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Monday 8th October 2007

Dylan Thomas' Triomphe Dylan Thomas has won the 86th edition of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The race was held on Sunday, October 7th and while Youmzain, a four-year-old colt, came from behind on the home stretch he c...

Monday 8th October 2007

WSOP Final Table Player in Betting Investigation Richard Lee, who finished in sixth place in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been charged regarding a bookmaking operation in San Antonio. The raid was made on his house after Lee...

Monday 8th October 2007

The Phil Ivey Challenge Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson recently attempted to turn poker water into wine after he tried to turn $0 into $10,000 playing online. Starting out by playing freerolls and then moving up...

Monday 8th October 2007

Irish Poker Winner Could Earn 5 Year Freeroll Leading Irish bookmakers Paddypower.com has announced details of Paddy First, its new incentive for players who qualify online for the 2008 Irish Open. On top of winning the lion’s share of...

Monday 8th October 2007

Canadian Online Bingo Dispute In Canada, a leading developer and licensor of online bingo games has launched a website this week calling for more transparency from the nation’s Atlantic Lottery Corporation following a...

Friday 5th October 2007

Visit fails tranquiliser test Visit, the favourite for today's (October 5th) Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket, tested positive for a tranquiliser after taking second in a race back in August. The filly, trained by Sir Michael...

Friday 5th October 2007

MGM unveils Detroit casino MGM's new casino in Detroit has opened, heralded by the company as the first ever Las Vegas-style hotel and entertainment complex to operate in the centre of another major city. A glamorous black ...

Friday 5th October 2007

Pamela Anderson Love Story Began 'on' the Poker Table Well, it might just be pure speculation, but it will give hope to thousands of poker players around the world. It has been touted that former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson may be heading down the...

Friday 5th October 2007

Null and TheV0id? - WCOOP Main Event Winner Under Investigation Controversy has broken out after it emerged that Poker Stars is looking into suspicions of multi-accounting by its Main Event winner. “TheV0id” won his first online event with Poker...

Friday 5th October 2007

Everest Poker Scoops Two Awards Everest has capped off a great year by winning both of the categories in which it was nominated at this year’s eGaming Review in London, winning Hotshot Operator of the Year and Poker...

Friday 5th October 2007

The Mouth to Amplify Vegas Famed for his verbal jabbing and famous blow ups, Mike Matusow is certainly one of poker’s biggest characters. The thought of having Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow sounding off at you...

Friday 5th October 2007

Ultimatebet Aruba Poker Classic Attracts Huge Field The summer hasn’t quite finished for the 548 players who entered this year’s UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic. The tournament attracted a plethora of players, including Mike Matusow,...

Thursday 4th October 2007

Seriously high rollers The meaning of high stakes in a poker match was taken to a new level yesterday as competitors battled it out in an Extreme Poker tournament. Six eager poker players sat dangling over a cliff in Sy...

Thursday 4th October 2007

Extreme Poker Sydney Proves to be a Real Cliff Hanger The fourth annual International tournament of Extreme Poker enjoyed clear yet blustery conditions today as some of the bravest poker players in the world took their seats at a table suspended 90...

Thursday 4th October 2007

Poker Reunited In the UK, terrestrial broadcaster ITV has announced a deal with PartyGaming that will see the online gaming company provide poker on Friends Reunited, the social networking website ITV acquired...