Golden Casino has advised its players that it is to leave the US market with effect from December 1st, which is the date on which US banks must cease processing online gambling transactions as the UIGEA regulations comes into effect.

Seventy key online gambling personnel working at eCOGRA-accredited operations in four countries received responsible gambling training from the standards and player protection body this year, the fifth in which courses have been offered.

Only days after telling an industry publication that he would remain as Commissioner for the the Harrah's World Series of Poker if this suited his superiors, Jeffrey Pollack has resigned to 'explore new business challenges."

Online gambling software developer Cryptologic experienced another tough third quarter this (2009) year, posting results which reflected a loss of $3.4 million as predicted in its earlier trading update.

Irish online and offline bookmaker Paddy Power has confirmed its deal with the French gambling monopoly Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) which will smooth its path into the liberalised French gambling market early 2010.

The treaty between German states banning online lottery operations continues to have a profoundly adverse impact on German lottery service provider Jaxx AG as the group struggles to reposition itself as a betting rather than a lotteries company.

Renowned for its poker players, the Nordic country of Finland also appears to have more than its share of problem gamblers, which gives the lie to government claims that state monopolised gambling is safer than an open market.

Two major legal battles against the Dutch penchant for state monopolised gambling start this week in the European Court of Justice. Top online gambling firms Betfair and Ladbrokes spearhead the actions, which are related to the right of Internet gambling companies to compete in the locally restricted market despite Holland being a member nation in the European Union.

Mobile gambling solutions provider Spin3, powered by Microgaming, has launched the largest-ever online jackpot progressive video slot - Mega Moolah - for mobile phones.

The Times reports that Sir Richard Branson is to partner up with an unidentified investment company and the Dutch-owned People's Postcode Lottery (PPL), in a bid for control of Camelot, the UK's National Lottery operator. The consortium is reportedly interested in acquiring an eighty percent stake in the operator.