Backgammon Masters Raises Money For Chinese Earthquake Aid
Backgammon Masters have once again led the way by raising donations worth millions of dollars in aid to help the survivors of the recent Chinese earthquake. For every $1 donated by members of the...
Monday 9th June 2008
Online Poker Room Sees $741k Jackpot
A mid-stakes online poker player from Atlanta, Georgia, netted a massive win for her and those playing similar stakes – simply by losing!
Absolute Poker offer certain tables where a...
Monday 9th June 2008
Major Mobile Casino Expands Repetoire
32Red are one of the largest mobile gaming operatives in the United Kingdom, and have bolstered their collection of mobile games with the addition of three new casino games available in your...
Monday 9th June 2008
Gala Launches Casino Games
British gaming giant Gala Coral Group Limited has expanded its online offering with the launch of live casino games in tandem with sister firm Eurobet.
Players at GalaCasinos.co.uk and...
Monday 9th June 2008
No PartyGaming Deal After All
Rumours that surfaced on Wednesday that online casino operator PartyGaming had settled its case with the US Department of Justice have been discounted by a leading financial analyst.
Richard...
Monday 9th June 2008
Aston Villa End Sponsorship with 32Red
In England, Aston Villa Football Club has announced that it will be replacing online casino 32Red.com as its official shirt sponsor with a charity logo from next season.
Gibraltar-licensed...
Monday 9th June 2008
Ohio Delays Lottery Contract
In America, the state of Ohio has put the brakes on its $170 million lottery contract to Greece’s Intralot in order to allow time for losing bidder GTech to submit a complaint on the process....
Monday 9th June 2008 European Football Championships Kick Off
Group A of Euro 2008 began to take shape last weekend as Germany soundly beat neighbouring country Poland 2-0 and Croatia took a comfortable 1-0 win from co-hosts Austria.
Ironically, it was...
Saturday 7th June 2008
Casino Drive May Miss The Belmont
While the Japanese owners of Belmont Stakes runner Casino Drive admit that the horse has a problem with its hind legs they still expect the much fancied runner to be there on the big day. News...
Saturday 7th June 2008
Penn National Gaming Buyout Extended
While the $6.1 billion buyout of casino and racetrack owner Penn National Gaming was agreed a year ago, completion looks likely to be delayed for up to 6 months with news that the required...
Saturday 7th June 2008
Poker Playing Mother Fined After Leaving Kids In The Car
While there are millions of people around the world who like a game of Poker, the case of a Grandville mother of three has surprised even the hardest of Poker players in the US. Diem Thi Tan has...
Saturday 7th June 2008
UltimateBet Signs Two Pro Poker Players To Deflect The Heat
Hot on the tails of the latest cheating scandal in the Poker industry, UltimateBet has announced the capture of two Poker professionals in the shape of Eric ‘Rizen’ Lynch and Cliff...
Saturday 7th June 2008
Greektown Casino Looks For An Extra $45 Million
After filing for Chapter 11 protection just last week it seems that the consortium which includes Greektown Casino LLC, Greektown Holdings LLC and a number of affiliates are still looking to...
Friday 6th June 2008
Asia Pacific Poker Tour Set A Date
The success of last year’s inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) has prompted the organisers to schedule another run of the tournament series for later this year.
Last year’s tour...
