Green Poker Anyone?

October 12, 2011 - 12:28 PM by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: A New Reality, Technology 

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Founded by a small group of Israelis, Playtech is a multi-million gambling tech company that provides an engine for online casinos (if you like gambling online for real money). My sister, for one, can sit on Facebook for hours and play slots for points while she is chatting to her friends. But other people believe they can make real money online by gambling.

Based out of Israel, Estonia, and the UK, and more, for legal reasons Playtech does not operate in the United States: there are US laws that prohibit some kinds of online casinos –– like poker, a Playtech specialty.

This could change now that American legal eagles are deliberating on whether or not to allow online poker to be regulated in the United States, once again. Gambling addicts can certainly get their fix at Las Vegas, or in online casinos that offer blackjack, slots and any other favorite gambling game –– except poker.

In a New York Times article this week, it was reported that American legislators may once again allow for an online poker industry run by a few and which was shut down over Ponzi-scheme suspicions. But just like cigarettes, booze and gasoline, imagine all the taxation possibilities that gambling could bring in? Read more

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The Israel Electric Company Purchases “Poo” Power from Jerusalem

March 3, 2009 - 3:37 PM by · 2 Comments
Filed under: A New Reality, Environment 

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(In 1922 Jerusalem gets its first sewage system. YNet)

Jerusalem is a holy city which houses the country’s holiest people. Now their excrement will continue doing good work:

In the first deal of its kind for the country, the Israel Electric Company (IEC) signed an agreement on Sunday with Gihon, Jerusalem’s water and sewage firm, to purchase electricity generated from bio-gas resulting from the treatment of solid waste, reports the Jerusalem Post.

“It will produce enough electricity to light between 1,000 and 1,500 homes,” said Yisrael Bar-Gil, the CEO of Mabti, a Gihon subsidiary said. “We can eventually produce up to 50 percent more.”

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