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Friday 27th February 2004
EGET Brings to Market a New Event Betting Solution
European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd Ab (EGET), a Finnish supplier of Internet gaming solutions, has made a strategic decision to further enhance its WinOne™ product portfolio with a comple...


Friday 27th February 2004
Norway Goes Gambling Mad
New statistics reveal an unprecedented increase in Norwegian gambling habits that could make them proportionately the greatest gamblers In Europe. Lotteritilsynet, the agency that regulates games ...


Friday 27th February 2004
Rank’s Future is in Gaming, Says Chief-Exec
Mike Smith, the Rank chief executive, has stated unequivocally that the corporation must look to the expanding gaming market as its saviour, after its Hard Rock restaurant and café chain dragged it...


Thursday 26th February 2004
Poker Stars Honoured
The world of poker paid homage to some of the greatest stars of the game this week by unveiling The Poker Walk of Fame on the doorstep of the Commerce Casino, C.A – its very own answer to Hollywoo...


Thursday 26th February 2004
Paddy Power’s British Ambitions
Following the announcement of record profits, as reported here yesterday, Irish Bookmaker, Paddy Power, has announced its intentions to invade Britain. The bookie, which has gone from strength to ...


Wednesday 25th February 2004
Paddy Power Ups
Paddy Power has been reported to record pre-tax profits of over 20 million Euros, year ending December 2003, showing a healthy 15pc increase on the 01-02 financial year. The group’s turnover was u...


Wednesday 25th February 2004
Cyber Extortionists target online betting site
The Liverpool-based bookie and Internet casino operator, Stanley Racing disclosed today that its online betting site has been a victim of cyber extortionists trying to blackmail the operator into ...


Wednesday 25th February 2004
Atlantic Lottery Proposes Internet Gambling
Just a day after the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) announced its plans to open an online version of its casino, the move is already under criticism by some influential anti-gambling advocates...


Tuesday 24th February 2004
GSN.com announces national sweepstakes for a cause
GSN, the US TV network which provides interactive casino games and reality shows has joined hands with the Bank of America to launch a National sweepstakes with a cause. The two companies are par...


Tuesday 24th February 2004
Tribeca After ICE
After their appearance at the 2004 International Casino Exhibition (ICE) in London in January, Tribeca Tables, the popular Internet poker room specialists, “have completed several new poker room de...


Tuesday 24th February 2004
CasinoGB Does It All
CasinoGB.com (www.CasinoGB.com), owned by Park Royal Media, is now operating both land-based casinos and online casinos and as such proves itself a useful resource to gamblers with respect to “expl...


Tuesday 24th February 2004
Indonesian Man Wins Record Jackpot – Online
February 24, 2004, London, UK - The largest online progressive jackpot recorded in Indonesian history was won by InterCasino.com)player ‘Dicdinata’, who won a 1,510,876,928 Indonesian Rupiahs ($178...


Monday 23rd February 2004
Nevada casinos frustrated by US online gambling prohibition
The ongoing saga of attempts to legalize/prohibit online gaming in the Washington is costing Nevada substantial sums, and some experts within the land-based casino industry are getting frustrated....


Monday 23rd February 2004
Trump comes up trumps
Donald Trump has finally got his Nevada gaming license, almost two decades after he first showed an interest in the state. 'We've been waiting a long time for you to join us in the dance,' said ...


Monday 23rd February 2004
South African online gambling ban could be unenforceable
Laws to prohibit Internet gambling could well be unenforceable as the new National Gambling Bill goes before the country’s parliamentary committees for debate. Online gambling is subject to regul...