Nobody in the world can escape the huge news this week, that Kim Dotcom, the president of file sharing website Megaupload was imprisoned along with four others in New Zealand earlier this week. Kim Dotcom, who also goes by many aliases including Kim, Tim, Pim, Mim, Dot, King, Kimple, and Vester currently remains within law enforcement custody on suspicions that he masterminded an international criminal conspiracy. Charges being brought against him include money laundering and copyright infringement, all relating to the piracy of many thousands of TV shows, music, and movies; all of which were made freely available via the company’s website.

In addition, the authorities with the USA are actively pursuing his extradition with regard to allegations that, if he is found guilty of, could earn him as many as twenty years imprisonment. Mr Dotcom was convicted last week for a wide range of violations which range from insider trading, embezzlement, and hacking offences, amongst a long list of others.

Beneath “Third Parties” in this indictment, PartyGaming and its online poker department Party Poker were named as having paid out in excess of $3 million USD for marketing and advertising to promote their online casino bonuses on the Megaupload homepage. Unfortunately, the agreement was started close to mid-November 2009, and before the merge together with Bwin on March 2011, and “still active on or about March, 18 2011″. Additionally, there are a number of other companies described in the very same circumstance, including payment processing heavyweight Moneybookers and even the multi-billion dollar PayPal. The director of communications for bwin.party, John Shepherd, immediately answered the claims, stating that the organization had ended the agreement as soon as the news came to their attention, and that they “had absolutely no knowledge pertaining to any of the claimed actions carried out by Megaupload.”

TVG is just one of numerous organizations offering conventional pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing. TVG was purchased last year by London based gambling firm BetFair. Shortly after this purchase BetFair opened an office in San Francisco, California which currently employs around 75 personnel. The plan is to unleash a service in May 2012 which could not merely enhance betting on horse races, but also has the potential to radically improve upon the suffering horse racing industry of the USA.

Currently enjoying an annual turnover of just over $500 million, Betfair has developed a new concept for the world of betting which they are calling Exchange Betting. The idea is that, in theory, online gamblers can actually place bets against each other. Confused? Okay. For example, imagine a punter puts a bet on a horse to win. Rather than another gambler simply betting on another horse to win, they can now wager against you. In other words, they can bet that you specifically will lose.

The concept of Exchange Betting hasn’t technically been authorized, but a law passed in 2010 means it will become a legal practice as of May 2012. Betfair intends to open its online exchange on this date, with the hope that racing fans will relish the opportunity to bet against one another, a welcome break from the traditional way of gambling.

“You can continue betting in the middle of a race.” BetFair’s Head of Office at San Francisco, Stephen Burn explained. “Betting can in fact continue right up until the results are posted, so if there is a photo finish, you would could bet anytime before the final result is called.”

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One of the most common ways people search for the best online casino is by using a website dedicated to online casino reviews. This is a good way of obtaining some background information on a particular site without all the charade of signing up, confirming emails only to find its not what you are looking for. Once a user has found a site which is relevant to their interests, they can investigate further by looking into the features of the site and perhaps go to sign up. This option also allows players to speak with each other and get real information from people who have used the site, an angle which can be invaluable.

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Even though Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is under the media limelight for all the wrong reasons, March is the month that has seen the legalisation of online casino and poker cash games, in Italy. The law in favour of the current developments was made public in February 2011, but it is this month that will see the enforcement of this bill. Now you will see many sites that offer online casino games for cash. Online poker is the first form of online gambling to be allowed to offer cash games and this comes with two major provisions;
• Online poker tournaments are allowed only till €250, and
• The amount that needs to be paid back to the players, should at least be 90% of the amount that is collected from the players.

As for the tax that the government of Italy will enjoy, it would be 20% tax on all gross gaming receipts. Italy is prepared to step into the European online gambling industry that is estimated to be worth $12.5 billion. Since Italy has shown the way to legalising online cash games the other nations expected to follow in Italy’s footpath are Germany, Spain and Switzerland to name a few. Looks like the online cash game scene is in for some major change once Italy joins them to offer legalized online cash games and for once the nation’s attention has been diverted from its scandalous Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.