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Friday 11th April 2008

Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown Join Team PokerStars PokerStars have announced two additions to Team PokerStars Pro by signing pro poker players Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown. Both players have achieved a great deal of success on the poker circuit,...

Friday 11th April 2008

Friday Night Party Announced at Party Poker PartyPoker.com have announced details of a new Friday night tournament schedule which sees $250,000 guaranteed each week. While Friday nights are typically when we all unwind before the weekend,...

Friday 11th April 2008

CryptoLogic Continues Asian Expansion Gaming software developer CryptoLogic Limited has continued its expansion into Asia with the purchase a substantial minority stake in South Korea's Mobilebus Incorporated, one of Asia's...

Friday 11th April 2008

Betfair’s Pokerfecta Challenge Met The UK’s Betfair has announced that two lucky players have walked away $5,500 richer after winning its Pokerfecta promotion in the same week. The poker arm of the gambling giant at...

Friday 11th April 2008

HollywoodPoker.com Expands VIP Program Online casino HollywoodPoker.com has announced the expansion of its clubHOLLYWOODpoker Player VIP Program to incorporate new player reward options. Available to players of all levels, the...

Friday 11th April 2008

WPT Returning To Spain America’s World Poker Tour Enterprises Incorporated has announced that it is bringing the Spanish Championships back as part of the World Poker Tour (WPT) with an event in Barcelona next...

Friday 11th April 2008

Harrah’s Gives Up On Slovenian Resort Slovenian casino operator Hit Group has announced the suspension of talks with Las Vegas-based Harrah’s Entertainment Incorporated on the construction of a $1.2 billion entertainment park in...

Friday 11th April 2008

Nevada Casinos Fail In Court Appeal Casinos in Nevada could be paying more tax from next year after a teachers union won a ruling last week allowing it to place a motion on November’s ballot. Former state Supreme Court...

Friday 11th April 2008

Intertops Celebrating Ten Years Online casino IntertopsCasino.com is celebrating ten years in the business and stated that its success is down to the trust it has earned from customers. The pioneering Antigua-based company...

Friday 11th April 2008

Intralot Buys Slovenske Lotterie Greek betting technology company Intralot has announced an agreement to acquire 51 percent of Slovenske Lotterie for $4.9 million with an option to raise its stake to 81 percent over the next two...

Friday 11th April 2008

Luxury Holiday Prize From BingoLiner.com Online bingo site BingoLiner.com is offering one lucky player and a guest a luxury holiday to experience sun, sand and sea thanks to its Caribbean Castaways promotion. The prize from the...

Friday 11th April 2008

Las Vegas errors 'spoil 21' The latest gambling movie to hit UK cinema screens 21 is damaged by a number of mistakes relating to the appearance of Las Vegas. At least this is the opinion of a reviewer known as the Regular Gu...

Friday 11th April 2008

Winston praises Khan's abilities Praise has been heaped upon Hevad Khan due to his ability to play 16 poker tables simultaneously online. Roy Winston, a World Poker Tour (WPT) titlist, suggested in his Card Player blog that he wa...

Friday 11th April 2008

Hawkins the OPOY frontrunner Brian "SNo0oWMAN" Hawkins leads Card Player's online player of the year (OPOY) rankings after a second place finish on Wednesday. Hawkins scored 400 points at Absolute Poker's $100k Pro ...

Thursday 10th April 2008

Online Poker Booms In Germany Online poker is booming in Germany with up to 290,000 people regularly playing and spending at least $1.5 million in 2006 even though the pastime is officially illegal. According to the...