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Wednesday 7th March 2007

All systems Goa for first professional poker tournament The first ever Asian Poker Classic (APC) held in Goa has finally put India on the poker map. On March 4th it may have been Denmark's Carl Hostrup who scooped the jackpot but the Indian nation did ...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

William Hill Rules Out Bid For Rank Gambling giant William Hill has ruled out a bid for gaming company Rank after announcing a profit increase of 47 percent for 2006. Chief executive David Harding said that a takeover was not on the ...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

Online Casino Joins Fight For The 300 BodogFight, the martial arts show launched by poker giant Bodog, has joined forces with Warner Bros Pictures in a unique promotional campaign for the highly anticipated action adventure movie '300...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

PPA Announces Appointment of New Chairman The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organisation of more than 160,000 poker enthusiasts, has announced that former US Senator Alfonse D'Amato has joined the PPA to serve as Chairman of t...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

Asian Poker Classic Introduces the Sport of Poker to India March 4 2007, will go down as an historic day in Indian sport, as Carl Hostrup from Denmark (1st place), Samuel Lehtonen from Sweden (2nd place), and Pranav Bathija from India (3rd place), share th...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

Everest Poker Holds Successful Euro Team Tourney Everest Poker is basking in the success of its recent inaugural team poker event. Scandinavian players took part in a glitzy poker finale during the Nordic Summit on February 23, 2007. The 10-man ...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

WSOP Teleconference to Address Player Concerns On March 14, 2007 the World Series of Poker (WSOP) organisers will be holding a teleconference for poker players to pit questions on the 38th annual tourney to officials. It is believed that the...

Wednesday 7th March 2007

Go All-in Whilst Out and About PokerRoom.com has officially launched a new version of its Mobile Poker application which features no-limit tables, faster game play, improved chat features and a simpler way to cash out winnings –...

Wednesday 7th March 2007
Sportingbet Confirms Take Over Approach Sportingbet Plc, the Internet gaming company that lost most of its earnings after being forced out of the US, has confirmed in an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, that it has received an ...


Tuesday 6th March 2007

One in twelve Brits likes a remote punt The UK Gambling Commission has published a report showing Britain's remote gambling habits in the first of what will be a regular new series. The research showed that even without taking the Natio...

Tuesday 6th March 2007

Thrash metal legends bid to thrash each other in poker war What do you get if you put Pantera's Vinnie Paul, Sully Erna from Godsmack, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Ace Frehley formerly of KISS, and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top together around a green baize table? A deat...

Tuesday 6th March 2007

Online Poker Tournament Site Appoints its Latest Star PokerStars.com, the world’s foremost online poker tournament website, has announced the appointment of Edward Ihre as its new Director, Partners and Affiliates. Ihre will focus on developing Poker...

Tuesday 6th March 2007

UK Survey Reveals Top Gambling Quotes of All Time UK based online casino review and information portal Jackpot.co.uk, has released the results of a survey carried out on its visitors to find the top gaming, casino and luck related quotes of all t...

Tuesday 6th March 2007

Viper Takes Another Bite Into Online Casino Industry Microgaming has announced that its new Multi-Player Viper (MPV) software has gone live on the Royal Vegas Casino (part of the Fortune Lounge Group). The pioneering new software will not require a...

Tuesday 6th March 2007

Wild Jack Casino Makes Another Smart Move Wild Jack Mobile Casino (WJMC) the UK’s first fully functioning mobile casino, has announced that it is the first mobile casino to support the Nokia E61 Smartphone. The large screen, hi-resolutio...