It could be a more progressive approach to online gambling, or maybe more restrictions, but a member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board is apparently drafting a document that will clarify the relationships between Nevada-licensed land casino operators and their online counterparts.

It's been a busy week for online poker software developers, it seems. Following the release of Playtech's latest v.9.6 software, GTechG2 has launched an upgrade as well. GTechG2, whose corporate stable includes Boss Media, Finsoft, Dynamite Idea and St Minver, has announced the release of version 7.3 of its online poker software, which gives players on its International Poker Network more choice at the table and added convenience at the cashier.

Titanpoker launched the new 9.6 version of its Playtech online poker software this week, claiming a slew of new features and functionalities, such as an updated Flash version (compatible for Mac users), an exciting variation of Stud poker called RAZZ, and five additional languages, including Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese and Romanian.

The growing involvement of US Indian tribal gaming interests in debates on whether individual states should legalise online poker or not is addressed in an interesting article written by noted columnist Dave Palermo.

The 400 entrants and numerous railbirds attending the PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Grand Hyatt Berlin over the weekend copped a little more excitment than they had bargained for as six armed robbers stormed the place and made off with an amount of around €1 million.

Microgaming will be releasing its latest new games on March 4th, according to an operator press release this week. There are to be two new offerings, a video slot branded CashOccino, and a high quality addition to the provider's Gold Series of table games, Triple Action Hold'em Bonus Poker.

As yet unconfirmed reports circulating on the popular poker message board twoplustwo suggest that FBI agents may be probing the activities of the Full Tilt Poker site, online poker's second largest and global provider of Internet poker.

The House State Government Committee in Iowa may conduct a hearing as early as next week on a proposal to legalise and regulate online sports betting and perhaps other forms of e-gaming, according to a report from the Sioux City Journal.

The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com has announced the release of a slew of new games in five different gaming categories, embracing video slots, scratch cards, card, keno and arcade offerings. Amazon Wild, a monster 5 reel 100 pay-line video slot heads the list, offering players a jungle theme with ancient temples and treasures, whilst Slotbox joins the Arcade gaming portfolio, providing a classic fixed odds arcade puzzle. In the Card Games section is the all-new Poker Fives, where players who correctly predict the outcome of the five dealt cards can profit.

The conferences and lobbying among tribal gambling groups - some for and others against legalising poker in California to close state budgetary gaps - has triggered some opposition from the California Tribal Business Alliance, which this week released the results of an independent study claiming that potential revenues may have been overstated.