ONLINE NEWS
POKER PROFESSIONALS TERMINATED!
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s the effects of “Black Friday” continue to ripple through the online poker
community, the real-world ramifications are becoming all too apparent for some of the poker pros used to enjoying the perks of sponsorship.
A statement issued by Blanca Games – the operator of online poker rooms Absolute Poker and UB – said: “To ensure the on- going viability of the business, it has been necessary to downsize certain aspects of Absolute Poker’s and UB’s operations. Regrettably, the negative effect of ‘Black Friday’ has extended to the Company’s highest profile group of poker professionals, known as ‘Team UB’. Consequently, Blanca’s executive management team today informed its roster of sponsored pros that, in accordance with the provisions of their agreements, their contracts have been terminated.”
Among the affected pros were such high-profile players as Joe Sebok, Eric Baldwin, Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle.
eCOGRA eGAPS Revised T
he independent player protection and standards body, eCOGRA, has published a revised version of its widely respected
Generally Accepted Practices (eGAPs) in a move that positions the organisation’s accredited operators at the forefront of European regulatory development.
The eGAPs provide a professional framework for safe, fair, efficient and
responsible business activity, and provide guidance for the 153 tier one online gambling sites accredited by the London-based organisation.
eCOGRA Chief Executive, Andrew Beveridge, says that the revisions have been undertaken mainly to ensure that eCOGRA’s requirements encompass the CEN Responsible Remote Gambling Measures, but that the eGAPs are also a comprehensive and valuable guide that will meet the appropriate requirements of most regulatory authorities.
“The regulatory landscape now evolving in Europe has seen a growing number of nations opting for a competitive but strictly regulated online gambling market, and decisions are likely to be increasingly informed by the required measures of the CEN Workshop Agreement which were framed earlier this year,” Beveridge explained. “By aligning our eGAPs with these recommendations we not only provide a relevant and current roadmap to our accredited sites, but offer an expert framework useful to other operators committed to meeting requirements that are largely common to most regulatory initiatives.” Visit
www.ecogra.com/egap for more information.
60 JUNE 2011 Leander Games
partners with OpenBet L
eander Games, a developer of slots for both online and land-based gaming operators, has signed a partner agreement with OpenBet, the
provider of interactive gaming and betting solutions to some of the biggest names in online gaming.
Leander Games is integrating its full suite of games with OpenBet’s Remote Gaming Interface (RGI), giving licensed operators of the platform access to the Reely Series Slots. Games currently featured include Reely Roulette and Reely Poker, Celebrity Cash, Lucky Tango, and 33 Lives, with many other games to come.
Gambling.com sold for US$2.5M
M Sedo, the company behind the deal, also
brokered the largest sale to date of a
dot.org domain, when
Poker.org sold to affiliate
PokerCompany.com for US$1m in February of last year. Sedo’s CSO, Liesbeth Mack-de-Boer, said: “The high sale price paid for
Gambling.com is a real confidence booster for the global domain industry and demonstrates the value gambling companies are still prepared to place on their digital assets.”
Quickfire signs two new operators QuickFire has signed deals to provide its flash-based casino content to two new operators: Red Star Poker, and Cashball – an Isle of Man-based Casino Network. Both will soon be launching their QuickFire casino offering, enabling them to compliment their existing services with an expanding portfolio
edia Corporation, the owner of the ‘
Gambling.com’ domain, has sold it to an
unnamed party for US$2.5m. While Media Corp Chief Executive, Justin Drummond, said the AIM-listed advertising network and online publishing group was “very pleased” with the sale, the price falls a long way short of the twenty million dollars the
company paid for the domain back in 2005. The value of the domain was crippled with the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in late 2006 which led to a massive reduction in the site’s traffic and advertising revenues.
of over 220 of Microgaming’s premium titles. Ashley Sandyford-Sykes, QuickFire’s Spokesperson, said: “Both brands will now have access to premier titles and a steady stream of new content from Microgaming. We are confident that the response from their players will be extremely positive.”
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