United States Congressman John Tierney’s wife Patricia Tierney must appear in court, this time as a witness in a case against her brother, Daniel Eremian. Eremian is charged with racketeering and other crimes related to internet gambling. Ten to one Mrs. Tierney’s family had strong connections with the world of internet gambling, that said her politician husband is not involved in this scandal.

She must appear in court as a witness when federal prosecutors announced the case against her brother to confirm her testimony. The prosecutors maintain that Tierney’s brothers as well as her son were all embroiled in illicit gambling; she appeared previously in the federal court over a brother’s supposed connection to the internet gambling syndicate.

In 2010 the Congressman’s wife pleaded guilty when she assisted another brother, Robert Eremian to file bogus tax returns and was sentenced to serve a month in prison and five months of house arrest, …

The previous month Bwin.party co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Ryan disclosed that they are dealing with prospective partners for the U.S. internet gambling market, but declined to reveal any names. Lately their American partners made the announcement themselves.

On 31st of October Boyd Gaming Corporation and MGM Resorts International mentioned that they concluded an agreement with European internet gaming giant Bwin.party to design internet poker websites for gamblers from the United States. This depends on when internet poker will be fully legalized and regulated in the United States.

The agreement stipulates that, Bwin.party, Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts would jointly own an internet gaming company that would offer internet poker to U.S players under Bwin.party’s brands like Party Poker. 65% of the company would be owned by Bwin.party, 25% is owned by MGM Resorts and 10% is owned by Boyd. Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts have separate agreements enabling them to …

Former Mirage Resorts executive, Richard Bronson is now the owner of U.S Digital Gaming. Bronson believes that internet gambling would soon be legalized and regulated in the United States.

He predicts that there will be a demand for software and advertising services to internet casinos, this is the service his company intends to provide. Since internet gambling legalization is such a hot topic in the U.S at the moment particularly internet poker, Fortune magazine recently did an article how billionaire businessmen in the U.S are venturing into it. The magazine interviewed Bronson to hear his feedback.

Bronson said that many billionaires have expressed their intentions to invest in his new business. Bronson told Fortune, “Not one of them thinks this will be a sprint, they think it will be a marathon.” Bronson named real estate guru Steven Roth, shopping mall tycoon Herbert Simon and wealthy heirs Robert and William Taubman. …

The South African government’s Department of Trade and Industry scrutinized the recent report presented by the Gambling Review Commission (appointed 2009 by the trade and industry minister), which ushered into a new phase of public consultations in Cape Town this week was attended by both land and internet gambling industry representatives.

Experts focused mainly on horse racing, bingo and internet betting. Discussions kicked off with the problems the horse racing industry currently faces, i.e. dwindling stakes and race meetings over the past decade, its place in the international horse racing arena. Truth be told, the Racing Association and bookmaking representatives are not on the same page when it comes to financial aid to the industry.

The Racing Association’s said the following: “In aggregate, as the cost of ownership is greater than the total stakes available, owners make a net contribution to the sport of horse racing in SA. With stakes remaining flat and …

Shortly after its recent accreditation as a full testing agency by the Italian regulator AAMS, eCOGRA announced in its latest press release (31st of October) that it achieved similar status with the new Spanish gambling regulator. eCOGRA can now test and certify both internet gaming software and information systems security that operate within the Spanish market.

The Director General of Gambling Regulation in Spain said regular and professional testing is a must for internet casinos who want to apply for a Spanish license. He said applicants must be appraised for both its casino games and platform by a testing agency acknowledged by the Spanish authorities. Once the applicant passed the assessment it will be issued with a provisional license and four months would be allocated to it in which to prepare for a final and comprehensive inspection of operational systems, games and hosting facilities. A full licensed would be issued …

All Slots internet casino is a brand of the Jackpot Factory group. Microgaming software powers its gaming platform and the casino is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.

The site has been in operation since 2001. For more than a decade it has become synonymous with big payouts on a monthly basis. It also lists its latest winners in its news columns. The latest news report states that All Slots internet casino paid out five figure winnings to four players, including a win of $31,387.

The player who won $31,387 on the video slot game Thunderstruck II goes by the name of Mark E. Thunderstruck IIwas released last year, it’s a sequel to the original Thunderstruck slot game. Although this slot game lacks paylines it features 243 ways to win resulting in frequent payouts. Thunderstruck II has four different free spin bonus rounds, known as the Great Hall of Spins, …

The previous week the Minister Presidents of the German Lander requested that the draft State Treaty pertaining to egaming must be revised. The European Commission (EC) rejected the proposal and the internet gambling industry criticized it. As a result the repeat call to endorse this proposal drew a sharp response from the Remote Gambling Association (RGA).

RGA looks after the interests of internet gambling operators from across the globe. RGA’s Chief Executive Clive Hawkswood expressed his disappointment at the ostrich-like attitude of the German states. The offer the German states want to put impose by July 2012 restricts the amount of licenses issued to internet casinos to 20, it perpetuates an uncompetitive and impractical 5% turnover tax administration, significantly limiting betting amounts and prohibits internet casinos and poker rooms and live betting. Hawkswood also mentioned that this proposal pales in comparison to the more lucid approach taken by European Union …

Is Playtech responsible for its demise?

Recently many players have complained since they felt something fishy has been going on with Class 1 Casino the last few weeks. Some players and affiliates’ suspicions were confirmed when the internet gambling operator suddenly closed its door for business when it e-mailed players and affiliates updating them on its present state of affairs.

A statement released by Class 1 Casino said that the operator apologized for any inconvenience caused but as of the 11th October decided to stop taking deposits and bets from all players.

The statement explained that Playtech is the reason for its closure, since the internet gaming software provider took “unilateral action without any prior notice and was in breach of contract. As a result, Playtech has decided to shut down gaming servers and prevent all gaming activities in Class 1 Casino.“

In the meantime, the management at Class 1 Casino …

In the United States internet gambling developments never looked rosier, since the Congressional House Energy and Committee discussed it on Tuesday 25th October. Unfortunately, Chairperson Mary Bono Mack said before these proposals could be implemented further research is necessary.

Those who pushed for the implementation and regulation of internet gambling were as follow. Despite the UIGEA internet gambling is a reality that must be addressed. Since internet gambling is not regulated in the United States many U.S-based players are wagering at offshore internet casinos. As a result they’re being exploited by these unregulated internet gambling operators and billions of dollars in potential tax revenue is lost which could benefit the American federal and state governments. Joe Barton of Texas, who proposed the regulation of internet poker said that poker is a game based on kill. Other parties who came out in strong support of internet gambling regulation are Democrat G.K. …

Buzzluck is not a new online casino since it was introduced to the cyber gaming world in 2009. In 2009 it was the recipient of two awards from Casinomeister. The first was the Best Promotions award for its inventive promotions like Buzzluck T-shirt Contest. The second award was for the Best Named Casino. For no apparent reason Buzzluck internet casino closed its doors for business in 2010. Buzzluck accepts players from the United States.

The good news is that Buzzluck internet casino is now in operation again. Affiliate Edge, the affiliate program that manages the Club World Casinos. On 24th October Martyn Beacon its affiliate manager posted the following message at the Affiliate Guard Dog forum. It reads like this, “I am pleased to introduce to you our new brand to launch today on Affiliate Edge…” It also mentions players might remember that Buzzluck internet casino closed its doors last …