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Thursday 24th February 2005

Gross revenues from mobile gambling set to mushroom The report from telecoms analysts Juniper Research reveals that lotteries will be the largest money-spinners, with gross revenues of nearly US$7.9bn worldwide by 2009, followed by sports betting (...

Thursday 24th February 2005

Chartwell Signs Sportingbet plc Calgary, Canada, February 23, 2005, Chartwell Technology Inc. (TSX:CWH), a leading provider of gaming software systems to the online and remote gaming industry is very pleased to announce the addit...

Thursday 24th February 2005

PokerStars.com Survey Reveals America’s Poker Dreams Over 50% of Americans would abstain from sex for a year in exchange for a big online poker win. The average win required, according to a recent national survey, is $2.3 million. Conducted by Stra...

Wednesday 23rd February 2005

Williamhillpoker.com sponsor the European Poker Rankings In any sport, people always want to know who's top dog and the phenomenal rise in the popularity of Poker and the number of professional players over the last five years, has led to a craving for s...

Wednesday 23rd February 2005

New report and survey analyze gambling’s hottest topic London/Munich, February 23, 2005: A study completed by the consulting firm MECN analyzes one of the hottest topics in the gambling industry – online poker. The study includes the results of a surve...

Wednesday 23rd February 2005

Another million up for grabs at Oasis Online Casino Oasis Casino claims it will become the 'Official' Home of $1,000,000 when the full service online casino, sportsbook and racebook is set to add another $1,000,000 payout opportunity to its website...

Wednesday 23rd February 2005

Winward Gaming Group appoints new VP Marketing Winward Gaming Group is pleased to announce that Scott Logan has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing. Logan has extensive experience in online marketing in general and the online gami...

Wednesday 23rd February 2005

Dutch Court Upholds iGaming Ban The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld a ban against foreign companies offering internet gambling to Dutch citizens. Ladbrokes had attempted to contest the prohibition previously imposed by a lower cou...

Wednesday 23rd February 2005
Gamcare Expert Joins Anti Identity Fraud Company GB Group, the leading provider of identity authentication and fraud prevention solutions for the gaming industry, has appointed Michael Smeaton as business development consultant for URU, the web b...


Wednesday 23rd February 2005
SportSpread.com Cross Irish Channel Dublin-based bookmaker SportsSpread.com is due to enter the UK market. According to the Irish Examiner the company, which offers traditional fixed odds as well as spread betting services, has been ...


Tuesday 22nd February 2005

New 3-for-Free Contest Pays $25,000 Jackpot WEEKLY sportsbook.com has launched a spanking new FREE contest where every visitor to the site has the chance to win up to $25,000 - weekly! All customers have to do is answer three questions, and three b...

Tuesday 22nd February 2005

Online casino files lawsuit over pregnant woman’s belly Sunpoker.com is preparing a lawsuit against another online casino for stealing advertising space it won on an ebay auction. The unusual thing about this space is it is on a pregnant woman’s belly. ...

Tuesday 22nd February 2005

Sportingbet announces soaring profits Sportingbet shares have tripled in five months and the second-quarter profit jumped 84 percent as earnings benefited for the first time from November's purchase of Paradise Poker. The London-base...

Tuesday 22nd February 2005

Portugese Retiree Scoops Largest Ever Progressive Jackpot Belle Rock Gaming has announced the winner of the largest ever single online progressive jackpot as Joaquim M., who had played only three times before, scooped Jackpot City Online Casino's biggest ...

Tuesday 22nd February 2005
Bets revved for Ferrari to win Australian Grand Prix 2005 February 22, 2005 (London, UK) – Team Ferrari is the red-hot favourite to win Melbourne’s premier Formula One event on March 6, according to pool betting site AnyBets.com. Punters have chosen the ...