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Wednesday 18th June 2008
William Hill To Increase Online Gross Win Britain’s second biggest bookmaker, William Hill, expects to increase the proportion of its gross win coming from online gambling by up to 50 percent after the launch of a new online...


Wednesday 18th June 2008

Luzerne County Casino Expansion Is Ahead Of Target How often have you heard of a casino expansion project being completed ahead of target date? How often have you heard of a casino expansion coming in ON budget? The...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Progressive Jackpot Hits £3.2 Million! The latest trend in online casinos seems to be the progressive jackpot with literally millions of dollars on offer to the lucky winners. Pretty much like the old style bingo halls which were...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Why is Madison Producing So Many Poker Stars? Just the other day we covered the rise and rise of Phil number two from Madison, Phil Galfond, who out witted his fellow Madison local Phil Hellmuth to bag over $800,000. While two stars in one...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Poker pros aim to increase presence in Washington Poker players are trying to increase their political clout in Washington in the run up to the 2008 election. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has started running an internet campaign including an...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

WSOP Event #29, $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em: ‘The Razor’ Wins His First Bracelet John Phan has long been regarded as a dangerous tournament player. His super-aggressive style of play – coupled with his spikey hair, perhaps – has garnered him the nickname ‘The...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Louisiana casinos experience rise in revenue Louisiana casinos enjoyed a 10.4 per cent increase in gaming revenue during May - a marked improvement after it fell by 7.2 per cent between March and April. The 13 riverboat casinos in the state ...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Online gambling has created 'new buzz' in casinos The boom in online poker has led to an increase in the number of new players visiting casinos, according to an industry expert. Despite a drop in revenue for US casinos, Phil Martin, editor of Cas...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Mobile Casino Games Pioneer Offers Free Slot Machine Ringtones June 19, 2008 (London, UK) -- Slotland.com, one of the first online casinos to offer real-money slot machines on mobile phones, has produced two special ringtones for ardent slots players. Until...

Wednesday 18th June 2008

WSOP Event #30, $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship: Dutch Courage Gives Hollink First Bracelet Limit Hold’em has always seemed very much like the American’s game. Through years of it being spread in their casinos, it’s been played at home games up and down the country....

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Trump Plaza Showcases PokerPro In a move which is sure to cause differing views and comments in the world of Poker, the Trump Plaza has introduced the latest in Poker technology with the opening of The East Tower Poker Room....

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Musical Chairs At The World Poker Association Just two weeks after bringing in the board members whom she believed could assist her with the forward development of the World Poker Association (WPA), Wendeen Eolis has abruptly tendered her...

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Casino Workers Accused Of Stealing Top Players List Over the last few days there has been a breaking story in the casino industry regarding the theft of a list of 20,000 top casino players at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. While...

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Phil From Madison Wins WSOP Event Those of you who expected to read about the famous Phil Hellmuth adding to his impressive tally of 11 WSOP titles and 64 cashes will be sadly mistaken with news that there is actually ANOTHER Phil...

Tuesday 17th June 2008

Did Henrythenavigator Make It Home? Odds on favourite for the 1 mile St James’s Place Stakes, Henrythenavigator has trounced the field at Royal Ascot to bag a very impressive treble for the year. The St James’s Place...