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October 6, 2008 -- CAP has just announced an exciting new annual affiliate marketing conference to be held in Australia in November of this year.  Taking place at Sydney’s premium, five-star Shangri-La hotel from November 25th to 28th, CAP Down Under will be not only the first Australian-based conference held by CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com, but also the…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- SB 1369 -- a highly controversial and much-debated piece of California legislation that will allow charitable organizations such as the Catholic Church to run and collect revenue through "remote caller bingo" and televised games linked electronically to hundreds of locations offering six-figure prizes, has reportedly been signed off by…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Australian racing media Thoroughbred News and Racing and Sports are reporting that betting exchange Betfair has issued proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia challenging the validity of decisions by Racing NSW and Harness Racing NSW to impose a 1.5 percent turnover fee for all wagering operators wishing to…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Online gambling software and slots developer Rival Gaming has launched its first online progressive slot with a branding that observers have remarked comes perilously close to that of competitor Microgaming's Mega Moolah four level progressive.  Rival's Major Moolah is a progressive 3-Reel 3-coin slot game, and is available for…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The joint Spanish facing gambling venture between European sports betting companies Betbull and Bwin, Betbull Bwin Espana (BBE), announced this week that the Community of Madrid has issued a retail betting licence for BBE's w1nners brand, and the company is now in a position to commence opperations in the…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) -- a body committed to legal and responsible sports betting by keeping sport clean and free from insider betting or bet rigging and manipulation -- has announced top management changes.   David Pittel is taking up the post of Chief Executive, appointing Khalid…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- When 21-year-old U.K. online gambler Matt Styles hit an almost GBP 200,000 jackpot at Ladbrokes Games.com last Friday, he initially feared it was just a wind-up, but he soon realized it was for real, and is now making financial plans he would not previously have thought possible. A day after…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Duplicate Poker.com has folded its cards, citing the global financial situation as the cause for its failure despite having what it claimed was a prosecution-proof answer to U.S. player problems regarding legality. The closure comes after several weeks of reports of slow pays from the Internet poker website. The company…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The U.K. gambling consultantcy Global Betting and Gaming Consultants (GBGC) was in the news over the weekend with its bullish predictions for online gambling despite the tough world economic environment. Chief Executive Warwick Bartlett was widely quoted on his prediction that the world's gambling market is set to grow from…

October 6, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Going into the weekend, there has been no slackening in the pressure building up for Tuesday's Franklin Circuit Court hearing on the legality of the attempt by the state of Kentucky to confiscate the domain names of some 141 international online gambling companies. Associated Press is closely monitoring the issue,…