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Tuesday 29th November 2005

InterCasino Wins Top Online Casino For 5th Straight Year InterCasino has taken home the award for Top Casino in Gambling Online Magazine’s annual poll for the fifth time in as many years. Their success is largely due to the site’s high quality in custom...

Monday 28th November 2005

Millionaires Club $1.6 Million and climbing! November 28, 2005 (Nicosia, CY) - Somebody somewhere is about to become at least $1.6 million richer thanks to the fast growing progressive jackpot on Millionaires Club -- a hugely popular Internet...

Monday 28th November 2005

Phil Ivey Unstoppable In Monaco Phil Ivey has taken out the top prize at the FullTiltPoker.net invitational in Monaco less than 24 hours after winning first place – and a cool $1 million – at the Monte Carlo Masters. The high-st...

Monday 28th November 2005

Poker - It's All Greek CryptoLogic has launched a new Greek-language Internet poker site for William Hill. William Hill, one of the world's most trusted gaming brands and the largest sports bookmaker in the UK, is exte...

Monday 28th November 2005

Online Casino Advertising Under Threat The UK Government has threatened to bring in statutory controls over advertising for online gambling following evidence that operators are breaking the law. Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Cu...

Monday 28th November 2005

Online Casino Jackpot Ready To Burst! The jackpot of hugely popular progressive slot game ‘Millionaires Club’ by CryptoLogic is currently sitting at over $1.6 million. The last big jackpot winner of ‘Millionaires Club’ took home over...

Monday 28th November 2005

Online Casino Bingo Awards Massive Jackpot One of the Internet's most popular pay-for-play bingo games, Cashmill Bingo, has paid out a $5,000+ jackpot to repeat player ‘Peaches13’ of Lyndonville, NY. The jackpot is one of the largest sing...

Friday 25th November 2005

Online Casino Gets Mac Friendly Pacific Poker is now Mac-compatible and Mac users everywhere are rejoicing in the news. Already one of the most popular sites in the USA and the UK, Pacific Poker is endeavouring to gain a larger ...

Friday 25th November 2005

Online Casino Poker Approved In Sweden The Swedish government has given the green light to Svenska Spel, a state-owned gaming company, to provide Sweden’s first online casino poker destination. Cabinet decided to employ Svenska Spel, a...

Friday 25th November 2005

Innovative Online Casino Slots Just Released Two new, highly original slots have been developed by Casinova Software in cooperation with Namtiori Entertainment Innovators. “Sweets Slot' is a 9-line multi-coin video bonus slot with fantastic...

Friday 25th November 2005

Casino Attendance Rising In UK Britain’s biggest casino operator, Stanley Leisure, said casino attendance had risen since last month's relaxation of membership rules. Following the dip in trade during August, Stanley, which ru...

Friday 25th November 2005

Number Of British Casinos To Soar The steadily rising number of casinos in Britain could leap by more than 50% to 211 sites. The new Gambling Act is yet to be in full force but thirty-nine applications for new casino licences ha...

Friday 25th November 2005
Online Bookmaker To Serve Australian Customers The political obstacle that was standing in the way of online sportsbook, Betfair, moving into the Australian market was overcome this week when the Parliament passed the Gaming Control Amendment (...


Thursday 24th November 2005

Phil Ivey Wins In Monte Carlo! Full Tilt Poker’s Phil Ivey has proven once again why he is rightly considered to be one of the premier poker players in the world by winning the Monte Carlo Millions tournament at the historic Cas...

Thursday 24th November 2005

New UK Casino Opens Doors The Gala Casino in Sunderland is set to be a state-of-the-art venue and it is nearly ready to open. The hi-tech casino is hoping that the opening night will be the biggest party the city has eve...