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Wednesday 19th December 2007

‘Eu Can’t Katch Me!’ – Katchalov Wins Doyle Brunson Classic The final six players sat down at 4pm, and it was all over in just 53 hands. It should be a lot of fun for the editing team to make a show out of that one! Eugene Katchalov won $2,482,605 for his...

Wednesday 19th December 2007

WagerWorks Celebrates the Launch of MegaJackpots® in Style London, England 17th December 2007 – Following the recent introduction of MegaJackpots® to the online sector, WagerWorks/IGT, the premier iGaming software supplier, celebrated the launch in...

Wednesday 19th December 2007
Tinian Casino Delayed Developers have halted a planned casino project on the south Pacific island of Tinian after learning of a bill that would legalise gambling on the neighbouring and much larger island of Saipan. ...


Wednesday 19th December 2007
Citizen Against Modern Slots According to a piece published recently in the conservative Citizen magazine, the latest generation of slot machines are putting children at a higher risk of developing an addiction to gambling. ...


Wednesday 19th December 2007

Gambling Commission Reappoints Members The body in charge of all British gambling, the Gambling Commission, has announced that four of its members have been reappointed to four-year terms by the Minister For Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe. ...

Wednesday 19th December 2007

Turkey Toughens Up Against Poker Players and Internet Gamblers The Turkish daily newspaper Zaman published an article this weekend stating that any ‘virtual’ poker player or gambler caught gambling online will be subjected to fines amounting to...

Wednesday 19th December 2007

Scott Clements Continues Fine Form with Sunday Million Win When you talk about the players who are running hot online at the moment, there are a handful which come up over and again. Sorel Mizzi recently took down the biggest sit and go in online...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Poker stud loses Pammy Although many predicted it would be on the cards, professional poker player Rick Saloman has received his walking orders from former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson after only two months of marriage....

Tuesday 18th December 2007

CanAffco Announces the Affiliate Boot Camp December 19, 2007 (Vancouver, Canada) - The Canadian Affiliate Management Company, (CanAffco.com), is pleased to announce the first event in the new series of Affiliate Boot Camps that will be...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Bookies wins advertising row The first gambling advertisement to be aired on British TV has been cleared for further broadcast, despite a handful of complaints by telly addicts. Complaints about an advert on behalf of Ladbrok...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Celine Dion takes final bow in Las Vegas After five years performing as the top billing at a key casino on the Las Vegas strip, Celine Dion has taken her final bow and handed the torch on to Bette Midler. Performing 713 shows at Caesar's...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

IGCE ‘08 Releases Conference Program to Industry Accolades (Hatboro, PA) —It was announced today that the International Gaming Conference & Expo (IGCE) has released its program for the Lisbon, Portugal conference slated for April 22-24. IGCE is the...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Final Table Set for WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Eighteen players returned for Day 5 at the Bellagio, and eyes were fixed on the overnight chip leader Daniel Negreanu. The Canadian is the doyen of the WPT and popular with the rail. However...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Betfair Get Into the Christmas Spirit Left your Christmas shopping until the last minute? Don’t worry, so have the rest of us. There’s a good chance you’ve forgot because you’ve been playing online poker too,...

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Purple Lounge Launches $20,000 Monthly Freeroll Purple Lounge, the leading luxury online poker room and casino has launched a brand new monthly free roll, giving away $20,000 every single month. This is one of the biggest prize pools in a...