Texas Hold’em and Fantasy Football’s Vegas Marriage
Kahuna Sports, the US National Fantasy Football organiser, has announced it will stage a $100,000 Fantasy Football fest, with a side order $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold’em tournament at Binion’s Hor...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
Fireswirl Moves into European Market
Online poker software developer, Fireswirl Technologies, has launched its first partner program for its planned expansion into the European market. The British Columbia based company announced this...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
iGaming a Blessing for Hilton Group
The Hilton Group has reported record six-month profits today, thanks partly to the gradual recovery of the tourist trade and its 400 hotels, but more significantly to the robust health of betting c...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
Blue Square Sign Major Deal with Tribeca Tables
Blue Square is in the news again today, following the revelation that the bookmaker has signed a deal with Tribeca Tables Software Development to launch an online poker platform. Having hit the hea...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
UltimateBet.com renew sponsorship deal for the Guineas
It has been revealed that UltimateBet.com’ sponsorship of the horse racing event, the Guineas will continue in 2005. The online poker site sponsored the racing event held at Newmarket racetrack fo...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
Project Fairdice Fights Fraud in Online Gaming
Today Project Fairdice announced the initial release of software designed to prevent the rigging of games by online casinos.
Spokesperson Douglas Reay said 'This will deal a bitter blow to conmen ...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
As I See It, by Jimmy
by Jimmy Vaccaro
August 19, 2004
Took a drive last week with two old friends to Laughlin, Nevada. We packed into Chris Andrews' 'caddy'. Me in the back and Nicky Bogdanovich riding shotgun. Nick...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
EGET And Sperospel.se Bring Mobile Scratch Card to Market
European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd Ab (EGET), a Finnish supplier of digital gaming solutions, has delivered the world’s first MMS mobile scratch card to the Swedish national gaming operat...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
Bingo.com’s Full House
Bingo.com reinforced its status as the Internet’s top Bingo site today, after reporting strong financial results for the second quarter ending June 30th, 2004. Revenue increased to US$247,752 for t...
Tuesday 24th August 2004 UK mainstream embraces iGaming
In what can perhaps be seen as the biggest indication yet that iGaming is being embraced by the UK mainstream, Channel 4 has announced that it is seeking to launch an online and wireless betting s...
Tuesday 24th August 2004 WagerOnSports.com release odds for Heisman Trophy candidates
WagerOnSports.com have just released their odds offered concerning the American college football season. The betting site is now offering punters odds on who will win the coveted Heisman trophy fo...
Tuesday 24th August 2004 BetonSports announce plans to move into land based ventures
David Carruthers of BetonSports.com has released a statement highlighting the online gambling site’s plans for future growth. One of the main areas of change and development is the company’s plans...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
Betfair Forms Racehorse Syndicate
The world’s leading betting exchange now has its own horse. The four-year-old colt, named Say What You See, has been purchased from John Hills' yard in Lambourn and is beginning his training as a ...
Tuesday 24th August 2004
Punt2Punt Goes On Ice
Punt2Punt, the betting exchange that caused an outcry by deciding to allow punters to profit from non-runners, has closed down its operations after failing to raise enough money to float on the AI...
Monday 23rd August 2004
Hilton profits rocket thanks to Ladbrokes
In the UK, Hilton have recorded record-breaking six month results for the year. Profits before tax have risen to £170 million, compared to £110.5 million in 2003. A major factor in this financial...
