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August 18, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment delivered sterling half yearly 2008 results to its investors this week, showcasing a rise in revenues over the first six months of the year of 44 percent to SEK 90.5 million (H1: 2007 SEK62.9 million) and after tax profits up 47…

August 18, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Andrew Curtis, probably the most recognized and quoted general Las Vegas expert around, carried out a poll on Internet gambling earlier this month on his popular Las Vegas Advisor.com website, attracting 5,000 voters who overwhelmingly supported legalized online gambling in the US. The Las Vegas Advisor poll showed yet again…

August 18, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- This year's Democratic National Convention to be held in Denver's Pepsi Center August 25 - 28 will also provide the backdrop for a charity poker tourney organized by the one million-strong Poker Players Alliance (PPA) (www.pokerplayersalliance.org) -- again drawing attention to the plight of US poker players while raising…

August 18, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The latest stats from com.Score Media Matrix, covering unique visits by U.S. Internet users to different categories of website, show that online gambling visits in July 2008 were slightly up over the previous month at 5 percent, placing the category around the halfway mark on a list of 10…

August 18, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Peterborough, UK online gambler SophieM was kissed by Lady Luck this week when she hit the GBP 102,718 progressive jackpot on William Hill Casino's online slot 'Pharaoh's Treasure' ... on a GBP 4.50 bet. The big win is William Hill's third in a month after GBP 99,910 was won on…

August 18, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) may not have achieved all of its objectives in its last constitutional clash with the US government over the UIGEA, but it was given legal standing by the court and it plans to launch a further attack before the end of…

UK-based online poker room Unibet have expanded their reach within the online gaming industry to sign a deal with Isle of Man-based software provider Microgaming. Unibet will now be taking full advantage of Microgaming's state-of-the-art software for their downloadable games and VIP suite – previously they only hosted poker. Unibet CEO Petter Nylander said: "Since…

Since the special date and start time (08.08 on 08/08/08) of the opening ceremony of the Olympic games last Friday, it is known that the number 8 is considered to be extremely lucky in Chinese culture. This is because the word for 8, "ba", sounds extremely similar to the world for "wealth", thereby linking the…

One of Casino Tropez's luckier players managed to strike gold, hitting the massive jackpot on the popular slots game Lotto Madness. Vincente A is a government worker from Spain, and he hit the massive E257,250 prize after playing for only a few hours. He plans to pay off his mortgage and buy a car. 'I…

Dan Harrington's back-to-back WSOP Main Event final tables; Greg Raymer's deep run in a much larger field of the Main Event after winning it the year previously; Stu Ungar's triple crown. These poker achievements are unlikely to be replicated, but yesterday an online player known as "yuvee04" managed to set his own benchmark for online…