Big Money in Gambling Lobby Extremely Positive for HeadsUp Entertainment (HDUP:PK)

The political lobbyists follow the money and there is no larger pool of money developing in North America than the pool of legalized gambling.

All of this is very positive news for HeadsUp Entertainment. Two of the biggest political names in the United States, Barney Frank and Dick Gephardt are strong proponents of legalized online gambling in the United States.

Harrah’s, the world’s largest casino operator, has spent more than $3,000,000 over the past year to promote online gambling. Dick Gephardt’s lobbying company has been paid $300,000 through an intermediary by PokerStars.

All of this is very important for HeadsUp Entertainment. More to follow.

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Market Scan for 25 February 2010

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At the close on Thursday 25 February 2010

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China To Purchase Half of IMF’s Gold

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China has confirmed the intention to purchase 191.3 tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund at an open auction, Finmarket news agency said.

World central banksstarted to increase their gold reserves after prices on gold began toclimb in 2001. The IMF sells gold within the scope of a program todiversify sources of income and achieve an increase in lending.

The IMF announced an intention to sell 403.3 tons ofgold in accordance with the adequate decision made by the board ofdirectors of the fund in September of 2009. India, Mauritius and SriLanka purchased about 212 tons of the amount at the end of 2009. Indiapurchased most – 200 tons.

China’s interest in international trade is connectedwith the development of the nation’s economy, as well as with thegrowing consumer demand in the country.

“Chinese officials have confirmed previousannouncements from IMF experts and said that the purchasing of 191 tonsof gold would not exert negative influence on the world market. Chinais interested in the development of the domestic consumer market,” theagency reports.

Most of Chinese citizens believe that investing in gold jewelry is a good way to avoid inflation, Rough & Polished agency said.

The IMF has received the profit of $7.2 billion fromgold sales. A part of the funds is to be used for crediting poorcountries.

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Market Scan for 24 February 2010

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At the close on Wednesday 24 February 2010

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HeadsUp Entertainment (HDUP:PK) – Hitting the Jackpot with Poker’s Worldwide Popularity

Peruse the market for small cap stocks and you’ll find of bunch of geniuses trying to make money in the online poker world. Without naming names, a publicly-traded British Columbia- based company has created an online monopoly-type poker game using non legal currency until online poker becomes legal in North America. It makes as much sense as fingerless gloves. That’s why I’ve stayed away from trying to make money in the poker market until now. That is, until I discovered HeadsUp Entertainment Inc (HDUP:PK).

Although no one can truly determine the size of the poker market because because many of the online gambling companies are privately owned and are not obligated to publish their balance sheets, Goldman Sachs estimated the size of the U.S. online poker market to be $1.5 billion in 2008. Other reports I’ve read estimated the North American market to be approximately $30 billion with online poker raking in over $50 billion annually worldwide.

If you want the trace the surge of popularity of poker in North America, you need to know the name Chris Moneymaker. An accountant by trade and a $40,000 a year employee as per the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Moneymaker parlayed $40 into $2.5 million in the 2003 World Series of Poker and from that remarkable run, 2.5 million poker players in the United States or as some may say, “dreamchasers” were born.

Recently, Canadian provinces have now entered into the online gaming market. A famous cynic once said, “Government-owned businesses are simply offshoots of tax revenue loss.” In English, this means that if enough non-taxable business is done in any jurisdiction in the world, you can bet that local and federal governments will aim for a piece of that pie. That remains true for any country in the world. In fact, cities such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City were built with that exact strategy in mind.

Some lottery corporations across Canada have now adopted the world of online gambling. British Columbia offers online poker, letting players bet as much as $9,999 a week in games. Earlier this month, Loto-Quebec announced its intention to offer online gambling and poker.

All of these activities have placed HeadsUp Entertainment in quite an enviable position for 2010. Over the past 6 years, the Company has built an all inclusive media model being the only ones producing poker television in the country, publishing Canada’s only poker magazine and now launching its online poker television network. By entrenching itself in its casino partner relationships, HeadsUp has implemented barriers to entry for international competitors and has positioned itself as a prime candidate for acquisition.

The company is not trying to create a gambling operation. Therefore and unlike many of the small poker sites, there are no legal issues to battle down the road. HeadsUp Entertainment is simply trying to capitalize on the popularity of the surge of poker in North American casinos. Unless ESPN is aiding and abetting, you can be assured that the current company will remain far from any legal quagmires as a result of gambling statutes in North America. With a focus on Canada, the company’s goal is to create a global media company exclusively focused on the poker market. Although the company directly benefits from the popularity of online poker sites, the company’s strategy is focused on the casino-based poker market. The company’s strategy encompasses the growth of the Canadian Poker Tour. In order to attract players to the HeadsUp Brand, the company will lure a membership through the exclusive Players Card and the Canadian Poker Player Magazine.

The Players Card is a membership program which will offer players significant products’ and services’ discounts. As a member of the Players Card, all members can earn enough points to participate in the year-end CPT Players Point Championship. Among other prizes is a $100,000 payday to the winner.

With partnerships with more than 40 casinos in Canada, Heads Up is building the Canadian Poker Tour along with the website canadianpokertour.tv which will benefit the casinos as well as the Canadian Poker Tour brand. To date, the company has signed one of the best talent pools in poker today for future events.

The final leg of the marketing trifecta is Canadian Poker Player magazine. Canadian Poker Player Magazine creates a forum to co-license events with casinos, corporate clients, players and readers to market the company’s events and products to a targeted audience. Already the #1 magazine for serious poker players in Canada, the company plans on increasing circulation to 100,000 within the next three years.

HeadsUp Entertainment currently has XXXXXXX shares outstanding. With three thriving brands in a rapidly expanding market, HeadsUp Entertainment represents one of the best risk-reward investment opportunities in the North American poker market today. Almost 3 million people in the United States play online poker and with well over 3 million in North America participating in the worldwide poker phenomenon, shares of Heads Up may be poised for explosive growth over the next few months.

Please expect daily posts regarding HeadsUp. For more information, you can visit http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HDUP.PK

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Yesterday’s Top Performing Small Cap Stock:

Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com

Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TOOT) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer yesterday closing up over 6% on trading volume of 25,314 shares.

Tootie Pie reported the best overall quarterly operating results in the Company’s history. The shift to increase retail sales growth from existing and planned acquisitions has positioned Tootie Pie for continued sales growth and profits.

A new Audio Interview with Don Merrill, President and CEO of Tootie Pie Company is now at SmallCapVoice.com. The interview can be heard at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/2-17-10-audio-interview-with-tootie-pie-company-otcbb-toot/

A fact sheet on Tootie Pie Company, Inc. is available here: http://www.smallcapvoice.com/toot/factsheet.html
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Stocks are lower after worse-than-expected consumer confidence report

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A sharp drop in consumer confidence is sending stocks lower.

The Conference Board says Tuesday its consumer confidence index has fallen to 46 in February from 56.5 last month. Economists had expected a reading of 55.

Not only did the index fall sharply, it is far from indicating strength in the economy. A reading above 90 means the economy is on solid footing.

Consumers are vital to a strong, sustained economic recovery because their spending accounts for more than two-thirds of all economic activity.

The Dow Jones industrial average is down 36.43, or 0.4 percent, at 10,346.95. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is down 6.32, or 0.6 percent, at 1,101.69, while the Nasdaq composite index is down 14.52, or 0.7 percent, at 2,227.51.
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Market Scan for 23 February 2010

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CAVU’s (CAVR:PK) Energy Services Assets Valued at Over $2 Million

When we first profiled Cavu Resources on January 13, 2010, we asked the question , “How can this stock go in 2010?” We still ask that same question.

In a recent conversation with the Company’s CEO, we were talking about the company’s considerable assets. The services division’s assets are valued at over $2 million. This does not include any of the company’s 35 miles of active gas pipelines, 15 miles of saltwater disposal lines and over 50 miles of oil pipelines.

In the next post, we will try to solicit some type of valuation from the company for their lines/pipelines. In the meantime, we remain equally enthusiastic as when we first profiled CAVU back in mid-January.

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2-12-10 Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com

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Stocks are sharply lower after China said it would increase bank reserve levels

Chinese regulators are trying to contain rapid economic growth to prevent speculative investment bubbles there. The surprising move comes a day after a tame inflation report raised hopes that China wouldn’t have to further tighten its monetary policy.

Concerns about debt problems in European countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal, as well as President Barack Obama’s push for new regulations on banks also weighed on the market and increased volatility in recent weeks.

On Thursday, European Union leaders pledged to provide Greece with support as it tries to bring its debt problems under control. There has been concern that debt problems there could spread and destabilize Europe’s common currency, the euro.

A Commerce Department report that showed retail sales grew more than expected in January had little effect on trading. Retail sales rose 0.5 percent last month, slightly better than the 0.3 percent expected by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 133.85, or 1.3 percent, to 10,010.34. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped 13.48, or 1.3 percent, to 1,064.99, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 23.12, or 1.1 percent, to 2,154.29.

New Client Alert:

Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTC BB: TOOT)

Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. The retail segment serves individual consumers through in-store sales, orders via telephone and internet on the Company’s website. The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through client and employee appreciation programs. The wholesale segment is made up of national and regional broad line grocery and foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them through their respective sales distribution channels.

Tootie Pie recently announced that it sold over 13,500 pies for the month of November 2009, an increase of 15% over November 2008, making this the best November in the Company’s history.

Don Merrill, Tootie Pie Company’s President & CEO, commented, “Coming on the heels of a 15% sales increase for October, this holiday season is shaping up very well for the Tootie Pie Company. I am pleased to see our continued sales growth, especially during these tough times.”

SmallCapVoice.com subscribers should take note that based upon the 15% year over year sales increase for both October and November combined with the seasonally strong Holiday season, we expect that Tootie Pie will report record third quarter operating results.

Yesterday’s Top Performing Small Cap Stock:

General Automotive Company (OTC BB: GNAU) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer yesterday closing up over 13% on trading volume of 76,491 shares.

General Automotive Company (GNAU) is a provider of original equipment (OE) and aftermarket automotive parts and related automotive products at multiple levels of distribution throughout the United States and internationally. The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, OE Source L.C. (OES). OES sells conventional auto parts that it imports directly from manufacturers, consolidators and distributors in the Far East to the customers in the United States.

GNAU last week announced it has an agreement to acquire privately held S.P.E.C. Inc. The transaction is expected to further position the Company as an organization that capitalizes on both organic growth as well as growth through strategic acquisition. S.P.E.C., based in Birmingham, AL, is a leading provider of high performance clutches and flywheels to the high performance automotive market. S.P.E.C., which reported unaudited revenue of approximately $5.6 million in 2009, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of GNAU.

Today’s SmallCapVoice.com Hot Stock to Watch:

Worldwide Food Services, Inc. (Pink Sheets: WFSV)

Worldwide Food Services, Inc. is a holding company consisting of multiple business segments, all related to the food and beverage industry. The foundation is derived from the various blind organizations that have first rights to the vending and food service in all federal and state buildings, airports, postal facilities, and military bases. Worldwide Food Services, Inc. developed a national buying co-op (National Blind Enterprise Co-op) to fill the need of the thousands of visually impaired business people who were purchasing food and beverages individually at higher prices that were called for base on their total volume.

Other Small Cap News

Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD)

Amicus Therapeutics Presents Positive Data Update From Phase 2 Extension Study of Amigal(TM) for Fabry Disease

CRANBURY, N.J., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD) announced today additional positive preliminary data from its ongoing Phase 2 extension study of its investigational drug Amigal(TM) (migalastat HCl) for Fabry disease at the Lysosomal Disease Network WORLD Symposium in Miami, Florida. The Company also presented encouraging data from preclinical studies evaluating the combination of pharmacological chaperones and enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for Fabry disease and Pompe disease as well as from preclinical studies examining the use of pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

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OPKO Health Announces Development of Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE Amex:OPK) today announced the development of a simple diagnostic blood test for Alzheimer’s disease. The test, designed to detect elevated levels of antibodies unique to Alzheimer’s disease, was approximately 95% accurate in initial testing.

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Advanced Photonix, Inc. Continues Supplying Custom Products for Navy With $2.4 Million Follow-On Order

The products to be supplied for this order include a custom photodiode assembly and optical sensor used for the Navy’s Guided Missile Systems. The Guided Missile Weapon System is the world’s most modern ship self-defense weapon, and has been specifically designed to provide exceptional protection for multiple ship platforms.

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International Tower Hill Receives Share Ownership Top-up Notice from AngloGold Ashanti

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – 02/11/10) – International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (AMEX:THM) is pleased to announce that AngloGold Ashanti Exploration Inc., a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Limited, has exercised its right to maintain its 13.2907% equity interest in the Company. AngloGold’s equity interest had been diluted by virtue of the Company’s issuance of shares since May 19, 2009, principally due to the exercise of incentive stock options, broker options and in connection with the purchase the interest of Redstar Gold Corp. in the Company’s North Bullfrog project.

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THQ and Syfy Enter into Strategic Alliance to Create and Publish Original Content across All Major Media Platforms Inspired by Both THQ’s Award-Winning Gaming Franchises and Jointly Developed New Intellectual Properties

The deal with THQ comes as Syfy prepares to launch an aggressive expansion of its brand into the kids space with the unveiling of its Syfy Kids banner. Dedicated to serving the all-important youth market of 2 – 17 year olds, Syfy Kids is being designed to deliver compelling content across multiple platform that enables young consumers to stimulate their imagination with fantastical worlds, stories and characters in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, paranormal and action/adventure.

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Motorola says will split in 2 in early 2011

Motorola targets 1st quarter of 2011 to separate handset, home units from business services

“We believe this configuration is cleaner and more compelling for customers and investors,” Brown said in an interview. “We do anticipate that both business segments will have positive operating cash flow moving forward.”

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Noah Education Announces Unaudited Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

Revenue increased by 14.5% over the same quarter last year
Basic EPS increased by 66.7% over the same quarter last year

Mr. Dong Xu, Noah’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “I’m pleased to report 14.5% revenue growth and 66.7% increase in basic earnings per share as compared to the second quarter in 2009, in what is typically our seasonally slow quarter. We continue to execute our strategy and deliver on all of our guidance during a transitional period for the Company, with restructuring of senior management and key personnel taking on wider remits in terms of the breadth and depth of their roles.

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ZymoGenetics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Financial Results

Solid Year-End Cash Position Strengthened Further by January 2010 Stock Offering

“During 2009 we made significant changes to solidify our future and to maximize shareholder value by focusing on our most valuable assets where we have a significant ownership position. We significantly reduced our cost structure by aggressively restructuring the organization and solidified our cash position by entering into new collaborations,” said Douglas E. Williams, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ZymoGenetics.

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Curis Achieves Milestone Under Hsp90 Collaboration with Debiopharm

“We believe that Debio 0932 may have broad potential in a number of cancer indications based on its multiple mechanisms of action and client proteins, and its remarkable pharmacological properties, and we are pleased that the second compound generated from Curis’ proprietary targeted cancer platform has advanced into the clinic,” said Dan Passeri, Curis’ President and Chief Executive.

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China Infrastructure Investment Reports Second Quarter Net Income Grew 526% Compared With the Same Period Last Year

Revenues in the Period Were Affected by Severe November Snowstorm, but Offset by Decreased Maintenance and Interest Expense

The Company’s Chairman and CEO, Mr. Li Xipeng, commented, “We are very pleased with the substantial advance we achieved in net income in both the second quarter and six month periods. Further, we continue to anticipate that barring unusual events such as the November snowstorm, toll growth on the Expressway should accelerate in 2010 in line with China’s gradually improving economy, especially in the Henan province where the urbanization process is ongoing.”

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