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Mansion Casino, one of the most trusted names in the casino gaming industry, is set to open new promotions for this coming month. Players now have a wider range of promotions to choose from in order to help them turn a profit. Every Monday in June has been christened a reload day. Members who play…

The success of last year's inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) has prompted the organisers to schedule another run of the tournament series for later this year. Last year's tour saw Asia recognised as a continent that has birthed hundreds of highly-skilled poker enthusiasts, meaning that a tournament held for the Phil Hellmuths and Gus…

Even without England, Euro 2008 is shaping up to be an exciting display of international football, and as always money will fly over the internet, across bookie counters and around pub tables as the teams kick off. VC Bet have a huge range of bets on the various matches of the tournament; correct score, first…

FRENCH RELEASE MORE DETAIL ON MARKET OPENING (Update) Licences for French operations could be issued around mid-2009 Following his meeting on the opening up of the French gambling market last week with European Commission head Charlie McCreevy (see previous InfoPowa report), Budget Minister Eric Woerth has released more detail on the French draft proposals. France is the subject…

DEAL OR NO DEAL FOR PKR Latest move by the dynamic PKR team is a partnership with Endemol Fresh from launching a slew of new poker promotions and an online casino, PKR.com has now partnered with production house Endemol UK to create a licensed 3D-, PKR online-version of the popular television game show Deal or no Deal.…

[B][COLOR="Indigo"]PARTYGAMING US SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT?[/COLOR][/B]London market reacts to Friday rumours Party Gaming spokesmen have declined to comment, but as the week ended there was more than a frisson of excitement on the London market as rumours circulated that the online gambling group has reached a settlement in its negotiations on its pre-UIGEA situation with the US…

BINGO PALACE - PARLAY ENTERTAINMENT ACCREDITED BY ALDERNEY JURISDICTION Parlay licensee granted e-gaming licence The Parlay Entertainment-powered Bingo Palace.co.uk has been granted an eGambling license by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.  BingoPalace.co.uk is an online bingo brand operated by Azul Europe. As part of Bingo Palace’s licensing process, the acceptance of Parlay software for operation within Alderney – a…

CITADEL PARENT AGREES TO $9.1 MILLION  SETTLEMENT WITH US A high price to pay for processing US online gambling payments The Canadian listed financial services company ESI Entertainment Systems - perhaps more familiar to online gamblers as Citadel - has settled its case with US authorities by agreeing to pay $9.1 million.  The payment will expunge all charges that…

ECOGRA BOARD WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR Senior online gambling executive has commercial and scientific credentials The online gambling player protection and standards organisation eCOGRA has announced a change to its 7 person Board of Directors, in which Chris Hobbs, Head of Corporate Affairs at software developer Microgaming replaces Roger Raatgever as one of the Founder Directors of the…

FRENCH SUBMIT DRAFT ONLINE GAMBLING PROPOSALS "Controlled opening" unlikely to please everyone The French government budget minister, Eric Woerth, revealed his government's proposals for a "controlled opening" of the French gambling market in a meeting with European Commission chief Charlie McCreevy this week, but the cautious content is unlikely to appeal to everyone. Under pressure from the EU…