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Adelson Holds Forth In Bloomberg T.v. Interview

But can he really be so ill-informed on internet gambling? Land casino mogul Sheldon Adelson took his jihad against US online gambling to Bloomberg's business TV channels this week in an interview with Betty Liu which showed either a deliberate or ill-informed disregard for the facts. InfoPowa thought the ninth wealthiest man in America came over as somewhat overbearing and even arrogant, bolstered by a confidence that has admittedly been earned by the outstanding success of his land business ventures

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Another Ten Sign Up For Wsop Big One For One Drop (update)

Expanded TV coverage by ESPN The World Series of Poker (WSOP) BIG ONE for ONE DROP $1,000,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em charity poker tournament has ten new player commitments, leaving just twenty-three seats remaining. ESPN has committed to producing multi-day coverage from the second installment of the charity tournament due to be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino comprising three weeks of prime time coverage. Nine of the ten new players are first-time entrants and include the first female

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Banning Bills Under Fire Again

Legalised online gambling has a good record The Washington Post and the Spartanburg Herald Journal both carried pieces decrying the need for online gambling bans over the weekend, pointing out that prohibiting something for which there is a strong demand simply pushes people towards a black market and makes consumers less safe. Michelle Minton, a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, wrote: "Politicians supporting Sheldon Adelson's proposed online gambling ban claim to want to protect the poor and

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Betdigital Achieves Alderney Provider Certificate

Digital content developer certified by Gambling Control Commission The UK-based content and systems developer Betdigital has been approved for a Core Service Provider Associates Certificate by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. The licence enables Betdigital to provide its services to Alderney- licensed online gaming operators, including William Hill, Ladbrokes and Gala Coral. "The mobile and online sectors play an integral part in our aggressive growth strategy and we look forward to bringing our UK Betting Office land based games into

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Betfair Names Ceo Of U.s. Business Interests

Former Ticketmaster executive to lead TVG, AHN and New Jersey Betfair Casino Betfair Group has appointed Kip Levin as chief executive officer of its U.S. interests comprising TVG, America's Horseracing Network (AHN) and New Jersey online operation Betfair Casino. Levin will lead and manage all aspects of the U.S. business operations, including the development and execution of regional strategies while ensuring alignment with other Betfair Group geographic regions and global business functions. A former senior executive at Live Nation and

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Betradar Signs Up G.v.c.

Virtual Football League product goes live with online gambling group The online betting group GVC Holdings has announced the inclusion of Betradar's 'Virtual Football League' to its offering, which includes the Australian operations of Sportingbet which GVC acquired last March (see previous InfoPowa reports). VFL provides sports punters with a virtual reality experience through the use of 3D animation and artificial intelligence, available around the clock on operator sites. Erik Lorenz, managing director of sales at Betradar's parent group Sportradar,

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Betsoft Partners With Ole Group

And launches new games Online gambling software and games developer BetSoft Gaming has inked a partnership deal with Olé Group International, a prominent i-gaming operator in South East Asia. Under the terms of the partnership, Olé Group's online offering Olé777, marketing to China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines, will be taking on BetSoft's entire inventory of games, including the Slots3 collection of 3D video slots. In the near future the operator will additionally receive BetSoft's ToGo mobile games, a spokesman

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Big Losers On The Nosebleed Poker Tables This Week

Phua and Ivey take a serious hammering on Full Tilt Poker high stakes tables The high stakes poker action last week was notable for some massive losses to two prominent online poker nosebleed stakes players, Phil "Polarizing" Ivey and Paul "MalACEsia" Phua, who were both down hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the High Stakes Data Base. Phua took the biggest hit playing a range of aggressive and highly skilled opponents, and at the end of the week was

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Big Win At Betsson

Euro 1.8 million jackpot is Swedish player's second major win Reports from the Betsson online gambling group indicate that a Swedish player has enjoyed more than his fair share of good fortune in hitting two major jackpots at the group. A Betsson statement revealed this week that the unidentified player won a major jackpot last year on the Hall of Gods slot, and he enjoyed a repeat of the experience on Arabian Nights when he hit a jackpot of Euro

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

Bwin Activist Investor Gets A Boost (update)

Investment advisers support the need for new blood on the Bwin.Party board Two investment advisory firms have voiced support for suggestions by an activist investor that the board of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment needs an infusion of new blood and thought. The proposal the election of four new directors to the board comes from Jason Ader's SpringOwl investment company, which holds a 5.2 percent stake in the online betting giant, and has been agitating for change as the company battles with

By Casinomeister May 16, 2014

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