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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…

October 21, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Australian gambling company Lasseters wrote what is probably the final chapter of its long-running online gambling story when it advised associates and customers this week that it was closing the firm's sportsbook operations. The closure follows similar moves on the firm's online casino products, brought about by the…

Le fournisseur de jeux en ligne Cryptologic a annoncé ce nouveau contrat sur cinq ans qui fournira tout d'abord 6 jeux dans la gamme casino de Cryptologic, mais avec une option inconditionnelle d'ajouter d'autres jeux ultérieurement. Les 6 jeux initialement choisis sont liés à 4 grosses marques de jeu internationales, et reflètent le désir de…

Le conseil des ministres va consulter début décembre le texte de loi qui fixera les règles d'opérations de jeux en ligne. L'ouverture du marché des jeux en France est toujours prévue pour la fin 2009, comme le confirme le ministre du budget Eric Woerth. Parmi les raisons exposées pour la libéralisatioin, sont la pression de…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Internet gambling software provider CryptoLogic Limited has announced a five-year licensing agreement with the London-listed major online gambling group PartyGaming plc.  CryptoLogic will initially provide PartyGaming with a suite of its branded casino games, and expects these to be launched in the first quarter of 2009, adding significantly to…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Bwin Interactive subsidiary Ongame Network Limited has joined the increasingly competitive Italian online poker market by launching an Italian-facing network driven by its new P5 software engine. "The Italian network is powered by the new P5 technology, which offers unrivaled performance, reliability and speed -- coupled with great graphics and…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- This week's big deal was undoubtedly the William Hill Online joint venture between Playtech plc and William Hill plc that referred to "purchased assets". It has now been revealed that those purchased assets consist principally of Webroute Services and CPays. These companies include customer services companies, payment handling companies, some…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Steve Beshear, the governor of Kentucky who authorized his Secretary of the Justice and Safety Cabinet to hire external lawyers and go after online gambling websites by applying for the seizure of 141 international domain names, did a little crowing late last week (see his official comments at http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/governor/20081016internetGaming.htm). The…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Over the past three years, an inegenious online gaming system branded PlayAway has been increasingly accepted by land gambling casinos as a legal means of using the Internet to get more patrons into land venues. Over the weekend, the Boston Globe examined the system in an interview with GameLogic's CEO…

October 20, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Starting the week off with a resounding bang is the news that two major listed companies on the London stock exchange, U.K. gambling group William Hill plc and online gambling software provider Playtech plc, are to combine in a new venture branded William Hill Online, headed by ex- Leisure…