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 - Three payment processors have been accused of miscoding gaming transactions and funneling that money to online casinos and sportsbooks in grand jury indictments unsealed last week in Utah.
The companies have been charged with money laundering, bank fraud, racketeering conspiracy and violation of the Wire Act. BetUS has been charged with conspiring with the payment processors. The indictment also alleges that at least one U.S. bank official had been bribed to ensure that the transactions were mislabeled. read more
 - Yes, I found my phone. It was at Caselli's Amsterdam apartment, remember? Evil. He is evil. Anyway, throughout the course of this past week, a large number of my online gaming contacts asked me if I was able to find my phone (for those of you who did not actually see me flip out, I "misplaced" my cheap little international phone when I was slightly intoxicated one night in Amsterdam). Here is the best part - many of the people who asked about the phone were not even at the conference - they just heard about it. Impressive, Rebecca. read more
 - It's like the lottery, only better. PokerStars is getting ready to deal its 10-billionth hand, and it's giving away $1 million to mark the occasion. To put the number in perspective, the earth's population is 6.5 billion.
Just last summer, PokerStars celebrated dealing its 5-billionth hand, and they're going to double that mark in less than 12 months. I know what you're thinking, that's a lot of rake money. Luckily, PokerStars has decided to give some of it back.
The winner of the 10-billionth hand will receive $100,000 and every player at the celebratory table will receive $10,000. read more
| Sixtycentmainevent.com - I just took the third step in my quest to trade my way from a sixty-cent check from an Internet poker room to a seat in the World Series of Poker. I'm trading an ABA basketball signed by the 1975-76 Indiana Pacers for two small pieces of a house Jimi Hendrix lived in while he was growing up in Seattle. read more
Internet Gambling Laws and Regulations - The Poker Players Alliance is about to reach the 500,000-member mark, but what does that really mean? Casino City's Ryan McLane talked to several lobbying experts who went beyond the numbers to explain what it really takes to gain influence on Capitol Hill. read more
- Gibraltar has approved eCOGRA as an independent auditor of online gambling equipment and software. The move allows eCOGRA to review and certify online gaming software and equipment used by companies licensed to operate in Gibraltar. read more
SLOTS - Yes, you read it right, £4 million. "Obaesso" won the largest jackpot in online casino history on Tuesday, May 15, at InterCasino. read more
- Hey, not everyone can win £4 million. But a few other players had memorable scores this week, one on a trip down the Nile and another while on a Diamond Bonanaza. read more
- Two players won a combined total of $14,866.61 playing Lucky Charms this week. The first, playing in France, won $7,793.79, while the second player hit a jackpot strike worth $7,073.02. read more
POKER - Chuck Kuruzovich (aka "full_tilting") understands why people are worried that he's running "bot" software on Full Tilt's $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em tables. And he doesn't begrudge "SukitTrebek," who made the issue public by presenting several alleged "bot" accounts with virtually identical statistics on the 2+2 forums. read more
- PokerStars.com has pledged $1 million to the charity Not On Our Watch, whose mission focuses global attention and resources on stopping and preventing mass atrocities. read more
- The days where a small online poker site could strike it big and become a billion dollar company may now be a relic of a bygone era. read more
- Timed to coincide with this year's World Series of Poker, the PKR Super Series rolls from July 14th to July 28th with 15 days of events designed to give players a shot at big prize pools with low tournament buy-ins. read more
| Featured Game  In honor of the 132nd running of the Preakness this weekend at Pimlico, we've selected Party Casino's Virtual Horse Racing as our featured game.
> More Virtual Horse Racing Details  Did You Know? The Poker Players Alliance spent $560,000 in direct lobbying efforts last year, twice as much as it spent in 2005. By way of comparison, Harrah's Entertainment spent $531,221. - opensecrets.org
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