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Monday 24th November 2008
Paul Ince feels the pressure as Blackburn Rovers slump to defeat While Paul Ince may be in his first year as a premiership manager this must be one of the steepest learning curves of his career. After a relatively good start with his Blackburn Rovers team they...


Monday 24th November 2008
Is Ricky Hatton set for stardom again? When British boxer Ricky Hatton was crushed by Floyd Mayweather Jr last year many thought we had seen the last of the Manchester bruiser who had remained undefeated until that point. Such was the...


Monday 24th November 2008

Who is to blame for the slowdown in Macau? As the news coming out of the Chinese enclave Macau continues to get worse, recriminations and counter rumours are swirling around government circles as many people try to find a scapegoat for the...

Monday 24th November 2008

Local Huddersfield Casino closes after just eight weeks A new casino in the centre of Huddersfield has closed after just eight weeks with parent company Casinored.com apparently in financial trouble. The move is something of an embarrassment for the...

Monday 24th November 2008

APT Ambassador JC Tran Conquers WSOP Champ Eastgate 24 November 2008 (London, UK) – Asian Poker Tour (APT) ambassador JC Tran made a fantastic start on his debut in the PartyPoker.com Premier League, winning the first heat to pick up a maximum...

Monday 24th November 2008

888 Revenues Rise 23 Percent Gibraltar-based online gaming operator 888 has announced its financial results for the third quarter showing a 23 percent increase in net gaming revenues to $66 million from $53 million for the...

Monday 24th November 2008

Entraction Goes South Swedish online poker network provider Entraction Holding AB has announced the opening of a local office in Madrid to meet the strong demand for its products in southern Europe. Solna-based...

Monday 24th November 2008

GigaMedia Releases Third Quarter Results Hong Kong-based GigaMedia Limited, the firm behind online poker site EverestPoker.com, has announced its quarterly results revealing a 24 percent rise in net profits from the same period last year...

Monday 24th November 2008

Devilfish Acquires Hungarian Player Base Manchester-based and PLUS-listed Devilfish Gaming has announced the acquisition of the player base of Hungarian-based online poker room ParaminPoker.com. ParaminPoker.com had been operating on...

Monday 24th November 2008

Devilfish Expands His Online Poker Project Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott’s DevilfishPoker site has announced that it is targeting the Eastern European poker market, where The Fish is apparently a cult figure. DevilfishPoker...

Monday 24th November 2008

Full Tilt Poker sign UFC’s Randy Couture One of the world’s most popular online poker sites, Full Tilt Poker, is famous for the high volume of professional poker players and other celebrities who call the site home. The online...

Monday 24th November 2008

Three Progressive Jackpots Nearing One Million Jackpot Pinatas is the next progressive jackpot looking to tip the $1,000,000 milestone at JackpotCapital this Christmas. Currently the rising total stands at over $975,000. Also at...

Monday 24th November 2008

Blackberry And iPhone Users Get More Casino Games After online casinos, where can the industry go? To mobile phones, of course! iPhone and Blackberry users are to be blessed with a wealth of online casino games, it has been revealed. These two...

Monday 24th November 2008

Mobenga and Atlantisbet launches on 3’s Italian network Italian operator Atlantisbet has launched mobile services together with Mobenga. The customized and unique mobile portal that has been developed includes betting and sports content as well as...

Sunday 23rd November 2008
$2.4 million jackpot drops in Las Vegas When Jessica Agbunag went to Vegas last week for the first time she could never have hoped in her wildest dreams to return home with a $2.4 million jackpot but that is exactly what happened. The...