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Piggs Peak Set to Make Another Millionaire
The R3,500,000 All Africa Poker Tournament will be held from 21 – 24 May 2009 at Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino, Swaziland. The Tournament is a re-buy tournament which will feature a guaranteed prize pool of Three and a Half Million Rand. - March 19, 2009 - Piggs Peak Casino
O'Bama 100/1 to Dye His Hair Green for St. Patrick's Day
European bookmakers William Hill have come up with some Barack Obama specials for St. Patrick's Day. The US President's great great great grandfather Falmouth Kearney was born in Ireland and the bookies have begun to speculate about how Mr O'Bama will celebrate the Irish national holiday. - March 17, 2009 - williamhill.com
3M's New DI-NOC Finishes Provide Low Cost Solutions to Gaming Industry
3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes is a new product that provides a low cost solution to enhancing and modernizing the appearance of slot machines and gaming consoles. DI-NOC is a vinyl film that simulates different woods, granites, marbles, and just about anything else that is self-adhering and can... - March 12, 2009 - Interior Design Solutions
Moon Bingo’s St. Patrick’s Weekend Promotion - 200% Welcome Bonus Up to £200
Leading bingo site MoonBingo.com, nominated Best New Online Bingo Website 2008, have launched a 48 hour limited bonus promotion, targeting new online bingo players. Moon Bingo’s promotion will be active through March 13th-March14th only. - March 11, 2009 - Moon Bingo
Success as the 10,000th Copy of Financial Betting for Dummies is Sent Out
Financial bookmaker BetsForTraders.com is celebrating as the 10,000th copy of their Financial Betting For Dummies book is posted out this week. Financial Betting For Dummies sets out to prove that there is nothing complicated about financial betting and has been available to order completely... - March 07, 2009 - BetsForTraders.com
Indie Developers Get Public Exposure & Cash Prizes with Launch of 2BeeGames.com
2BeeGames Announces Publishing Contest to Get the Buzz Out on Independent Game Developers. Zoo Games, Inc. announces an exciting new partnership that highlights the innovative new video games being created by independent developers worldwide, and gives their amazing concepts the visibility to... - March 03, 2009 - Zoo Games, Inc.
£95,000 Jackpot is a "Shui" Thing
After taking a work colleague's Feng Shui advice, a Bedfordshire based client won £115,000 in days on William Hill Vegas gaming site. - March 01, 2009 - William Hill
Knockout Magazine Announces Phil Hellmuth to Play in Knockout Poker Tour Hosted by Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
KNOCKOUT® Magazine and The Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino announced today poker legend Phil Hellmuth, known as the “Poker Brat,” has agreed to play in the upcoming Texas hold’em Knockout Poker Tournament. - February 28, 2009 - Knockout Magazine
CTXM Has Taken Part in IGE 2009
CTXM participated in IGE 2009. New products and solutions (casino platform, mini-games package and GamingOS) helped the company in closing new deals. - February 23, 2009 - CTXM Ltd
BLUFF Magazine Announces 2009 Power 20
The Annual Ranking of Poker's Most Influential People and Companies is Featured in the Current Issue of BLUFF - February 21, 2009 - BLUFF Magazine
WBX.com Launch WBX Mobile
WBX, the World Bet Exchange, today is excited to launch WBX Mobile. WBX Mobile is a specially adapted version of WBX for all mobile devices equipped with internet browsers including Apple iPhone® and BlackBerry®. It offers the same value prices and betting opportunities as the main WBX website whilst 'on the go'. WBX Mobile is accessible via http://m.wbx.com – no downloads are needed. - February 20, 2009 - WBX.COM
Dream Team Poker Taps Former WPT Exec to Lead Business Development
Dream Team Poker today announced the hiring of Katherine Kowal to be the company’s new director of business development, adding another industry veteran to their impressive executive team. Kowal will be charged with further advancing Dream Team Poker’s casino presence and enhancing... - February 14, 2009 - Dream Team Poker
Calida Gaming.com Adds William Hill Casino and Poker to Its Blue Chip Portfolio of Partners
CalidaGaming.com add William Hill Casino and Poker to their portfolio of certified operators. Calida Gaming.com test, certify and promote only the very best operators. - February 07, 2009 - Calida gaming
Italian Poker Star Max Pescatori Joins Gioco Digitale
Italian two times WSOP bracelet winner Max Pescatori joins the leading Italian Online Gaming and Poker Site. - January 31, 2009 - Gioco Digitale SpA
DoylesRoom Joins Cake Poker Network, Announces Launch Party Weekend
DoylesRoom.com today announced the worldwide launch of their online poker room on the Cake Poker Network. Since their launch in 2004, the Cake Poker Network has experienced exponential growth and now ranks in the top 3 networks that accept all players on a worldwide basis. - January 30, 2009 - DoylesRoom.com
William Hill Bingo’s ‘Pink Ribbon’ Campaign Raises £41,000 for Breast Cancer Care
William Hill Bingo gave Breast Cancer Care a massive donation of £41,000 raised from the 'Pink Ribbon' campaign on their website. - January 29, 2009 - William Hill
MagicIndie Softworks Announces Release of Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
MagicIndie Softworks (www.magicindie.com), announced today the release of Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a casual hidden object-adventure game inspired by the classic masterpiece by Daniel Defoe. About the Game Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a story of a XVII-th century mariner who survives a... - January 28, 2009 - MagicIndie Softworks
Silver Oak Casino Re-Positions Itself as Innovator in Online Casino and Online Gaming World
New website promises to be "unlike any other casino experience" with Web 2.0 integration, social media tools, transparent communication channels and community features. - January 24, 2009 - Silver Oak Casino
Birthday Bonanza at William Hill Bingo
William Hill Bingo is celebrating it’s 2nd birthday by indulging their customers with a week long bonanza of freebies and bonus games on their popular website. The big giveaway started on Monday 19th January with irresistible free bingo games every hour, on the hour between 9am to midnight... - January 24, 2009 - William Hill
Live Casino Provider Signs BlackOrchidCasino.com
Visionary iGaming announces its latest licensee, BlackOrchidCasino.com, one week before making its public debut at IGE. - January 23, 2009 - Visionary iGaming
CTXM Releases Mini Casino Games
CTXM has completed development of a suite of casino minigames, which revolutionizes micro-consumption of iGaming content. - January 23, 2009 - CTXM Ltd
Dicejoint Online Casino Opens to the Public
On January 19th 2009 Dicejoint.com opened its online doors to the public for interactive gambling and sports betting. - January 21, 2009 - Dice Joint
GamingOS Goes Social
CTXM has extended the features of GamingOS, a modular online gaming platform to be compatible with most popular social network services (Facebook, MySpace, Friendster and VKontakte.ru). GamingOS is highly customizable and supports multiplayer matches, casual, casino and skill games, social activities such as profiles, friend lists and in-browser chat. - January 18, 2009 - CTXM Ltd
Prize Winning Horse Racing System Launched
The Racing Investors Club has been running a competition with a £1000 cash prize to find a profitable horse racing systems created by one of its members. That prize has now been won. - January 17, 2009 - Horse Racing Systems Online
New Online Casino with a Hint of Royalty
RoyalLoungeCasino.com is a new online casino par excellence. Powered by Playtech software, it incorporates the highest quality sound and graphics, and offering the most popular and newest games. This is no average online casino. The ultimate aim of Royal Lounge Casino is to treat all its members... - January 11, 2009 - Gaming Revenues
New Website Dedicated to the World of Rake Races Launches
Today sees the launch of Rake-Races.net, a website devoted to the latest promotional craze sweeping the online poker world: rake races. The website launches with the news of the $1 million Ladbrokes Rake Race, the biggest ever rake race in the history of online poker, togethor with news of the... - January 09, 2009 - Rake-Races.net
Poker Forum Follows the Bread Crumb Trail
After almost a year in business the poker forum, pokerisrigged.com has decided to branch out into the rakeback affiliate market. - January 04, 2009 - Poker Is Rigged
Thumbthug.com Offers BlackBerry Smartphone Mobile Game Titles
Thumbthug.com, the Mobile Game website announces that it is now offering a wide range of BlackBerry Smartphone Mobile Game titles through its partnership with Movaya. The BlackBerry Smartphone mobile game titles included in the partnership and now available at thumbthug.com include great mobile... - January 02, 2009 - Thumbthug.com
Pro Rakeback Announces New Rakeback Referral Program
ProRakeback.org is a leading rakeback provider and they have recently announced details of a brand new rakeback referral program which promises to pay 9% commission. With rakeback growing in popularity amongst online poker players there has been a great demand to allow existing players already... - December 21, 2008 - Pro Rakeback
Improve Your Poker Game. Attend Ante Up's H.O.R.S.E. Course Jan. 31.
While no-limit hold'em is still top dog in poker rooms, H.O.R.S.E. is quickly gaining popularity thanks to the $50,000 buy-in championship at the World Series of Poker. So to help introduce Floridians to the five-game rotation, Ante Up Magazine has announced its first Ante Up H.O.R.S.E. Course for... - December 15, 2008 - Ante Up Publishing LLC
Crashed and Byrned is the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year for 2008
Crashed and Byrned by Tommy Byrne with Mark Hughes has today been named the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year for 2008 following a presentation in Dublin. - December 14, 2008 - William Hill
Calida Gaming.com Announces Partnership with Betfred Casino and Poker
CalidaGaming.com add Betfred Casino and Poker to their portfolio of certified operators. - December 05, 2008 - Calida gaming
Orlando Company Sponsors Charity Poker Tournament
Donkey Gear, an Orlando based online poker store, is sponsoring a charity poker tournament to benefit the Nathaniel Foundation. - December 05, 2008 - DonkeyGear
Casino-Online.com Lives Up to the Hype with Giveaway of Unique Widget
Web gaming portal, Casino-Online.com, provides webmasters free widget that enables users to play at leading online casinos without downloading casino software. - December 03, 2008 - Casino-Online.com
Crazy Vegas Casino Releases My Slot
Popular Online Casino Launches Revolutionary New Slot Technology. - December 02, 2008 - Vegas Partner Lounge
Online Casino Player Wins Porsche Boxster at Casino Treasure Cruise
Chantal K. wins prizes worth over $47,000 on world’s biggest cruise liner Freedom of the Seas. - November 27, 2008 - Vegas Partner Lounge
Piggs Peak Newcomer Walks Away with the R1 Million Pot
As 117 player’s took their seats at the R3,500,000 All Africa Poker Tournament, Evern van Niekerk knew he would have a tough tournament ahead of him to make it to the Final Table. It started with the words “Shuffle up and deal” and culminated in his first time live tournament, being crowned the All Africa Poker champion, launching his poker career on the local poker circuit. - November 20, 2008 - Piggs Peak Casino
Piggs Peak Home of All Africa Poker Heads to the World Series of Poker 2009
The R3,500,000 All Africa Poker Tournament will be held from 26th February to 1st March 2009 at Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino, Swaziland. The Tournament is a re-buy tournament which will feature a guaranteed prize pool of Three and a Half Million Rand. The Main Event prize winner receives R1 Million and there are five packages to the 2009 World Series of Poker, valued at R150,000, up for grabs. Team All Africa Poker will be making their way to Las Vegas where the WSOP will be held mid 2009. - November 20, 2008 - Piggs Peak Casino
Short List Unveiled for World’s Richest Sports Book Prize
The Short List for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, worth £20,000 and a free £2000 bet to the winner, has been announced: John Carlin - Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela And The Game That Made A Nation (Atlantic). Janie Hampton - The Austerity Olympics: When the Games... - November 16, 2008 - William Hill
It's Oh-so-Simple for Simon as He Lands Record £1.5 Million Jackpot
A Hampshire based client won massive £1.5 million on William Hill Bingo website yesterday. It's believed to be the largest online slot payout in the UK. - November 14, 2008 - William Hill
MMOhub.org; The New #1 Source for Free Online Mmorpgs and MMOs
Their goal is to find and organize every free online MMORPG and MMO available on the internet on one MMORPG website. - November 10, 2008 - MMOhub.org
William Hill Bingo Sponsor New ITV Gameshow
Online gaming site William Hill Bingo has stepped into the world of television programme advertising with the announcement that they will be sponsoring the brand-new daily ITV gameshow Spin Star. - November 09, 2008 - William Hill
Kenny Rogers Announces Casino Games on Apple App Store
Thegamblermobile.com and PlayScreen today announced the launch of new Slots and Blackjack casino games on the Apple App Store. Both games feature the Kenny Rogers "The Gambler" brand and style and are available for iPhone and iPod touch. - November 06, 2008 - TGM, LLC
Good Luck Gamblers Launches New Line of Chic & Trendy Gamblers Tees
Good Luck Gamblers, one of the world’s fastest growing gambling entertainment companies, formally announced today the introduction of its new line of stylish Gamblers’ Fashions and Accessories. - November 02, 2008 - Good Luck Gamblers, LLC
Newly Expanded Line of Astrology-Based "Gamblers Luck" Products to Debut at G2E
Good Luck Gamblers, LLC has announced that it will be demonstrating its newly introduced “Gamblers Luck” products at the 2008 Global Gaming Expo. - November 01, 2008 - Good Luck Gamblers, LLC
Launch of Beginner’s Guide to Financial Betting
Financial bookmaker www.BetsForTraders.com today announces the launch of ‘Financial Betting For Dummies’, a user-friendly guide to the world’s most powerful fixed-odds financial betting service. The book explains the whole process from setting up an account on... - November 01, 2008 - Trinitas Capital (IOM) Ltd
What Credit Crunch? William Hill Lady Client Turns £12 Into £200,000 in Just 7 Days.
A William Hill client has beaten the credit crunch by turning £12 stakes in to a massive £200,000 windfall in just a week after she opened her account. - October 31, 2008 - William Hill
New ZenBet Sportsbook Offers Sports Betting Tao
ZenBet the newest reduced juice sportsbook connects with its players in a different way using Zen philosophy thus creating a deeper connection with its players. - October 30, 2008 - ZenBet
Indie Corporate Videography Company Releases ETC Training Videos for LDI 2008
Dominant Field, in cooperation with ETC, launches ETC Training Videos – first of their kind. - October 22, 2008 - Cachet
New Social Networking for Poker Enthusiasts
Tristate Poker News and BigBuzz create the region’s largest poker community on the web. - October 21, 2008 - BigBuzz Communications