Eurosport to screen ‘The Cash Game Battle"
Televison production company Emblaze has announced that it has started production of a new televised poker series for the Eurosport channel titled ‘The Cash Game Battle.’
Full Story: NEW TELEVISED POKER SERIES
Losses double as interactive television and internet gambling company describes project as ‘costly’.
NetplayTV released its interims this week, reporting a wider six-month pre-tax loss of GBP 7.9 million compared with GBP 3.2 million last year.
Full Story: BINGOSTAR FAILURE IMPACTS NETPLAY RESULTS
BoBoBingo now active
Canadian online bingo software provider Parlay Entertainment Inc. has launched a new internet bingo website dubbed BoBoBingo.com for owner Dedsert Limited.
Full Story: PARLAY POWERING NEW ONLINE BINGO SITE
Rival Gaming launches ‘Bowled Over’.
Fans of Rival Gaming’s i-slots can look forward to a new offering this week following the launch of the bowling-themed 20 pay-line game ‘Bowled Over’.
Full Story: BOWLING THEME IN NEW ONLINE SLOT
Police now looking for the real owner of Cdn$12.5 million winning ticket
The owner of a Toronto convenience store who stole a winning lottery ticket worth Cdn$12.5 million, aided by family accomplices, is at the centre of a lottery scam that has shocked residents in Ontario, Canada (see previous InfoPowa report).
Full Story: CANADIAN LOTTERY SCAM REVEALED
Local council objects to 270 ft ‘Hollywood’ promotional structure
Online bookie Paddy Power’s plans to establish a dominating presence overlooking the Ryder Cup golf competition received a setback this week when the company was ordered to remove a giant 270 ft promotional sign.
Full Story: PADDY POWER ORDERED TO REMOVE RYDER CUP SIGN
Obama administration working on new ways to counter money laundering
The 2plus2 poker forum was buzzing this week with speculation regarding a new move by the Obama administration to monitor and control international financial transactions.
Full Story: NEW MOVES TO MONITOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Opposition to federal regulation opens the way for individual states to legalise.
Fiery New Jersey state Senator Ray Lesniak has applauded the recent decision of the Democrat Senate Leader Harry Reid to oppose federal legislation of online gambling, correlating it with his issues with Harrah’s Entertainment and his preference for regulation and taxing at state level.
Full Story: NEW JERSEY SENATOR APPLAUDS REID STATEMENT
Repeated breach of network rules cited
Online poker network Entraction has terminated its agreement with the internet poker site Potraiser.com, the company announced this week, citing repeated breaches of Entraction’s network rules.
Full Story: ENTRACTION POKER NETWORK FIRES POTRAISER.COM
Lottery simulator underlines the slim pickings from this form of gambling
Software developer Rob Cockerham of Cockeyed.com has come up with a novel Mega Millions lottery simulator that shows the very long odds on winning.
Full Story: SHOWCASING THE ODDS