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  KEEPING ONLINE GAMBLING IN THE U.S. SPOTLIGHTMcDermott introduces job training and foster care legislation funded by online gambling taxationIn a bold new legislative move in the United States, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) has introduced legislation that proposes that a potential $40 billion over the next 10 years be spent on job training for the indigent and…

POKERROOM.COM IS LOOKING FOR DAREDEVILS New Facebook application teaches optimum poker handsThe Ongame and Bwin online poker subsidiary Poker Room.com is using the power of social networking to widen interest in online poker by using the popular and widespread Facebook website, offering members the opportunity to learn and master the strategy of poker through a…

SOLID GROWTH AT PLAYTECH Online gambling software developer looking for more acquisitionsPlaytech plc, the London-listed online gambling software provider, released its Q.2 trading update and key performance indicators this week, showing continued growth and an intention to seek further acquisitions and partnerships."The second quarter of 2008 was a further significant period of growth for Playtech," said…

GOOD RESULTS FROM JAXX German lottery firm's move into sportsbetting doing wellJaxx AG, the German lottery firm that moved into the sportssbetting field two years ago, published positive results for June this week, showing record levels in profits and customer acquisition for the month, mainly from its sportsbetting activities. The firm runs lotteries and has betting offices…

CALIFORNIA ONLINE POKER BILL PROGRESS August will see AB2026 before the Senate Appropriations Committee The month of August could see a landmark event if a bill before the Senate Appropriations Committee is voted forward. It's next stop would be a full vote on the California Senate floor, and that could lead to legalised online poker…

CANADIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR ONLINE GAMBLING REGULATION Licensing and regulating experienced operators could reduce the risk of harmful effectsJune Cotte, a marketing associate professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario has called for the legalization of online gambling to allow for better regulation and to potentially reduce harmful…

  EGBA AND ECOGRA TEAM UP ON HIGH STANDARDS FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMINGCompulsory annual audits part of the process.The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) launched a comprehensive set of standards that covers all aspects of player protection, fair gaming and responsible operator behaviour in the online gaming and betting environment this week. These standards complement…

  LOUISIANA GAMBLINGBig money down south....Based on its attempted law enforcements against online gambling executives like Sportingbet's former chairman Peter Dick (see previous InfoPowa reports) the U.S. state of Louisiana may not care for Internet gambling...but it certainly does rather well out of the diverse land gambling attractions it offers to its residents.This week an Associated…

BETFRED JOINS GAMEACCOUNT CLIENT LISTMulti year skill games deal signedThe UK online skill gaming provider GameAccount signed another major bookmaking company up this week in a multi year licensing deal with Betfred which will see the bookie's Betfred.com website equipped with a suite of peer-to-peer and tournament gin rummy, multiplayer blackjack and poker dice games.Betfred…

ANOTHER WTO DEADLINE PASSES IN US VS. ANTIGUA DISPUTEBut US team is currently in Antigua for more talksThe ongoing attempts to reach an amicable solution to the online gambling dispute between the USA and Antigua and Barbuda without resorting to further World Trade Organisation action continued this week, with the arrival on the Caribbean island…