In this episiode, dramatic figures from the US might affect the future of online gambling in North America, plus:
The latest innovation from the leading online poker room gives players multiple chances to win cash prizes, a 2009 WSOP package, and a Peugeot 207cc luxury car.
Online poker players making their first deposit during the month of May at Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, will receive free entry to a series of freeroll tournaments awarding a grand total of $63,000 in guaranteed prizes.
This week in gambling features information about the New William Hill Casino Club and College Poker Concept as well as:
In an update to an ealier news item regarding Barney Frank’s plans to appeal the UIGEA ruling this morning’s edition of the eGaming Review snapshot revealed some further information regarding the Bill as well as its relase date which is now slated for as early as next month.
Barney Frank’s bill to repeal the UIGEA could be reintroduced as early as March, a congressional aide for the chair of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee told Reuters.
Sources familiar with the EU’s formal investigation into whether Washington was singling out EU companies for enforcement actions while allowing US online firms to operate freely also told the news organisation they expect the report to recommend action at the World Trade Organization when it is released next month.
However, rather than move immediately to litigation, it’s thought EU officials will use the report as leverage to seek a negotiated solution with the US.
All roads lead to Las Vegas next month as BingoWorld Conference & Expo is attracting a strong attendee base for its 13th annual renewal, March 3-4, 2009 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino here. It is the world’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to the bingo industry.
Hundreds of bingo professionals have already registered for BingoWorld, representing a broad spectrum of industry participants, including charitable, commercial, online and tribal bingo hall operators, gaming regulators, suppliers and other interested groups. They are coming from more than 35 U.S. states, several Canadian provinces and from as far away as Australia, Norway and the Philippines.
“Our early registration numbers prove that BingoWorld couldn’t come at a better time, as our program will focus on how to succeed in today’s challenging environment,†said Charles Anderer, Group Publisher, Gaming, for BNP Media, the show’s producer. “The opportunities to network and learn from peers are invaluable, and perhaps defying the odds we are truly attracting an excellent international crowd this year.â€
