December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Clearly as part of the build-up to last night's 60 Minutes program on Internet poker, on which it collaborated, the Washington Post published the first part of an article on the Mohawks of Kahnawake over the weekend. Post writer Gilbert M. Gaul reported on the ownership of Absolute Poker.com and…
December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Barely two days after launching, Tokwiro Enterprises' Cereus poker network, comprised of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker players, has awarded a Bad Beat jackpot of note to a novice Texas Hold 'Em player. Only days after signing up for a new account, an online poker player named "square route" popped the…
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…
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…
December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- A long-running Irish civil dispute over shares in a lotto syndicate is currently playing out in the courts, and may serve as a warning to the many informal syndicates that share decisions should be documented and reviewed regularly. The case dates from 2000 and involves a pub syndicate of five…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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