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Poker fans hoping to see online poker legalised in the state of California will have to wait a little longer following news this week that Assemblyman Lloyd Levine's bill AB2026, currently before the Senate Appropriations Committee before going to the vote, will now only be reintroduced in January 2009. No reason was given for the hold, which may be related to an over-full political schedule.

The Czech news agency CTK reports that gambling in the Republic is under the spotlight as politicians and Finance Ministry civil servants draft new laws to better protect the public, the underaged and the vulnerable as well as keeping criminal involvement at bay.

In a major Las Vegas criminal case this week two former managers of the Bank of China and their wives were convicted by a federal jury on charges of racketeering, money laundering, international transportation of stolen property as well as passport and visa fraud, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Gregory A. Brower of the District of Nevada announced.

Playtech plc, the Isle of Man headquartered online gambling software and games developer, has released another impressive set of results with its half year report for the six months ended 30 June 2008 showing continued growth.

The Isle of Man based e-cash processor Neteller plc has released its half year results, reporting on the six months to end June 2008 and claiming a 'solid' performance as the company continues to diversify into European and Asian markets.

It's been barely six weeks since the industry saw the launch in the UK of Ivobank.com, an online banking initiative owned by Indonesian billionaire Putra Sampoerna (61), but the venture is apparently growing like Topsy, with new launches this week in France, Italy and Germany.

A brand new multi-level video poker, a decidedly racy slot and a noble feast feature in the latest monthly games releases from online gambling software and games developer Microgaming.

Isle of Man based Neteller plc has clinched its second major partnership deal in as many weeks, announcing that it has signed a contract to provide online payment services through its payment suite of products for Cardsave, one of the UK’s leading providers of financial and business services for independent retailers, which boasts over 28,000 member companies.

London-listed PartyGaming plc, one of the industry's largest online gambling groups, has announced that three of its key operations have passed the stringent Safe and Fair accreditation process of the player protection and standards non-profit organisation eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA.)