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Thursday 5th June 2008

Can Barbara Enright Make A Mark At WSOP 2008 While the modern more aggressive style of ladies Poker may be taking all of the headlines in the female sector of the sport, there can be few woman players who have made anywhere near the same...

Thursday 5th June 2008

Tories Promise To Get Back To Basics With The National Lottery In a move which has the potential to not only benefit the more traditional UK charitable organisations but give many of the lottery playing public what they want, the Conservative Party has...

Thursday 5th June 2008

Plans for tallest Las Vegas casino abandoned Crown and its partners have given up plans for a $5 billion (£2.5 billion) development on a 27-acre site on the Las Vegas Strip, purportedly due to problematic credit-market conditions. The ...

Thursday 5th June 2008

New member bonuses at Mansion Casino Gamblers who join Mansion Casino will receive a 100 per cent bonus worth up to $100 (£50) every Wednesday throughout June. The offer comes as part of a series of bonuses and promotional offer...

Thursday 5th June 2008

Nevada gaming revenue growth-rate slows Recent figures display a growth in revenue for the Nevada gaming industry of 4.89 per cent in 2007, significantly lower than the previous year's 13.07 per cent. The total revenue amassed by Nevada...

Thursday 5th June 2008

Backgammon Masters Raises Monetary Aid to Chinese Earthquake Survivors June 5, 2008 -- With a generous spirit of charitable gaming and giving, Backgammon Masters is raising donations worth millions of dollars in aid to help the survivors of the recent Chinese...

Thursday 5th June 2008

WSOP Event #4, $5,000 Mixed Hold'em: Lindgren Wins First Bracelet While David Singer was exorcising his WSOP demons across the room, Erick Lindgren managed to get rid of his own. 'E-Dog' has cashed over $6m in tournament wins, as well winning two WPT titles. Now...

Thursday 5th June 2008

Cantor Launches Online Poker Room The gaming affiliate of global financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor Gaming, has announced the launch of the latest addition to its family of online gambling sites, CantorPoker.com....

Thursday 5th June 2008

Padraig Parkinson joins Poker Trillion The flurry of signings made around the World Series has continued unabated after Poker Trillion announced they have signed Padraig Parkinson. The Irishman is one of the quickest poker tongues in...

Thursday 5th June 2008

ECOGRA Approved By Isle of Man Independent online gambling standards organisation eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) has been approved as a credited testing facility by the Isle of Man’s Gambling...

Thursday 5th June 2008

GameAccount Licensed By Alderney London-based software developer and supplier GameAccount Global Limited has been awarded an Associate Certificate by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). The British firm stated that...

Thursday 5th June 2008

APT Macau Guarantees $1.5 Million Following the success of its Manila event last month, the Asian Poker Tour(APT) has announced a guaranteed prize pool of $1.5 million for its next competition in Macao. The largest ever amount...

Thursday 5th June 2008

PokerHeaven’s $772 Bonus Online casino PokerHeaven.com is giving every new customer opening an account up to $772 in sign-up bonuses. The Gibraltar-licensed site stated that it would match the first deposit for any new...

Thursday 5th June 2008

American Wins Nearly $15K on Bets Made with Free Bonus Money It seems nearly impossible to win at an online casino wagering only with free bonus money, but an American woman recently did just that. A new player at JackpotCapital.com online casino won a...

Thursday 5th June 2008

Microgaming Celebrates Unprecedented Ten-Year Partnership With Intertops.com Online Casino June 5, 2008 (DOUGLAS, Isle of Man) -- Microgaming and Intertops.com are today celebrating an unprecedented ten-year partnership with the announcement that two lucky players will be getting a taste...