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Aashish is Exposed!

Like many others, we’ve covered the story that did the rounds recently concerning the alleged legal proceedings in India so that 8 year old Aashish Nanak from Chandigarh could claim his 22,912,500.38 Indian Rupees ($500,000 dollars!)  winnings from playing an online poker game.  And we smelt a slight odour of rat from the start! The idea that an eight year old could bypass the strict protocols on any online gambling site was very unlikely.  It’s certainly not possible to do without eventually being rumbled at www.raketherake.com or any number of the poker sites we recommend.  While the story does have …

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A new bill to override the UIGEA?

A new bill that would advance the legalization and regulation (and taxation) of online gambling in the United States on a national scale has been introduced to U.S. Congress by Senators Judd Gregg and Ron Wyden. The bill, S3108, or the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, is, on the surface, an ambitious effort to overhaul a great deal of tax laws and regulations in the United States. Described by the media as a call to dramatically lower taxes on big corporations, which would result in cutting corporation tax from by 11 percent to a flat rate of 24 percent …

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Google slap gets slap back!

For most businesses online it really is a priority to be listed high on a search engine, and the crème de la crème of the engines has to be Google. Companies are known to spend a great deal of money and time working to the strict rules of ‘search engine optimisation’ in order to claw their way to the top few pages for certain search terms.  Google is the goal for most businesses on the web and companies work hard to get to the top. However, in recent years Google has become more and more strict on the methods it …

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