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Online Gaming News
'Human Billboard' Craze Gets Another Taker
9 Feb 2005
International News Brief: Londoner Nick Long is to have the GoldenPalace.com logo tattooed permanently on his back following an auction on eBay.
Harrah's Receives National Grassroots Innovation Award
9 Feb 2005
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has been awarded a Grassroots Innovation Award from the Public Affairs Council for its employee voter-education program, ‘Winning Together.’
All Jackpots Online Casino Celebrates Re-Launch With Viper
9 Feb 2005
The Jackpot Factory Group of casinos announce the re-launch of All Jackpots Online Casino, now available on the popular Viper online casino software platform.
Connecticut Casino Tribes Go National
9 Feb 2005
News Brief: With a page from the playbook of Las Vegas gambling giants, Connecticut's Indian casinos are taking their act nationwide in a bid to create wagering empires stretching from coast to coast.
Online Gambling Hits it Big
9 Feb 2005
News Brief: After years of escalating growth, online gambling is poised for its biggest year.
Rhode Island Revised Casino Referendum Released
9 Feb 2005
News Brief: A reworked version of the casino-referendum bill that was effectively knocked off the ballot by the Rhode Island Supreme Court will be unveiled at a State House news conference today.
Midas Entertainment Results Up
9 Feb 2005
Midas Entertainment, Inc. reports that it has taken in $5.82 million in bets for the month of January.
Penn National Calls for Redemption of Notes
9 Feb 2005
Penn National Gaming, Inc. has called for redemption all $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 11 1/8% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due March 1, 2008.
Churchill Downs Hires New Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
9 Feb 2005
Churchill Downs Incorporated reports the appointment of international marketing executive Tim Scott as the company's senior vice president of sales and marketing.
"Sunglasses Should Be Banned": Poker Pro Annie Duke
9 Feb 2005
John G. Brokopp: Does the practice of wearing sunglasses while playing poker constitute a compromise of strategic principles to which fellow players are entitled to have access?
Maine's First Gaming Board Director Sets Goals
8 Feb 2005
News Brief: The Maine Gambling Control Board's first executive director, Robert Welch, has set honesty and integrity among his top priorities for the racetrack casino headed for Bass Park.
Mohegan Sun Results Up
8 Feb 2005
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority reports that net revenues for the Mohegan Sun for the Q1 2005 increased by
$12.3 million, or 4.0%, to $319.3 million from $307.0 million for Q1 2004.
Who Will Be the Next Lakers Coach?
8 Feb 2005
Wagerweb posts odds on: "who will be the next Los Angeles Lakers head coach?"
IGT Searches for the Next Jackpot
8 Feb 2005
News Brief: To get back on track, IGT's chairman and CEO, Thomas ‘T.J.’ Matthews says he'll focus on new types of games, international sales, and developing business beyond traditional slots.
FTC Requests More Info from Penn National, Argosy
8 Feb 2005
Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Argosy Gaming Company announced that, as expected, they have received a request from the Federal Trade Commission for more information relating to the previously announced merger of Penn National and Argosy.
2005 Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses Fantasy Game Underway
8 Feb 2005
Can you select the Derby winner, jockey and trainer, weeks before the first Saturday in May? If you are up to the challenge, play the 2005 Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses fantasy game, a free, Internet-based game of skill offered by Churchill Downs.
Bookies Shaken Over Weekend Games
7 Feb 2005
nternational News Brief: Wales’s win over England in Cardiff on Saturday has shaken up the betting for the RBS Six Nations, with William Hill now offering Ireland as 13-8 favourites to win the tournament.
Property Tax Debate Biggest Concern For Gaming Industry
7 Feb 2005
Gaming's largely unsuccessful lobbying efforts in the contentious 2003 legislative session led to some fractures within the industry.
World Poker Exchange Hosts Intercollegiate Poker Championship
7 Feb 2005
World Poker Exchange will host the first annual Intercollegiate Poker Championship encompassing 100 top
universities throughout the United States.
Owen's Not Favored to Score First TD
4 Feb 2005
Terrell Owens’ ankle injury has lost him the position of Super Bowl favourite to score the first touch down according to sportsbook.com.
World Poker Exchange to Host London Open
4 Feb 2005
World Poker Exchange will host The London Open, a high stakes $2,000,000 minimum prize pot offline poker tournament in partnership with FHM UK and The Bravo Channel on August 4th through August 7th.
Youbet.com Reaches $1 Billion in Wagers
4 Feb 2005
Youbet.com, Inc. revealed today that the company has topped the $1.0 billion mark in total wagers processed since it started accepting bets in 1997.
Bicycle Casino Launches 'Live at the Bike'
4 Feb 2005
The Bicycle Casino is launching its new program, ‘Live at the Bike’, where a variety of games will be streamed from its casino floors onto its website.
GoldenPalace.com Buys Ad Space on Pregnant Belly
4 Feb 2005
GoldenPalace.com has bought advertising space on a
pregnant woman's belly for $4050.
Floridians Undecided Over Super Bowl Bet
4 Feb 2005
50.99% of players from Florida
have chosen the Philadelphia Eagles to either win the game or cover the spread at Sportsbook.com.
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