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Online Gaming News
B.C. lottery system slammed by ombudsman
30 May 2007
News Brief: The B.C. government will conduct an audit of the province's lottery system, following the release of a damning report Tuesday by the province's ombudsman that found it's open to fraud.
Wild Jack Casino launches another video poker game
30 May 2007
Wild Jack Casino reports the launch of its monumental 50th video poker game, and as fate would have it, it is a 50 play version called Double Double Bonus 50 Play Power Poker.
CelebPoker looks for team members
30 May 2007
Team Celebpoker has been created to provide all Celebpoker players with an incredible opportunity to represent Celebpoker at major European poker events.
Interactive Systems provides update
30 May 2007
Interactive
Systems Worldwide Inc. reports the
settlement of a vendor dispute, as well as provided short-term revenue
guidance and an update of the Company's cash position.
Four Microgaming sites to pull out of U.S.
30 May 2007
Four Microgaming-powered casinos will stop accepting U.S. bets effective June 1, according to letters emailed to affiliates from the casinos.
Guarding affiliate program terms and conditions
30 May 2007
Last year, “kwblue” got sick of seeing the terms and conditions for the affiliate programs he was working with constantly change. So he decided to do something about it.
Inside Gaming: Speculators sniff around Gold Spike
30 May 2007
The Gold Spike is the epitome of a grind joint, but the $15 million asking price hasn't kept potential buyers away from the downtown casino.
Online Sunday tournaments - Big names, big money
29 May 2007
In this week's Memorial Day installment, two first-time winners defeat two of online poker's biggest names, while Ultimate Bet ends its two-week streak of surpassing its guaranteed-money mark.
Groups wary of New York racing plan
29 May 2007
News Brief: Local nonprofit organizations that depend on money generated at Saratoga Race Course fundraisers face an uncertain future with the New York Racing Association's decades-long grip on the track set to expire in January.
Saratoga official joins NYRA
29 May 2007
News Brief: Gavin Landry, the president of the Saratoga Convention and Visitors Bureau for the last 12 years, will leave at the end of June to take a position with the New York Racing Association.
Bodog Fight holds US debut
29 May 2007
Following unforgettable mixed martial arts events in Vancouver, Canada and St. Petersburg, Russia, Bodog Fight is pleased to announce its American debut.
MGM Mirage forms new luxury resort subsidiary
29 May 2007
MGM Mirage reports the formation of MGM Mirage Hospitality, LLC, a new corporate subsidiary principally focused on extending the company's renowned hotel brands and developing new luxury hotel brand concepts for destinations in the U.S. and abroad.
All Jackpots Casino launches multi-language software
29 May 2007
ll Jackpots Casino has launched of a multi-language Viper software that allows French, German, Italian and Spanish speakers to play over 300 casino games in a localised language environment.
Harrah's opens Red Door spa
28 May 2007
Harrah's Atlantic City becomes the official home to "Endless Summer" today with the debut of a new 172,000-square-foot glass, dome-enclosed swimming pool complex and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa.
Jeff Simpson tells why Kerkorian's bombshell is one of the biggest to hit Las Vegas' business world
28 May 2007
In the nearly eight years Jeff Simpson's spent covering the casino industry, he says there have been few public announcements as dramatic as the one made Monday afternoon by Kirk Kerkorian's investment arm, Tracinda Corp.
BetonSports cops plea, agrees to testify against Kaplan and Carruthers
25 May 2007
BetonSports, an Internet sportsbook that stopped taking wagers in July 2006 after its former CEO David Carruthers was arrested in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, has pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.
Stakes high at Betfair Poker
25 May 2007
When two Betfair players with some of the biggest bankrolls in online poker decide to take each other on at $250/$500 no limit Hold'em you can be sure of some fireworks.
Everest Poker hosts next Avalanche round
25 May 2007
Everest Poker today announced that the online poker room would be hosting a round 3 event in the Everest Poker Avalanche on 26 May, 2007.
BetonSports pleads guilty
25 May 2007
BetonSports, PLC, pleaded
guilty to federal racketeering charges, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway
for the Eastern District of Missouri announced.
MGM Mirage transactions committee selects advisors
25 May 2007
MGM Mirage Transactions Committee of the MGM Mirage Board of Directors has engaged UBS Investment Bank, as its financial advisor, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, as its legal advisor, to assist it in this process.
MGM Mirage committee studies bid
24 May 2007
Shares of MGM Mirage settled down Wednesday while the company's board of directors appointed a three-person committee to study a move by Tracinda Corp. to acquire two of the company's largest properties.
Penn National wants to keep casino
24 May 2007
News Brief: Penn National Gaming wants to keep the Empress Casino.
Antigua & Barbuda heat up fight against US
24 May 2007
International News Brief: Antigua & Barbuda has called on the 150 members of the World Trade Organisation to file claims for compensation against the United States, the latest move in its trade dispute with the US over Internet gambling.
The Reel Life
24 May 2007
A German gambler wins a big jackpot on Everest Casino's Space Ace game, and women have the lucky touch at Bodog in this week's edition of our online slots roundup.
Orbis OpenBet clinches Centrebet contract
24 May 2007
Centrebet International Ltd is the latest online gambling group to migrate to the Orbis OpenBet ‘One Account, One Wallet’ solution, after years of operating a proprietary system.
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