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Reports from the Spanish media and online gambling websites claim that Spanish police, the Mossos d’Esquadra unexpectedly turned up at the Hotel Princesa in Barcelona Spain Sunday where the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) freeroll poker tournament was taking place, which has 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold featured as keynote speaker.

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Sept. 29, 2008 – Today, iMEGA filed its brief with the US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, in the matter of iMEGA v. Keisler, et al. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), which prohibits US financial institutions from processing transactions between online gambling sites and US players, while shifting the determination, burden and cost of enforcement onto the financial institutions.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — A judge yesterday declined to order 141 gambling Web sites forfeited to the state, saying he needed more time to understand the complexities of what experts call an unprecedented effort to crack down on illegal Internet gambling.

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
For Immediate Release
September 26, 2008

FRANKFORT, KY – Internet gambling sites have begun blocking access to Kentucky users in recognition of the Commonwealth’s jurisdiction to protect its citizens from unregulated, illegal activity within its borders. The Commonwealth continues to negotiate with those sites toward a resolution of the dispute.

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The Norwegian Government has continued to press forward with legislation to ban payments handling online poker and internet gambling transactions, UIGEA-style. The government has formally submitted its proposed ban for a parliamentary vote, reports Gambling Compliance.

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The court hearing for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s lawsuit against nontribal poker clubs in Tucson and elsewhere in Arizona has been postponed until Dec. 15.

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