October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Joining other U.S.-legal poker websites like PurePlay this week is the newly launched and quaintly branded Zosoz.com, which offers a subscription club form of free online poker tournament play where members can win prizes, thus complying with the often confusing U.S. legal requirements. The professional and well presented site is…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The refusal by Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate to dismiss the state of Kentucky's attempt to hijack 141 online gambling-related domain names last week spawned another round of legal argument this week in the Frankfort courtroom. Breaking the news, the gambling information portal 911 reported that a Motion of…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- With the ink still wet on its five-year games deal with CryptoLogic last week, PartyGaming has moved forward with another cross-platform games agreement, this time with IGT subsidiary WagerWorks. Party has signed a five-year branded slots agreement with WagerWorks, selecting popular games like Cleopatra, Monopoly with Pass "Go" Bonus, Cluedo…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Estonian Riigikogu has approved stronger regulatory measures for the country's gambling industry, replacing laws that were described as unfit for purpose. The new law now awaits only the president's imprimatur before implementation commences. Key among the changes is the regulation for the first time of Internet gambling, together with…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Online gambling software provider Playtech, already in the headlines with its major games and software deal with William Hill plc (see previous reports), has announced the imminent departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Guy Emodi, "to pursue other business interests". Emodi had been with the company for only a…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Poker fans looking forward to the reported expose of poker scandals on the popular investigative television program "60 Minutes" will have to be patient for a little longer. Reports this week suggest that the scheduled screening for October 26 has been delayed. Although no official information has been made available,…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The fate of the British state-owned bookmaker firm The Tote has taken another twist in the long-running saga of its disposal. This week the government decided to put a hold on the planned sale of the company due to the poor economic conditions currently being experienced around the world. In…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Californian online gambler KellyJ's bank balance took a welcome positive boost in these tough times when she hit Bodog's progressive jackpot of $141,000 while playing Caribbean Stud Poker, reports Bodog Beat. On her third hand of the session she was dealt a royal flush. It was the player's first big…
October 23, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Canadian online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology has announced the promotion of Dave Acorn, its VP of Software Development, as Chief Operating Officer. Acorn's new responsibilities include oversight of all operational aspects of Chartwell's broad product design, development and deployment, as well as the firm's expanding client services capabilities.…
