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Friday 2nd February 2007

Rocket Ronnie Pockets Online Poker Deal English snooker star ‘Rocket’ Ronnie O’Sullivan has signed a personal sponsorship agreement with the online poker and casino company 888.com. 888.com currently sponsor Snooker’s biggest tournament...

Friday 2nd February 2007

Paddy Power Announces Liverpool FC Legends Poker Event Irish bookmakers and online poker firm paddypowerpoker.com are offering Liverpool fans the chance to play against three Anfield legends in its grand final on Wednesday February 28 at the River Club...

Friday 2nd February 2007

Manchester Begins Hunt for Super-casino Investors Manchester City Council, Tuesday’s victor in the contest to host the UK's first super-casino, has insisted it would run a fair and open competition to find a commercial partner. In July 2004, the ...

Friday 2nd February 2007
Sportingbet Duo in Double Departure Sportingbet directors Mark Blandford and Bob Holt have made a surprise move in quitting the highly profitable online gaming company, that reported a gross profit of £31.7 million in the three mont...


Friday 2nd February 2007
Online Betting Site Gets a Five-Star Rating Advantage Sports Betting has been recognised as the leading online gambling destination for a successful flutter, after Sports Gambling Review awarded it its highest rating of five stars. 'It's a...


Friday 2nd February 2007

WTO Opposes US Online Gambling Ruling in the Caribbean The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled against the US in a heated wrangle over online gambling with the Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda. The organisation is expected to find the US g...

Thursday 1st February 2007

TheRealBond.com Viral Proves Craig is not “The Real Bond” February 1, 2007 (San Jose, CR) - Despite initial criticism for being inelegant, bawdy and blonde, Daniel Craig proved a worthy 007 in blockbuster hit Casino Royal. But according to a survey conduc...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Tila Tequila to Launch Online Casino Tila Tequila, the Queen of MySpace and a Time magazine ‘Person of the Year’ for 2006, celebrated her latest business venture – an online casino and poker room - at a party in London last week. Th...

Thursday 1st February 2007

National Poker League to Launch in Paris The National Poker League (NPL) has announced details of its forthcoming 2007 Global Circuit Tour beginning with The Paris Open in France on May 13 at the Cercle Gaillon Casino in the heart of Pari...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Harrah’s May Look to the Lucrative UK Market The established UK newspaper The Observer has reported that American casino group Harrah’s, which is famed particularly for its involvement in poker, has some ambitious online and brick-and-mortar ...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Celebs and Poker Pros to Take to Felt for Charity Hip-hopper Pharrell Williams and Dewar’s 12 are to host the third annual Dewar’s 12 Celebrity Poker Challenge tomorrow, February 2. Over 300 revellers will spend the evening with an elite group of...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Money Casino Adds New Game to Poker Suite Money Casino has released three new casino games, one of them a poker title with multi-hand features. Furthermore, the entire suit of 50 table, video poker, and slot games is now available in two n...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Online Gambling Banned In Israel A precedent-setting ruling was delivered this week against online poker and online gambling in the Israeli court case involving Gibraltar-based online bookmaker Victor Chandler's CEO Michael Carlto...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Online Casino Survey Decides Best Bond In a survey conducted by VIPLoungeCasino.com and website The Real Bond (www.TheRealBond.com), Pierce Brosnan has come out tops in a poll of players’ favourite 007. TheRealBond.com has parodied a...

Thursday 1st February 2007

Wild Jack Online Casino Ups the Ante Online casino Wild Jack Casino has announced the release of five new Blackjack games on the successful Multi-hand Gold Series line. The new multi-hand gold variations are: Big 5 Blackjack, Bonus...