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Tuesday 16th September 2008

Poker nut wants to smash poker playing record David Cain is a British poker player with one goal in life, to break the record for the most consecutive hours of poker played in one sitting. The current record is 72 hours which was set by Larry...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Casino shares fall on concerns over AIG As stock markets around the world continue to tumble on concerns about the worldwide economy and how a series of high profile corporate disasters will hit sentiment, the casino sector has been hit...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

New Casinos put on hold When the credit crunch first hit the markets in mid-2007 it was a very difficult time for all areas of the economy. However, it did impact heavily upon a number of new casino developments and...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Are the Las Vegas casinos feeling the heat? When news that casino revenues in Las Vegas fell by 14 percent in July alone started to hit the wires who could have guessed what would happen next. Desperate to recoup some of their lost income...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

WSOP 2008 : Scott Montgomery step forward As we head towards the final table of this year's WSOP 2008 the relatively unknown Scott Montgomery is fast becoming a favourite with the punters even though he is currently third in the stack list...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Can O'Brien break Frankel's record? Trainer Aidan O'Brien is now just five victories away from breaking Bobby Frankel's record of 25 Group One wins in one season. And in comments to the Racing Post this weekend, he revealed his plan...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Spotlight 29 Casino hosts All Star Poker Challenge The All Star Poker Challenge takes place at the Spotlight 29 Casino in California next month. In a statement this week, the venue announced that poker professional Scotty Nguyen will be playing in...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Frank Proposes Second Payments System Protection Act In the United States, Congressman Barney Frank has introduced a second version of his Payments System Protection Act, which would direct the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System,...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Chartwell Revenues Rise 15 Percent Canadian online software solutions supplier Chartwell Technology Incorporated has released its financial results for the previous three months showing a 15 percent rise in total revenues to $5.68...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

IGT-UK Integrates Wagerworks and Appoints New Director IGT-UK and WagerWorks today announce a restructuring of their respective UK businesses which will result in the UK division of WagerWorks being integrated into IGT-UK. The UK division of...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Inspired Unveils Line Up For This Year’s Betting Show Inspired Gaming Group plc (Inspired), the leading supplier of gaming machines and content to the LBO market, today announces its presence at The Betting Show 2008. Inspired will be taking a stand...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Mansion’s Progressive Slot Pays Out $1.78 Million Gibraltar-based online casino operator Mansion Limited has announced that one lucky player won well over one million dollars thanks to its Mansion88.com Asia-facing operation a few weeks ago. The...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

GoldRockCasino.com Opens For Business After two years of development, Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Wizard Gaming has launched its first licensee, GoldRockCasino.com, with a full welcome bonus up to $300. The...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

France Set To Privatise La Francaise Des Jeux In France, the Government is planning to introduce legislation that would set out the mechanisms to privatise national lottery company La Francaise Des Jeux via a share flotation sometime next...

Tuesday 16th September 2008

GTech Signs Dominican Deal American gaming technology firm GTech Corporation has signed a 20-year contract with the Dominican Republic’s Loto Real Del Cibao to be the exclusive technology provider to Loto Real for an...