Europe News - Page 101

Here we go again. Back from another online gaming event full of meetings, dinners, lunches, parties, late nights, and NO SLEEP. None. Ok, fine. Maybe five hours total. Anyway, I’m going to try something new today. I have put together two different stories about my experiences in Amsterdam- one for online gaming affiliates and affiliate programs, and another for Casino City players. If you are an affiliate or affiliate program, you can find the Amsterdam Gossip in the GPWA Times.

International News Brief: Tony Blair has told MPs both Manchester and Blackpool should get super-casinos, if there was sufficient investment.

nternational News Brief: Rank has put almost 10% of its Mecca bingo clubs estate up for sale as part of its efforts to prepare for the impending smoking ban in England.

GBA Bingo Caller Of The Year Competition kicks off again this month with the final to be held in November 2007, following the regional heats.

CAP Euro is back with an even bigger and better event in sunny Barcelona, and best of all affiliates still go free.

Following the huge success of CAP Euro in London, the organisers have announced a follow up event to take place in Barcelona at the beginning of October immediately following EIG the leading European iGaming event.

Surprise! What do you think of the new Online Casino City Times newsletter? Do you like? It is a pretty hectic time over here between the launch of our new and improved newsletter, the launch of our GPWA Times magazine, and preparation for the big Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam next week. Yes, Amsterdam. How many places are there in this world where it is completely acceptable to smoke the weed in front of your CEO and all your clients? Not many, my friends.

ollowing the development of an alcohol policy and a drug policy, the next step could be that of developing a policy on gambling, Malta’s Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity Dolores Cristina has announced.

International News Brief: Greece arrests nine people in conjunction with internet gambling operations run out of internet cafes in Arta.

The World Poker Tour, which earlier this week scrapped plans to tape the Grand Prix de Paris, will add a stop in Spain to replace the tournament in its Season Six schedule. The tournament will be held at Casino Barcelona, operated by Grup Peralada, in October, 2007.

International News Brief: UK Prime Minister Tony Blair defended the government's stalled casino policy, insisting that the casinos would bring much needed investment and regeneration to some of Britain's regional cities.

International News Brief: Alderney has granted another company a licence to operate online betting on the island.

International News Brief: Tessa Jowell faces fresh embarrassment from her controversial Gambling Act as the UK's poker clubs join forces to challenge the new legislation.

nternational News Brief: Germany's top constitutional court upheld a state-run casino monopoly in Bavaria, ruling the law is properly designed to protect the public.

asy Computing today announced an agreement with Poker Academy, the leading Texas Holdem poker software developer, to publish "Poker Academy Texas Holdem" for the PC in Belgium and the Netherlands.

nternational News Brief: Lukale Investment and Development is also involved in the project to build a vast casino and other entertainment facilities in Bezenye, a Hungarian town of 1,650 people at the Hungarian-Slovakian-Austrian border.

International News Brief: The High Court is to review rules surrounding new UK casinos to answer operators' complaints that existing venues would be hit hard by a planned wave of Las Vegas-style casinos.

At Free Betting Online offers a free list of the most well-known bookmakers in the UK is shown with a breakdown of the "Grand National Free Bets" on offer.

The National Poker League, 2007 Global Circuit Tour kicks off with The Paris Open in France on May 13th at the Cercle Gaillon located near the Arc de Triomphe.

After much anticipation, the qualification tournament dates for the Purple Lounge/Moore magazine poker tour have been released.