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PARLAY SHEDS NON-CORE ASSETS $2.8 million obtained from divestiture of US agreementsTop Canadian online bingo software developer and provider Parlay Entertainment Inc., has announced the completion of a series of transactions which provide for the divestiture of its non-core assets. The total consideration to Parlay from the divestiture is USD$2 810 000 and the initiative…

  DEVILFISH JOINS A NEW POKER NETWORKLondon-listed company has moved to EntractionDevilfish Poker.com, the online poker company owned by Devifish Gaming plc with UK poker ace Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott as its ambassador relaunched this week on the Entraction (formerly 24hpoker) software and network. No reason was given for the change from Excapsa software, although there…

LAND CASINOS FEEL THE PINCH First quarter numbers down in Atlantic City casinosThe economic slowdown in the United States seems to be biting land gambling casinos in Atlantic City, according to a report this week from Associated Press, which revealed that a 17.7 percent decrease in overall gross operating profits has been recorded for the…

  GOOD NEWS FROM CAPE TOWNOnline gambling to be regulated and licensed in South AfricaStarting the week off in positive vein comes the news that the South African Parliament has at last approved a new Internet gambling law to strictly regulate and licence operators. The approved bill will now go to President Thabo Mbeki for…

WINTER POKER FESTIVAL FROM PADDY POWER POKER Irish online poker firm gears up with online satellitesPaddy Power Poker.com released full details of the Irish Winter Festival this week, scheduled to take place between the 25th and 27th October 2008. The festival will be headlined by the Irish Masters (a tournament with an estimated prizepool of…

EVEREST RELEASES UPDATED DEMOGRAPHICS STUDY Online poker firm allies again with Jupiter Research in second editionThe online poker firm Everest Poker has updated its February 2007 demographics study of European poker players (see previous InfoPowa report) with a second review carried out in partnership with Jupiter Research. Once again a sample of 3 000 players…

PKR GETS INTO TELEVISION New initiative will see 3D company's product beamed into 15 million Europe-wide homes.The UK-based 3D online poker company PKR.com has announced a bold move into European television which it hopes will achieve extended viewer numbers in up to 15 million homes across the continent.Airing nightly, the shows will feature in-game footage…

All Bingo Club Shares the Wealth with its PlayersNew refer-a-friend promotion program pays players to bring friends                                                                                       May 19, 2008 – London, UK – All Bingo Club (www.allbingoclub.com), a vibrant online bingo hall and a proud member of the reputable Jackpot Factory (www.jackpotfactory.com), has launched their refer-a-friend program that pays its players £5 for every…

$75,000 Worth of Lotto Balls Roll into the Jackpot FactoryPlayers can ‘buy’ tickets, while visitors receive a free ticket that could land them a cash prize                                                                May 19, 2008 – Kahnawake, QC – The Jackpot Factory (www.jackpotfactory.com), a leading online slots casino group known for first-rate customer support, has begun its newest lotto…

  MORE POSITIVE MOVES BY GREECE?Electronic gaming ban may be changed following EC submissionBack in mid-2002 the Greek government was widely criticised, and even became a laughing stock in some quarters, as a result of its overkill ban on all electronic gaming - including that taking place on private PCs - in the EU member state…