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HR5767 MAY BE HEARD WEDNESDAY  Bill to halt UIGEA low on the roster The Payment Systems Protection Act (HR5767) introduced by Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul to halt the implementation of regulations for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) may be delayed to Wednesday this week due to its low positioning on the "to…

SUPPORT HR 5767, SAYS P.P.A. Important that poker players urge their political representatives to support anti-UIGEA bill The Poker Players Alliance strongly supported the attack on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act represented by HR5767 this weekend, urging its one million plus members to contact their political representatives and urge them to support the move. Launched by Congressmen…

ONLINE GAMBLING RISES TENFOLD IN SINGAPORE But no facilities offered by local gambling groups Singapore's sole authorised gambling companies, the Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club, could be missing out on good revenues by not offering online betting facilities to local residents, it appears from new research statistics. The Singapore publication AsiaOne reports that placing bets with…

TURKISH ORDEAL CONTINUES FOR SPORTINGBET DUO (Update) Three weeks on, still no charges laid or bail granted Two Turkish junior employees of the UK Internet gambling group Sportingbet must be regretting their decision to travel home to Istanbul for a holiday following their arrest over three weeks back and continued detention by Turkish authorities (see previous InfoPowa report).…

Online casino Slotland.com is offering players two unique free ring tones for ardent slots players to download onto their mobile telephones. Established in 1998, Slotland.com offers six mobile slot machine games with the ring tones available until the end of the month. The site also revealed that players downloading the ring tones would be eligible…

Mirada gaming are a cross-channel gaming and gambling platform provider, and they have recently launched a new interactive game themed around the popular pastime of Noughts and Crosses. The game employs CrossBet technology, the underlying system for all of Mirada's games on any platform. It has been designed with the user in mind and features…

Dedication to customers' needs is important, and Bodog recognise that you can't play your A-game if you're tired, hungry, depressed or if you don't like the software you play on. They can't do much regarding the first three issues, but the leading poker site have decided to do something about the fourth. They have invited…

Texas Hold'em is the most popular form of poker in the world, especially in tournament format. This is why so many amateurs win the big Hold'em events at the WSOP – scores of poor-to-mediocre players who get lucky and also some good unknowns mean the odds of a professional winning a bracelet are poor. Dario…

Germany showed that they are a side capable of winning four European titles after soundly thrashing Portugal 3-2 in an exciting match that catapulted them to the semi-finals of the competition. Bastian Schweinsteiger, returning after suspension, scored the first goal after a fluid series of passes through the Portuguese defence and then played a part…

BARNEY'S BILL BEFORE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE HR5767 seeks to halt implementation of the UIGEA HR 5767, the bill introduced by Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul on April 11 that seeks a moratorium on the implementation and enforcement of the UIGEA (see previous InfoPowa reports), has moved to "mark-up" stage in the House Financial Services Committee…