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Wednesday 17th August 2005
Online Casino Wins Auction for Jesus Dumpling
The online casino GoldenPalace.com, famous for its madcap publicity stunts, has succeeded in buying a Jesus shaped dumpling from the online auction site eBay. The divine dumpling, which appears to ...


Tuesday 16th August 2005
Canadian Online Casino Advertising Laws Under Scrutiny
Pressure is mounting to ban all forms of online casino television ads in line with the current assessment of on- and offline gambling legislation. Canadian laws allow provincial governments to cond...


Tuesday 16th August 2005
Rumor mill in overdrive around Scandinavian Online Casino
Expekt, an online sportsbook, casino and poker operator focused on the Scandinavian market has rejected rumors circulating around the online gaming market that it is to leave the Prima Network and ...


Tuesday 16th August 2005
Online Casino Wins Bizarre Bids On eBay
What do Britney Spears, Ariel Sharon and a grilled cheese sandwich have in common? GoldenPalace.com has won items relating to all three on eBay, setting a new standard in marketing creativity. The ...


Monday 15th August 2005
Another Big Winner at Online Casino SCasino.com
Gertrude S. from Australia celebrated recently a big win close to $600,000 playing Gold Rally at SCasino.com. The win comes just after a $1.8 million dollar win, the largest Jackpot in history, pl...


Monday 15th August 2005
GameAccount Forges Deal with Fortune Lounge Group
GameAccount, the #1 Skill Gaming supplier and Fortune Lounge Group, one of the original and largest casino groups, today jointly launched a new online skill gaming site: Royal Vegas Games (www.roya...


Monday 15th August 2005
GameAccount Forges Deal with Largest Online Casino Group
GameAccount, the #1 Skill Gaming supplier and Fortune Lounge Group, one of the original and largest casino groups, today jointly launched a new online skill gaming site: Royal Vegas Games (www.roya...


Monday 15th August 2005
Online Casino Falls Victim to EBay Sniper Trap
A leader in online gaming is among the latest victims of fraud on eBay. The online casino fell prey this week to a 'sniper trap,' involving a bidder's retraction and two phony bids. The casino was...


Monday 15th August 2005
The Secrets of Hop Bets
Pssst...! Wanna know a secret? How about the secrets of hop bets? A hop bet is a little understood one roll, verbal bet you can make on any combination of numbers. For example, if you have an int...


Friday 12th August 2005
Online Poker's Greatest Single Table Tournament Ever
Ladbrokespoker.com is hosting the greatest single table tournament in online poker history when a stellar line up, with well over $10m in winnings between them this year alone, takes to the table f...


Wednesday 10th August 2005
Bodog’s Bizarre Baseball Bets
Bodog.com, the online sportsbook and casino, has posted odds on whether a Major League Baseball star will be suspended for using banned substances this season. The odds have been offered in respons...


Wednesday 10th August 2005
ECOGRA Announces New Campaign to Prevent Underage Betting
The organisation, which regulates over fifty online casinos and gambling sites, will work with these sites to implement new regulations to deal with illegal betting by minors. The new rules are bei...


Wednesday 10th August 2005
Regulatory body Tackles Young Online Gamblers
The regulatory body, eCommerce and Online Gaming, Regulation and Assurance (ECOGRA) have launched a new campaign to deal with the growing problem of children and problem gambling in online casinos....


Wednesday 10th August 2005
Online Casino Sponsors Hawaiian Fishing Tournament Series
Online casino River Belle has announced they have sponsored the Maui Jim Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series, which started in June and will run until November this year. They have already sponsored a ...


Tuesday 9th August 2005
CryptoLogic appoints new CFO
August 9, 2005 (Toronto, ON) - CryptoLogic Inc., a leading software developer for the global Internet gaming market, announced today the appointment of Stephen Taylor as the company's Chief Financi...