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Friday 8th February 2008

Titan Poker Sends Players To South Africa TitanPoker.com has announced that it will be sending a four-man team to compete in this week’s South African Poker Open. Three of the players are travelling from Canada to attend the event...

Friday 8th February 2008

Scottish MP Calls for Gambling Addiction Tax A report from the UK-based ‘Sunday Mail’ newspaper has called for a tax to be applied on all gambling firms operating in Scotland. The Scottish National Party MP said, 'It is simply...

Friday 8th February 2008

Betfair Looking for Return of ‘Winnings’ from SNG Software Glitch Whilst it was a great weekend for the average sports fan, with Six Nations rugby and the Superbowl final, it was something of a nightmare for Betfair. When their online poker software was hit with...

Friday 8th February 2008

Pot Limit Omaha Players to be Rewarded With $100,000 at Titan Poker Many of the online poker rooms are starting to realise just how popular Omaha has become. The game of choice for some of the highest-flying cash games on Full Tilt or Ladbrokes, now Titan Poker...

Friday 8th February 2008

Devilfish Poker Set to Float Devilfish Gaming, the company which operates the Devilfish poker site, is stepping out according to The Times. Reports indicate the company will take the firm public, planning a £3.2 million...

Friday 8th February 2008

Macao Approves Texas Hold'em Local authorities in the booming southern China gambling enclave of Macao have given the island’s giant casinos permission to offer Texas hold 'em poker for the first time. According to the...

Friday 8th February 2008

Devilfish To Go Public Online casino DevilfishPoker.com is to go public with a $6.29 million float on London’s Plus Markets equity stock exchange. Founded by English land and online poker professional Dave...

Friday 8th February 2008

Party Gaming’s Positive Prediction UK online gambling group Party Gaming has released a trading update covering its underlying profits for 2007 stating that numbers would be slightly ahead of analysts' forecasts with January trading...

Friday 8th February 2008

32Red Trading On The Rise Gibraltar-based online gambling group 32Red has issued a trading update reporting that its casino and poker business has performed well with year-on-year growth in both turnover and numbers of...

Friday 8th February 2008

Fire And Ice Biggest Yet Public relations and events firm Lyceum Media announced that last Wednesday’s successful Fire and Ice Cabaret event was the biggest and most extravagant in its seven-year history. Held at...

Friday 8th February 2008

Royal Flush Nets Lucky Italian Winner $50,000 Online casino EverestCasino.com announced that one lucky video poker player took home a $50,000 jackpot after getting a rare Royal Flush on its Tens or Better game. The Kahnawake-licensed site...

Friday 8th February 2008

Online Prohibitions Investigated The European Commission has launched investigations into German and Swedish prohibitions on online gambling and requested further information over concerns that they are restricting free trade. ...

Friday 8th February 2008

Online Poker Series Begins Online casino FullTiltPoker.com has announced the start of its seventh Online Poker Series mega-tournament, which is to offer 20 events and a collective guaranteed prize pool of ten million...

Friday 8th February 2008

HollywoodPoker.com Boosts Prize Pools Online casino HollywoodPoker.com has boosted the guarantee on its monthly Grand Tournament by 50 percent to $750,000. The Kahnawake-licensed site stated that its faith in the potential of the...

Friday 8th February 2008

Casino Games For Smartphone The MobiHand-powered Astraware mobile casino has launched free upgrades to its Smartphone customers that include two new mobile games. Newcastle-under-Lyme based Astraware announced that the new...