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Monday 12th May 2008
Why Are Casinos Such An Easy Target?
As news that the Michigan authorities are considering the outright banning of smoking in casinos continues to leak into the public domain many people are now starting to ask why casinos seem to be...


Monday 12th May 2008
Cryptologic Increases Poker Presence in Core European Market with OPoker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Symbol: TSX: CRY & CXY; NASDAQ: CRYP; LSE: CRP May 12, 2008 (Dublin, IRELAND) – CryptoLogic Limited., a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming...


Monday 12th May 2008
Holland Announce Crackdown on Online Poker
According to news reports from Reuters this weekend, the Dutch Ministry of Justice has asked banks to stop providing financial transactions to online gaming sites in a move similar to the Unlawful...


Monday 12th May 2008
Cryptologic’s Slot Machine Pays $1.3m
Millionaire’s Club is an online slots machine available to websites licensed by software developers Cryptologic, and offers a progressive jackpot of $1,000,000 and more. A player at...


Monday 12th May 2008
Poker Helps 888 Profits
Online casino operator 888 Holdings has released its preliminary results for 2007 and reported that revenues from its PacificPoker.com site grew by 18 percent to $81 million from $68 million last...


Monday 12th May 2008
World Poker Tour Loses $2.8 Million
America’s World Poker Tour (WPT) Enterprises Incorporated has reported a ten percent overall increase in quarterly revenues compared to the same period last year but a $2.8 million net loss...


Monday 12th May 2008
Three More Licensees For Microgaming
Isle of Man-based online software provider Microgaming has announced the signing of three more licensees to its Microgaming Poker Network, JenningsBet.com, Sunderlands.co.uk and Eurofootball.bg. ...


Monday 12th May 2008
Slots Fans To Gather At Riverbelle
Riverbelle Casino have unveiled their new slots tournament – one month of play with $35,000 in prizes. The tournament, which will run from today until May 21, was created to appeal to...


Sunday 11th May 2008
Harrah’s Entertainment Posts Loss For First Quarter
While casino giant Harrah's Entertainment may be THE name in the industry it seems that this year's highly controversial $17 billion buyout may have come at the wrong time. The heavily...


Sunday 11th May 2008
Crown Casino And The Missing $100,000 Chip
While it is difficult enough to make money on the casino floor, Australian leader Crown Casino has reported the loss of a $100,000 gaming chip from a high security area of the company's back...


Sunday 11th May 2008
Dutch Authorities Crack Down On Casino Sites
In a move which is sure to fire the wrath of the EU Commission, Dutch authorities have instigated a new approach to online gambling with news that they are in talks with an array of Dutch banks....


Sunday 11th May 2008
Macau Set To Block New Gaming Developments
Recent news that the Macau authorities were looking to block new gambling developments have now been confirmed leaving many of the main players in the industry looking elsewhere for their future...


Friday 9th May 2008
Rising Fuel Costs See More Casino Players Move Online
While it seems crazy that any sector should benefit from the recent rise in the price of oil, it seems that more and more casino visitors in the States, and other areas of the world, are moving...


Friday 9th May 2008
When Playing Your Trump Card Again And Again Does Not Work!
There can be few characters in the gambling industry that can attract quite as much controversy and appreciation than the infamous Donald Trump. He was recently in the news after threatening the...


Friday 9th May 2008
Casino Royale poker scene 'a classic casino movie moment'
The epic poker game in the last James Bond installment Casino Royale has been named as one of the truly great gambling scenes to be committed to celluloid. Tonight, a South African entertainment p...