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December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- In an agreement that the rebranded (previously Neteller) Neovia Financial plc says will create one of Europe's largest independent prepaid debit card businesses, Neovia has inked a deal to acquire IDT Corporation's European Prepaid Payment Services Division for a total cash consideration of US $15.05 million (approximately £10 million)…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Betbull Holding SE (formerly Betbull plc) has announced the unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2008, with a steady trading report. Financial highlights for the period included: * Betting stakes of €74.0 million for the nine months -- up 28 percent over the same period last year.…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The U.K. online gambling software provider WagerWorks has announced that it is to supply premium branded game content to St Minver, the white label online gambling operator associated with Boss Media.   Gibraltar-licensed St Minver is the operator of two of Europe's major poker and bingo networks and a supplier…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Poker pros JC Tran and TonyG battled it out in the heads up of the five-day-long third edition of the PartyPoker Premier League, which culminated over the weekend. The tournament saw twelve of the world's top Internet and land players pitted against each other in a series of heats…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Early consensus of online poker players on the poker message boards seems to be that the widely publicised CBS 60 Minutes television program Sunday did not make the industry look as bad as it could have done. Despite having rather confused perceptions on the "illegality" of the game in…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Over the weekend, some strange happenings were noticed at Cantor Gaming-powered sites, with Cantor Casino.com and Red Lounge Casino.com abruptly closing, but Cantor-Poker.com apparently still operating. Players at Cantor Casino and Red Lounge received the following notification, which was also posted on the websites, via email: "Dear Cantor Casino Customer, "Cantor Gaming…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Clearly as part of the build-up to last night's 60 Minutes program on Internet poker, on which it collaborated, the Washington Post published the first part of an article on the Mohawks of Kahnawake over the weekend. Post writer Gilbert M. Gaul reported on the ownership of Absolute Poker.com and…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Barely two days after launching, Tokwiro Enterprises' Cereus poker network, comprised of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker players, has awarded a Bad Beat jackpot of note to a novice Texas Hold 'Em player. Only days after signing up for a new account, an online poker player named "square route" popped the…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports that more than 1,000 land-based casinos have been closed down in Moscow in the past 18 months under a law passed last year to move gambling from large cities to far-flung regions. Speaking in the Russian capital city, a government official told Novosti…

December 1, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- In a move to protect online players and help them get the best out of Internet gambling entertainment, the U.K. Gambling Commission has published a useful beginner's guide at http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/UploadDocs/publications/Document/Online%20Gambling.pdf. The guide sets out the things consumers should look for when gambling online or considering whether to gamble online. "It…