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October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Steve Beshear, the governor of Kentucky who authorized his Secretary of the Justice and Safety Cabinet to hire external lawyers and go after online gambling websites by applying for the seizure of 141 international domain names, did a little crowing late last week (see his official comments at http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/governor/20081016internetGaming.htm). The…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Over the past three years, an inegenious online gaming system branded PlayAway has been increasingly accepted by land gambling casinos as a legal means of using the Internet to get more patrons into land venues. Over the weekend, the Boston Globe examined the system in an interview with GameLogic's CEO…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Starting the week off with a resounding bang is the news that two major listed companies on the London stock exchange, U.K. gambling group William Hill plc and online gambling software provider Playtech plc, are to combine in a new venture branded William Hill Online, headed by ex- Leisure…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The financial manager involved in the pioneering growth of social networking giant MySpace.com, Thomas Flahie, has been named as interim Chief Financial Officer by World Poker Tour Enterprises founder and CEO, Steve Lipscomb. Flahie has an impressive c.v., having previously served in financial management at Internet companies such as eLabour…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- A simmering row in the Philippines over online gambling permissions has become public over the weekend, with charges of favoritism being leveled by a frustrated Internet gambling operator battling with bureaucracy. The Philippines Enquirer reports that an Internet cafe owner in Cebu City who wants to include Internet gambling in…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Judge Thomas Wingate's generally negative findings in the attempt by the state of Kentucky to seize the international domains of online gambling companies continued to generate adverse comment across a range of media going into the weekend. The covert nature of the official events leading up to the seizure attracted…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Reports on CTV Toronto indicate that the police have again been active in raiding "poker houses" in the city. Police executed search warrants on Nuttz and the Pertutti Bar and claim to have seized gaming tables, chips, cards, other equipment and cash.  Seven people have been charged with keeping…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Persistent reports on a variety of Internet gambling websites over the past 10 days suggest that the all-powerful trade association for the land gambling industry in the United States, the American Gaming Association, may be re-thinking its online gambling policy. The AGA has traditionally been opposed to the pastime, although…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Only days after achieving licenced status with the Italian regulator Amministrazione Autonome dej Monopoli di Stato (AAMS), the giant online poker website PokerStars.com has launched its Italian offering at PokerStars.it. Fabio Angeli Bufalini, PokerStars Italian manager, invited his fellow Italians to try the new website out for themselves, joining the…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The mainstream media in New Delhi is currently speculating on the impact of new and tighter anti-money laundering legislation currently before the Rajya Sabha. The Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal submitted a Bill to amend the Prevention of Money Laundering Act this week. Money changers, money transfer service…