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DEVIL OF A JOB New executive chairman for London-listed poker firm London-listed Devilfish Gaming - the online poker company set up by respected UK poker ace David "Devilfish" Ulliott, has a new executive chairman following the appointment of David Boden (51) this week. Boden succeeds Kevin Leech, who will remain on the Board as a non-executive director. The…

PLAYTECH ACCEPTS INTERCASH AND TRANSSEND Deal follows accreditation by Income Access for affiliate payments Transsend and Intercash, two e-processors offering prepaid card facilities for payouts, have been integrated into the product suite of major Internet gambling turnkey provider Playtech plc.  The deal follows earlier agreements with the Income Access affiliate program to use the services (see previous…

7SPINS CASINO LAUNCHES ON NEW SOFTWARE PLATFORM Top-Game software has an inventory of over 80 games A new online casino debuts this week from Costa Rica. 7Spins.com is powered by a relative newcomer to the gambling software business called Top-Game, about which little is known other than that it has a download games inventory of over 80 offerings…

BERKELY MAKES HER MOVE Nevada proposal to study online gambling goes for markup this week Nevada Representative Shelley Berkley's proposal to launch an independent study of the pros and cons of legalising Internet gambling in the United States, H.R. 2140, the "Internet Gambling Study Act," goes before the House Judiciary Committee this week for markup. The bill, which…

POKER IN SUNNY SOUTH AFRICA  iPoker network satellites for Sun City Millions start Global poker fans with a yen for something really different in the way of a poker playing break are being offered qualifying satellites for a major South African event at iPoker network websites like Titan Poker.com until August 23rd. Situated in southern Africa in close…

MORE NORTH CAROLINA ONLINE GAMBLING RESTRICTIONS Internet slots games banned from North Carolina stores North Carolina governor Mike Easley has signed another anti-online gambling law into being, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times this week. The bill bans the use of pre-paid telephone cards to facilitate Internet-based gaming, a new kind of entertainment that has replaced video poker in some…

A LITTLE MORE ACTION ON ELVIS Wagerworks latest again salutes the king of rock 'n roll IGT online gambling software provider subsidiary Wagerworks has released another slot themed on the king of rock, Elvis Presley, timed to resonate with the annual Elvis Week, when fans from all over the world celebrate the life and work of the…

MORE DOUBLE STANDARDS IN THE U.S. Ohio to launch online keno Another example of double standards in the United States when it comes to online gambling surfaced last week with the announcement by the state of Ohio that it is to make online and televised keno available early next (August) month. The new addition to the state's lottery…

SPORTINGBET DETAINEE RELEASED BY THE TURKS Company continues to support the remaining imprisoned employee After weeks in Turkish detention, one of the remaining two Sportingbet employees still held was released this week, still none the wiser on the charges he faces following a raid in May by Turkish authorities on Sportingbet's subsidiary Superbahis.com. Reuters reports that a number of…

U.S. POSTPONES MEETINGS WITH E.U. OFFICIALS Mystery surrounds reasons for cancellation of Washington meetings In a move that seems to have taken everyone by surprise, the U.S. Trade Representative has apparently asked a European Union delegation for a postponement of meetings planned for Washington DC on the US government's online gambling and WTO policies scheduled for early…