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Tuesday 15th June 2004
AngelCiti Hope for The Midas Touch
George Gutierrez, president of AngelCiti, has announced an agreement to acquire control of online poker company, Midas entertainment. In a statement released today he said: 'This is the first step...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
Poker Aces Gather for the Gaming Club World Championships
Fresh from a ground-breaking World Series, the planet’s best poker players, along with the now customary army of internet qualifiers, will descend on Dublin next week for the Gaming Club World Cham...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
Man Breaks Poker Playing Endurance Record
Larry Olmsted really showed his mettle this week by winning a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest ever sitting at a poker table. Olmsted, from Vermont, endured seventy-two hours o...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
World Poker Tour Schedule Released
Organisers of the World Poker Tour have upped the ante and announced an extra stop on the competition’s third season itinerary next summer. The Mirage Poker Showdown will take place in Vegas from t...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
Female online gamblers on the rise
A report released by UK media consultancy firm Screen Digest, has revealed that 64 percent of online gamblers are women. In a fast-growing industry, the number of female players is growing just as...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
Further developments in MGM Mirage/Mandalay merger
Progress in the now long-running saga of the Mandalay and MGM Mirage merger was made yesterday. MGM Mirage has let it be known that they have now agreed with Mandaly Resort Group on the basic pric...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
UK government announces new regulations for Casino industry
Following the announcement by the UK government that it is going to tighten up laws on gambling, shares of UK betting companies fell significantly yesterday. Reactions gauged from proprietors of s...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
Harrah’s poker plans for new venue
While US casino giant Harrah’s Entertainment Inc recently sold its Vickburg venue, it is making moves to buy a new casino in Tunica. Despite already owning a site in Tunica, Harrah’s has just fini...


Tuesday 15th June 2004
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George Gutierrez, president of AngelCiti, has announced an agreement to acquire control of online poker company, Midas entertainment. In a statement released today he said: 'This is the first...


Monday 14th June 2004
DTS launch TV Gambling Advisory Service
This follows the publication of ‘A Safe Bet for Success’, the government’s response to Sir Alan Budd’s review of gambling regulation, and the proposed new Gambling Bill to modernise all legislation...


Monday 14th June 2004
New Zealand’s casino company continues expansion
New Zealand’s largest casino company, Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd., have let it be known that they will be acquiring Sky City Leisure Ltd. The Entertainment group already owned 74 percent of S...


Monday 14th June 2004
New US reality TV show based in Vegas
The next reality TV show that is about to hit the American public is called “The Casino”. The show which as its name would suggest, is set in a casino in Las Vegas- the Golden Nugget Hotel, will f...


Monday 14th June 2004
US media company cancels advertising for online casinos
A further development in the current assault the US Federal Government is making against US companies who may be working in association with offshore internet gambling sites. Following actions such...


Friday 11th June 2004
The Future of the Remote Gambling Market
Participants at the recent (iGGBA) conference, “The Future of the Remote Gambling Market”, have expressed worry about whether the Gambling Bill will see the light of day in 2004. Surveys conducted ...


Friday 11th June 2004
Poker’s Big Guns Gear Up for The World Poker Championship
Before the dust has had time to settle on this year’s groundbreaking world series, the biggest names in poker are preparing themselves for the World Poker Championships in Dublin. Sponsored by onl...