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Friday 29th October 2004
New €50,000 winner at Gambling Federation Casino
BELIZE, NOVEMBER 1st 2004 - On September 9th 2004, in the Netherlands, while playing at a traditional 3 reel slot machine, Ed. N. won a total of €50,000.00 with €9.00 wagers at Gambling Federation ...


Friday 29th October 2004
Tobey Maguire Wins Phil Hellmuth's Poker Invitational
LOS ANGELES, California (October 28, 2004) - Proving that he can score at the poker tables just as well as the box office, actor Tobey Maguire won his first major poker tournament at Phil Hellmuth'...


Friday 29th October 2004
European Poker Tour launched for 2005
As Poker continues to increase in popularity around the world, a European tour has been planned for 2005. The tour will take in the major cities of the continent, with events taking place in Londo...


Friday 29th October 2004
Lightning strikes twice at online casino
An overall $70,000 dollars was won by the same man in two games at Oasis Casino and Sportsbook this week. One of the payments was the tenth largest payout received by a single player in Oasis cas...


Thursday 28th October 2004
Lightning Strikes Twice at Oasis
Curacao, N.A. – October 28, 2004 - Oasis Casino and Sportsbook (www.oasiscasino.com) announced today that it has awarded a $50,000 jackpot to a veteran online casino player that hit the popular Red...


Thursday 28th October 2004
Sportingbet PLC Acquires ParadisePoker.com
London, UK (October 28, 2004) – Sportingbet Plc (LSE: SBT.L), the world’s largest publicly traded online betting, gambling and gaming company, announces the acquisition of ParadisePoker.com, a lead...


Wednesday 27th October 2004
InterCasino Releases Their Next Generation Gaming Software
Top International online casino, InterCasino.com has just launched the most sophisticated gaming software platform now available on the Internet. Using CryptoLogic’s newly developed Version 6 soft...


Wednesday 27th October 2004
PokerStars to Crown Champions Throughout Europe
LONDON – October 22, 2004 – The worldwide poker phenomenon is making its way into some of the world’s most beautiful casinos in some of the world’s most historic cities as PokerStars European Poker...


Wednesday 27th October 2004
Paddy Power looks to add online poker to site
Leading Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is set to add a facility for online poker to its site. The already prospering company is looking to expand its offerings and tap into the lucrative and still gr...


Wednesday 27th October 2004
Australia’s PBL holds AGM and talk of future plans
In Australia, PBL has just held its annual general meeting where recent performance and immediate plans were discussed. The chairman of the company, James Packer, son of Australia’s richest man Ke...


Tuesday 26th October 2004
UK government deny claims of tax deals with US investors
In the UK the fallout after the release of the government’s planned changes to gambling laws continues. The latest development is accusations leveled at Tony Blair’s party, that they have struck d...


Tuesday 26th October 2004
Vegas Partner Lounge pledges donations to HIV/AIDS charity
Vegas Partner Lounge has announced that it is again to contribute to the Nebraska AIDS project. The announcement comes in the lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1st. Inspired by the severity of...


Monday 25th October 2004
Bingo Gets Upgraded to First Class
London, 25 October 2004 – Cyberslotz.co.uk, the UK’s leading online games and slot machines website, has today launched the first turbo-charged bingo-style game on the web. First Class pays out jac...


Monday 25th October 2004
UK gambling industry release comments on new legislation
In the UK reaction has been forthcoming following the release of the proposed new gambling legislation last week. Representatives from the gambling industry have been making statements to press f...


Monday 25th October 2004
Gaming Transactions Inc purchase Keno Limited
Gaming Transactions Inc have announced that it has purchased UK company Keno Limited. Gaming Transactions is a provider of management systems for online gaming portals, Keno Limited is the company ...