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by jo on September 28, 2005
The Chinese authorities have sentenced an online bookie to 2.5 years in prison and fined almost $4000. Gu Lianbo ran possibly the biggest online soccer betting sites in Beijing, handling $74 million...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on September 28, 2005
Its been a tough month for Kate Moss - losing contracts with Chanel and H&M amongst others after a British newspaper printed photos of her allegedly snorting cocaine. But not to worry, a gambling...
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Filed in archive Casinos
by jo on September 27, 2005
Female high stakes gambler, Yi Wang, alleged defrauded a Chinese businessman for $AUS1.5 million and then gambled the money in a 61-day spree at Crown Casino - turning over $12 million in the process...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on September 26, 2005
Seems as if singer Mariah Carey is the latest 'celeb' to win big at the poker tables. Although Carey doesn't exactly put her win down to good poker play - apparantly she believes its...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on September 23, 2005
Those online poker sites are a wacky bunch. Relative unknowns, pokershare.com, have decided to put themselves on the map - literally - by offering a small Kentucky hamlet (not even a village),...
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Filed in archive Casinos
by jo on September 23, 2005
Popular online casino group, 32Red.com, decided to go ahead with their intended float, despite the recent drop in PartyGaming's shares. However, instead of a full floatation, 32Red listed just...
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by jo on September 22, 2005
***SPONSORED POST*** BetEuro Free 10 Euros Opening OfferI don't usually do this type of post, but the guys at BetEuro are hugely supportive and are worth considering if you're after a good...
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by jo on September 21, 2005
Looks like all is not happy in the poker TV wars. As more and more poker shows infiltrate leisure and sports tv channels across the world, the big guys, World Poker Tour Enterprises is to sue its...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on September 18, 2005
Ten years on and US Senator Jon Kyl still can't get his bill to outlaw online gambling bill passed by the senate. Kyl was going via a financial route to stop credit cards from paying online...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on September 15, 2005
London's Met Police have arrested 2 men and a women in a London Casino on suspicion of trying to cheat in a game of poker and defrauding the casino. Using ear pieces and micro cameras, 2 of the...
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by jo on September 14, 2005
***SPONSORED POST*** Bet on this seasons Champion's League at BetEuroCurrent power-house Chelsea are early favourites for this year's Champion's League - despite being surprisingly knocked...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on September 08, 2005
Gamblers are more superstitious than the average person - according to a new piece of research by Mark Griffith of Trent University. 80% of Bingo players would look for lucky seats, lucky numbers,...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on September 07, 2005
It had to happen sooner or later. The more popular poker becomes, the more people want to make money on it - and the US government is no different. In the US, the taxpayer has to declare their...
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Filed in archive Poker
by jo on September 06, 2005
Partygaming PLC, the online poker giant that runs partypoker.com, saw a 30% freefall in its shareprice today - despite announcing a boost in profits and a huge increase in its revenues. The company...
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Filed in archive Gambling General
by jo on September 01, 2005
Gambling related spam increased by 1500% in July according to email security firm, Clearwater The company's monthly spam report showed that gambling was the growth area in July, possibly spurred...
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