Filed in archive Poker
by jo on November 30, 2005
In all poker success stories there's always going to real human heartache out there. Some poor online poker player fell in love with a fellow player who went on to break his heart. Almost. Not...
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by jo on November 29, 2005
***SPONSORED POST***Play Now at 888.com - The Casino of the YearKudos to 888.com. They were recently recipients of the 'casino operator of the year' and 'operator of the year' at this...
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Filed in archive Casinos
by jo on November 28, 2005
It looks like there's competition in Asia to become the new Vegas - with Macau, Singapore - and now potentially Taiwan joining the fray. Three businessmen have got together to raise capital in an...
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by jo on November 25, 2005
The Swedish Government has approved the creation of a legal online poker site - to be run by State-Owned Svenska Spel - under a 2 year trial run. They're aiming to capture a third of the market...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on November 23, 2005
A 3 million-to-one million dollar scratchcard win should surely be one of the better days in your life? Well, you'd think so. But not so for father and son winners, Thien Minh Luu and Thai M....
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by jo on November 22, 2005
I wouldn't want to be the Direct Marketing company in this situation.. 11,000 customers of the Harrahs Joliet Casino in Illinois had cause to celebrate last week as a coupon misprint gave them...
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by jo on November 21, 2005
The US has come in for a bit of a bashing from the online gambling industry and now 'Time' magazine gets in on the act by publishing yet another article about how much money the US is losing...
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by jo on November 18, 2005
783 players, $10,000 buy-in, $7 million+ prize pool, $2.1 million first prize and tons of tension surround tonights WPT final at Foxwoods Casino in Conneticut. And the tension isn't just amongst...
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by jo on November 17, 2005
Internet gambling in the US - be in betting or casinos or poker - is legally on shaky ground. No-one really knows if its legal, illegal or otherwise, but for all intents and purposes, for the...
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by jo on November 16, 2005
The latest predictions measuring the global online gambling industry has been released by EMarketer - and they expect worldwide revenues of $10 bn in 2005 - thats the house take, not the turnover or...
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by jo on November 15, 2005
Genting's Highland Resorts has been voted the World's leading casino resort at the World Travel Awards Genting's head of strategic investments Justin Leong said Genting was an integrated...
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by jo on November 14, 2005
With Nevada desperate to walk the legal side of internet gambling, earlier this year, they legalised the use of wireless or handheld gaming within licensed properties - basically the opportunity for...
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by jo on November 10, 2005
Its like your typical gambling story - one week you're up and the next you're down. Last week, 80 poker players, 9 dealers and 4 managers were arrested when a Baltimore poker club got raided...
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by jo on November 10, 2005
The UK maybe one of the leaders in its acceptance for online gambling, but that doesn't stop the government on trying to clampdown on illegal behaviour - every so often. Whilst its not illegal...
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by jo on November 09, 2005
Stanley Ho's Casino group, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) is the latest casino group looking to float - this time on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Ho, who's group is the largest casino...
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by jo on November 08, 2005
***SPONSORED POST***888.com is a name that has become synonymous with online casinos - and the numbers speak for themselves - over 20 million people have experienced the casino-on-net software making...
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by jo on November 07, 2005
Its one of the most indulgent casino resorts in the world, sitting on 'paradise island' in the Bahamas and its about to come up against the might of Rome. Atlantis Resort has always tried to...
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by jo on November 03, 2005
After a seemingly neverending saga of politics, police intervention and gambling, it appears as if Tasmania have finally offered UK betting exchange, Betfair, a license in their state. And the...
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by jo on November 03, 2005
Wow. Talk about the power of one. He maybe the highest paid baseball player in MLB, but Alex Rodriguez also seems to have the power to shut down New York's poker clubs. No sooner has the Yankees...
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by jo on November 03, 2005
Buddhist Monks were called to 'cleanse' a haunted toilet at Crown Casino in Australia. So not to scare off their high rolling Asian players, a couple of customers asked for the ceremony to be...
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by jo on November 02, 2005
In the North Eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, Diwali means one thing only - its time to play Jhandi Munda. For 3 days, the people are allowed to gamble legally on this traditional dice...
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by jo on November 02, 2005
Cut price Airline, Ryanair, have announced they plan to offer inflight gambling - that could ultimately replace actual airfares. Ryanair, famous across Europe for their �1+ deals, already give away...
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