November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The legal team at the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) has filed its response brief with the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, the latest step in their challenge to the constitutionality of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). Their suit -- iMEGA v.…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Kansas City Star had an interesting read on the UIGEA regulations published this week and currently receiving widespread mainstream media coverage; instead of curtailing online gambling in the United States, these rules may actually open up new avenues of Internet gambling business! Under the title "Oops. Did Congress accidentally…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has reacted to the news that Treasury officials have rammed home the controversial UIGEA regulations, with chairman Alphonse D'Amato advising its members: QUOTE: "I have unfortunate news to report. Despite the efforts of the poker community, the opposition of the banks and the recent news…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Jonathan "FieryJustice" Little lived up to his Internet handle this week by winning the World Poker Tour Foxwoods World Poker Final in one of the longest heads-up contests on record. For Little it was worth the stress and stamina, with a winner's prize of $1,120,310 and his second WPT…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Dublin-based online gambling software provider CryptoLogic has released its third quarter results and details of a new growth strategy. The company posted revenue of $14.0 million and a net loss of $5.9 million, including a foreign exchange loss of $4.2 million, but projected a favorable outlook for 2009…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Barely a week after announcing a ban on players using the poker information database SharkScope (see previous reports) the management at PokerStars appears to have reconsidered its decision following appeals by its players. In a new statement this week, PokerStars noted: "We understand that players have expressed concerns regarding our recent…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Tokwiro Enterprises, the owner of controversial online poker sites Absolute Poker.com and UltimateBet.com, launched an innovative corporate communications exercise this week in the form of five inserts posted on the video-sharing website YouTube by one "KafkaCR." The inserts consist of interviews with ex-Parlay Entertainment manager and now Tokwiro COO…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Age newspaper reports that the Australian division of international online betting exchange Betfair has clinched a valuable marketing and sponsorship deal with the Melbourne Racing Club that will see the Sandown Racecourse being re-named Betfair Park. Betfair has secured the naming rights to the course through an innovative three-year…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Australian gambling and wagering company Tabcorp Holdings Ltd has announced that it is on the look-out for a senior executive to replace its head of casinos. The present incumbent, CEO Walter Bugno, has resigned to pursue an unspecified new opportunity in London, and will leave the company in…
November 14, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Internet division of Brit gambling group William Hill plc has crowned its fourth millionaire in a year with a record U.K. online payout to a Hampshire-based client who scooped over £1.5 million on the Clover Rollover jackpot on the William Hill Bingo website this week. The massive jackpot is…
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