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September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Poker has a great and expanding future in the vast Chinese gambling market, and appeals to mahjong and big-deuce players because of the similarities with mathematical odds and strategy, say experts in the game in a report carried this week in the Hong Kong Standard newspaper.  The article is…

September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The Greek gambling monopoly OPAP is spreading its wings with plans to tender for the Turkish government's Milli Piyango lotto, which is being privatized. OPAP's chief, Christos Hadjiemmanouil, revealed this week that his company, in partnership with Turkish business groups Dogus, which owns Garanti Bank, FIBA, and contractor Alarco,…

September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- London-listed PartyGaming plc, one of the industry's largest online gambling groups, has announced that three of its key operations have passed the stringent Safe and Fair accreditation process of the player protection and standards non-profit organisation eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA). Commenting on the awards, eCOGRA CEO…

September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- It's been barely six weeks since the industry saw the launch in the UK of Ivobank.com, an online banking initiative owned by Indonesian billionaire Putra Sampoerna (61), but the venture is apparently growing like Topsy, with new launches this week in France, Italy, and Germany. Ivobank specializes in online payments…

September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- A brand new multi-level video poker, a decidedly racy slot, and a noble feast feature in the latest monthly games releases from online gambling software and games developer Microgaming. The new arrivals offer both slot and video poker action with a difference, featuring the latest version of the innovative Multi…

September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- Isle of Man based Neteller plc has clinched its second major partnership deal in as many weeks, announcing that it has signed a contract to provide online payment services through its payment suite of products for Cardsave, one of the UK’s leading providers of financial and business services for…

September 2, 2008 (InfoPowa News) -- The European facing online gambling group Gaming VC Holdings has drawn a line under protracted but unsuccessful takeover talks with a still unidentified suitor after more than four months of negotiation. Gaming VC advised the market this week that the party that made a preliminary offer for the company on…