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Monday 19th September 2005
Online Casino VIP Casino Takes Another First Place Award
For the second year in a row, VIPCasino.com has been honored with the prestigious First Place position of ‘Best Player Reward Program’ 2005 by leading slot and video poker publication Strictly Slot...


Monday 19th September 2005
BetEmpire Unique Bets Announced for 21st Bond Movie
Online bookmaker BetEmpire.com has announced 21 unique bets on various aspects of the upcoming 21st Bond movie: Casino Royale. Fan Websites and national newspapers have continually ran rampant with...


Monday 19th September 2005
Online Casino Firm Seeks Listing on AIM
Fairground Gaming Holdings plans to build up a portfolio of online casinos, internet bingo and skill-based gaming sites through a series of acquisitions according to media reports. It claims it wi...


Friday 16th September 2005
Sportsbook.com pays out $540,656 to Illinois family man
Sportsbook.com awarded the largest jackpot in its history this month with a cheque for $540,656. Steve A., a retired family man from Illinois, won the jackpot with a $1 progressive wager on Free Ri...


Friday 16th September 2005
Empire Online Limited Gives an Acquisition Update
The Company announced on September 13th that, following its satisfactory due diligence, it has completed the Acquisition of Club Dice from Crown Solutions Gaming Limited and Uniplay International L...


Friday 16th September 2005
Leading Gaming CEO’s Commit To Gulf Region
Leading Gaming CEO’s have promised to do everything possible to help the Gulf Region after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo 2005, Terry Lanni, chair...


Thursday 15th September 2005
Cyber Crime Conference to Run Alongside ICE
‘Combating Cyber Crime in the Betting and Gaming Business’, the conference launched in February 2005, will this year run at Earls Court Conference Centre, alongside ICE, the International Casino Ex...


Thursday 15th September 2005
Online Casino Sees market value of up to £714.6 million
Online casino operator 888.com set a price range of 162-212 pence per share on Thursday for its flotation, implying stock market value of no more than 714.6 million pounds for the business. The co...


Thursday 15th September 2005
VIPCasino Takes Another Award for Best Player Reward Program
For the second year in a row, VIPCasino.com has been honored with the prestigious First Place position of ‘Best Player Reward Program’ 2005 by leading slot and video poker publication Strictly...


Wednesday 14th September 2005
Sportsbook.com Posts Updated Odds for Playoffs
Sportsbook.com, the largest online bookmaker and casino, has posted its latest odds for the Wild Card spots in the American League and National League races. There is still plenty for the teams to...


Tuesday 13th September 2005
GameAccount Launches Tournament Blackjack at G2E
September 13, 2005 (Las Vegas, USA) – GameAccount, the #1 online P2P and skill gaming provider, this week officially launched “Tournament Blackjack”, a unique person-to-person (P2P) skill-based ada...


Tuesday 13th September 2005
Superheroes Take Over Online Casino Games
Giant software developer, CryptoLogic Inc. have joined forces with entertainment company, Marvel Enterprises Inc, to bring comic book heroes to the world of online gambling. This exclusive licensin...


Tuesday 13th September 2005
Essex Grandmother Wins £200,000 with 40 pence Bet
Sixty-four year old Grandmother, Rita Driscoll, from South Ockendon in Essex, has won a £196,000 jackpot after betting just 40 pence on an online fruit machine run by coral.co.uk. Rita, a retired-...


Tuesday 13th September 2005
Slots and Video Poker are Preferred Online Casino Games
Video poker and slots have been voted the preferred online gambling games according to a survey issued by play-video-poker-slots.com, supporting earlier beliefs by the online gambling industry that...


Monday 12th September 2005
Online Casino Launches Responsible Gaming Program
The Jackpot Factory Group a leading online casino group, announced today that it has successfully implemented a responsible gaming program formulated by the eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation a...