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Friday 27th February 2004

Man Loses Teeth at Poker A German poker enthusiast found the stakes a little too high when his opponent walked away with his dentures. The distressed 45-year-old from Dortmund called the police to help him retrieve the ma...

Friday 27th February 2004

EGET Brings to Market a New Event Betting Solution European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd Ab (EGET), a Finnish supplier of Internet gaming solutions, has made a strategic decision to further enhance its WinOne™ product portfolio with a comple...

Friday 27th February 2004

Norway Goes Gambling Mad New statistics reveal an unprecedented increase in Norwegian gambling habits that could make them proportionately the greatest gamblers In Europe. Lotteritilsynet, the agency that regulates games ...

Friday 27th February 2004

Rank’s Future is in Gaming, Says Chief-Exec Mike Smith, the Rank chief executive, has stated unequivocally that the corporation must look to the expanding gaming market as its saviour, after its Hard Rock restaurant and café chain dragged it...

Thursday 26th February 2004

Poker Stars Honoured The world of poker paid homage to some of the greatest stars of the game this week by unveiling The Poker Walk of Fame on the doorstep of the Commerce Casino, C.A – its very own answer to Hollywoo...

Thursday 26th February 2004

Paddy Power’s British Ambitions Following the announcement of record profits, as reported here yesterday, Irish Bookmaker, Paddy Power, has announced its intentions to invade Britain. The bookie, which has gone from strength to ...

Thursday 26th February 2004
Seminar in London: Proposed Changes in UK Gaming Advt'g Law Lyceum Media and iGaming Business have arranged the second of the professional development series on the evening of Monday, March 8th, 2004 at the Law Offices of Berwin Leighton Paisner in London ...


Wednesday 25th February 2004

Paddy Power Ups Paddy Power has been reported to record pre-tax profits of over 20 million Euros, year ending December 2003, showing a healthy 15pc increase on the 01-02 financial year. The group’s turnover was u...

Wednesday 25th February 2004

Cyber Extortionists target online betting site The Liverpool-based bookie and Internet casino operator, Stanley Racing disclosed today that its online betting site has been a victim of cyber extortionists trying to blackmail the operator into ...

Wednesday 25th February 2004

Atlantic Lottery Proposes Internet Gambling Just a day after the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) announced its plans to open an online version of its casino, the move is already under criticism by some influential anti-gambling advocates...

Wednesday 25th February 2004
Touch me, I’m English? Paddy Power, the largest provider of fixed-odds sports betting in the Republic of Ireland, is known for it, ahem, unconventional approach to low-stake betting. Acknowledging the fact that many pun...


Wednesday 25th February 2004
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Wednesday 25th February 2004

Magna posts US$103M loss after write down After Aristocrat Leisure reported a $100 million plus loss yesterday, today Magna Entertainment disclosed a loss $103.2 million in its fourth quarter as the racetrack compared with a loss of $24.4 ...

Wednesday 25th February 2004
Touch me, Im English? Paddy Power, the largest provider of fixed-odds sports betting in the Republic of Ireland, is known for it, ahem, unconventional approach to low-stake betting. Acknowledging the fact that...


Tuesday 24th February 2004

Tribeca After ICE After their appearance at the 2004 International Casino Exhibition (ICE) in London in January, Tribeca Tables, the popular Internet poker room specialists, “have completed several new poker room de...