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Online Gaming News
Jeff Haney sees rise of duplicate poker, a game in which luck loses out to brains
9 Apr 2008
An online poker site has announced the inaugural Duplicate Poker World Championship with the finals set for this fall.
Penn National wants Kansas investment rule relaxed
9 Apr 2008
News Brief: Penn National Gaming is pressuring Kansas to back off a requirement in state law that companies invest at least $250 million in state gambling casinos.
Dubai World files for Nevada gaming license
9 Apr 2008
Dubai World, the government-owned conglomerate of the Arab state, has filed an application for a Nevada gaming license with the expectation of buying more than 10 percent of MGM Mirage's outstanding stock.
Casino Tropez now accepts South African rands
9 Apr 2008
Casino Tropez is pleased to announce that they now accept South African Rands in both the online and mobile versions of the award winning casino.
WSOP nixes rumor of live ESPN Main Event broadcast
9 Apr 2008
The World Series of Poker denied blog reports Tuesday that it was considering televising the Main Event final table live -- or "plausibly live" -- on ESPN.
Harrah's adds board members
9 Apr 2008
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
said today Charles Atwood, Jeanne Jackson, Lynn Swann and Christopher
Williams have been named to the company's board of directors.
Sr. VP to leave Calder Race Course
9 Apr 2008
Churchill Downs Incorporated reports that C. Kenneth Dunn, senior vice president of Florida Operations for the Company, is stepping down from that position.
888.com reports good start for 2008
8 Apr 2008
International News Brief: 888 says 2008 had started well and it was confident about its prospects as it posted 2007 profits in line with analysts' expectations.
Connecticut governor begins smoking ban talks
8 Apr 2008
News Brief: Governor M. Jodi Rell has begun preliminary discussions with the owners of the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos over banning smoking at the casinos.
Absolute Poker completes account migration
8 Apr 2008
Absolute Poker reports that it has completed the migration of player accounts from Vegas Poker 247.
Titan Poker countdowns to billionth hand
8 Apr 2008
Titan Poker is staging an online extravaganza offering its players a chance to win huge cash prizes as it counts down towards its one billionth poker hand dealt.
Wynn Resorts names new VP
8 Apr 2008
Architectural Interior Designer Jerry Beale has been named Senior Vice President of Design and joins Roger Thomas to assume the creative leadership of Wynn Design and Development.
Wenger urges life ban for fixer
7 Apr 2008
News Brief: Arsenal manager says player at the centre of match fix allegations must be named, shamed and banned for life.
A brush with greatness at the Foxwoods Poker Classic
7 Apr 2008
Taking on the biggest names in poker goes with the territory when you decide to compete in a World Poker Tour event. Find out how three players dealt with the challenge of being seated at the same table as Full Tilt poker pro Phil Ivey during Day 1 of the Foxwoods Poker Classic last week in Connecticut.
Wynn Resorts names new Senior Vice President of Design
7 Apr 2008
Architectural Interior Designer Jerry Beale has been named Senior Vice President of Design.
Lottomatica reveals strategic plan
7 Apr 2008
Lottomatica will announce Lottomatica Group's 2008 - 2010
strategic plan in London during a meeting addressing the financial
community.
GIG, SportingBet sign deal
7 Apr 2008
Global Interactive Gaming
Limited has reached an agreement in principle with Sportingbet Plc.
CelebPoker.com offers new features
7 Apr 2008
Play up to 9 tables in the same window at CelebPoker.com.
SpadeClub runs WPT Boot Camp
7 Apr 2008
SpadeClub, the complete poker community, announces its partnership with WPT Boot Camp.
Titan Poker players share $100,000 pot
7 Apr 2008
Titan Poker awarded $100,000 in prizes to Omaha Pot-Limit players over a two-month period.
Absolute Poker pays out $10 million in Bad Beat jackpots
7 Apr 2008
Absolute Poker announced that its players have profited from over $10 million in Bad Beat Jackpot payouts since the game was first introduced in June of last year.
Wild Jack Mobile runs bonus promo
4 Apr 2008
Wild Jack Mobile Casino today announced two unique bonus promotions aimed at new and existing players and became the first mobile casino to offer a ‘3000’ free bonus
Harrah's Entertainment exits Slovenia plan
4 Apr 2008
For the second time in about 30 days, Harrah's Entertainment has decided to pull out of an international project.
Titan Poker launches WSOP satellites
4 Apr 2008
Titan Poker is preparing to send a large delegation of players to the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer.
MansionCasino.com launches Spanish version
4 Apr 2008
MansionCasino.com opens its doors to
the world's estimated 330 Million Spanish speakers with a new version of
its website purely for the Spanish market.
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