Clarification -- Police in Pflugerville, Texas, on Thursday raided an Internet café that was running 8-liner style gambling on its computers. Police were tipped off by customer complaints received last month, the Travis County Sheriff's office said. Upon further investigation, IGN has learned that the gambling activity was not Internet-related. Roger Wade, public information officer, Travis County Sherriff's office, said the computers were loaded with the games, but the games were not connected to the Internet. The café's owner, Zorica Vilotic, was arrested and charged with gambling promotion, keeping a gambling place, possession of a gambling device and possession of gambling paraphernalia. The charges stem from violations of several Texas statutes.
Dealing -- Paddy Power has signed a six-year, multi-million pound agreement with Turf TV and joint venture partners Alphameric and Amalgamated Racing to show Turf TV in all of Paddy Power's Irish U.K.-licensed betting outlets. On news of the deal, Alphameric jumped 8.25p to 52.
Hiring -- Income Access, the online gaming affiliate network and software provider, has appointed five new staff as part of the growth and expansion of the company. The new hirees include three technical team members and two affiliate marketing managers. The company is also actively seeking another three staff members for its account management and administration department.
Tote Sale Delayed Further -- The proposed £400 million sale of the U.K. Tote has been delayed once again. This time the delay is due to the cancellation of a meeting between sports minister Richard Caborn and Stephen Timms, chief secretary of HM Treasury. The sale to a consortium of horse racing industry players has remained in the negotiation stage since the end of 2006, owing to (among other issues) contention over how the deal would be funded.
Pogo.com Bounces into Germany and France -- Online casual gaming site Pogo.com has expanded its U.K.-facing service and launched in Germany. The games are free and range from single and multi-player puzzle games to casino style games. Electronic Arts, the software company behind Pogo.com, is also set to launch the French-language version of the site in the coming months.