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Neteller Arrests

ON 16th January two former NETELLER PLC directors, John David Lefebvre, 55, and Stephen Eric Lawrence, 46, both Canadian citizens, and travelling separately, were arrested by US Authorities and have since been charged with laundering billions of dollars in gambling proceeds.

Online gambling soars – Mobile gambling set to follow

The results of a study by consultancy firm Morse suggested almost one-third (30%) of office workers had either placed a bet online or knew someone who had.

High-tech poker cheat jailed

As reported by Sky UK News, A high-tech poker cheat who used an array of spy equipment to pocket an estimated £250,000 was sentenced today by London’s Southwark Crown Court.

Online credit card use – The serious and the humorous

In response to a call by Scottish National Party MP Mike Weir for credit card companies to put a limit on the amount online players can spend on internet gambling, APACS, the UK trade association for payments, said that there were a number of significant problems with the idea, commenting that the solution would be to treat the problem at the source.

Great news for NEW Poker Plex Players

Poker Plex recently announced some great news for new players. During the month of January, there will be not just one, but two $250 New Player Freerolls!

Universal Pictures "Smokin' Aces" film release date

Universal Pictures has announced that 26th January, 2007 is the release date of ‘Smokin’ Aces. The film has been rated R, and is categorized as ‘Action, Comedy’.

The European Poker Tour goes to Poland

The European Poker Tour (EPT) has announced that a new event in Warsaw, Poland has been added to the schedule for Season 3.

CryptoLogic buys Scandinavia's Parbet poker brand

As reported in the Canadian press, gambling software firm CryptoLogic Inc. has agreed to pay up to $20-million for the poker brand and related assets of Parbet.com, a popular Scandinavian online poker room.

Harrah's Announce 2007 World Series of Poker Schedule

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. recently announced the schedule for the 2007 World Series of Poker. This 38th edition of the world’s most prestigious poker tournament, will take place from 1st June to 17th July 2007, and will be staged once again at the Rio(R) All-Suite Hotel & Casino, and televised exclusively by ESPN.

HSBC raises card fees for betting

A recent report on BBC news website claims that HSBC will become the latest bank to increase its charges to customers who use their credit cards for gambling transactions

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