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Friday 30th April 2004

bet365 Joins PrimaPoker Network bet365, one of the UK's leading betting and gaming groups, has teamed up with the PrimaPoker.com and integrated a PrimaPoker card room into its existing operations. bet365 is one of the most succe...

Friday 30th April 2004

NSPCC Mobile Lottery Pledges Devotion to Good Causes Million-2-1, the licensed operator of the U.K.’s NSPCC mobile phone lottery, has pledged to give 35% to good causes – that’s 15% more than the legal requirement. The announcement comes as an effort...

Friday 30th April 2004
Sportingbet’s Eight Bets Per Second Sportingbet has announced that it’s been taking an extraordinary eight bets per second, allowing the online bookmaker to post record results. The group has moved its year-end to July 31 to smooth ...


Thursday 29th April 2004

Microgaming Release Five New Games Microgaming has announced the launch of five new additions to its state of the art Viper software platform. Now visitors to Viper powered casinos can enjoy 5-reel versions of progressive jackpot f...

Thursday 29th April 2004

bet365 selects PrimaPoker.com for Online Poker Isle of Man, February 29, 2004 bet365, one of the most successful sportsbook sites on the Internet, has entered the booming online poker sector by integrating a PrimaPoker.com card room into its ...

Thursday 29th April 2004

Five New Games Released From Microgaming Isle of Man, April 29, 2004 – Turnkey software provider, Microgaming, announces the launch of their April 2004 new games release including 5-reel versions of progressive jackpot favourites – Cash S...

Thursday 29th April 2004

Mobile Lottery donation for good causes Million-2-1, the licensed lottery manager responsible for the NSPCC mobile phone lottery, today pledged that all its charitable lotteries will donate 35 per cent to good causes in future –15 per ce...

Thursday 29th April 2004

EGET European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd Ab (EGET), a Finnish supplier of online gaming solutions, held its Annual General Meeting yesterday and completed its financial statement for 2003. For ...

Thursday 29th April 2004

New Horse Racing Channel Gathers Momentum The Horse Racing Channel, proposed successor to dearly departed Attheraces, received a boost this week as seven more UK racing tracks signed, or are about to sign a contract. This will take the nu...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

UltimateBet.com wins the bet for a good cause UltimateBet.com, the online poker site, which is sponsoring the 2004 UltimateBet.com Guineas Festival, a 2-day weekend of racing on 1st and 2nd May, 2004 in Newmarket, has donated winnings to the ...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

SunPoker.com Takes on Vegas SunPoker.com has launched a bold advertising campaign in Las Vegas in the hope of luring visitors to the Desert City online. Gamers cannot fail to be struck by the giant 14 by 48 foot billboard new...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

Putting on the Ritz Cryptologic has announced it has helped the Ritz Club London to tap into one of the Internet’s fastest growing markets with its own online poker room. The new site will employ the latest version of...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

Party Poker Outsider Scoops $706,903 at WPT Twenty-six year old student, Matt Matros, is a testament to Internet gaming’s ability to root out real champion poker players. Matt booked himself a seat at the World Poker Tour by qualifying onlin...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

Victor Chandler to Launch High Profile Poker Tournament Online bookmaker and casino group Victor Chandler has announced the launch of its very own high-stakes, land-based poker tournament in collaboration with casino operator London Clubs International....

Wednesday 28th April 2004

$2.7 Million in Poker Tour Championship Following a tense, closely fought contest at the Bellagio, Martin Deknijff of Sweden has been crowned WPT Champion, outlasting 342 poker aces and walking away with a cool $2.7 million: the largest ...