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Wednesday 27th September 2006
Climate Change for Online Casino
Internet gambling group, Empire Online, is to delay its acquisition strategy amid growing fears over the industry’s future following the arrests of executives from BetOnSports, Sportingbet and Aus...


Wednesday 27th September 2006
Louisiana Warns Online Executives to Stay Away
The head of the Louisiana State Police casino section has said in an interview with the Financial Times that Peter Dicks is just one of four Sportingbet executives with arrest warrants against the...


Wednesday 27th September 2006
Daniel Phillips Becomes the English Amateur Poker Champion
The Amateur Poker Association and Tour’s first live event, the English Amateur Poker Championship, was won by Daniel Phillips from Tamworth, UK, who won a cash prize described as “significant,” an ...


Wednesday 27th September 2006
Further eCogra Poker Room Accreditations Bring Total to 21
eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance), the online gambling player protection and standards body has awarded its accreditation and 'Play It Safe' seal to a further three on...


Wednesday 27th September 2006
GameAccount Re-invents Blackjack
September 27th, 2006 (London, UK) – GameAccount, the world’s largest provider of person-to-person (P2P) games this week introduced Multiplayer Blackjack, a unique skill-based version of the casino ...


Tuesday 26th September 2006
Hollywood Loves Poker
September 28, 2006 (Las Vegas, NV) -- Hollywood has long known a high stakes poker table is a powder keg of dramatic potential. Aces.com’s sexy new poker flick, Aces the Movie, is the latest in a...


Tuesday 26th September 2006
Online Casino Gives Away Another Trip to Hollywood
Online Casino Aces.com has continued its summer of big prizes by giving away another VIP trip to Los Angeles to last week’s Wednesday night Texas Hold'Em Free Roll winner. Terry W. of Alabama is ...


Tuesday 26th September 2006
London EPT Event Won by Journalist
PokerStars.com European Tour London event has been won by journalist Vicky Coren. As well as claiming the prestigious title in the four-day tournament she also wins a cool £500,000 and a seat at ...


Tuesday 26th September 2006
Manchester United Launch Online Casino
Manchester United has signed an agreement BetFred to cement their status as official betting partners. The launch will include both casino and poker sites and will be endorsed and co-branded by M...


Tuesday 26th September 2006
Net Entertainment Strikes Major New Deals
Net Entertainment has announced that four new operators will use its award-winning CasinoModule product. The new operators that will use the internet based casino software are Bets4All, Bettingsta...


Tuesday 26th September 2006
Lady Luck on Coren’s Side at London Leg of EPT
Writer and broadcaster Vicky Coren has become the first woman to win a major European poker title, fighting off stiff competition from 398 entrants in the London leg of the European Poker Tour. Pla...


Monday 25th September 2006
Aces.com Free Roll Champ Latest to Win Hollywood Trip
September 26, 2006 (Las Vegas, NV) – Last week’s Wednesday night Texas Hold’Em Free Roll winner is just the latest Aces.com free poker tournament champion to win a VIP trip to Los Angeles to attend...


Monday 25th September 2006
Mansion Poker and PokerNews to Stage One-Off Event
MANSION Poker and PokerNews.com are teaming up to host a special one-off Team PokerNews Aussie Millions satellite. In addition to being paid out as a normal cash tournament, MANSION Poker will ad...


Monday 25th September 2006
Online Casino Receives Facelift
CelebPoker has undergone a complete re-vamp to give a more luxurious look and feel to the casino. The new look site offers stunning visuals to propel you into the virtual gaming arena of a world ...


Monday 25th September 2006
777.com Vote T.J. Cloutier Best Poker Player of All Time
777.com’s “Best Poker Player of All Time” poll ended last week with a surprising result. Popular favourite Phil Hellmuth received 20 per cent of the votes, but ended up finishing in second position...