Online Casino and Gambling News: 2011

$190 million boost for Washington retiree's pension

Retired aerospace worker Jim McCullar says he has been lucky on two occasions in his life - meeting his wife and once winning almost $19,000 playing keno - but his good fortune this week was at least financially his biggest hit yet; he won half of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot.

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Romania: new draft legislation submitted following adverse E.C. opinion

Proposed new gambling legislation in Romania is at a standstill until at least March 1st following the submission of a fresh draft addressing European Commission complaints that the original was non-compliant with EU law.

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California: gaming association gets behind Correa poker bill

Reports earlier this week that there are now three internet poker legalisation proposals before Californian lawmakers have been followed by the news that the California Gaming Association has committed its support to one of them - state senator Lou Correa's SB40.

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Tribal gaming revenues in Washington grew 70% in 5 years

The state of Washington may have the toughest laws against online gambling but when it comes to other forms of gambling - and especially tribal operations - it appears that the sky's the limit.

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Microgaming kicks off the new year with four new games

Online gambling software provider Microgaming is fast off the 2011 starting block this week with four new game releases for January featuring a diverse range of themes and features wrapped in outstanding graphics and digital sound effects.

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A third poker legalisation bill for California?

A bill seeking to legalise intrastate online poker in California which was unsuccessfully launched last year by Senator Rod Wright may have a new lease of life, albeit as an updated proposal by Assemblyman Gerry Hill.

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Washington State seizes $8 million in online poker funds

More detail on federal moves against e-processors in Washington state were revealed in an article in the respected Forbes magazine this week. The publication says that in recent months the authorities have 'quietly moved' to seize nearly $8 million from financial firms that were processing transactions for major offshore online poker companies like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker.

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Washington County man suspected of defrauding land casinos for millions

Although evidence has yet to be presented to prove the prosecution's case, a Washington county man is suspected of using a software glitch to successfully defraud several land casinos out of substantial sums of money from slot machines.

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Online gambling industry continues to lobby U.S. lawmakers

The St. Louis-based Bola Verde online gambling consultancy reports that US lobbying remained a profitable business in the third quarter of 2010, with 58 different parties investing an estimated $4.66 million lobbying Internet gambling in Washington, D.C., up 46% over the third quarter of 2009.

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Ask Jeeves search engine opts for GTechG2 online bingo site

Online gambling software provider GTechG2 reports that it has signed an agreement with search engine AskJeeves.com to build and equip a new online bingo site, branded AskBingo.com, with a launch scheduled for early 2011.

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