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Online Gaming News
Sportsbook.com Posts Odds for Reality Shows
24 Aug 2005
Sportsbook.com is the first to post odds on two of the most popular and highly anticipated shows - Survivor: Guatemala and The Amazing Race 8.
PinnacleSports.com Releases Heisman Odds
24 Aug 2005
PinnacleSports.com today entered the Heisman debate by announcing its pre-season odds on who will capture college football's most celebrated award this season.
PokerBlue.com Launches High Roller Event
24 Aug 2005
PokerBlue.com launches the live, world premiere Internet broadcast of its all new, "Whale Game," a weekly event that will feature high-stakes players.
Sportsbook.com Posts US Open Odds
24 Aug 2005
Sportsbook.com has posted odds on the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of the tennis season which starts Monday, August 29 at the USTA National Tennis Centre.
Poker TV Network Acquires Internet Properties
24 Aug 2005
Poker TV Network, Inc. have acquired several poker
related Internet properties including PokerUpdates.com, PokerMediaNetwork.com, and PokerTalkShow.com from web broadcasting pioneer Eric Rosenberg.
Penn National Gaming Named to Fortune's List
24 Aug 2005
Penn National Gaming, Inc. has been named again as one of the country's fastest-growing companies by Fortune magazine in its September 5, 2005 issue.
Station Casinos to Notes
24 Aug 2005
Station Casinos, Inc. has agreed to issue $150 million of 6 7/8% senior subordinated notes due March 1, 2016.
PokerShare.com Launches Profit Sharing Concept
23 Aug 2005
The launch of PokerShare.com this month initiates a brand new concept in online poker – letting players own profits from the site.
Dice Set to Roll for New Zealand Online Gambling
23 Aug 2005
International News Brief: New Zealanders could be legally playing interactive gambling games from home — or even from work — within a year, with the blessing of New Zealand Lotteries.
$1 Million Win for Poker Outsider
23 Aug 2005
International News Brief: Rank outsider Tony Jones shocked the poker world by beating TV babe Helen ‘Hell's Bells’ Chamberlain in a heart-stopping finale to the Ladbrokes Poker Millions.
Imperial Palace Purchase Is Strategic Move For Harrah's
23 Aug 2005
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the Imperial Palace for $370 million, giving the company a larger foothold on the Strip and ownership of four adjacent casinos.
Bookmaker Bets on Ashes Cricket
23 Aug 2005
International News Brief: The Ashes cricket series between England and Australia may attract record bets of as much as 50 million pounds, U.K. bookmaker William Hill said.
Atlantic Lotto Crackdown Unlikely
23 Aug 2005
News Brief: Canada's four Atlantic provinces can do little more than encourage the Atlantic Lottery Corp. to be more open and accountable, says Nova Scotia's justice minister.
2K Sports Deals out World Class Pros in World Poker Tour Video Game
23 Aug 2005
Sports details professional poker player lineup and world class poker venues found in the World Poker Tour video game.
Station Casinos Expands Land Buy in Reno
23 Aug 2005
The extra land will give the company more room to develop a hotel-casino adjacent to a planned open-air retail complex.
Sportsbook.com Updates NFL Odds
23 Aug 2005
With training camp almost over and the season set to kick-off in just over two weeks, Sportsbook.com's team of odds makers have updated the Super Bowl odds on all 32 NFL teams.
Hoosier Lottery Extends Scientific Games Contract
23 Aug 2005
Scientific Games Corporation has been awarded a two-year extension from the Hoosier Lottery worth $13.86 million.
Harrah's Entertainment to Acquire Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino
23 Aug 2005
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has signed an agreement with Imperial Palace, LLC, to acquire the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
AG: Atlantic Lottery Corp. Should Disclose Expenses
22 Aug 2005
News Brief: Nova Scotia's auditor general says the Atlantic Lottery Corp. should disclose how much money it pays to advertising and public relations firms.
Slotland.com to Sponsor Novice Bowling Tournament
22 Aug 2005
Popular international slots casino, Slotland.com, has called upon novice bowlers in Canada to play in its inaugural Super Bowl Novice Bowling Tournament.
Getmintedpoker Launch VIP Scheme
22 Aug 2005
Getmintedpoker launches a VIP scheme designed to reward top players' loyalty and the VIP status is offered to players who earn more than 5000 poker points per month, commencing on 1st September.
Poker Players Make High Society
22 Aug 2005
Something new is happening to poker players. It's called High Society: it's hip, fresh and arrives with “plenty aloha”.
Celebrities Sent to Poker Tournament
22 Aug 2005
Lou Diamond Phillips will be amongst the celebrities sent by Celebpoker.com to the prestigious Stanley Star City Casino CelebPoker Grand Prix.
Inside Gaming Column: Oddsmakers Think Fuel Price Rise Isn't over
22 Aug 2005
A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.
Smoking Ban Hits SkyCity's Profits
22 Aug 2005
International News Brief: Smoking bans and refurbishing delays at its Adelaide Casino hit SkyCity's profits in the past financial year, the company said yesterday.
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