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Board Elections Concluded At Mybet

Fresh blood joins the supervisory board The German online gambling group MyBet Holdings has concluded its latest round of directorship changes, with some directors re-elected, but an infusion of new blood for the supervisory board. New directors Markus Knoss and Patrick Möller join re-elected director Clemens Jakopitsch at the board room table. Knoss has a finance and banking background in Franfurt's BankM, whilst Möller is an investment specialist at Xing AIG in Hamburg. Online Casino News Courtesy of Infopowa More

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Bodog Announce Hires In It

IT experts come on board to ensure longevity Bodog has announced the appointment of Tom Hamilton, Simon Tarling and Clive Hibberd in an effort to strengthen the company IT team ahead of the World Cup 2014 and beyond. Hamilton has taken on the position of Global Director of Architecture. He has worked with JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank and has gaming experience with IG Index. Tarling, as Program Delivery Manager, brings 30 years of experience in the IT and technology

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Bodog Extend Ayr United Sponsorship

For a third consecutive year Online gaming brand Bodog has extended its sponsorship of Scottish association football team Ayr United for a third consecutive year. "Its not easy being an Ayr United fan but, equally, its never boring and there's nothing worse than boring," said Calvin Ayre, founder of the Bodog brand. "It could be the Hendricks talking, but I feel a big year ahead for The Honest Men. As they say on the West Coast: 'Mon Super Ayr!" Graeme

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Bwin Appoint Springowl Nominee As Non-exec Director (update)

Silvers takes on non-executive directorship bwin.party's board of directors have appointed Daniel Silvers as a non-executive director of the board with immediate effect. Silvers (37) is president of SpringOwl Asset Management LLC (formerly Ader Investment Management LLC) who acquired 6.1 percent of bwin.party's issued share capital from Emerald Bay Limited and Stinson Ridge earlier this year (see previous InfoPowa reports). Online Casino News Courtesy of Infopowa More news here.

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Californians Like The Idea Of Pokerstars

PPA survey indicates that Pokerstars should be allowed to pursue licensing in the Golden State The influential Poker Players Alliance has put its support behind attempts by Pokerstars to oppose the inclusion of "bad actor" language in any intrastate online poker legalisation bills that may be presented to California legislators. The Alliance has made available the results of a survey that shows most Californian online poker players surveyed are supportive of the world's largest and most reputable online poker provider

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Cambridge Tops In Full Tilt Inter-varsity Poker Tournament

Oxford vs. Cambridge proved to be a fiercely competitive affair Some of the brightest young minds from Oxford and Cambridge universities went head to head for some intense competition at the Oxford vs. Cambridge Varsity Poker Match 2014 and the 12th annual Oxford Cup, both sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. To kick-start the weekend's festivities, which took place on June 7th and 8th, Cambridge triumphed over Oxford in the Varsity Poker Match. Cambridge captain Mark Hammond was the last man

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Comeon! Group Take Play'n Go Games Live

Select range of Mobile and desktop content An agreement recently inked between ComeOn! and Play'n GO for a suite of mobile and desktop games went live this week becoming available to comeon.com, suomikasino.com, mobilbet.com and folkeautomaten.com customers. "ComeOn! has a fresh, flexible and friendly approach to mobile gaming and is in the forefront of online gaming in general. We are very happy to get to provide our full suite of premium games to their growing operation," said Robert Skogh, Business

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Convenience Store Association Widens Attack On Internet Wagering (update)

NACS backs Adelson-inspired attempt to resurrect the Wire Act The National Association of Convenience Store Owners, which earlier this week wrote to its members urging them to support the Adelson-inspired Graham-Chaffetz legislative attempts to resurrect and strengthen the Wire Act (see previous InfoPowa reports) has widened its opposition by backing a full public affairs campaign to persuade lawmakers in the US Congress to adopt the measure. The Association's vp for government relations, Lyle Beckwith, told the publication Politico Tuesday that

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

Dutch Regulator Warns Off Online Betting Companies

Heavy fines and exclusion from future licensing process threatened The Dutch gambling regulator has shown its teeth in the run-up to the World Cup football and the Tour de France, warning foreign betting companies to stop targeting players in the Netherlands on pain of heavy fines and being excluded from the future online gambling licensing regime set to start next year. Dutch News.nl reports that online gambling is currently illegal in Holland although changes in the law are expected to

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

European Court Of Justice Supports Federal German Regulation Of Online Gambling

Digibet loses Schleswig-Holstein case In a ruling published Thursday, the European Court of Justice supported Germany's strict federal regulation of online gambling, saying it was justified even though the regional state of Schleswig-Holstein had temporarily eased the rules. In a case brought by Digibet challenging the legitimacy of a German block on its offering to German punters, the Court noted: "The 15 remaining [German] states are not required to change their rules just because a single state had pursued a

By Casinomeister Jun 13, 2014

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