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Online Gaming News
Lasseters Offers Double Entry into Competition
22 Nov 2005
Lasseters Online has reinvented the term double-up, by offering its players double entries in their US$15,000 Ultimate Prize Package competition.
Court's Latest Patent Ruling Not Rewarding for Harrah's
22 Nov 2005
Hundreds of thousands of people in Las Vegas carry a card in their wallets that allows them to get free buffets, show tickets and other perks.
Entertainers Invest in Online Gaming Site
22 Nov 2005
News Brief: A group of Motown entertainers including The Four Tops and The Miracles have agreed to invest in and market an Internet gaming site that is expected to go live in February, even though the United States prohibits online gambling, an investor said.
Circus Circus Withdraws N.J. License Application
22 Nov 2005
News Brief: It was a company that had a frivolous name, but Circus Circus wasn't clowning around with its plans for a gigantic casino in Atlantic City's Marina District.
BETonSPORTS Says Online Poker Revenue Leaps
22 Nov 2005
News Brief: BETonSPORTS grew online poker like-for-like sales ten-fold in its third quarter from a year earlier, Chief Executive David Carruthers said on Thursday.
888 Casino Welcomes Linux Users
22 Nov 2005
Linux users were getting left in the dust and were getting frustrated as well until 888 Casino and Poker Room decided to open its doors to Linux casino gambling compatibility.
Bush Favored to Win Heisman
22 Nov 2005
Reggie Bush has regain his status as Heisman frontrunner at PinnacleSports.com.
Sportsbook.com Posts Woods, Wie Odds
22 Nov 2005
With
Tiger Woods gunning for a Grand Slam and Michelle Wie setting her sights on the LPGA,
Sportsbook.com has posted lines on golf's hottest pair for the coming season.
Harrah's Attains NAACP Las Vegas' Top Sponsor Position
22 Nov 2005
Furthering its commitment to advancing diversity initiatives in southern Nevada, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is a platinum-level corporate sponsor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Las Vegas Branch 1111.
Gamblers' Good Fortune Wipes Millions off Bookies' Profits
21 Nov 2005
International News Brief: An unusual winning streak for punters has forced three leading bookmakers to warn that their profits will be hurt by the gamblers' run of good fortune.
Empire Online Pulls Out of Takeover Talks
21 Nov 2005
International News Brief: Empire Online, a promoter of internet poker and casino sites, today pulled out of takeover talks with PartyGaming, the owner of the world's biggest online poker site.
Sandpiper Casino Relaunches
21 Nov 2005
Sandpiper Casino announces upgrades to its online gaming software as it re-launches this November, delivering seven new games plus improved game design.
AGA Releases White Paper on Impact of Responsible Gaming Programs
21 Nov 2005
The American Gaming Association today released the third white paper in its 10th Anniversary Research Series addressing the development and implementation of responsible gaming practices.
Scientific Games to Upgrade Delaware Lottery
21 Nov 2005
Scientific Games will upgrade the Delaware Lottery's lottery control and monitoring system to the new AEGIS-Video system.
MGM Mirage Receives Fundraising Award
18 Nov 2005
MGM Mirage and it’s employees’ Voice Foundation are recipients of the "Outstanding Corporation/Foundation of the Year" award from the Las Vegas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Bodog.com Launches New Poker Offering
18 Nov 2005
With its enhanced version of the online poker tournament, Bodog.com Poker is giving even more value to its players.
Absolute Poker Slips on New Skin
18 Nov 2005
Players at Absolute Poker can add a touch of personality to their game with the launch of Absolute Poker "Skins".
Pennsylvania Lottery Launches New Game
18 Nov 2005
Millionaire Raffle, a groundbreaking new game developed by the Pennsylvania Lottery, will create four new millionaires on New Year's Eve.
Sportingbet CEO: US Should Tax Online Gaming
18 Nov 2005
Online gaming is licenced and taxed in 63 countries worldwide and the United States should be taking advantage of this market, said Nigel Payne, Chief Executive of Sportingbet.
Harrah's Patents Ruled Invalid
18 Nov 2005
District Nevada Court ruled that the Harrah's Patents are invalid as a matter of law due to indefiniteness and lack of adequate written description of the claimed subject matter.
Rebecca's Recommendations - November 17, 2005
17 Nov 2005
Welcome back! I have returned in one piece, and now I'm ready to fill you in on my whirlwind of a trip to NYC's AdTech. First of all, I decided to…
Legalizing Internet Gambling Would Bring Billions In U.S. Tax Dollars, But Critics Say It Cannot Be Regulated And Can Corrupt Youth – "60 Minutes" Sunday
17 Nov 2005
So many Americans use their computers to gamble on overseas websites that if those virtual casinos were to be regulated and taxed by American…
Sportsbook.com Posts Oscar Odds
17 Nov 2005
Sportsbook.com is the first company to offer odds on what movie will take home the 78th Oscar for Best Picture at the
Academy Awards.
Sportsbook.com Posts College Football Odds
17 Nov 2005
Sportsbook.com has posted lines
on all the key games this week, including crucial battles in the Big Ten, SEC
and ACC.
Merrill Weighs Singapore License Applicants
17 Nov 2005
nternational News Brief: Las Vegas Sands, MGM Mirage and Harrah's Entertainment are ‘well placed’ to win the rights to build a resort that will host Singapore's first casino, Merrill Lynch said in a report analyzing their proposals.
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