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by jo on December 29, 2005
Most online gambling sites have long ignored the Apple Mac user - but with poker seeping into most people's minds, many of the smart online poker websites are starting to offer their games to Mac...
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by jo on December 29, 2005
For most of us, there's something about freezing ourselves whilst watching the ball drop in Times Sq, New York, or crowding into Trafalgar Square in London. But the Greeks clearly have the best...
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by jo on December 28, 2005
For years, Atlantic City has been seen as a mecca for the blue-rinse brigade. Bus-loads of little old ladies lining up ready to attack the thousands of slots on offer at the boardwalk's casino....
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by jo on December 27, 2005
Australian Media mogul Kerry Packer died over the weekend - but whilst he was the richest man in Australia, he was probably more well-known in gambling circles as one of the ultimate high-rollers and...
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by jo on December 22, 2005
Watch out asian bird flu, there's a new epidemic spreading across the nation. If you haven't heard yet, its poker - yeah, that card game played in the wild west is still making a bit of a buzz...
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by jo on December 21, 2005
NHL hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins have partnered with casino group, Isle of Capri Casinos Inc in order to develop a new $290 million arena - a deal which the Penguins claim is a necessity if...
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by jo on December 20, 2005
Pro poker player, Annie Duke and "Bringing Down The House" author Ben Mezrich are hitting primetime TV on Jan 13 when they both appear in CBS TV's hit show Numb3rs When the FBI is...
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by jo on December 20, 2005
Ok, its that time of year again - and with gambling and poker increasing their popularity this year, there's no end of must-haves, never-haves and maybes when buying a gift this Xmas. So...
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by jo on December 20, 2005
Looks like George Clooney and Robert de Niro made one too many friends whilst filming their Vegas-based movies. During their time filming Oceans Eleven and Casino respectively, they befriended Vegas...
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by jo on December 20, 2005
Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. From just rubbishing the 'internet' as just a 'fad' he then proceeded to give the world Internet Explorer and various other internet...
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by jo on December 19, 2005
Back in July it was reported that poker legend Doyle Brunson had put in a $700m bid to buy the World Poker Tour (WPT). The result of this was an increase in WPT stock by more than 50% and an......
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by jo on December 19, 2005
Betbug.com, the world's first true person-to-person betting network, along with their partner, gamebookers, have purchased basketball star, Vladimir Petrovic of Greek League 1 basketball team...
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by jo on December 18, 2005
Big things always seem to happen when you're least expecting it - and even if they don't happen they're still too big to ignore. It seems like Rank and William Hill - 2 of the biggest...
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by jo on December 15, 2005
So hands up if anyone is surprised there's a betting scam involving reality TV shows. Anyone? Anyone? Is that a hand I see? No? thought not. It seems some of the biggest reality shows in the UK...
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by jo on December 13, 2005
There's more players, more interest, more TV shows and that could only mean one thing. More money. Make that obscene amounts of money. Fox Sports have done a 3-year deal that would provide...
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by jo on December 12, 2005
They maybe making millions of dollars and the industry maybe increasing exponentially, but the average online gambling company still has to find new approaches to get around opposition from some US...
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by jo on December 08, 2005
Casino's have historicall done everything in their power to put a stop to skill in blackjack. They use shufflers, they change the rules and create pseudo-blackjack variations with single decks...
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by jo on December 05, 2005
Evidently its the season of giving - and this week, Hollywood can't get enough of their philanthropic ways. If it isn't Tom Cruise offering to donate his personal sonogram machine to a...
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by jo on December 05, 2005
***SPONSORED POST***On some Friday nights in the 50's, university students would go to a local "Speakeasy." This was an illegal gambling den where which they would enter by giving a...
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by jo on December 02, 2005
I guess Poker is the new business brunch. Not content with an assortment of networking events and over-inflated salaries for a Harvard signed certificate, it seems that MBA's can now be singled...
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by jo on December 02, 2005
You'd think some governments have way too much time on their hands. Clearly the authorities in Alberta, Canada seem to as they recently called monthly cribbage tournaments held by senior citizens...
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