Dozens of online casino and poker room operators will soon be eligible for affiliation with the gaming standards body, eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance), following changes in the criteria for how its ‘Play it Safe seal can be awarded, the organisation announced. A key change in the policy will mean that it […]
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Trump Entertainment Resorts, the casino group chaired by Mr: Donald Trump, has hired Merrill Lynch, the Wall Street bank, to explore a possible sale. The real question is whether Trump is in play, Adam Steinberg, an analyst with Morgan Joseph, the broker, wrote in a note. “The answer is that virtually all casino companies, in […]
AÂ Scandinavian poker player has come out on top at an EPT event. Thirty-five-year-old Norwegian Andreas Hoivold took first place at the inaugural German EPT event at Casino Hohensyburg in Dortmund, Germany. Andreas is the second Norwegian to win an EPT event this year. (Erik-Bjorn Glenne won in Barcelona earlier this season.) Andreas is no stranger […]
When it comes to online gambling withdrawals, EcoCard may be the answer, according to gamblers and operators who are having a positive experience with the this third party payment processor. EcoCard Ltd is a European technology company focusing on alternative payment solutions and payment processing. EcoCard is a great option for US customers, and it […]
Stardust casino is now just a memory. The casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip was imploded early Tuesday in a hail of fireworks to make way for Boyd Gaming Corp.’s $4.4 billion megaresort Echelon. Hundreds of people partied beneath tents and on makeshift patios before Boyd chairman Bill Boyd’s four grandsons pushed a plunger to detonate […]
 NEWS ALERT - NEWS ALERT - NEWS ALERT The office of US Congressman Barney Frank, who is chairman of the House financial services committee, has confirmed that he is currently working on legislation to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The news item appeared this afternoon on the Financial Times website and has been […]
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has enlisted a key ally in the “War on Online Gambling”, former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato. Senator D’Amato is joining the PPA as Chairman of the Board and will be leading the efforts of the PPA in Washington D.C. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization of more than […]
Titan Poker one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, has launched its popular poker software in Danish and Finnish. These latest additions are part of ongoing expansions and upgrades to the software and they mean that Titan Poker is available in eleven different languages — English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Swedish, Norwegian […]
YouTeller will start in March with a revolution in simplicity of worldwide online payments. Everybody who can download songs or play online casino games will now be able to pay for that instantly. It took three month to develop the new online payment framework …(said Florian Schweitzer, company spokesman and co-founder). We have no overseas […]
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is considering a bill to repeal a ban imposed last year on online gambling, said a spokesman for the lawmaker on Wednesday.”Chairman Frank is considering legislation,” said Steven Adamske, spokesman for the Massachusetts Democrat, who chairs the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. Adamske said Frank is still thinking over the […]