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October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Phillipines publication Business World reports that Manila-listed online gambling firm Pacific Online Systems Corp. expects to grow by more than a third this year, following an impressive three-quarter performance.  Sales from January to September 2008 went up by more than a third from a year earlier as the…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Peter Mandelson is a name which online gambling industry observers have become familiar with over the past year due to his leadership of the EU team pressing the United States on the discriminatory nature of that country's online gambling bans.   Acting at the behest of the Remote Gaming…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Hopeful that upcoming legislation will legalize online gambling in the country, the Czech Republic’s biggest lottery operator, Sazka, has announced plans to launch a new play-for-fun online casino. The Czech government has been considering the legalization and regulation of online gambling for some time, and new legislation in the Eastern…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Antigua Sun newspaper reminded interested parties this week that the Antigua vs. the United States dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the withdrawal of gambling elements from the agreement by the U.S. may have gone quiet but is far from forgotten. Finance Minister Dr. Errol Cort told…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The U.K. Gambling Commission continues to extend the study and knowledge of gambling, and recently commissioned a literature review on children and young people gambling, which was undertaken by Professor Gill Valentine from the University of Leeds.   The intention of the review is to provide the Gambling Commission with…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The closure of Lasseters Online Casino this week has been confirmed by Australian newspaper "The Age" in its business section. Reporting on the demise of the online company after nine years of operations, the report reveals that shares have been in suspension for almost a month following its AU$15.5 million…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Clarion Gaming, organizers of the European i-Gaming Congress & Expo (EIG) in Barcelona, Spain, has reported record attendance numbers at last week's EiG 2008. A total number of 1,544 delegates attended through a variety of registration channels, which contributed to the 28 percent growth on last year and reflected…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The shock of the recent closing of the veteran Aus Vegas online gambling site by parent Lasseters has been expanded with the announcement to players this week that Lasseters Online Casino is to close as well.The emailed announcement from Lasseters executive Brian Gordon advises that the Board of Directors…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The January 1st signing by German states of an anti-online gambling treaty had consequences for the state lottery of Lower Saxony Toto-Lotto this week. A German court in Oldenburg ruled that the state-owned company is no longer permitted to advertise on the Internet. At the time of the ban,…

October 3, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Italian gaming service provider Microgame S.p.A. is partnering with Canadian bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment. Each network will be powered by an Internet platform that combines Parlay's Internet bingo, casino, and other soft game products with Microgame's existing game management and administration infrastructure.  Microgame currently offers sports and…