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Saturday 23rd October 2004
More Than Four Million Britons Gamble Online, Says Report
A report published this week by Nielson/NetRatings, the Internet traffic measuring company, has revealed that more than four million Britons, in a population of 60 million, regularly gamble online....


Saturday 23rd October 2004
UK Gambling Stocks Fall
The UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported that share prices in the nation’s bookmakers have taken a tumble, this week as investors express their fears about the ramifications of the UK Gambl...


Thursday 21st October 2004
Russian Tennis Ace Wins Poker Open
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, habitually used to producing a different kind of Ace altogether, has won the Russian Poker Open, outlasting fifty-two players to take a cash prize of over $10,000. The Russian t...


Thursday 21st October 2004
McIntosh Defends Gambling Bill
Lord Macintosh, of the Department of Culture Media and sport has spoken out in defense of the Gambling Bill, amid a climate of media hysteria and public skepticism, claiming that everyone seems to...


Thursday 21st October 2004
GamingPromo Partners with PromoMarket
IGMD Ltd has announced that GamingPromo, the affiliate program for CityClubCasino.com, RaceTrackCasino.com and Bingo777.com, amongst others, will now be managed by affiliate management market agenc...


Thursday 21st October 2004
OasisCasino.com Crowns Baseball Betting Tournament Winner
The Oasis Casino’s baseball handicapping contest, Dog Days of Summer, has officially come to an end with Gregory S. awarded the $1000 first prize. The tournament baseball fans to choose from a ser...


Thursday 21st October 2004
'Dog Days of Summer' Officially come to an End
Curacao, N.A. – October 20, 2004 – Today Oasis Casino and Sportsbook (www.oasiscasino.com) announced that Geoffrey S. was awarded the $1000 Grand Prize in the “Dog Days of Summer” contest, a season...


Wednesday 20th October 2004
Publication of Revised Gambling Bill
1Issues relating to FOBTs/bookmakers and fixed odds games ªFOBTs will now be re-categorised as 'gaming machines'; thus they will be limited to four in any LBO (and the view currently is that they ...


Wednesday 20th October 2004
Victor Chandler Rebrands
Bookmaker Victor Chandler will adopt a new brand identity in what the company is calling a new ‘going forward’ image. The new vivid white logo on black background is designed to unite all aspects ...


Wednesday 20th October 2004
Leeds United unveil details of deal with casino operator
Leeds United has become the latest British football club rumored to be looking into creating an association with the gambling industry. There have been a spate of developments announced in the UK ...


Wednesday 20th October 2004
Online Gamblers are getting themselves into a Royal Flush!
Rather than reading the small print, an increasing amount of online gamblers are zipping past the terms and conditions, and heading into the bright lights of the online casino like a moth to a flam...


Wednesday 20th October 2004
Online Gamblers are getting themselves into a Royal Flush
Rather than reading the small print, an increasing amount of online gamblers are zipping past the terms and conditions, and heading into the bright lights of the online casino like a moth to a flam...


Tuesday 19th October 2004
GamingPromo new partnership agreement
IGMD Ltd has officially announced that GamingPromo, a gaming affiliate program managed and developed by IGMD Ltd, will now be managed by Promomarket, an online marketing agency specialising in affi...


Tuesday 19th October 2004
AMEX and Citigroup ban online gambling for UK customers
Two credit card companies in the UK, American Express and Citigroup have announced their decision to limit access to online gambling sites for users of their cards. The move to place the restricti...


Tuesday 19th October 2004
WPT release details of the roll call for the PPT
The World Poker Enterprise’s professional poker tour, or PPT as it is known, will kick off on the 9th of November at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. WPT have now published its list of eligible players...