Thursday, August 30, 2007

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in online poker and casino operator PartyGaming surged off record lows Wednesday after a sharp rise in new customers helped it beat earnings expectations, though it swung to an overall net loss due to the U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling.PartyGaming beats expectations and shares surge (Market Watch)

WCPO - The spot will be the second in a series of political ads aimed at showing the evils of casino gambling. The latest ad features a woman who was sentenced to two years in prison in 2003 after pleading guilty to embezzling more than 240 thousand dollars .Fletcher To Begin Airing 2nd Gambling Ad On Tuesday

BBC News - In October, President George W Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, criminalising the transfer and handling . Despite the regulatory setbacks, the group added a record number of new players - up 83% to 403,713 - with its casino .US law hits Partygaming results