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Tuesday 31st July 2007
Pirates and Steelers v casino planners
In Pittsburgh, a battle has commenced between two sports teams and a new casino that is planned for the city. Upset that Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved the Majestic Star Casino after not ...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
PlayersOnly Players Get Chance to Play in WPT Turks & Caicos
Weekly Super Satellites: Every Sunday at 5:00 pm EST until September 1st WPT Turks & Caicos Main Event: September 25-30 August 1, 2007 (St John’s, Antigua) – The World Poker Tour is making its...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
Online Gamblers in US Now Cashing Out at NETeller
As the US government’s case against online payment processor NETeller has resolved, players can access the funds that were frozen in ‘evidence’ against the company. Founders Stephen Lawrence and Jo...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
World Poker Congress Presents Industry Heavyweights
The World Poker Congress (WPC) is scheduled for November 29th and 30th at the luxurious Westin Dragonara Resort at St. Julian’s in Malta, only a short walk from the local Casino. The event is descr...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
Poker Tees Off at Pro-Am
The Second Annual Walters Cup Pro-Am Tournament will combine both Golf and Poker challenges. But poker and golf? Surely these are two ends of the spectrum? Obviously not: the highly successful even...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
Online Casino Awards $34,000 Jackpot
Leading online casino site Everest Casino has announced that a German player won over $34,000 after hitting the jackpot on its Space Ace video slot machine. Space Ace is one of the Canadian onlin...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
Oxford University in Online Casino Survey
The world's first multidisciplinary Internet institute based at a major university, the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), has announced the launch of a web-based survey of users of online gambling ...


Tuesday 31st July 2007
Online Casino’s French Prize
Leading online gaming room Imperial Casino has announced that a French player has won a jackpot of over $77,000 playing on its Space Ace slot machine. The player has been a regular for over five ...


Sunday 29th July 2007
American Indians get casino approved
The newly-recognised Mashpee tribe has had a casino deal endorsed in Massachussets, which could generate millions of dollars for the state. Residents gathered at Middlesborough's town meeting, wh...


Sunday 29th July 2007
Canada men in casino cart joyride
Two men have been charged with joyriding after allegedly stealing a casino golf cart at the weekend. The suspects were charged after they took a casino vehicle early on Sunday morning and drove it...


Sunday 29th July 2007
Gambling set to face gogglebox watershed
Bookmakers and betting and gaming firms have lashed out after secret government discussions have been revealed that might restrict their TV advertising efforts. It has been disclosed that parliame...


Friday 27th July 2007
Second Life Bans Gambling
The American founders of the popular Second Life virtual community, Linden Lab, has announced that it is to immediately stop allowing online gambling and will not accept responsibility for any mone...


Friday 27th July 2007
Prohibition Stalks Second Life and Ends Virtual Wagers
Those who bet that wagering would be prohibited in the virtual world Second Life are about to cash in. Operators Linden Labs have changed policy from non-intervention to prohibition: while much of ...


Friday 27th July 2007
Online Casino Offers Slots Jackpot
Online casino Bodog.com has announced that its Mid-Life Crisis and Shopping Spree online slots will share in a global progressive jackpot that recently hit $771,661. Bodog's online casino has mor...


Friday 27th July 2007
Online Casino’s Latest Bizarre Purchase
Online casino GoldenPalace.com has announced that it paid $1,000 for a piece of dental floss once used by Paris Hilton, smudged with pink lipstick and found in a rubbish bin outside the actress’ H...