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Thursday 20th April 2006

Online Player Qualifies for WSOP Without Spending a Dime An online player has managed to land himself a seat at this year’s WSOP without handing over a cent. Known only by his username, Watson98, the player will take a seat at this year’s main event, via...

Thursday 20th April 2006

Jennifer Powell Launches Sexy Poker Website Once again the worlds of celebrity and poker have come together. This time it’s in the form of Jennifer Powell, model and poker player, who has just announced the launch of her new website, www.jen...

Thursday 20th April 2006

Huge Revenue Increase Announced by Online Casino Group PartyGaming has announced that revenues are up by 54%, as record numbers of players gambled at their websites.Revenues for the first three months of 2006 are reported to be at almost £200m. Inter...

Thursday 20th April 2006

New Sign Up Bonuses at Online Casino Titan are offering a deposit bonus to new poker players who sign-up now. All new players using the code ‘wsopbonus’ will receive a 100% deposit bonus up to $500 plus other exclusive bonuses. Club ...

Thursday 20th April 2006

Finding Love with Online Poker Dating website Lavalife.com and Party Poker, have joined together to bring their users a 12 week-long poker tournament that has been specifically designed for singles to find romance. The Texas H...

Thursday 20th April 2006
Online Sportsbook Opens Market for Tennis Tour of Champions PinnacleSports.com have become the first bookmaker in the world to offer betting odds on the ATP Merrill Lynch Tennis Tour of Champions, which will includes names like John McEnroe, Boris Becker a...


Thursday 20th April 2006
Online Casino Teams Up with Italian Football Giants Betandwin.com have announced a partnership with Italian football giants AC Milan, which will see the online gambling service sponsoring the team’s shirts for the next four seasons, covering all na...


Thursday 20th April 2006

PokerStars Prepares for London Stock Exchange Flotation Media reports surfacing this week suggest that one of the largest online poker services, PokerStars.com is almost ready to float on the London Stock Exchange. If initial valuations are to be...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

Wayne Rooney Says No to Gambling (For Once) Already seen as the whipping boy of the British Press thanks to a slew of gambling allegations, footballer Wayne Rooney has seen fit not to take part in a charity poker event. The Manchester Unit...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

Professional Poker Tour to Debut in July Billed as the PGA of Poker, the Professional Poker Tour is due to hit screens in the first week of July. The PPT will see the world’s 250 best players, culled from across the WPT, WSOP and various ...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

PartyGaming Records Growth in Revenue and Player Numbers What was initially seen as a stock market gamble can no longer be considered as such. Party Gaming, the parent company of Party Poker, has just recorded some of the most staggering figures for any ...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

Bluff Poker Radio Increases Programming Schedule You’ve seen it on the TV, played online and spoke incessantly about it with friends, but poker is now expanding on the radio. Bluff Poker Radio, the only nationally syndicated poker show available ...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

UK Teacher Beats All Comers at NZ Poker Open It seems that being a pro these days just doesn’t guarantee you a place at the top, just ask Joe Hachem. The current WSOP champion with a raft of titles and a massive following has lost out at the ...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

PartyGaming Reports Revenue Increase of 54% PartyGaming has reported a revenues increase of 54% over the last year as the online gaming industry continues to soar. In the three months to March, the giant Gibraltar-based online casino and pok...

Wednesday 19th April 2006

Massive Progressive Jackpot Winner at Online Casino It's every slots player’s dream to watch a jackpot roll in, and for Maurice G. of France that dream became a reality at Everest Casino. On April 3, Maurice hit the Faerie Tale 25 jackpot at Everes...