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One player on William Hill Casino ‘Vegas’ site has won a huge jackpot in the last week after playing the ‘Pharaoh’s Treasure’ slot game, an exclusive game to the popular casino. The lucky lady, Sophie M from Peterborough, placed a bet of £4.50 on a single line that hit for a jackpot payout worth £102,718. “I was in complete shock when I saw I had won the Jackpot,” Sophie M said. “It was the

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32Red Bingo is the latest in a long line of offerings from 32Red Plc, who also boast successful poker, casinos and mobile gaming companies. The 32Red Bingo campaign is the company’s first TV spot and marks the beginning of a series of advertisements for the company. The bingo product is being offered with a promotion offering all new players 10 free online bingo bonus, allowing them to try out

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Cryptologic are one of the most successful software providers for online casinos and poker rooms. They have been dominating the industry this year, signing a series of successful contracts with industry giants such as 888. Now they have teamed up with BSkyB, signing a three-year licensing contract with Sky Betting & Gaming, part of the UK’s leading entertainment brand. 'In 2008, CryptoLogic

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William Hill Casino has announced that its Clover Rollover virtual slot machine has been attracting players from around the globe after its progressive jackpot topped one million UK pounds for the first time. William Hill that the top prize for Clover Rollover has never been won since its debut in March of 2007 with the jackpot steadily growing. To walk away a millionaire, a player must have

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888.com, proud host of a wealth of casinos, poker and sports betting software, have announced a series of tournaments and promotions across their range for all players. The tournaments mostly work with regards to how many Comp Points a player can accumulate within a certain time limit. The top 100 points accumulators each day will also be in line for generous bonuses, first place winning £350.

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Chelsea Football Club has announced that Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari will be its new manager for next season just over two weeks after sacking Israeli Avram Grant following the team’s Champions League final defeat by Manchester United in Moscow. In a statement from Chelsea FC, Chelsea Football Club are delighted to confirm that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be the club's new manager from July 1,

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Even without England, Euro 2008 is shaping up to be an exciting display of international football, and as always money will fly over the internet, across bookie counters and around pub tables as the teams kick off. VC Bet have a huge range of bets on the various matches of the tournament; correct score, first scorer and double result (half-time/full-time) are all available to be wagered on.

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ITV has announced that celebrity presenters Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood will front its new free-to-play Bingo Night Live programme. Available after midnight on ITV1 with an inaugural £25,000 jackpot, Bingo Night Live will then run five nights a week from Tuesdays to Saturdays with players able to get their cards for each game online at ITV.com. As well as bingo, the one-hour show

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English online poker provider and broadcaster Sky Poker has announced the launch of two new shows on Channel 846, Stacked Up and Poker Unlimited. Stacked Up is to be a weekly programme specialising on the art of the cash game and will see teams of three expert and novice poker players alongside Sky Poker presenters compete in online contests against each other. The winning team will be the one

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As part of a special promotion, online casino 32Red is giving players 100 percent deposit bonus this month as a result of Boris Johnson being elected the Mayor of London. The Conservative candidate won with slightly over 46 percent of the vote last week and to celebrate, Gibraltar-licensed 32Red.com is also giving players 32 free chips with every first deposit by entering the ‘Boris Bonus’ code.

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The 888 income report for the first quarter of this year saw that their bets were well placed – a £33m profit is a dramatic rise on the £24m taken in the same period last year. That figure encompassed a 35% rise in casino revenues from 888.com and a 5% rise from PacificPoker. As well as casino games and poker, their recent profits owe thanks to the company’s expansion into other revenues such as

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Following its release last week of the ‘Tomb Raider: Secret of the Sword’ video slot, software developer Microgaming has released two additional games, ‘Rainbows End’ and ‘Gypsy Queen’. ‘Rainbows End’ is a five-reel, 25 payline video slot from the Isle of Man-based provider featuring a leprechaun theme. The game features several ways to win including a ‘gamble’ feature where players can bet to

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Influential information portal CasinoMeister.com released its ‘2007 - Best and Worst’ list last week as a useful guide for gamblers, affiliates and operators. The awards consist of 31 categories ranging from Best Online Casino and its antithesis through to the best and worst player experiences to most significant industry milestone and most spectacular blunder. Players nominate for the awards

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced that it has asked officials in the United States to grant amnesty to operators of online casinos based on the Caribbean island so that they may enter and exit the US. Most online gaming operators fear travelling to or through the United States after a series of high-profile arrests and the initialisation of Internet gambling prohibitions. 'We

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An innovative marketing strategy has been announced involving London taxi drivers spreading the word about online casino 888.com by word of mouth in addition to advertisements on the sides of their vehicles. According to Taxi Promotions UK, the advertising agency behind a recent campaign for 888.com that saw 375 taxis turned into ‘mobile billboards’ featuring the company’s logo, this idea has

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Online gambling software developer and turnkey provider Microgaming Software Systems Ltd has announced that it has been awarded a Class Four Internet gaming licence for its casino product by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) of Malta. The Isle Of Man-based company stated that the license would benefit its partners wishing to operate within the European Union (EU) and make it easier for

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In America, a Congressman has testified that regulating and taxing online gambling could generate up to $42 billion for Federal coffers over the next decade. The data, based on a detailed tax revenue analysis conducted by an independent accounting firm, was provided in testimony submitted to the House Committee on the Judiciary recently by Representative Jim McDermott. The Washington Democrat

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Online gambling group Betfair has announced the appointment Mr. Bruce Stubbs as its new Director of Poker with immediate effect. Replacing Ben Fried who is to remain with the company as Head of Poker for Great Britain and Ireland, Malta-licensed Betfair stated that Stubbs joined the company from its infancy almost four years ago. “This appointment is further evidence that we are taking our

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Leading online gambling company Party Gaming has released its third quarter results for the year showing a 24 per cent annual increase in revenues to $116 million. The results for the Gibraltar-based firm are five per cent higher than those for the previous quarter and greater than the $93.3 million for the same period last year. The company stated that solid performances from its online casino

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After a brief appearance in the Amsterdam District Court Wednesday afternoon, during which his legal team told an extradition hearing they would not fight his transfer to France on a warrant of arrest issued in June this year at the behest of French gambling monopolies, Unibet CEO Petter Nylander was released to the more comfortable surroundings of a local hotel after agreeing to remain in the

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Dutch police serving a European warrant issued by a French judge arrested the Chief Executive Officer of online gambling group Unibet, Petter Nylander, on Monday but the whole affair may soon come to an abrupt end. The arrest comes as France is working towards a reasonable rapprochement with the European Commission over its monopolistic policy on online gambling. The Financial Times newspaper

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A London based Leisure and Gaming firm has announced that it is to seel one of its long established online casinos, AcropolisCasino.com. for a price of $500,000. The AIM-listed company is one of the world’s largest betting and gaming companies and owns the operation through its subsidiary, Grouse Entertainment. The online casino has a database of some 24,000 non-US cash players and, despite no

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Leading figures from Europe’s online gambling industry have compelled the EU to pursue a $100 billion compensation bid from the US, after the losses incurred as a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act (UIGEA) 2006. Since its introduction in October last year the UIGEA, which makes it illegal for banking facilities to accept US money transfers to and from online gambling sites, has forced

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Online betting group Betfair has announced that it took home top prize at the third annual eGaming Awards held late last week at London’s Natural History Museum. Betfair is a leading online betting exchange and lets punters choose their own odds and bet against each other even after an event has started. It processes five million transactions a day and more than 300 bets a second and took home

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Dublin-based investment firm FL Partners has announced the acquisition of horse racing and betting publication The Racing Post from newspaper publishers Trinity Mirror for an estimated £1.7 million. The deal includes the publication along with its website and other titles in the betting business and will see some executive changes with former editor Alan Byrne appointed as Chief Executive

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