Going Postal -- Online betting exchange Betfair has signed an agreement with England's postal service, Post Office Ltd., to help verify customers' names, addresses and payment methods. With the Post Office as a trusted third party, customers will be required to download a form, fill in the details and take it with a valid ID to any Post Office branch in the United Kingdom. The branch office will then notify Betfair electronically of the customer's verified details.
Free and Quick -- Finnish I-gaming supplier EGET announced today the delivery of two new single- and multiplayer bingo games to three of its gaming customers, Finnish Paf.fi, Sweden's Paf.se and Estonia-based Fortuuna.ee. With "Free Square," the player gets a marked square in his ticket for free, and "Quick Bingo" speeds up the game because there are fewer numbers in the ticket grids and draws.
The Latest from China -- According to Xinhua News Agency, the Internet Society of China released a statement Wednesday calling for more civilized Internet-related business and Internet usage, to reduce "damage on the physical and mental health of teenagers and harm to society's harmony and stability." The statement also calls for public and self-supervision of Internet content. Society members in February vowed to police themselves for online pornography and gambling and March 1 began a government-imposed ban on citizens younger than 18 from Internet cafes, discos and karaoke bars.
New to the Corp -- The board of Gaming Corp., a gaming portal operator and owner of both Gambling.com and Casino.co.uk, announced today the appointment of Paul Tuson as group finance director. Tuson, 39, has held senior finance roles with a variety of technology and media companies, including group finance director for two AIM companies: consumer information and entertainment provider Stream Group plc and Strategic Thought Group plc, a provider of risk management software and solutions. Tuson is replacing Peter Williams, who has stepped down after six years of service.
To Beijing via King Solomons -- King Solomons Poker announced Monday that it will sponsor young gymnast Ben Brown's journey to the 2012 Olympics. Brown's funding had been cut for his training and he had to return to working full-time. "There is no way I can continue to train while I am working full-time," Brown said in a recent radio interview. "It's just not feasible. When you've been at work all day, by the time you get to the gym it's not really worth it. Your mind's not on it, and you're tired." The gambling company will not only pay for Brown's training, but it has added a performance-related bonus incentive.