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Friday 11th May 2007
Online Casino Provider to Up its Game for 2008
Top gambling software developer Playtech, has announced that next year's profits are set to sky rocket over analysts' predictions as new markets, technology and games help it bounce back from the ...


Thursday 10th May 2007
American Gaming Association Survey Shows Industry Growth
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has released a survey of casino entertainment which shows gaming revenues rising by 6.8 percent in 2006. It was also found that 82% of those surveyed consider...


Thursday 10th May 2007
Online Casino Firm’s Profits Excel
Online gaming technology firm Playtech has exceeded analyst expectations, posting a first quarter profit of $19.8m, with growth expected to continue. Playtech saw a 56% increase in online poker re...


Thursday 10th May 2007
WPT Announces First Quarter Revenues Down on Last Year
World Poker Tour Enterprises has announced disappointing results with a net first quarter loss of $2.3m. Over the same period last year, the net income was $3.6m. The company is keen to explain thi...


Thursday 10th May 2007
World Poker Association to Promote Standards Worldwide
The World Poker Association (WPA) has secured a prominent booth at the World Series of Poker in order to promote its message of professionalism and high ethical conduct in tournament poker. The non...


Thursday 10th May 2007
Final Satellites for Live Event in Portugal at Everest
The last two qualifying events for the Everest Poker Live in Portugal online satellites will be held on the 13th and 20th of May at 21.00 Portuguese time. Each satellite is a no limit $2 +.20 tourn...


Wednesday 9th May 2007
No tears for high turnovers
Casino bosses have always lamented the high turnover of staff that they seem to encounter, but a top expert in the gaming industry has said managers should get over it and cheer up, for it might be...


Wednesday 9th May 2007
WPT Announces TV Tourney Schedule for Season VI
WPT Enterprises has announced its official tournament schedule for Season VI of its TV show, the World Poker Tour (WPT). The schedule includes 19 regular-season WPT tour stops and the annual ladies...


Wednesday 9th May 2007
Bluff Europe on UK Newsstands
Bluff Europe is making its magazine available to every British poker enthusiast by expanding its distribution beyond premium card rooms across Britain, Scandinavia, Continental Europe and Russia, t...


Wednesday 9th May 2007
Casino Firm Says Harrah to Rise in Profits
Harrah's Entertainment Inc, the world’s largest casino group with products including the World Series of Poker, announced that its first-quarter earnings had increased by 2 percent. The Group’s n...


Wednesday 9th May 2007
New Players Get Up To $200 Back at AllSlots!
AllSlots.com matches players’ first deposit 100% (up to $100) and gives a 25% bonus on deposits made in new players’ first fifteen days (up to $100). All Slots Casino features the ClearPlay Bonus...


Tuesday 8th May 2007
Three Casinos Block Dusk till Dawn’s Licence
Three Nottingham casinos have successfully blocked the Dusk till Dawn (DTD) bid for the UK’s largest poker room licence, on the grounds that there is not enough business to support a large card roo...


Tuesday 8th May 2007
Online Casino Study Proposed in US
A bill proposing that the National Academy of Sciences carry out an independent one-year study of online gambling is expected to result in evidence against the unpopular Unlawful Internet Gambling ...


Tuesday 8th May 2007
eCOGRA to Provide Online Gambling Fairness Testing
Stringent fairness testing of online casino and poker sites is now available from the eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance body (eCOGRA). Reports will follow continuous monitoring...


Tuesday 8th May 2007
James Packer’s Divided Gaming Loyalty
James Packer, Australia’s richest man, has perhaps signalled a move away from media and into gaming with the announcement that his company, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) is to be split into...