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Russian Shutdown

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports that more than 1,000 land-based casinos have been closed down in Moscow in the past 18 months under a law passed last year to move gambling from large cities to far-flung regions. Speaking in the Russian capital city, a government official told Novosti…

Advice for Internet Players from U.K. Gambling Commission

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- In a move to protect online players and help them get the best out of Internet gambling entertainment, the U.K. Gambling Commission has published a useful beginner's guide at http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/UploadDocs/publications/Document/Online%20Gambling.pdf. The guide sets out the things consumers should look for when gambling online or considering whether to gamble online. "It…

Aussie Internet Threat (Update)

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Australia's federal government continued to take flak this week in the growing row over its attempts to muzzle the Internet by selective ISP and enforcement actions against sites it deems unacceptable, which include online gambling. ABC television carried an attack on the Rudd government's moves from Green Party leader Bob…

Tokwiro's Pre-60 Minutes Employee Briefing

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Paul Leggett, the COO of Tokwiro Enterprises, was busy last week briefing employees on the 60 Minutes television expose of the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet scandals and the online poker industry in general.   In a memo to employees, Leggett did not sound optimistic, writing that he had "every reason…

Competition Good for Sports Funding

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- One of the most frequently rolled out justifications for state gambling monopolies -- that these are good for sports funding -- has been put under the comparative spotlight by a new survey commissioned by the European Gaming and Betting Association and published this week. The study, conducted by independent U.K.…

Betsson Won't Back Off on Land Betting Shop (Update)

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The feisty move by Swedish online gambling company Betsson to challenge Swedish monopolistic practice by opening a land betting shop in Stockholm continues to generate headlines. Last week the company announced that it had decided to appeal against the County Administrative Court's ruling regarding the betting shop to the…

Monaco Investment for Sportsbetting Firm

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Mangas Capital Gaming, which owns 75 percent of the U.K. online betting firm Betclick, will be half owned by Monaco hotel and land casino group Société des Bains de Mer soon, following a deal involving €100 million in investment that will enable Mangas to make further European online gambling…