Isle of Man-based online payment processor Neteller has announced that it will be changing its name next month as part of a rebranding exercise designed to differentiate it from its operating brands. From November 17, the popular e-wallet will be known as Neovia Financial with the new share symbol ‘NEO’ on the London Stock Exchange subject to approval from shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting due to be held six days before that date.

Der Final Table des Events #4 5.000 USD Mixed Holdem bei der World Series of Poker 2008 war definitiv einer der schwersten und beeindruckendsten Final Table der gesamten WSOP Geschichte. Am Mittwoch wurde WSOP Geschichte geschrieben als Erik Lindgren seinen Gegenspieler Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo im Heads-Up besiegte und sein erstes Bracelet gewann.

Der "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act" (UIGEA) von 2006 hat PartyGaming gezwungen alle seine Aktivitäten in den USA einzustellen und keine Einsätze von US-Bürgern mehr anzunehmen. Das hat das Unternehmen fast dreiviertel ihrer Kunden gekostet, der Umsatz ist um mehr als 60% eingebrochen und man schlitterte in die roten Zahlen. Jetzt erst, im ersten Quartal 2008, konnten wieder erste Gewinne erzielt werden, mehr darüber unter PartyGaming wächst im 1.Quartal 2008.

San Francisco - Payday has finally come for hundreds of thousands of U.S. customers whose money has been tied up for months in a beleaguered Internet money-transfer service popular among gamblers. Under a deal reached with the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan last month, Neteller has begun to allow consumers access to their accounts following a months-long federal investigation.

Neteller announced this week it will be changing its services in the Israeli market. The company will no longer be processing online gambling transactions from residents of Israel. "Recent legal developments have increased the uncertainty regarding the legality around certain activities related to online gambling in the Israeli market," the company said in a press release.

New York (Reuters) - British payments processor NETeller Plc will forfeit [[USD]] 136 million but will not be prosecuted for conspiracy under a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. government announced on Wednesday. The agreement is the latest development in a U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling that began a year ago with the arrest of the then-chief executive of BETonSPORTS, David Carruthers.

Neteller co-founder John Lefebvre pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge related to the processing of millions of dollars in gambling transactions, according to Reuters. The guilty plea is similar to one filed by fellow Neteller co-founder Stephen Lawrence earlier this month. Both Lefebvre and Lawrence admitted to wrongdoing in their pleas.

New York (Reuters) - A founder of payment processor NETeller Plc pleaded guilty on Friday to a conspiracy charge over the handling of billions of dollars in illegal gambling proceeds. Stephen Lawrence, 47, during a hearing before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan, also agreed to cooperate with the government. Lawrence faces a maximum sentence of five years on the conspiracy charge for his role in the operation of the payment processor.