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Monday 4th April 2005

Virgin’s Richard Branson wins Bodog in Single Poker Game Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog.com is stepping down after revealing today that he lost the company he started from the ground up 12 years ago, to Branson in a single poker game. Earlier thi...

Monday 4th April 2005

Danish Slot Wiz Wins $182,915 InterCasino has announced that its latest monster ‘Rags to Riches’ Progressive Jackpot has toppled straight into the lap of Danish player ‘Gesualdo’. The 30 year-old Dane plundered the ever-popular...

Monday 4th April 2005

InterCasino.com $182,915 MEGA-Jackpot to Danish Slot Wiz InterCasino.com has announced that its latest monster ‘Rags to Riches’ Progressive Jackpot has toppled straight into the lap of Danish player ‘Gesualdo’. The 30 year-old Dane plundered the ever-po...

Monday 4th April 2005

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Monday 4th April 2005

Online Casino buy rights to Woman’s name A mother of five has become the next purchase in GoldenPalace.com’s ebay marketing campaign after the online casino paid $15,199 for the right to change her name. The woman, Terri Iligan, will now...

Monday 4th April 2005
Lasseters online casino gets makeover for sixth birthday Australia’s Lasseters Online celebrated its sixth birthday with a site makeover launched on April 1st. It is also celebrating hitting the one thousand million dollar mark in payouts to its customer...


Monday 4th April 2005
UK DDoS Attacks Rise as Zombie Plague Spreads London 5 April 2005: Prolexic, the world’s leading provider of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) solutions and security consulting products, has extended its global reach through a partnership ...


Monday 4th April 2005
NCAA betting shows geographical allegiance Sportsbook.com has announced betting on the NCAA final is a matter of where punters live. Betting trends show Sixty-eight per cent of New York state players, 51 % of Illinois players and perhaps su...


Monday 4th April 2005

The Go Down Showdown Hoedown Appearances can be deceptive. At first glance, this Sunday's live Sky match between West Brom and Everton looks duller than a grass roots football discussion between Trevor Francis and Trevor Broo...

Friday 1st April 2005

Mobile Pioneer Puts Maui Texas Hold'em on Your Mobile Phone Mobile gaming provider, Mobile Pioneer, has announced the release of a ‘no limit’ version of Maui Texas Hold'em, a mobile multiplayer poker game for mobiles. The game features live multiplayer a...

Friday 1st April 2005

GameAbyss Launches First Weblog for the Gambling Community Online gambling provider, GameAbyss, has announced the launch of their gambling weblog. The GameAbyss has always been popular among visitors who are reluctant to wait for the weekly newsletter. No...

Friday 1st April 2005

States Win Again In the 1950s and '60s, the term 'states' rights' became a code phrase for segregation. While the federal government was attempting to integrate schools, some state governors were blocking the doorw...

Friday 1st April 2005

Online casino gears up to service affiliate partners Slotland.com the no-download leader in online slot games, is launching a new initiative to acquire and support European-based affiliate partners. The announcement comes one week before the Casino ...

Friday 1st April 2005

Antigua Anticipates Favourable Ruling on Trade Issue The small nation of Antigua and Barbuda are waiting the outcome of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade ruling on April 7th which will decide if their gaming rights are to be brought in line ...

Friday 1st April 2005

Online Casino Bids For Naming Rights To New Giants Stadium Online casino, English Harbour.com, has announced an offer to the New York Giants to pay for naming rights to the NFL team’s proposed new stadium. With negotiations on the stadium deal between the ...