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Saturday 30th October 2004
Turtles Get Shelled Bonus NCAA on Florida State -11 -107 - FSU at Maryland - Game goes at 12:30 PM PST., 3:30 PM EST. - Best Line Available at Pinnacle Sportsbook This game sets up as a good old...


Friday 29th October 2004

Tobey Maguire Wins Phil Hellmuth's Poker Invitational LOS ANGELES, California (October 28, 2004) - Proving that he can score at the poker tables just as well as the box office, actor Tobey Maguire won his first major poker tournament at Phil Hellmuth'...

Friday 29th October 2004

European Poker Tour launched for 2005 As Poker continues to increase in popularity around the world, a European tour has been planned for 2005. The tour will take in the major cities of the continent, with events taking place in Londo...

Friday 29th October 2004

Lightning strikes twice at online casino An overall $70,000 dollars was won by the same man in two games at Oasis Casino and Sportsbook this week. One of the payments was the tenth largest payout received by a single player in Oasis cas...

Friday 29th October 2004

Gamblers quit jobs to play poker Growing numbers of poker enthusiasts are giving up their day jobs in order to pursue their lucrative hobbies. Total gambling at online poker sites will easily clear $1 billion this year, as the i...

Friday 29th October 2004

New €50,000 winner at Gambling Federation Casino BELIZE, NOVEMBER 1st 2004 - On September 9th 2004, in the Netherlands, while playing at a traditional 3 reel slot machine, Ed. N. won a total of €50,000.00 with €9.00 wagers at Gambling Federation ...

Friday 29th October 2004

Betfair Confronts Dutch Government Betfair has said it will challenge the Dutch Government’s granting of an exclusive license to Dutch lottery operators, De Lotto, claiming that it contravenes EU laws on government gambling monopol...

Friday 29th October 2004
BUSH REPEALS 30% WITHHOLDING TAX LAW The Board of betinternet.com plc (‘betinternet’), the global on-line gaming group, is pleased to note that the United States American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which includes a provision to remove...


Thursday 28th October 2004

Lightning Strikes Twice at Oasis Curacao, N.A. – October 28, 2004 - Oasis Casino and Sportsbook (www.oasiscasino.com) announced today that it has awarded a $50,000 jackpot to a veteran online casino player that hit the popular Red...

Thursday 28th October 2004

Sportingbet Attains Paradise Sportingbet Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming company, has finally officially announced the acquisition of ParadisePoker.com, following a week of speculation. The deal, worth $...

Thursday 28th October 2004

Sportingbet PLC Acquires ParadisePoker.com London, UK (October 28, 2004) – Sportingbet Plc (LSE: SBT.L), the world’s largest publicly traded online betting, gambling and gaming company, announces the acquisition of ParadisePoker.com, a lead...

Wednesday 27th October 2004

InterCasino Releases Their Next Generation Gaming Software Top International online casino, InterCasino.com has just launched the most sophisticated gaming software platform now available on the Internet. Using CryptoLogic’s newly developed Version 6 soft...

Wednesday 27th October 2004

PokerStars to Crown Champions Throughout Europe LONDON – October 22, 2004 – The worldwide poker phenomenon is making its way into some of the world’s most beautiful casinos in some of the world’s most historic cities as PokerStars European Poker...

Wednesday 27th October 2004

Slotland.com Know all the Tricks for a Halloween Treat October 27, 2004, London, UK - Halloween is almost upon us, and Slotland.com are joining in the ghostly celebrations with a truly spine-chilling addition to their already thrilling portfolio of gam...

Wednesday 27th October 2004

Paddy Power looks to add online poker to site Leading Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is set to add a facility for online poker to its site. The already prospering company is looking to expand its offerings and tap into the lucrative and still gr...