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October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- World Poker Tour Enterprises could be about to shut down its troubled online poker operations at WPTonline.com following an advisory report to the SEC filed October 17 which announces that the firm's three-year poker network deal with turnkey provider and network CryptoLogic is to be prematurely terminated on November…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- U.K. skill gaming group GameAccount has launched a new interactive skill game on its Casino Rip.com website.  Branded 'Three Card Slots', the game has a slots game format based on traditional poker and three-card brag scoring. Each of three reels corresponds to a full deck of 52 playing cards…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Entraction's new bingo network -- opened last week -- has welcomed its first website, the newly launched Bingohuone for a Finnish operator. Announcing the launch, Entraction CEO Peter Åström said: "Bingohuone is the first site in the bingo network, but we have already signed agreements with additional partner sites. We…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Internet e-cash processor Neteller began sending its brand new Net+ cards to customers who have applied for the upgraded card service, the Isle of Man company announced this week. The card is a joint project with TransSend Payment Services and provides users with increased value, security, privacy, and convenience. Existing…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- One of the online gambling industry's top software developers, Net Entertainment, has been accredited by the player protection and standards body eCOGRA following a range of comprehensive software, probity, and operating systems inspections by independent auditors.   eCOGRA independent directors on the Seals Compliance Committee found the Swedish company…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Parlay Entertainment, a well-established software developer and provider of Internet and TV bingo software solutions, has launched ParlayGames, which it describes as "a unique packaging of some of the world's most profitable and best-performing slots and side games." There are more than 60 Flash games in the suite, with slots,…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Slotland's 3D online casino WinADay.com has launched a new 4 pay-line slot branded Heavenly Reels, suitably themed with angels and other pleasant notes on the afterlife.  Players can wager on one, two, three or all four pay lines, with two spins for every wager on Heavenly Reels. After checking…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Colorado's gambling regulatory body has released depressing revenue figures for the state's land gambling operations reflecting the international trend to lower gambling revenues already reported from Las Vegas and Macau. Revenues for September 2008 were down compared to the same period last year, with state-wide revenues of $59.3 million --…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Rank plc has advised the UK market that the managing director of its interactive Blue Square operations, Martin Belsham, is to leave the group. No reasons were given for Belsham's departure, and there was no indication of his future plans. Ian Burke, Rank's chief executive, will assume direct operational management…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Along with other momentous corporate happenings in its current history, William Hill plc has launched its new and extensively updated bingo website following a research exercise to determine what its players prefer. William Hill spokeswoman Jennie Prest said, "William Hill Bingo is the first part to launch after a brand…