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October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Indonesia is about to see increased anti-illicit gambling activity across the board by police, according to statements from its newly appointed national police commissioner, General Bambang Hendarso Danuri. According to regional media reports in the Jakarta Post, General Bambang has vowed to eradicate gambling completely from the Asian country, promising…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Philippine government gambling company PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) has some ambitious plans to create a $15 billion Entertainment City to compete with the likes of Macau and Las Vegas, according to local press reports, Rafael Francisco, the PAGCOR president, confirmed that the government had approved the project,…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The departure of Gutshot Poker from the Microgaming Poker Network earlier this week continues to throw up intriguing differences of viewpoint.   In InfoPowa's initial report, it was noted: "It is uncertain whether the owners of Gutshot have issues with Microgaming, but the following comment in the notification was intriguing:…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- With October 29th through 30th just over the horizon, poker companies are gearing up for the next World Poker Congress, which will take place this year in the Marriott Hotel in the charming and historic Central European city of Budapest in Hungary. The event is designed to bring together live…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The betting exchange, online casino and poker operations of Swedish and London Internet gambling firm Redbet Limited will be relocated to the Mediterranean island of Malta by the end of 2008, according to a report from Reuters news agency this week. The company, which uses Entraction and NetEnt software and…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- If you're from Indiana, be careful about what you put up for auction or sale on the Internet -- officialdom could be watching. This week a 73-year-old Fort Wayne former firefighter and his 21-year-old grandson face gambling-related charges after they tried to sell off two old Cherry Master gambling machines…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Norwegian online gambler FrodeA enjoyed singularly good Internet luck this week at the Playtech-powered Casino Tropez when he hit the progressive slot jackpot on "Football Rules" not once but twice, hauling in a total payout of €331,244. The player had the download on his PC for only a week when…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The U.K. interactive television gambling operator NetPlay TV has two launches this week, in a new interactive TV show called Supercasino and the daytime Live TV Bingo. The company has extended its airtime deal with Turner Media's Nuts TV channel, allowing the broadcast of Supercasino from 11pm Friday and from…

L'opérateur de télévision interactive britannique NetPlay TV lance cette semaine deux nouvelles activités. Tout d'abord une émission télé interactive appelée Supercasino, et ensuite un programme durant la journée appelé Live TV Bingo.L'entreprise a reconduit son programme de diffusion avec Turner Media sur la chaîne Nuts TV, dont l'audience atteint plus de 23 millions de ménages…

Après une série de procès et d'appels par diverses entreprises, la Cour Suprême n'est plus aussi certaine de la légalité du monopole sur les jeux d'argent vis-à-vis de la justice européenne. D'après le groupe Gaming Intelligence, la Suède a posé 5 questions à la Cour de Justice.Les questions concernent la discrimination en fonction de la…