Username “NioNio” - a “super user” and a cheat with highly irregular results - has been unveiled on UltimateBet. He allegedly benefitted from being able to see the cards of other players on the site during the period between March 2006 and December 2007 and helped 18 other “super users” to benefit from the fraud. (more…)

The giant poker room Pacific Poker and online gaming leader 888 are offering their players the opportunity to win the first World Poker Crown via a qualifying tournament to be held at 3pm on Saturday 26 April. (more…)

General-Electric (Energy-Europe), has just launched a recruitment campaign for its future employees via the game Second Life. Judging by the number of interviews and applications received, this strategy has been a real success. (more…)

Michèle Alliot-Marie, the French Minister of the Interior, has revealed the government’s intention to prohibit online gaming websites, in the context of the framework and implementation law for internal security.
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Lichtenstein appears to be on course to open up its online casino and online betting market and is currently looking into the possibility of granting licences to foreign gaming operators.
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Casinos will soon be able to obtain a new Peer to Peer software programme called “World Series of Poker”, which will be loaded onto gaming terminals on their premises.
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888.com - one of the leaders in casino games and online poker - has teamed up in an exclusive partnership with Shane Warne, the star of Australian cricket.
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In spite of the persistent pressure imposed by the European Commission with a view to opening up the gaming market to competition, 13 out of the 16 German states have ratified a law banning all forms of online betting and online gaming intermediaries.
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Due to delays caused by problems encountered during the testing of its software, Nokia has again had to postpone the launch of its online gaming platform “N-gage”, which was scheduled for last month but only finally marketed at the start of 2008.
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True to its principles, the United States would rather reach a compensatory agreement with the European Union than open up its gambling market to European operators.
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