Poker News
Sportingbet Moving to Alderney, Channel Islands
Online gambling outfit Sportingbet is said to be transferring its licensable activities to Alderney in the Channel Islands, due to uncertainty surrounding the precise operational requirements of the 2005 UK Gambling Act.
November 12, 2009 |
Former East Enders soap star scoops £100,000 poker win
Michael Greco, is a former actor in the BBC soap ‘East Enders’, who left the soap claiming he wanted to work in theatre. Very soon after, he became a professional gambler
November 12, 2009 |
Read ‘The letter’ purported to be authored by Jon Kyl
A letter purported to have been written by Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, and circulated throughout Congress last week is circulating on various Internet sites.
November 12, 2009 |
Cyprus looks to introducing online gambling laws
CYPRIOTS gambled more than £28 million over the internet in 2006, according to figures presented to the House Institutions Committee of Cyprus, by credit card company JCC. Other estimations believe the figure is closer to £1.5 billion.
November 12, 2009 |
NETELLER Announces Service Changes to Canadian and Turkish Market
A press release on the NETELLER Plc Group website on 26th March announced several significant changes to its services in a number of markets. Press release as follows:
November 12, 2009 |
Bingo Entertainment welcomes back US players
An announcement today from Bingo Entertainment NV spokesperson Harry Christodoulou;
“We are extremely happy to announce that we can now welcome back our US players, whom have been very much missed, not only by Bingo Entertainment, but also by our expanding network of players in other countries”.
November 12, 2009 |
Gambling firms not encouraged by UK betting tax
Gambling firms and casino operators were left disappointed by Wednesday’s budget after Chancellor Gordon Brown slapped higher tax on large casinos and did little to tempt Internet gambling onshore
November 12, 2009 |
Louisiana drops warrant on former Sportingbet chairman
Emerging on many reliable news sources, is the news that the State of Louisiana, which led the crackdown on internet gambling last year, has unexpectedly backed down, dropping all warrants against former Sportingbet chairman Peter Dicks and ‘all related warrants’.
November 12, 2009 |
NETELLER plans return of US Customer’s Funds
The NETELLER Plc Group (LSE: NLR), the leading global independent online money transfer business, today announced that it has signed agreements with each of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“USAO”) and Navigant Consulting, Inc. (“Navigant”).
November 12, 2009 |
New EC Ruling Could Have Effect on US Internet Gambling Laws
On 21st March, The European Commission (EC) took the next step towards removing gambling restrictions in a number of EU states.
November 12, 2009 |









