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Anytime a new major online gambling market opens up, the big names in the industry are going to attempt to be the first ones in. That is what is happening in Spain, where Bwin and William Hill want to corner the Spanish market.

Spain has been in a similar position as the US recently regarding their online gambling laws. The Spanish government, however, is moving quicker towards correcting their European Union violations and legalizing online gambling in the country.

That effort has prompted two of the biggest online gaming operators in the world to begin negotiations for licensing deals. The two companies are trying to get a piece of the nearly fifty million potential customers in the Spanish market.

“If an online gaming company wants to grow, certainly the Spanish Internet gambling market would be one to go after,’ said observer Kelly Gray, “next to the US, the Spanish market could end up being one of the biggest online gambling markets in the world.”

The US market is considered to be the biggest in the world, even though online gambling is currently illegal in the country. Lawmakers in the US are also working on developing a legalized, regulated Internet gambling industry.

Should the US market open up, it would be likely that many current land based casino companies would get preferential treatment when it comes to licensing. There will be pressure, however, to license some foreign companies to keep up with European Union commitments.

One of the best online casinos on the internet is PartyCasino, they are one of the market leaders when it comes to casino games. The Gold Mega Jackpot of PartyCasino was not hit for a while, which created a staggering £1.8 million jackpot, the highest yet on PartyCasino.

To celebrate this landmark, the online casino of PartyCasino started a new promotion, which can win you a new Porsche 911 Carrera 4s. The player who gathers the most Party Points with the Gold Mega Jackpot games, from 24th July till the jackpot is hit, wins the Porsche. If the jackpot hits within two weeks from 24 July, then the player who got the most Party Points with the jackpot games The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star wins the sportscar. If the Gold Mega Jackpot is not won within two weeks after 24 July, then the first 300 on the casino leaderboard will receive cash prizes. The numbers one to five share a prize pool of £30.000, after that every 10th place receives a cash prize of £600. The winner of the Porsche will have a choice of a cash alternative of £48.000, in case the Porsche is unwanted. A spokesperson for PartyCasino said: “The Gold Mega Jackpot has exceeded a staggering £1.800.000 and the Porsche promotion has kicked in. The Gold Mega Jackpot may not have hit for a while but the Super Jackpot has been hit three times this week alone and twice within 24 hours! Three separate players have walked away with £173,473.77, £34,439.74 and £31,190.28.” The new Porsche promotion with the jackpot is one of the many promotions of the internet casino to showcase their new style, in the last months the number of their games have doubled and the online casinostarted a new VIP system. Click the banner to visit PartyCasino and get a chance to win the Porsche or Mega Jackpot.

Gaming Technology Solutions plc, the UK supplier of soft online gaming solutions, has signed an agreement with Gala Coral which will see new games available for online gamblers.

Under the agreement, GTS will integrate its EdGe software platform to deliver a selection of new and innovative games to Gala Coral’s popular Internet gambling websites, which include Coral.co.uk, Gala Casino.co,uk, Gala Bingo.com and Eurobet.com.

Joe Coughlin, who heads up new product development at Gala Coral, said: “We’re really looking forward to offering the new games. We want to ensure that we continually offer our customers the very best and innovative products on the market. It was therefore crucial that we found a software provider with a proven track record of delivering innovative and high quality games to our timescales.”

Steven Matsell of GTS said: “GTS, as an open platform provider can deliver the best-of-breed games to the Gala Coral network through our established relationships with game developers from all over the world.”

Senator Robert Menendez Lawmakers in the Senate can now be added to the growing number of people that are calling for changes to online casino gambling laws. Senator Robert Menendez will soon be introducing a Bill that will be similar to the one Representative Barney Frank has introduced in the House.

To have both chambers working on Internet gambling legislation should speed up the process of overturning the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The law was passed back in 2006, but has come under heavy criticism of late.

Rep. Frank has been trying to have the law overturned for several years. His efforts last year were shot down by fellow lawmakers, but this time he has support on both sides of the aisle. The public is crying out to these lawmakers to change the online gambling laws.

Senator Menendez would like the laws changed so that online gambling would become legal and the industry would be regulated. It is the same goal as Frank, and having two separate pieces of legislation going at the same time might actually help the issue get resolved quicker.

If the House passes their version, and the Senate passes their version, then the two would only have to tweak the two Bills to come up with a finished product. With Frank’s House Financial Committee dealing so heavily with the economy, the gambling Bill of Menendez may move quicker through the approval process.

One of the industry’s largest online gambling software developers, Playtech plc, found itself among several companies named in a patent hearing in the UK in June and July. The case against the companies ultimately failed when the plaintiff’s patent was adjudged to be invalid.

Case number HC07C03466 was heard in the Patents Court in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division in London before The Honourable Mr. Justice Lewison and pitted an Isle of Man company titled Cranway Limited (the plaintiff) against Playtech Cyprus Ltd., Playtech Software Ltd., Techplay Marketing Ltd., PTVB Management Ltd., Tote Credit Ltd., Totesport NV., and Totesport Alderney Ltd.

Appearing for Cranway were Michael Tappin QC and Brian Nicholson (instructed by Herbert Smith LLP), whilst the defendant companies were represented by Daniel Alexander QC and Adrian Speck (instructed by Linklaters LLP) over five hearing dates in June 2009 and one in July this year.

In introducing the case, the judge summarised Cranway’s claim, saying that the company claimed its patent for online gambling (EP 0625760B1) had been infringed by Playtech and the Tote. It was not necessary to distinguish between the various Playtech corporate entities or between the various Tote corporate entities, he commented.

“The invention relates to an interactive, real time, realistic ‘home’ computer gaming system using general purpose computers. Aspects of the invention concern auditing and security to ensure fairness for players and prevent players defeating the outcome of a game; fast, efficient communication to enable reliable, low cost, real time, realistic operation; accounting; and enabling players to play a variety of games,” he said.

“Playtech and the Tote deny infringement; but also say that the patent is invalid for three reasons:

1. The claimed invention is not new;
2. The claimed invention is obvious;
3. The claimed invention is not in fact an invention.

Both sides called expert witnesses; in Cranway’s case Stacy Friedman, a casino game designer and inventor, computer software systems engineer, and gaming mathematician. Playtech presented Professor Ian Leslie, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.

Leslie pointed out that the patent in question is written in very basic terms with little or no explanation of the details of the systems it describes or how they might be implemented: it is concerned with the functionality of the system rather than details of its design.

Cranway described the patent as: “This invention relates to an interactive, real time, realistic “home” computer gaming system using general purpose computers. Aspects of the invention concern auditing and security to ensure fairness for players and prevent players defeating the outcome of a game; fast, efficient communication to enable reliable, low cost, real time, realistic operation; accounting; and enabling players to play a variety of games.”

After extensive argument by both sides the claim failed as the patent was ruled invalid.

Penguin Payday The ever-changing world of Internet gambling has turned a new page in recent years. One major online casino has gone as far as to offer scratch off tickets for online players who enjoy the lottery experience.

Although Lion Slots casino is not the only one that offers these scratch off options, they are considered to be among the best. For the player that needs a lot of stimulation, these scratch off games might not be the best option.

One of the online casino scratch off games that Lion Slots offers is called Penguin Payday. The game has a pay table on the right of the screen, where there are three empty boxes next to a number of times the bet the player can win.

For instance, there are 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 40x, and 80x boxes. The player can bet in denominations of 1,2,5,10,25, and 100. They then must scratch off the playing card to reveal six numbers, if three of those numbers match, the player wins that many times their bet. If a player bets 100, and receives three 2x, then they would win 200.

The Penguin Payday online casino game is set in the arctic. The other scratch and win game at Lion Slots casino is Tiki Treasure. This game is similar to Penguin Payday, except that the cards and screen are more tropical. The denominations are the same, but the amounts a player can win are different. Instead of 40x and 80x, the top prizes in this game are 20x and 50x.

The 2009 British Open doesn’t have to be just about betting on who the winner will be (albeit the payout can be extraordinary).   Numerous other bets are being offered in conjunction with the British Open.

How about this one offered up by Sportingbet.com:  Top European.

Sergio Garcia is widely considered the one to beat after Tiger Woods by most oddsmakers so no surprise he would be listed as the favorite here with a payout potential of US$900 for every US$100 bet.

A bunch of golfers with 12/1 odds follow including Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Paul Casey and Rory McIlroy.

Henrik Stenson and Martin Kaymer each had 14/1 odds.  Ross Fisher had 16/1 odds.

Here is what we at Gambling911.com find quite shocking:  Padraig Harrington (who has won the British Open the last two years) is getting absolutely no love from the oddsmakers.  They had him with 18/1 odds of being the top European.  Go figure.

Of course there is more co the 2009 British Open than Europe and BetUS.com bets included the likes of Tiger Woods vs. Padraig Harrington, Betting on the 2009 British Open Without Tiger Woods, Top 4, To Make the Cut, Top Australian, Top Danish (Soren Hansen was the favorite), Top Japanese, 72 Hole Group Betting, To Miss The Cut, Top New Zealander, First Round Score, 3 Balls and a host of tournament specials (all of these 2009 British Open bets can be found here)

Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com        

Odds to win the 2009 British Open have been updated as of Sunday night with many changes taking place and online sportsbook lines varying across the board.   At the time of publication, a large majority of betting shops were still not offering odds on the 2009 British Open or had taken them down temporarily. 

Tiger Woods – Now would pay US$240 for every US$100 bet at Sportingbet.com.  They do not accept U.S. gamblers at this time however. Sportsbook.com had Woods paying $200 for every $100 bet. Padgraig Harrington -  Would pay out US$3000 for every US$100 bet at Sportsbook.com Sergio Garcia – Both Sportsbook.com and Sportingbet.com pay US$2000 for every US$100 bet.

Jim Furyk – Sportsbook.com price is +3000 for a US$3000 payout on a US$100 bet. Paul Casey –  Pays $2500. Rory McIlroy –  Pays $2500 at Sportingbet.

Ian Poulter –  Pays $3500 for every $100 bet at BetUS.com

Lee Westwood – Pays $3000 at Sportsbook.com

Martin Kaymer – Has become one of the top 10 favorites at Sportingbet but would pay a whopping US$6000 for every US$100 bet at Sportsbook.com. Anthony Kim – Pays $3300 at Sportingbet. Ernie Els – Pays $4000 for every $100 bet at Sportsbook.com. Henrik Stenson – Pays $3300 at Sportingbet.  Pays $2500 at both Sportsbook.com and BetUS.com. Hunter Mahan – Pays $3500 at Sportsbook.com.

Kenny Perry –  Pays $4000 for every $100 bet at BetUS.com

Steve Stricker – Pays $5000 for every $100 bet at BetUS.com Geoff Ogilvy – Pays $4000 at BetUS.com Retief Goosen – Sportingbet.com would pay out US$4000 for every US$100 bet with a Goosen win. Ross Fisher – Ross Fisher pays $4000 at both Sportingbet and Sportsbook.com.  He’s a "field" option at BetuS.com.

Adam Scott – Pays $6000 for every $100 bet at Sportsbook.com. Camilo Villagas – Pays $5000 at both Sportingbet and Sportsbook.com Vijay Singh – Pays US$5000 for every US$100 bet at Sportingbet.com Angel Cabrera – Pays US$6600 at Sportingbet.  Much lower odds at the U.S. facing online sportsbooks. 

Also note that odds to win the 2009 British Open feature ‘field’ options that pay US$600 for every US$100 bet at BetUS.com and a few of the golfers listed above are included under this option.  The good thing about it is you could get paid if any number of golfers win (Rory McIlroy being among them, at least at press time). 

Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher        

A payment processor whose funds had been seized as part of a US Attorney Southern District of New York action has now filed a Motion for Return of Property, Gambling911.com can report exclusively.

Account Services Corporation, through counsel, respectfully moves this

Court to order the return of funds seized from Wells Fargo Bank ("Wells Fargo"),  account number 7986104185, and from Union Bank, N.A. ("Union Bank"), in  accounts numbered 353000248 and 353000256, pursuant to FED. R. CRIM. P. 41(g). 

Alternatively, counsel requests that this Court conduct an Evidentiary Hearing on  the issues raised by this Motion. 

As part of the background, Account Services Corp states the following:

Internet poker is a popular and widespread leisure activity in the United

States.  At least 10,000,000 Americans play internet poker, and some estimates set  that figure substantially higher.  Operators of online poker websites (collectively,  "operators") offer internet poker players the option of either playing with "play  money" (online credits) or "real money" (legal currency).  If a player chooses to  engage in wagering with real money, the player must deposit his or her funds into  an account with an operator or an operator-designated third-party processor.  At all  times, the money on deposit is owned and controlled by the player.  The funds are

merely held in trust for the benefit of the player and released upon the player’s  request.  See, e.g., PokerStars End User License Agreement.

The complaint also states the following:  

Here, continued retention of the funds from ASC’s Wells Fargo and Union

Bank accounts would be patently unreasonable and this Court must therefore order that the funds be returned.  As discussed above, the seizure violated ASC’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights: in the case of the Union Bank accounts, the funds were simply seized without a warrant or notice.

The filing was delayed a day.

Copies of the Filing have been obtained by Gambling911.com.  You can read by clicking on the links below:

Read Part 1 of the Motion Here

Read Part 2 of the Motion Here

Follow News on Gambling911.com’s Motion to Intervene and Unseal Court Documents 

Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher