a pre-tax six month loss of GBP 1.8 million,
compared with a GBP 3.3 million profit in the previous year.
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