Bingo Entertainment N.V. announce the Bingo World Championship 2008

One of the most celebrated bingo events of the year is here again! After the enormous success of the competition last year, Bingo Entertainment N.V, are proud to announce that it is to sponsor the 7th Bingo World Championship.

12 of the most popular online bingo sites will participate in this event with close to 200 players qualifying who have the chance to win a share of the $10,000 cash prize.

The final game in the championship will pay out an amazing $5,000 in cash to the lucky winner.

The top 15 qualifiers from the 12 participating sites will be sent to the final, which will be held on Sunday 16th March 2008, 8pm EST.

Round one for the Bingo World Championship 2008 event commences on the 1st November 2007 until the 30th November 2007. In this first round, the top 5 players from each participating site by most cards played will qualify for the final event.

Round two for qualifying starts on the 1st December until the 31st December 2007. In this second round the top 5 players from each participating site by most deposits will qualify for the final event.

The third and final round will take place on the 1st January to 31st January 2008. In this final round the top 5 players from each participating site by most games played will earn a place in the final.

Bingo Entertainment N.V. is very proud to sponsor this prestigious event, which brings together players from the most popular online bingo sites on the web today.

This year’s participating sites are:-

www.bingogala.com
www.premierbingo.com
www.imperialbingo.com
www.bingoplex.com
www.bingoempire.com
www.glamourbingo.com
www.paramountbingo.com
www.bingomega.com
www.mainstreetbingo.com
www.bingosplash.com

For more information on the Bingo World Championship 2008, visit www.bingoworldchampionship.com

ROBBIE WILLIAMS WINS AT CHARITY BINGO

Robbie Williams was a winner at bingo this week. The 33-year-old singer joined burlesque dancer Dita von Teese for a charity tournament of the popular number game hosted by ‘Superbad’ actress Erica Vittina Phillips at Hollywood’s Hamburger Mary’s bar and grill on Wednesday. Robbie was the first to shout ‘Bingo’ after all his numbers came in and his prize was a Diane Merrick leopard-print handbag. Proceeds from the evening went to a charity helping to fight breast cancer. Robbie has been indulging in innocent recreational activities of late, following his stint in rehab earlier this year, where he was treated for an addiction to prescription drugs. Last month, he posted a bizarre video on the Internet claiming he had found God. The footage showed a dishevelled Robbie declaring his love for the Christian faith by singing lyrics from a new song he had called ‘Bodies’. The star – who was featured smoking a cigarette in a dark room – sung: “God came in the sunshine. He showed me a lifeline. What a day, Jesus really died for me. Yeah, Jesus really tried for me.”

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Neteller paying out $60 Million

Poker players and online gamblers in the United States are busy collecting $60 million but not all of them are thrilled. The money, you see, was theirs to begin with and has been held for six months.
Until the 30th July, that’s when electronically deposited funds frozen by a U.S. Department of Justice investigation finally were released for distribution. The release was part of an agreement reached with Neteller, the world’s largest independent money transfer business.
The probe followed passage in Congress last fall of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which doesn’t make playing online poker illegal, but aims to disrupt the funding of accounts at online gaming sites. The UIGEA certainly worked in the case of Neteller.
Neteller suspended transactions with online gambling sites for U.S. customers on 18th January, two days after DOJ investigators charged two of the company’s former executives and founders with money laundering. On the 8th February, Neteller officially froze all U.S. customers’ accounts. The company’s shares were suspended from trading on the London AIM exchange.
Recently Neteller entered a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office. If the company complies with the agreement, in two years all pending charges related to transactions between online gaming merchants and U.S. residents will be dismissed. Neteller also forfeited $136 million to the United States, including the seized $60 million.
“We know that for some of you, lack of access to your funds has been very frustrating,” Neteller CEO Ron Martin said online last week. “This has been difficult for our staff, too. Return of the funds has been our highest priority.”
The future of online poker remains uncertain. The deadline for government agencies to decide how to enforce the UIGEA expired two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, there are several counter measures in play, such as the grassroots Poker Players Alliance, which has grown to about 500,000 members. Headed by former New York Senator. Al D’Amato, the group seeks to overturn the UIGEA in favour of a law that controls, licenses and taxes the industry.
More recently, the new non-profit Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association filed a restraining order in U.S. District Court in New Jersey to prevent implementation of the UIGEA until a pending court challenge is decided on the constitutionality of the act itself. A hearing is set for Sept. 4.
IMEGA claims the UIGEA unconstitutionally restricts gambling on the Internet as a form of consensual private conduct, that its prohibitions do not constitute the least restrictive means to regulate online gambling and that it is inconsistent with both state laws and international treaties.
Success by either the PPA or the IMEGA would be great news for online poker players, but neither effort is a sure bet.

The good news is that players with frozen Neteller accounts finally are getting their money back. The deadline is Jan. 26, 2008. After that, your account is forfeited.

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Gambling Banned in Second Life Virtual World

Linden Labs, the company that runs Second Life, said that as of this week, its policy on ‘in-world money wagering’ was changing, and that casino games such as black jack, poker, roulette and slot machines would no longer be permitted.
Earlier this year, the company invited the FBI to tour Second Life and ensure that activities within it were complying with U.S. law.
All forms of online gambling have been illegal in the U.S. since last October.
In an entry on its blog, Linden Labs wrote: “If we discover gambling activities that violate the policy, we will remove all related objects from the in-world environment, may suspend or terminate the accounts of residents without refund and may report any relevant details, including user information, to authorities and financial institutions.”

The policy would apply irrespective of the gambling laws of the country or state in which the resident lived, the company said, and Linden Labs staff would now patrol Second Life to uncover any breaches.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR US LOCATED ECOCARD CUSTOMERS:

EcoCard became the latest online payment processor to withdraw from the US with regards to internet gambling. Below is an email EcoCard sent out to members this morning

In the light of recent industry developments EcoCard has decided it will no longer process any payment transactions originating from US located customers that may be related to internet gambling.

This change will be effective from 24th, August, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. PST

Please note that after this date US located customers will still be able to continue to use their EcoCard account at non-internet gambling supported merchants, to make Person to Person Money Transfers and for Withdrawals.

Please be assured that your account will not be closed or suspended after the effective date and you will still be able to withdraw any funds after the effective date.

Please note that before the effective date you can continue to deposit with and receive funds from your preferred EcoCard merchant(s).

Customers located in other parts of the world (except the US) are not affected by this change. All transactions for these customers will operate with no disruptions.

We apologise for the inconvenience resulting from this change.

Best Regards,
EcoCard Team

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