Having assisted in the construction of the Greek government’s new proposals to licence and regulate online gambling, Betfair is less than pleased at the outcome and has taken its concerns to the European Commission, the group’s legal director revealed this week. The EC is currently considering the Greek proposals, on which it is due to [...]

Microgaming powered mobile gambling provider, Spin 3 was awarded certification for its third consecutive eCOGRA review. Matti Zinder, Spin3, said: “Spin3′s success comes from exacting standards of professionalism, maintenance and security, as well as a relentless drive to innovate.“

The on-again, off-again HR2267 Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act authored by Congressman Barney Frank and supported by almost 70 so-sponsors (see previous InfoPowa reports) may be back centre-stage soon, according to the Poker Players Alliance, a US players association with over a million members that is active on the American political scene. [...]

Dragonfish, the B2B division of 888 Holdings plc, has launched Rollover Bingo, a groundbreaking new services deal with group subsidiary Cashcade through which players can enter the UK National Lottery. Rollover Bingo is the twentieth standalone network to launch on Dragonfishs bingo platform, which empowers Cashcade with the bingo software platform, chat moderators, ePayments, and [...]

On Friday, a drop in one of the most stable economies in the world—Dubai—caused a panic in the global financial sector. In a related event earlier last week, the announcement that Dubai World—a major partner in MGM’s massive Las Vegas CityCenter project—would be restructuring as a result of Dubai’s significant debt had many skeptics worried [...]

Perhaps the days of heavily publicized forehead tattoos and holy cheese toast purchases are coming to a close here in the good ole US of A, for it looks as if Golden Casino will be officially ceasing all acceptance of American players come December 1, 2009. Oh wait, that was Golden Palace Casino, which it [...]

On June 22 of this year, CryptoLogic met with the folks at Marvel Comics to extend their deal a third time, guaranteeing the company exclusive rights to develop casino games using Marvel Comics characters until 2013. When Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment was announced last month, comic book geeks weren’t the only fanatics worried that [...]