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Friday 11th January 2008

Anthrax guitarist plays poker for veterans Scott Ian, the guitarist of heavy metal band Anthrax, will play in a charity poker tournament in aid of US war veterans. On January 12th celebrities and professional players will battle against mi...

Friday 11th January 2008

Elky Wins EPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure In what is sure to be a popular win amongst the online poker community, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in impressive fashion last night. As we...

Friday 11th January 2008

Party Poker Late Night Poker Heats Drawn Late Night Poker returned to British television screens last week with a celebrity special. Now it is time for the real action to begin, with some of Europe and America’s biggest players...

Friday 11th January 2008

Poker Stars Guarantees 16 Seats to EPT Grand Final The PokerStars European Poker Tour grand final takes place 12th – 17th April in Monte Carlo, and as always with the EPT events, PokerStars to send as many of their players as possible to...

Friday 11th January 2008

Rapper Jay-Z Allegedly Loses $500,000 According to MediaTakeOut.com, rapper Jay-Z may have suffered some hard knocks at the poker tables recently in Las Vegas having indulged himself to a spot of high-stakes poker. The man who was...

Friday 11th January 2008

Online Casino’s Seventh Poker Series Online casino FullTiltPoker.com has announced that it will hold the seventh instalment of its Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) beginning on February 6. Held three times a year, FTOPS events...

Friday 11th January 2008

Online Poker Network Could Shut The Dynamic Gaming Systems (DGS) online poker network is in financial dire straits according to respected online gambling information site Sportsbook Review and may have closed, possibly...

Friday 11th January 2008

Online Casino’s Blackjack Release Online casino WildJack.com has announced the launch of its latest blackjack game, High Streak European Blackjack Gold, which is based on the European rules of blackjack and built on the Gold...

Friday 11th January 2008

High Stakes Poker Players Make Their Way to Betfair Online gambling operator Betfair has announced that recent software improvements to its poker website have proved very popular with high-stakes players. The London-based operator stated that...

Friday 11th January 2008

Malta and Cyprus Adopt Euro Cyprus and Malta, two small island states where many online gambling firms are based, have this week joined 13 other nations in adopting the Euro, the European Union’s common currency. ...

Friday 11th January 2008

Interactive Television Firm To Expand UK interactive television firm NetPlay TV has raised nearly $2.25 million to fund the expansion of its Live Roulette show into a Super Casino format and further develop its bingo operations. ...

Friday 11th January 2008

Five New Games From Microgaming Online gambling software and games developer Microgaming has released five new online gambling games that it plans to showcase at the upcoming International Casino Exhibition in London later this...

Friday 11th January 2008

Million-2-1 Receives South African patent A leading mobile gaming provider of lottery, SMS and interactive games, Million-2-1 Ltd, has announced that it has secured a South African patent for its reverse auction mobile game mechanic, 'How...

Friday 11th January 2008

Tax Cuts For UK Bingo Being Called For According to the Financial Times newspaper, the UK Government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is to support bingo companies campaigning for a reduction in tax to ensure the...

Friday 11th January 2008
Two Way Ltd Rejected In New South Wales In Australia, the Government of New South Wales has refused an approach by from Two Way Ltd seeking in-principle support for a proposed pay television betting service to be offered with Tabcorp and...