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Online Gaming News
BGroom.com launches new trend in online skill games
11 Dec 2006
A new online backgammon software has just been launched to a great response from fans who love this classic board game.
California tribe awarded $30 million
11 Dec 2006
New Brief: An ill-fated business relationship, which in 2003 spurred talk of a Caesars-brand casino-resort going up on the Pauma Indian reservation in North County, has led to a jury’s decision to award $30 million in damages to the Pauma tribe.
WPT deploys platform to prevent fraud
11 Dec 2006
WPT Enterprises, Inc. will deploy the Digital Resolve’s Fraud Analyst risk-based authentication platform to help World Poker Tour’s online gaming platform comply with the recent U.S. law prohibiting online gaming.
Paddy Power offers Poker Classic odds
11 Dec 2006
Paddy Power today launches its 'to win outright' betting market on the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic held in the Bellagio Casino, Las Vegas from December 14 to December 19, 2006.
Italy, Spain usher in new gambling regs
11 Dec 2006
Gaming regulators in Italy and Spain have passed legislation to liberalize land-based and Internet betting, prompting a deluge of license applications from foreign operators.
Harrah's discusses buyout offers
11 Dec 2006
News Brief: The board of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. plans to meet on Wednesday to consider buyout offers.
888 takeover imminent
8 Dec 2006
International News Brief: A £490 million takeover of online gambling group 888 by bookmaker Ladbrokes is imminent, according to an inside source.
UK law my hurt sponsorship deal
8 Dec 2006
International News Brief: Premier League clubs may lose lucrative shirt sponsorship with gambling companies under a government investigation into the legality of the partnerships.
Genting wins second Singapore license
8 Dec 2006
News Brief: Malaysian gambling and leisure group Genting Bhd. has won the licence to build and run Singapore's second casino resort, the city-state said on Friday.
888.com offers holiday promotions
8 Dec 2006
888.com is celebrating the holidays this year with its 'Holiday Gift Madness' event and players don't need to wait in any lines to join in on the season's best giveaways.
GPIC receives Holland Casino order
8 Dec 2006
Gaming Partners International Corporation has received an order from Holland Casino valued at approximately $2,450,000 for the Bourgogne et Grasset brand of gaming chips
Betbull continues to grow
8 Dec 2006
Betbull with continued growth during the 9 months to 30th September
2006, recording a Turnover of EUR 63.80 million and Net Gaming Revenue of EUR10.80 million.
Sportsbook.com favors Bears
8 Dec 2006
Sportsbook.com favors the Chicago Bears by six points in a game that could go a long way in securing them home field advantage in the playoffs.
Churchill's COO leaves company
8 Dec 2006
News Brief: Andrew G. Skehan, has left his posts of executive vice president and chief operating officer of Churchill Downs Inc.
New VP named by Penn National Gaming
8 Dec 2006
Penn National Gaming, Inc. reports that Christopher M. McErlean, 39, has been named Vice President of Racing, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Jamie Gold wins celebrity poker event
7 Dec 2006
2006 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and Team Bodog pro Jamie Gold hosted and won the first BodogFIGHT Celebrity Poker Tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Maharajah Club sponsors UK pool player
7 Dec 2006
Maharajah Club is sponsoring top UK pool player Imran Majid as Europe take on the USA in the 2006 Mosconi Cup in Rotterdam, Holland from December 7th-10th.
Seminole tribe acquires Hard Rock
7 Dec 2006
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has contracted to acquire Hard Rock International, Inc. and other related entities from The Rank Group Plc for approximately $965 million.
32Red Online Casino names new director
7 Dec 2006
32Red Plc reports the appointment of Jon Hale as the new Group Finance Director of the UK focussed Online Casino, Poker and Sportsbook operator.
Reporter trades 60-cent check for 500 poker chips
7 Dec 2006
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd traded a sixty-cent check from an Internet poker room for a set of 500 poker chips to GoldenPalace.com this week.
CelebPoker.com offers Showdown Poker tournament seat
7 Dec 2006
CelebPoker.com are sending players to the Showdown Poker Tour Montreux Main Event, which is part of the televised Showdown Poker Tour.
Hockey players face off at charity poker
7 Dec 2006
Some of the
biggest names in the National Hockey League Players' Association will try to outwit each other at the poker table in the PartyPoker.net Charity Faceoff.
Bet on Apocalypto's opening weekend gross
7 Dec 2006
Sportsbook.com has
posted odds on the opening weekend gross for Mel Gibson's Mayan adventure,Apocalypto.
Horsemen sue NYRA over handling of purse accounts
6 Dec 2006
News Brief: Owners and trainers at the New York Racing Association tracks have sued the track operator, claiming it diverted $15 million to $20 million to operational costs that should have gone to winnings.
BC Lottery Head: No tolerance for criminals
6 Dec 2006
News Brief: More than 180 people were banned from B.C. casinos and gaming halls last year, some for criminal reasons, the president of the B.C. Lottery Corporation told the legislature's committee on Crown corporations on Tuesday.
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