US Tidbit -- The St. Petersburg Times reported today that the National Collegiate Athletic Association is keeping an eye on the situation of Adrian McPherson, the former Florida State quarterback who is charged with gambling-related offenses. Bill Saum, the NCAA director of agent, gambling and amateurism activities, told the paper that while he couldn't comment on specifics, he could affirm that the organization is "aware of what's going on." "We review everything from A to Z, with or without law enforcement," Saum said.
Bit from the UK -- Person-to-person betting site Betdaq.co.uk said today that it expects voluminous traffic this weekend and that overall, the betting exchange industry could handle $100 million on Saturday's horse races alone. Betdaq said it serves between 20 and 25 percent of the U.K. betting exchange market. "This one day will be the biggest in all our short lives," said Rob Hartnett, Betdaq's managing director. "We have win, place and special markets on the big race, Man United and Liverpool kicking off in the evening time for Asian customers, and the Premiership back after a break. It will be magic."
Making Deals -- Casino Action, an online gambling company, said today that it has bought Challenge Casino and Music Hall Casino. Casino Action, which is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, reports that it is upgrading the casinos' functionality with software from Microgaming.
New Stuff -- In a press release issued yesterday, a group calling itself the International Gaming Industry Poverty Relief Project said it is interested in organizing the gambling industry to donate money to alleviate worldwide poverty. Visit www.igiprp.org for more information.