The past cheating and encryption scandals at the CEREUS Poker Network (see previous InfoPowa reports) have made the poker industry considerably more security conscious and evidence of this is perhaps highlighted in a recent statement from UB.com and Absolute Poker .
The introduction of another layer of security will enable online poker players across the CEREUS Network to strengthen their personal security by adding an extra layer of user authentification.
Full Story: ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURE PRESENTED BY CEREUS POKER NETWORK
The official reason for the departure from NetplayTV of CEO Martin Higginson is his desire to focus on his own investment company, but industry observers this week were speculating that the spectacular failure of the group's Bingo Stars television adventure earlier this year may have influenced his decision to move on.
After a six month trialling period on ITV the company called it a day on BingoStars, admitting in a profit warning that it had been a costly failure (see previous …
Full Story: INTERACTIVE TV GAMBLING CHIEF RESIGNS
The four Americans arraigned on internet gambling charges in Utica, New York state last week (see previous InfoPowa report) will not go down without a fight, reports local television station WKTV. The four entered Not Guilty pleas before the court Monday, and one of their legal representatives has opined that the prosecution will be hard pressed to separate the confiscated monies from the funds of other legitimate businesses owned by the accuseds.
Richard Dorsagno Sr. and John Swift have been …
Full Story: UTICA FOUR PLEAD NOT GUILTY
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, one of the Canadian province's fifty biggest companies with Cdn$200 million in revenue and Cdn$60 million in profits, is investigating the pros and cons of internet gambling, according to an announcement in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix over the weekend. The advertisement noted that SIGA was seeking "…information on the products offered by suppliers that could assist SIGA in conducting research on Internet gambling."
In …
Full Story: SASKATCHEWAN FIRST NATIONS INTERESTED IN ONLINE GAMBLING?
The recently launched Full Tilt Rush Poker i-app may have fallen foul of new Android Market rules regarding classification of free-to-play gambling developments (see previous InfoPowa report).
Mobile poker fans were this week bemoaning the sudden disappearance of the Rush Poker app from Android Market, although the product remained available from the Full Tilt website.
Full Story: MAINTENANCE OR NEW ANDROID RULES BEHIND RUSH POKER DISAPPEARANCE?
The Washington Post reports this week that high school students attending George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia are learning math and logic reasoning through the fascinating and significantly skill-based game of poker.
Tutor William Snyder's poker club on the campus has quickly become one of the most popular extracurricular activities at the high school following its approval by school principal Tyrone Byrd in September this year, the report notes.
Full Story: POKER A GOOD MATH TUITION VEHICLE
In a deal announced this week, B2B poker provider and software supplier, Ongame Network will add Mini Games from Swedish online gaming developer, Jadestone Networks, to their online poker client.
The new games, positioned inside the poker client, include Blackjack, Roulette and slots and will be rolled out during the first quarter of 2011.
Full Story: JADESTONE PARTNERSHIP WITH ONGAME NETWORK POKER CLIENT
INTRALOT Group announced financial results for the nine-month period ending September 30th 2010.
Highlights include:
Full Story: INTRALOT SHOWS STRONG REVENUE GROWTH AND STABLE EBITDA
Following a strategic review, British-based Ladbrokes.com has announced that it will reduce the number of tailored language sites it offers and will focus on 13 tailored sites in nine different languages; supporting 17 currencies.
From 1st February 2011 Ladbrokes.com will no longer offer a tailored service in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian and Slovenian.
Full Story: LADBROKES REDUCES TAILORED LANGUAGE SITES
Legalizing online gambling has been a constant battle not only in the United States but also in countries around the world. Within the U.S., states like Florida and California have taken a hard look at intrastate online gambling laws and recently New Jersey has become the first state to have such a bill pass a Congressional vote.
Outside the United States you hear reports of countries for and against<a title="Legalized Online Gambling" …
Full Story: GLOBAL MOVES TOWARD LEGALIZED ONLINE GAMBLING GATHER PACE