The first National Problem Gambling Clinic to treat gamblers through therapy and financial advice has been opened in Soho in the West End of London. Gamblers will undergo sessions with psychiatrists, psychologists and debt management experts among others. Families will also be offered therapy to cope with the addiction’s impact. (The Clinic will be tested […]
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Judge Richard Kramer from the San Francisco Supreme court declared Yahoo – Google and a number of other sites *immune from liability* when dismissing a lawsuit filed against these sites for displaying advertisements for online gambling. In 2004 – two California residents sued a conglomeration of websites for displaying gaming ads, after one of the plaintiffs allegedly […]
President-elect Barack Obama and his advisers have established a website at change.gov listing the plans and goals for governing after Obama’s inauguration. Among the ideas featured on the website is a pledge to protect the internet from censorship and government interference. Detailing Obama’s goals and plans, the website says: *A key reason the internet has […]
Lawmakers and lobbyists were yesterday urging the White House to freeze the implementation of proposed regulations prohibiting online gambling after the banking industry said the rules were ambiguous and unworkable. Barney Frank – the Democratic chairman of the House financial services committee, said he was *deeply disappointed* that the Bush administration was moving forward with so-called […]
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) launched a new newspaper advertising campaign Tuesday aimed at underscoring the need for federal regulation of poker. The ad – which comes after recent stories on cheating scandals at Ultimate Bet and Absoluter Poker appeared in the Washington Post and 60 Minutes, will be placed in three influential Washington, D.C. newspapers – […]
The National Gambling Consultation has issued a report calling on the Government to partially break up the Svenska Spel monopoly and allow foreign online operators into the Scandinavian nation for the first time. Svenska Spel is a State-owned gambling monopoly that has come under increasing pressure from the European Commission for violating European Union competition […]
The American Gaming Association – (AGA) group is thinking about supporting the legalization of online poker and Internet gambling in the USA, given a more friendly political environment, and the bottom line boost that legalization would bring them in these tough economic times. According to an article this week by the Las Vegas Sun, to […]
US-friendly online casino ‘Online Vegas’ aiming to bring a new and exciting online casino experience to customers. The new Independence Day slot can be played anywhere from $.001 to $10 and is dominated by the red, white and blue colours of the US flag. The ultimate goal of this slot game is to obtain three […]
New online slots at Cherry Red Casino – The new online slots are, Three Stooges, Coyote Cash, and Rudolph’s Revenge. Coyote Cash is a game based on a cartoon coyote. The progressive jackpot is randomly triggered. Coyote symbols are substitutes, and bags of cash labeled “loot” are scatters. Other symbols are armored cars, cacti, cow […]
Yatinoo, Inc. – announced today that it has signed a joint venture agreement with an industry consulting firm, to display the PokerStars Banner on the Yatinoo site. The PokerStars banner is expected to be operational on the Yatinoo web site within 10 business days. About Pokerstars: PokerStars.com is the world’s largest online poker room with […]