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Online Casino Reports -- July 20, 2008  UIGEA to goRecent Congressional hearings in Washington designed to clarify the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, or UIGEA, may actually end up discarding the act altogether. New legislation introduced by Barney Frank, chairman of the influential Financial Services Committee seeks to restrict the Federal Reserve…

iGaming Business recently ran a story about how Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank has become a cult hero to American gaming interests because of his "staunch opposition" to UIGEA (the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act). As opposition to the bill grows, Frank is making more and more headlines as leader of the campaign to repeal the…

MONTREAL, QC -- July 20, 2008 -- Income Access, the leading affiliate network for the online gaming space, has just launched a new payment option that will change the way gaming affiliates receive their monthly revenues. Through this payment option, Income Access affiliates will be able to access their monthly revenues wherever the MasterCard® brand…

Free online slot machine site FreeSlot.com has announced that it has added new features to its slot tournaments and increased the size of its weekly prize pool. FreeSlot.com is operated by Anjouan-licensed SlotLand.com and runs free tournaments around-the-clock. It will now give away a total of nearly $10,000 a week with a top tournament prize…

Jim McDermott has introduced legislation attempting to legalise and regulate online casinos, poker and sports betting for US citizens – the income generated from online casinos (as much as $40 billion) could be used to school children in foster care, provide job training for declining industries and more, hence why it is called the Investing…

Many major online casinos have some sort of VIP club for their more loyal members. Totesport are no exception with their exclusive ‘Emerald Club', an invite-only high-reward club that has seen several players reaping the rewards since July 1st. Members of the club will be given a variety of different bonuses, promotions and offers that…

William Hill is one of the most popular online casinos in the UK, and as such offers a premium-quality software with a range of games. It is complete free to download and there is a bonus of anywhere from £25 to £10,000 for new players, making it very worthwhile to throw some virtual chips about…

The summer period is known as being the slowest in the calendar of online gambling operators. However, the British Open means that bookies are enjoying unexpected custom in the hot months. In these periods the major sporting events worldwide are reduced to baseball, some scattered boxing and a little post-Wimbledon tennis. Tiger Woods's injury meant…

ANTIGUA VS. U.S. NEGOTIATIONS COULD DRAG ON FOR MONTHS Several deadlines passed, and still no resolution - now August 1st is the new target The recent arrival in Antigua of a six man American negotiating team headed by Deputy US Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador John Veroneau (see previous InfoPowa reports) appears to have done little to…

CNBC WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT ONLINE GAMBLING PAYMENTS How effective has the ban on financial transactions been?How effective has the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act been? seems to be the question that broadcaster CNBC is asking this week.In an article on Internet gambling, writer Darren Rovell noted that it’s easy enough to bet online. But…