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October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Europe's dedicated gaming TV network, The Poker Channel, has announced the relaunch of Poker Channel Europe.com in partnership with the online video platform Brightcove. The partnership will facilitate the delivery of free advertising-supported video content on the game. Brightcove's online video platform is key to the programming of online video…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Two players who filed a class action application in an Ohio court in March 2007 have finally achieved an outcome -- but it's perhaps not the one they were hoping for, with the case lost on terms and conditions and jurisdictional grounds Case 1:06-CV-02376 in the District Court for the…

October 13, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Gibraltar publication "Panorama" followed up on rumors this week that the online gambling group Mansion was about to pull out of the Mediterranean enclave, which hosts and licences many leading industry companies. Unsettling rumors had been circulating that Indonesian-owned Mansion, which employs almost 150 people in the British territory,…

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…