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Friday 25th November 2005
Casino Attendance Rising In UK
Britain’s biggest casino operator, Stanley Leisure, said casino attendance had risen since last month's relaxation of membership rules. Following the dip in trade during August, Stanley, which ru...


Friday 25th November 2005
Number Of British Casinos To Soar
The steadily rising number of casinos in Britain could leap by more than 50% to 211 sites. The new Gambling Act is yet to be in full force but thirty-nine applications for new casino licences ha...


Thursday 24th November 2005
Phil Ivey Wins In Monte Carlo!
Full Tilt Poker’s Phil Ivey has proven once again why he is rightly considered to be one of the premier poker players in the world by winning the Monte Carlo Millions tournament at the historic Cas...


Thursday 24th November 2005
New UK Casino Opens Doors
The Gala Casino in Sunderland is set to be a state-of-the-art venue and it is nearly ready to open. The hi-tech casino is hoping that the opening night will be the biggest party the city has eve...


Thursday 24th November 2005
Virgin Launches Online Casino Poker
Virgin Poker, now part of the Boss Media poker network, has been launched today in London. The site was initially soft launched in July 2004 but this latest launch sees almost every aspect of the w...


Thursday 24th November 2005
New Site Teaches Online Casino Skills
Everybody likes to win, but what exactly makes a winner? The answer to this rather philosophical query is hopefully to be found at a new website, which aims to appease the concerns of all players ...


Thursday 24th November 2005
Largest Legal Poker Prize Goes Off
Compared to the enormous jackpots paid out at the major U.S. tournaments, $382,000 may seem like a small prize, but in British Columbia it is a record breaker. The British Columbia Poker Champions...


Wednesday 23rd November 2005
Motown Greats To Open Online Casino
The Four Tops, The Miracles and The Contours, amongst other Motown greats, have agreed to invest in and market an online casino due for release in February 2006. The move comes despite the United ...


Wednesday 23rd November 2005
Online Casino Gambling Comes To Linux
All those Linux users feeling neglected and disconnected from the recent boom in online casino gaming can now rejoice! Popular online casino, 888.com have released new software that allows Linux g...


Wednesday 23rd November 2005
Online Casino Doubles-Up This Week
Online Casino, Lasseters Online, will offer its players double entries this week into their $15,000 Ultimate Prize Package competition. Running from November 22 until November 27, Lasseters’ playe...


Wednesday 23rd November 2005
British Amateur Beats Top Names at World Poker Finals
A remarkable success story has seen Sean Scott, a small business owner from Hull in the United Kingdom, finish 50th out of 783 entrants at the World Poker Finals at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in C...


Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Costa Rica Gets Ready for the Poker Industry Conference
Announcements have been made that Barcelo San Jose Palacio in Costa Rica will be the home of the Poker Industry Convention and Expo, held on 3 – 4 December. Covering all things poker, with a partic...


Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Leonardo DiCaprio puts in a plug for online poker room
Hollywood actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, was photographed wearing a blue hat reading ‘Doyles Room,’ the name of an online casino, whilst attending a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game earlier this month...


Tuesday 22nd November 2005
MoneyGaming and Dennis Publishing Join Forces
Popular men’s magazine, Maxim, has launched its own brand of online gaming, after their publisher, Dennis Publishing signed a deal with The Money Gaming Corporation (TMGC). TMGC will provide to D...


Monday 21st November 2005
MoneyGaming Targets Male Gamers With Dennis Publishing Deal
The Money Gaming Corporation Ltd (TMGC) announced it has partnered with Dennis Publishing, the world's leading independent publisher, to provide its online audiences with classic skill gaming. TMGC...