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Gambling911.com (www.gambling911.com)recently issued a warning: "Be careful when depositing one of those Bodog checks. They could be rubber and bounce like an NBA basketball." In the wake of a number of reports speculating on just what's happening with Bodog, this latest warning only highlights the company's historical difficulties with payment processors. This, writes Christopher Costigan in…

September 11, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Poker Players Alliance's original president Michael Bolcerek has just been appointed by Aristotle International as Senior Vice President of Business Development, it has been reported. Aristotle's Integrity product, which helps operators keep underaged wannabe gamblers and fraudsters at bay, will be Bolcerek's responsibility. "Advances in technology enable effective age restriction for…

September 11, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Recent studies of the South Korean gaming market show a fervent gaming culture and indicate that it is enjoying something of a boom, according to San Francisco research company Pearl Research. The firm predicts that the online games market in the country will reach $1.7 billion next (2009) year. Researchers…

September 11, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Asian online and mobile gaming technology provider PacificNet Inc. has reached a settlement in its litigative dispute with bondholders in a Delaware federal bankruptcy court, where the plaintiffs had sought Chapter 11 relief. In compliance with the agreement, PacificNet has amended and restated the terms of certain convertible debentures…

September 11, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Market research firm Kreutzer Fischer & Partner has completed a study on Austrian gambling that shows 2007 gross gaming revenues have risen 12.4 percent over the previous year, rising to €15.4 billion, and that Austrians are increasingly turning to the Internet for their gambling entertainment.  Austrians spend an average…

September 11, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Online gambling group Bwin had a disappointing result this week in its bid to get the German states' ban on Internet gambling suspended pending a federal court ruling on the issue. The Cologne regional court turned down Bwin's suit, opening the company to fines if it does not comply, reports…

September 11, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- A report on problem gambling in the UK newspaper The Observer has members of the Remote Gaming Association up in arms, reports eGaming Review, quoting the chief executive of the trade association, Clive Hawkswood. The report, titled "Gaming firms drag heels over aid for addicts", accused online gambling companies…

eCOGRA, organisme à but non lucratif chargé de mettre en place les standards de l'industrie du jeu en ligne pour assurer la protection des joueurs, est déjà reconnu pour son label 'Safe and Safe Seal', qui reconnait la qualité des opérateurs. Désormais les programmes d'affiliation pourront passer le même type de contrôle pour démontrer qu'ils…

Le changement est planifié pour la fin de l'année et s'appliquera aux paris sportifs uniquement. Les autres types de jeu en ligne feront l'objet d'une investigation ultérieure, mais actuellement la Suède considère que les jeux comme le poker ou les machines à sous ont un bien plus fort potentiel que les paris sportifs de mener…

Betbull plc, an online and retail sportsbetting group that includes PrimeBet.com announced the release its group consolidated unaudited financial statements for the half year to 30 June 2008 this week, showing an impressive turnaround in its business fortunes.Estadísticas destacadas del periodio incluyen n total de apuestas 50.9 millones de euros, un ascenso de 28% al…