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WSOP Asia-Pacific Set for October 2013 at Crown Melbourne Casino
The World Series of Poker has announced a change in the dates for the second WSOP Asia-Pacific series. Now it is expected to take place at the Crown Melbourne casino on October 1-17th 2014 and feature ten WSOP gold bracelet events. Ty Stewart, the WSOP Executive Director, said, “We are excited to return to Melbourne
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Sky Poker Launches Major Software Upgrade
Sky Poker has announced a major upgrade to its software and hopes that the revamped poker room will help attract new players to the site. The upgrade includes over twenty new and improved features all aimed at enhancing the player experience at Sky Poker. Two of the biggest changes are redesigned tables which can be
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Steve Wynn Compares Banning Online Gambling to Prohibition
As online gambling begins to gain ground in the United States, casino owners have expressed mixed opinions on the industry. The majority are supportive of the move to legalize online gambling, however, others, such as Sheldon Adelson, have said that they will do their best to ensure it remains illegal. Casino owner Steve Wynn has
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Playtech Launches Entire Live Game Portfolio for Mobile
Playtech, the leading online game developer and service provider, has announced that it is rolling out its entire live casino games portfolio across all mobile devices including native and HTML5 platforms. This means that all of Playtech’s live casino games can now be enjoyed on all mobile platforms including iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The
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Massive $1.2 Million Guaranteed at Fifth Betfair iPOPS
Betfair Poker’s fifth iPOPS or iPoker Online Poker Series is underway and there is still time to take part. The series is taking place at Poker770 and features a massive guaranteed prize pool of $1.2 million. The series has been put together in such a way that it is sure to contain something for every
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Austria to Host 4 WBF Title Fights Next Month
The Speedfit Sporthalle in Vienna will host four World Boxing Federation (WBF) title fights on December 7th. All four of the fights will see local fighters take on tough foreign opponents. At the start of the night fans will be able to watch WBF Intercontinental Middleweight Champion Gogi “Lionheart” Knezevic defend his title against Georgian
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Woman Wins £240,000 from 20p Bet
After a tough day at work at a horse stable, Olesia Kuzmychova decided to treat herself with a 20p online bet and ended up hitting the jackpot. Kuzmychova placed the bet on William Hill’s Leprechaun Luck Game and she certainly benefited from the luck of the Irish when her 20p bet turned into a £240,000
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Keating Performs an About Turn on Market8 Project
Until recently the casino builder Dan Keating has been working with Steve Wynn to try and beat off five other contenders for Philadelphia’s second casino license. However, since Wynn decided to pull out, Keating has chosen to join Ken Goldenberg’s Market8 project. Amazingly enough just a few months ago Keating was extremely negative about the
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Glossy Bingo Launches HTML5 Mobile Site
Broadway Gaming’s online bingo site Glossy Bingo has announced the launch of its new mobile bingo site. The company has joined up with the HTML5 offerings from Microgaming in order to bring their players great bingo games on the go. The new site isn’t limited to bingo, there is a fantastic selection of mobile slots
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Suffolk Downs Finds New Casino Partner in Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, the Connecticut gambling giant, has agreed to join the Suffolk Downs casino bid in Revere thereby filling the void left when Suffolk Downs dropped Caesars Entertainment from the bid last month. Officials for the two companies agreed on terms of the deal earlier this week after a period of intense negotiations. The partnership
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