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Tuesday 15th January 2008
Online Poker Site Hits Landmark
Online poker website PKR.com has announced that it has achieved the landmark of serving 10,000 simultaneous players for the first time since its establishment 18 months ago. PKR.com has invested...


Monday 14th January 2008
Las Vegas casinos stripped of profit
Casinos on the famous Las Vegas Strip saw a dip in revenues last November, with many high rollers staying at home. Revenue from casinos was only $519.7 million in November 2007, down 19 per cent f...


Monday 14th January 2008
PlayersOnly Offers $10K for Best “Player” Video in YouTube Contest
PlayersOnly.com presents Unleash the Player In You $10K Video Contest Voting ends and winner announced February 15, 2008 To enter or to view entries: www.YouTube.com/group/UnleashThePlayer ...


Monday 14th January 2008
Popular Slots Site Launches Free 3D Casino
15 January 2008 (London, UK) – An all new three-dimensional casino with virtual casino employees, realistic lobbies that give a whole new kind of online casino experience, and totally free...


Monday 14th January 2008
Online Casino Gets 15 Games
Online Swedish casino Betsson.com has announced the addition of 15 new titles, the first part of a large two-phase delivery of gaming products from UK firm GTS. Founded in 2001, GTS has built a...


Monday 14th January 2008
Seven New Games from RealTime
Closely following Microgaming’s release last week of five new games, Singapore-based software provider RealTime Gaming has announced the debut of seven games of its own. Released with...


Friday 11th January 2008
Malta and Cyprus Adopt Euro
Cyprus and Malta, two small island states where many online gambling firms are based, have this week joined 13 other nations in adopting the Euro, the European Union’s common currency. ...


Friday 11th January 2008
Interactive Television Firm To Expand
UK interactive television firm NetPlay TV has raised nearly $2.25 million to fund the expansion of its Live Roulette show into a Super Casino format and further develop its bingo operations. ...


Friday 11th January 2008
Five New Games From Microgaming
Online gambling software and games developer Microgaming has released five new online gambling games that it plans to showcase at the upcoming International Casino Exhibition in London later this...


Friday 11th January 2008
Online Casino’s Seventh Poker Series
Online casino FullTiltPoker.com has announced that it will hold the seventh instalment of its Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) beginning on February 6. Held three times a year, FTOPS events...


Friday 11th January 2008
Online Poker Network Could Shut
The Dynamic Gaming Systems (DGS) online poker network is in financial dire straits according to respected online gambling information site Sportsbook Review and may have closed, possibly...


Friday 11th January 2008
Online Casino’s Blackjack Release
Online casino WildJack.com has announced the launch of its latest blackjack game, High Streak European Blackjack Gold, which is based on the European rules of blackjack and built on the Gold...


Thursday 10th January 2008
Casino 'killer' not yet caught
Despite the fact that an entire SWAT team was sent to Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort to conduct a comprehensive search, officials have still not been able to find a woman who claimed she had kil...


Thursday 10th January 2008
Two New Casinos for Rhode Island
According to the Associated Press news agency, a lawmaker in the small American state of Rhode Island is to file legislation in the General Assembly that would allow two slot parlors to become...


Thursday 10th January 2008
Patent for Lightning Poker Granted
Pennsylvania-based Lightning Poker Inc, one of the two largest makers of electronic poker tables for use in live-action casinos, has been awarded a patent for one specific element of its products....