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Online Gaming News
Maguire May Ante-Up
11 Jan 2005
International News Brief: Whispers at Crown casino that the Australian Poker Championships next week might pull the celebrity talents of Tobey Maguire.
BETonSPORTS to Provide Financial Support to Relief Effort in Asia
11 Jan 2005
To help victims affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck South and Southeast Asia, BETonSPORTS plc and its shareholders have started a relief fund with an initial donation of $25,000.
Card Player Launches New Website
11 Jan 2005
Card Player magazine has launched a new Web site that offers expanded content, customization tools, and an enhanced version of its proprietary software.
Euro Gaming Ltd. joins iGGBA
11 Jan 2005
iGGBA is delighted to announce that Euro Gaming Ltd. has joined its ranks to become its most recent member.
BetWWTS.com Updates Golden Globe Odds
11 Jan 2005
BetWWTS.com has released updated odds on
the most popular Golden Globe categories.
MGM Mirage Calls in Notes
11 Jan 2005
MGM Mirage has called all of its outstanding 6 7/8% Senior Collateralized Notes due February 6, 2008 for redemption.
Iowa Land-based Casino Approved
11 Jan 2005
The Council Bluffs City Council today cleared the way for work to begin on the region's largest casino and its only land-based full-service gaming destination.
ASX Announcement: Proposed Acquisition of an Effective Interest of 76.0% in Lasseters Corporation Ltd
10 Jan 2005
Subject to the receipt of various approvals, Lasseters International Holdings Limited proposes to acquire as part of a restructure all of the shareholding in Lasseters Interactive Gaming Pte Ltd, an unlisted Singaporean company which owns 73.72% of the shareholding in LCL.
Gambling Machines Save William Hill From Sport
10 Jan 2005
International News Brief: Gambling machines have helped offset a string of unfavourable sporting results at Britain's second-biggest betting shop chain William Hill, the group says.
Elvis Odds On For 1000th Number One-bookies All Shook Up
10 Jan 2005
After taking a number of large bets, bookies William Hill have slashed the odds on Elvis having the 1000th No.1 this weekend from Even money to a 1/8 near certainty.
World Poker Tour Season Three: Pokerstars.Com Caribbean Poker Adventure
10 Jan 2005
The ninth stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT) is in paradise, literally.
U.S. Appeals WTO Ruling
10 Jan 2005
The U.S. appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that American legislation criminalizing online betting violates its own commitments to the WTO in a case that may shake up a global industry worth $6 billion.
Sportsbook.com Matches Customer Donations for Tsunami Relief
10 Jan 2005
Sportsbook.com, the world's largest sportsbook and casino is encouraging its customers to get involved in the Asian tsunami relief efforts by matching all donations 100 per cent.
Danish player wins $198,292 on Online Slot Machine
10 Jan 2005
InterCasino.com’s Rags to Riches Progressive slot pays MEGA-Jackpot and sets Dane on two wheels.
Poker Broadcast Being Negotiated
10 Jan 2005
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has hired a sports television consulting firm to help the company negotiate a broadcast agreement with ESPN and develop new programming related to the World Series of Poker tournament.
Harrah's Entertainment Retains Former CBS Sports President
10 Jan 2005
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., owner of the World Series of Poker, has retained Pilson Communications, Inc., the sports television consulting firm run by former CBS Sports President Neal H. Pilson, to develop new broadcast extensions for the event.
Wheel of Fortune Dollars Pays Texas Tourist $3.8 Million
10 Jan 2005
Gracie Salinas had to borrow a dollar from her mother to play the $3 maximum on her second spin of the Wheel of Fortune dollar machine and, as a result, she says she'll split her $3.8 million jackpot with her parents.
Developers Visit Possible Casino Sites
7 Jan 2005
News Brief: More than 100 potential developers, investors and operators discussed Singapore's proposed casino with the Singapore Tourist Board on Wednesday and visited two possible sites for the project.
Virginia Lottery Players Win Almost $750 Million
7 Jan 2005
All together, Virginia Lottery
players won an estimated $749.9 million in prizes during the last calendar year.
Penn National to Sell Junk Bonds
7 Jan 2005
Penn National Gaming Inc., the casino owner planning to buy Argosy Gaming Corp., will sell about $300 million of high-yield bonds this month to help fund the takeover, said a person familiar with the offering who declined to be identified.
British Workers Gamble on the Truth
7 Jan 2005
According to research, men will boast about their previous nights gaming activities to work colleagues, women feel their careers could be hampered if they admitted that they enjoy a flutter in their own time.
Bookie Posts Odds on Gay Simpsons
7 Jan 2005
Rumors that Springfield will legalize gay marriage on an upcoming episode of the Simpsons is sparking talk amongst fans that one of the main characters will come out of the closet.
Washington Tribe Promotes Casino Proposal
7 Jan 2005
News Brief: To persuade the community to support a tribal casino near La Center, the Cowlitz Tribe pointed to the track record of its business partner, The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, in a series of meetings Thursday.
Adelson-Wynn Battle in Commission Again
6 Jan 2005
A legal and political battle between Strip titans Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Venetian, and Steve Wynn, owner of the as-yet-to-open Wynn Las Vegas, has entered the Clark County Commission chambers entered.
MGM Mirage Named on Forbe's Best Managed List
6 Jan 2005
Forbes magazine has named MGM
Mirage one of the "Best Managed Companies in America," as part of
its annual Forbes Platinum 400 list of top-performing big corporations.
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