October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Screening now on YouTube, and due for plenty more exposure, are two TVCs (television commercials) designed to warn Victorian territory residents of the dangers of problem gambling and how to get help. Produced by the JWT agency in Melbourne, the material has been rolled out less than a month…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The future's most dangerous humanoid is back this week with the launch of Party Casino's very own T800 video slot The Terminator. The new game is the latest movie themed slot to be debuted on PartyCasino.com and joins a collection of games that reads like a list of Hollywood's greatest…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Australian high roller Harry Kakavas has initiated litigation against Melbourne's Crown Casino, alleging that he lost millions in a AU$1.4 billion (£548.5 million) 14-month gaming spree in which his addiction to gambling was exploited by casino managers. Kakavas, who is a property developer, is suing the casino for AU$50…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- One of the world's top poker pros, 34-year-old Monaco-based Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen, has been causing havoc in the big money online poker action at Full Tilt.com, earning a million dollars in a single day at one stage, reports the HighStakesDb.com poker information site. And playing against some…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Paddy Power Irish Masters Championship has been won by relative unknown player Fiachra Meere of Limerick, who survived a field of 423 poker hopefuls to scoop the €150,000 main prize. The championship was part of the Irish Winter Festival and provided a fitting close this week for the…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Charles Cohen, CEO at mobile gambling specialist provider Probability plc announced half year 2008 pre-tax profits of £166,000 this week, an impressive turnaround from the same period in 2007 when the company recorded a loss of £585,000. Cohen used the opportunity to reveal that the company will be expanding…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The gregarious CEO of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) in Malta, which handles the regulation and licensing of large numbers of Europe-facing online gambling operations, Mario Galea has resigned with immediate effect, according to a brief notice on the LGA website this week. The LGA Board of Directors has…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Times Online and specialized music industry media are extensively reporting an embezzlement case in which managers for a top classical musician and composer are alleged to have misappropriated a claimed £447,000 to finance online gambling activities at unidentified websites. Michael and Judith Arnold, both in their seventies, had worked…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Always innovative, the 3D online poker website PKR.com has come up with a marketing scheme aimed at getting singles to the virtual tables. The company has inked a deal with UK dating site Lovestruck.com aimed at bringing singles together in a series of online and face-to-face poker nights, starting…
October 30, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- A Greek betting barney appears to be imminent following a statement this week from U.K.-based fixed odds gambling group Stanleybet International confirming that, in defiance of the Greek monopoly on gambling held by OPAP, it has opened up two betting shops in the country. OPAP Chief Executive Christos Hadjiemmanuil was…
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