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Tuesday 20th May 2008

‘Panicked’ Takes Home $23,600 Online casino BodogLife.com has announced that virtual player ‘Panicked’ kept his calm to take home $23,6000 for winning its Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed poker tournament. The...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

BluffEurope.com Speaks With Annette Obrestad May 20th (London, UK) The Bluff Europe Exclusive $2,000 Freeroll is here! Players from all around the world are looking forward to taking on two of the best players in the world. Annette Obrestad,...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Bluff Europe Freeroll Tournament Tonight Leading poker publication Bluff Europe has announced that it will be holding an exclusive freeroll tournament tonight featuring two of the best players in the world, Canadian Sorel...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

GUKPT Win Just What The Doctor Ordered In the early hours of Sunday the 19th May Ganesh Rao became the fifth player to win a GUKPT main in event in 2008, at the Grosvenor casino in Newcastle. He defeated a field of 189 players to take...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Poker Machine Maker Pays The Price In a move which has rewritten the Australian stock market rule books it has been revealed that Poker machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure has agreed a compensation package with investors,...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Panicked Is The name Winning Is The Game While the nickname may have caught the eye, it was the skill of a player by the name of ‘Panicked’ who took the glory at the Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed online Poker tournament on Sunday. Bodog...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Atlantic City Casinos Show Fall In Profits A report by the Atlantic City Casino Control Commission has confirmed the worst fears of many in the casino industry, a 17% fall in gross profits for the first quarter of this year and the...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

EasyJet Passenger Latest Winner in 1,000,000,000€ Raffle-style Numbers Game May 21, 2008 (Malta) -- A UK woman is the latest winner at Billionairio.com, a raffle-style numbers game that could yet make her a billionaire. Sarah Jackson of Stafford was on board an EasyJet...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Intralot Wins Ohio Contract A subsidiary of Greece’s Intralot has won a two-year integrated services contract from the Ohio State Lottery to operate the agency's gaming services including the provision of equipment for...

Tuesday 20th May 2008

GameVillage Celebrating First Birthday Online bingo and games site GameVillage.com is celebrating its first birthday on Thursday and has announced that players can expect a day filled with a whole host of special games, quizzes and...

Tuesday 20th May 2008
Morrisons Re-Branding Edinburgh-based bookmakers Morrisons has announced that it will be re-branding its land-based operations under the ScotBet name along with inaugurating an online offering. According to The...


Monday 19th May 2008

Online Casino Pays Out Largest-Ever Win SportingBet last week went the extra mile to congratulate winning player Mr K Vasileiadis for his win on a €27 (£21) slot machine that netted him €940,966 (£748,290). The generous...

Monday 19th May 2008

Bodog Predict Continued Overlay On WSOP Package Tournaments Bodog have been giving away six seats to the World Series of Poker Main Event each week, two of which are awarded in a Sunday tournament. For the past two Sundays, the tournament has seen a...

Monday 19th May 2008

Manchester United Casino Offer £100 The official online casino for Manchester United football club, Manchester United casino, has launched with a £100 deposit offer. Anyone can join the new gambling site – even Manchester...

Monday 19th May 2008

Full Tilt’s FTOPS Climax With Over $5m Prizes The two largest events in Full Tilt Poker’s flagship tournament series were played out last night with a $2,500 buy-in deepstacked event hosted by Phil Ivey and the $500 Main Event. The...