Filed in archive Betting
by jo on July 28, 2005
Taiwan is once again going through a baseball betting scandal as police are looking into game fixing allegations in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), detaining 10 suspects including a...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on July 28, 2005
London's successful Olympic bid is going to be paid for largely through scratch cards. To offset the predicted �2.375bn cost to host the 2012 olympics, lottery scratch cards are to be launched -...
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Filed in archive Casinos
by jo on July 26, 2005
Once again, the greyness and lack of coherent online gaming laws in the US has caused confusion and dispute between Foxwoods Casino and Conneticut. Foxwoods were running an online promotion,...
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Filed in archive Casinos
by jo on July 22, 2005
Just to prove that its not always easy to make money, British casino firm, London Clubs International (LCI) have announced losses of �1.4 million this year - partly due to high rollers Apparantly,...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on July 20, 2005
Czech betting and lotteries firm, Sazka announced an increase in profits of 7% to more than $38 million in the first half of the year- largely due to higher gaming revenues Sazka is the Czech...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on July 19, 2005
In a tournament in which most of the well-known pro's got knocked out early on, it was up to unknown Aussie Joseph Hachem to take home the massive $7.5 million prize in this years World Series of...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on July 15, 2005
In gambling statistics of an alternative nature, China, who has gone on a gambling arrest spree in the last 12 months has announced that they have seized over 700,000 gambling suspects since january...
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Filed in archive Betting
by jo on July 13, 2005
***SPONSORED POST*** Who will be the English Premiership Champions for 2005/2006? BetEuro are offering great early price odds for the Premiership title and be sure to visit BetEuro.com to view the...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on July 11, 2005
Eleven people with Parkinson Disease became compulsive gamblers after taking certain drugs designed to treat the disease. It has long been thought that certain medicines can cause behaviourial issues...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on July 08, 2005
Poker guru, Doyle Brunson, who wrote the poker bible "super system" has surprised the financial sector and the poker world by putting in a $700 million bid for WPT Enterprises - who run the...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on July 06, 2005
Not content with seeing online casino rivals, goldenpalace.com take all the press, casino fortune.com has announced its interest in buying NHL team, the St Louis Blues and its stadium. The St Louis...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on July 05, 2005
An interesting, but ultimately predictable summary of the current state of the online gambling market in the US, by the 'public policy and management' department at Wharton college. The...
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