Issue N25, 2010
June 24, 2010
OnGame Online Poker Network Announces New Live Tour
A new live poker tour has been announced by the online poker network, OnGame, providing players with the opportunity to qualify through satellites and buy ins at participating sites. The GSOP Live Grand Series will be held in four different European locations this year and next and will culminate in a Grand Final in Spain next April. The OnGame Poker Network consists of a number of top online poker sites in the industry, including the flagship Bwin Poker site.
“The GSOP Live is something different. It is a live tour open to anyone who loves poker tournaments. It has also demonstrated the great potential of the Ongame Network which has several renowned partners which have already joined forces with us in this exciting new tournament that will occur this year,” said Martin Lermpai, who acts as the head of the OnGame Network.
The tournament will begin in Latvia on October 5th through to October 9th. The next stop will be Malta from November 24th to 28th, before moving on to Budapest in Hungary on February 3rd to 6th, 2011. The Grand Final will be held in Sevilla, Spain on April 13th – 16th, 2011.
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EGBA Slams Belgium Gambling Laws
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), as well as the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) have declared their intention to challenge Belgium’s new gambling laws by lodging a formal complaint with the European Commission. The groups wish to show that Belgium’s request to limit online gambling licenses only to those operators that have an off-line presence in the country contradicts free trade policies and prevents competition. While the Belgium government contends that the new laws have been set in place to protect consumers, EGBA and RGA argue that they protect local operators from foreign competition.
“If consumer protection was the real concern, licenses would be granted on the basis of objective criteria assessing the social responsibility of operators,” said Clive Hawkswood, Chief Executive of the RGA. “Unfortunately, the current system only aims at protecting a handful of existing land-based operators from meaningful competition.
“Far from benefitting consumers this will only serve to reduce the value and choice available to them,” he said. “There is absolutely no doubt that these measures are driven by protectionism rather than genuine concern for consumers,” continued Hawkswood. “We hope that the Commission will be consistent with its previous stance on the Belgian laws and will fulfill its duty as guardian of EU law by taking early action to remedy this abuse.”
Class1Casino Offering World Cup Promotion
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