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Monday 14th April 2008

Online Poker Player Wins Over $392,000 Online casino GoldenTigerCasino.com has announced that one lucky video poker player hit two royal flushes in three days to take home over $392,000. Part of the Australian Casino Rewards group,...

Monday 14th April 2008

Online Casino Offering Poker Bounty Online casino AbsolutePoker.com has announced the launch of its Assassin Bounty Tournaments where players earn money for knocking out other contestants. The Kahnawake-licensed online poker site...

Monday 14th April 2008

Poker Pros To Star In Deal American film studio MGM has announced that several top international poker professionals will have cameo roles in its new casino-themed motion picture Deal, which is due for release on April 25....

Monday 14th April 2008

ePassporte Reportedly Departing US According to numerous industry reports over the weekend, California-based e-wallet service ePassporte is set to exit the United States online poker market. Although no official announcement has...

Monday 14th April 2008

Harrah’s Name Change Las Vegas-based casino giant Harrah’s Entertainment Incorporated has announced that it will be changing its name to Caesars Entertainment Corporation, pending regulatory approvals. The...

Monday 14th April 2008

Taiwan To Open Up Gambling In Taiwan, President-elect Ma Ying-Jeou has pledged to open up the island nation’s gambling business by revising the current Statute for Offshore Island Development. The former mayor of...

Monday 14th April 2008

Nevada Wants Meal Taxes In America, the Attorney General of Nevada has announced that she has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider a March 27 ruling that found free meals provided by casinos to patrons should not...

Monday 14th April 2008

770.com Sold For Over $344,000 Online gambling operator Casino770 has purchased the 770.com domain name from a private investor in order to expand its online presence and market its brand more effectively. The deal was...

Monday 14th April 2008

Poker moves up Lycos rankings Poker has moved up Lycos's search rankings yet again this week, climbing into 20th position. The card game dropped out of the list of the most typed search engine terms last month for the first ti...

Monday 14th April 2008

EPT Grand Final - Bensoussan leads after day one Cyril Bensoussan is the player moving into day two of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final with the biggest chip stack. The Frenchman made 135,000 during day 1b of the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel &...

Monday 14th April 2008

Day One, Act Two draws to a close in Monte Carlo If you thought the swarms of stars amongst the 392 who sat down on Day 1a of the EPT Grand Final was impressive, Day 1b came close to matching it on the star stakes. More players turned up, with...

Monday 14th April 2008

EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final Kicks Off The Grand Final of the Pokerstars European Poker Tour got underway in Monte Carlo this weekend, with 392 players registering on Day 1a of the €10,000 buy-in event. Many of the best players...

Monday 14th April 2008

Poker Players Set to Cameo in 'Deal' American film studio MGM has announced that several top international poker professionals will have cameo roles in its new casino-themed motion picture Deal, which is due for release on April 25....

Friday 11th April 2008

Sexy Casino Hostesses Award Trip to Rome to Dutch Streakers April 14, 2008 (Amsterdam) – RomeCasino.com's recent venture to the Casino Affiliate Convention turned quite a few Dutch heads as the beautiful Romegirls, or ragazze di roma as they are...

Friday 11th April 2008

Neil Channing Heads European Rankings Always known as one of Europe’s fiercest cash game players, Neil Channing recently cracked the tournament scene with his €800,000 win at the PaddyPower.com Irish Open. Not only did it...