Alderney suspends Full Tilt Poker Room's operating licence

Alderney suspends Full Tilt Poker Room's operating licence 

29/06/2011

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The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has suspended Full Tilt’s licences, requiring the poker room to suspend all operations from the jurisdiction with immediate effect.

The AGCC said in a statement this morning: “The decision to suspend these licenses follows a special investigation prompted by the indictments unsealed by US Attorney General’s Office in the Southern District of New York on 15th April 2011, during which grounds were found to indicate that these licensees and their business associates were operating contrary to Alderney legislation."

免費彩票換巨獎 一夜變富婆 加國港移民獨中1.8億

免費彩票換巨獎 一夜變富婆 加國港移民獨中1.8億

星島日報 – 2011年6月25日星期六

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)加拿大安大略省烈治文山一位香港女移民，憑着一張免費的彩票，周四成為最新中「至多彩」（Lotto Max）頭獎的幸運兒，獨得獎金逾二千二百六十萬加元（約一億八千萬港元）。

　　本報駐加拿大記者報道

　　安省博彩公司（OLGC）公布，是次中「至多彩」頭獎的幸運兒名叫梁碧儀（Vivian Pik Yee Leung，譯音），在萬錦市一個商場內一間售賣頭髮用品零售店任職經理。她中了上周五（十七日）開獎的一期「至多彩」頭獎，一注獨得的獎金逾二千二百六十萬加元。該張獎票是在萬錦市太古廣場Lucky 8 Lottery店售出的。

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　　平日甚少買彩票

　　四十九歲的梁碧儀是在二十七年前從香港移民加國，平日只是間中買彩票。她於五月買了一張「至多彩」彩票，贏得一張免費彩票（Free Play Ticket）。直至上周，梁才有時間去換取該免費彩票，她如常以電腦隨機號碼方式買了一張彩票，當時也沒有留意該期的巨額彩金數目。

　　梁碧儀接受記者訪問時稱，她於開獎後到一間彩票零售店核對是否中獎時，那個電腦掃描器掃描彩票之後，彈出一串長長的彩金銀碼，她也不知有多少個數字，只知是一個大獎。她向零售店的女職員查問獎金有多少，那女職員告訴她，獎金是八位數字的二千二百多萬元。

　　梁碧儀還不敢相信這是事實，零售店的女職員多番告訴她，她手上的彩票確實中了頭獎。吃了一驚的梁碧儀，臉色轉紅兼感到頭痛。當天她如常上班，同事還不斷問她是否有不適，但她卻不想把中獎的消息告訴任何人。

　　可圓夢與父同住

　　目前與表親同住烈治文山市一個公寓單位的梁碧儀，周四到安省博彩公司領取總數為22,646,018.7加元的巨額彩金。她於領獎後向記者表示，希望與家人分享彩金，尤其是她那八十五歲獨居亞省愛民頓的老父，把他接到多倫多居住。此外，她也希望全家外出旅行。

　　梁碧儀笑稱，她會首先告訴父親，他的女兒已經成為加國新一個千萬富婆，由於爸爸患有高血壓，因此告訴他這個消息時，速度要慢一點，以免他受刺激。她一直渴望與父親同住，但礙於經濟能力不能負擔，這次中了二千多萬加元彩金，終於可以實現與父親同住這個多年願望了。

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton of Texas plans to Introduce Online Poker Bill in Congress

U.S. Rep. to Introduce Online Poker Bill in Congress

June 24, 2011

Associated Press

  

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton of Texas plans to introduce a federal bill to legalize online poker, hoping to pull the estimated $6 billion industry out of the shadows at a time when its top operators are facing serious legal troubles.

The Republican lawmaker told The Associated Press he plans to introduce a bill on Friday that would let states choose whether they want to allow residents to play poker on the Internet.

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He says potential operators would apply through a newly created office in the Commerce Department and need to have gambling licenses in at least one state.

Barton says he thinks the measure has a chance to pass as a stand-alone bill before the end of this session.

Current laws bar financial institutions from processing gambling payments.