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EU Commission acts to remove sports betting obstacles in Denmark, Finland and Hungary

The European Commission has requested that Denmark, Finland and Hungary change their laws to allow open competition in the sports betting market. The restrictions these nations have placed on betting within their borders are contrary to existing EU law, according to the Commission...read more

Harrah's enters alliance with Bluff

Harrah's announced its intent to form a "digital publishing alliance" with Bluff Media for all online and radio coverage of World Series of Poker events on Monday. As part of the agreement, Bluff with operate www.worldseriesofpoker.com and provide real-time content, including chip counts, live event updates and video and audio tournament updates. "Bluff shares our vision for bringing WSOP content to very medium that matters," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack in a statement...read more

Sportingbet, Louisiana DA reach "amicable resolution"

Six months after Sportingbet's former non-executive chairman Peter Dicks was arrested in New York, the company has agreed to pay $400,000 to have all charges dropped and outstanding arrest warrants cancelled. Sportingbet called the agreement an "amicable resolution." Dicks was arrested in New York on September 5 at Kennedy International Airport on a Louisiana warrant charging violations of the Louisiana Internet Gambling statute...read more

NETELLER moves to return U.S. funds

NETeller signed an agreement with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York yesterday which outlines the terms and timeline for which it will return funds to U.S. customers. NETeller says it will announce a plan to distribute funds to U.S...read more

PokerStars hosts largest poker tournament in history

The largest poker tournament in history took less than 11 hours to complete. PokerStars, celebrating the one-year anniversary of their weekly Sunday Million, drew 10,508 players for their $1.5 million guaranteed event, creating the largest field for any big-buy-in-tournament live or online...read more

Virtual Visa Gift Cards return

The Virtual Visa Gift Card is back. After spending a month in limbo, the Virtual Visa Gift Card, available through www.giftscards.com and www.pokerdeposits.com , makes its return, giving online gamblers another viable option for funding their player accounts...read more

D'Amato: Passionate advocate hopes to lead PPA to million member mark

Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato is passionate about poker. Whether he's talking about regulating Internet poker in the United States or telling a story about hitting his first royal flush, the excitement is his voice is palpable. The Poker Players Alliance is betting that D'Amato's engaging personality and political connections will help the organization spread its message on Capitol Hill...read more

Vote buoys union officials

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A weekend vote by dealers at an Atlantic City casino supporting union representation encouraged officials hoping to organize dealers at Wynn Las Vegas. Union representatives have been circulating a card-signing campaign at the Strip resort since the end of January hoping to gather enough names to back a National Labor Relations Board-sanctioned vote. Jack Lipsman, vice president of the International Union of Gaming Employees, said the organization, which now has no contracts, is expected to partner with the Transport Workers Union of America in the effort to organize Wynn dealers. Lipsman said the cards may have to be re-signed to reflect an affiliation with the Transport Workers, a New York-based union affiliated with the AFL-CIO that represents workers in mass transportation, airlines, railroads, utilities, high education and municipalities. He believes Wynn dealers will soon get to vote on union representation...read more

Rebecca's Recommendations - March 16, 2007

I am destined to become a movie star. I mean, what talent I have. Would you like to see? Watch the first 20 seconds of the March 9th Perspectives Weekly video. If that doesn't have Hollywood written all over it, I'm not sure what does. Don't what Perspectives Weekly is? Don't care either? Shame on you! J Todd's Perspectives Weekly provides updates on the online gaming industry including information on the US legislation, online casino and online poker activity, and anything else that players and webmasters need to know...read more

After restatement, Bally year-to-year loss surges

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Bally Technologies said Thursday it completed a 20-month review of the company's financial reporting for past few years and hoped to return to a normal schedule of releasing earnings. The Las Vegas-based slot maker said its net loss for fiscal year 2006 more than doubled over 2005...read more