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Sportsbook.com Pays Out $540,656 to Retired, Illinois Family Man Sept 19,2005
Sportsbook.com awarded the largest jackpot in its history this month with a cheque for $540,656. Steve A., a retired family man from Illinois, won the jackpot with a $1 progressive wager on Free Ride, a 5-card Caribbean Poker game.
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ActionPoker.com is Now Live! Sept 19,2005
The Action Poker Network adds flagship card room and launches new Satellite Tournaments with $20,000 sponsorship packages to the World Poker Tour.
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Monaco Gold Casino 7.0 Released Sept 19,2005
Monaco Gold Casino is designed to pass on the majestic and prestigious experience of a land based casino. It features over 70 free games, stunning graphics, and superb music that contribute to an overall exciting gaming experience!
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BetHoldem.com Launches New Poker Tournament Sept 16,2005
BetHoldem.com, a leading online poker website, has launched its newest tournament tagged "The Fearsome Foursome."
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Legislation to Outlaw Online Gambling Suffers Setback Sept 16,2005
WASHINGTON, DC -- A senator who has long led a charge to outlaw Internet gambling has suffered another defeat -- for now.
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Golden Palace Buys Deed to White House Sept 15,2005
The only known deed to exist for America's most famous address has been bought by Internet casino and poker room GoldenPalace.com for an unbelievable $43.45 through online auction house eBid.tv.
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888.com Sets Float Price Sept 15,2005
Online gaming firm 888 has set the price range for the planned sale of its shares on the London market at between 162-212 pence per share.
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Senate Turns Aside Online Gambling Ban Sept 15,2005
The U.S. Senate on Thursday turned aside an attempt to restrict Internet gambling in a procedural move, but Sen. Jon Kyl vowed he would try again and said he expected the legislation would become law eventually.
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Tom Arnold Signs as BETonSPORTS Spokesperson Sept 15,2005
BETonSPORTS PLC today announced Tom Arnold, actor, T.V. personality and one of the stars of Fox's "The Best Damn Sports Show Ever" as the representative of BETonSPORTS.com and BoSPOKER.com.
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Irish Firm Bets on Online Poker Sept 15,2005
An Irish firm is betting on Internet poker with the launch this week of DV8poker.com - powered by the Excapsa Poker Network, which also includes two of the top sites in the market, UltimateBet.com and UltimatePoker.com
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GameAccount Launches Tournament Blackjack at G2E Sept 13,2005
GameAccount this week officially launched 'Tournament Blackjack', a unique person-to-person (P2P) skill-based adaptation of the ever popular casino game.
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Woman Wins £196,000 with 40 Pence Bet Sept 13,2005
Rita, a retired-post office worker, went to coralcasino.com and decided to bet on a slot machine for half an hour. Within ten minutes, with just 40 pence at stake, she hit the jackpot and landed the £196,000 prize.
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Jackpot Factory Launches Responsible Gaming Program Sept 12,2005
The Jackpot Factory Group, a leading online casino group, announced today that it has successfully implemented a responsible gaming program formulated by the eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA).
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PokerBlue.com Launches Tournament Sept 09,2005
PokerBlue.com -- a relative new kid on the net -- is readying to steal the competition's thunder with its "BIG FAT WEEKLY FREEROLL" tournaments.
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4th Annual WCOOP Attracts International Players Sept 08,2005
Now entering its fourth consecutive year, the WCOOP attracts poker players from more than 50 countries around the globe, making this the most accessible and international of all poker competitions.
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BetCorp Launches White Label Partner Program Sept 08,2005
BetCorp Limited (ASX: BCL), the fourth-largest wagering company, by turnover, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, today announced the launch of its White Label Partner Program, WhiteLabelGaming.com.
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Budweiser is Official Beer for WPT Sept 07,2005
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) welcomed Budweiser today as the "Official Beer" of the WORLD POKER TOUR (WPT) for the WPT's fourth exciting season of riveting televised poker on the Travel Channel.
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IGC Looks Forward To G2E Sept 07,2005
The Interactive Gaming Council welcomes the higher profile for online gaming firms and their suppliers, as well as substantial conference content, at next week's Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.
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It's Back - Win your share of $25,000 in Pure Cash! Sept 07,2005
In August, 111 new players were thrilled to find themselves grabbing a slice of the massive $25,000 PURE CASH Contest prize.
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Nautica Poker Festival Expands Sept 02,2005
The final 2005 Festival will be held Thursday, September 15th through Sunday, September 18th and feature a $50,000 Texas Hold 'Em tournament with first-place prize of $15,000.
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Absolute Poker Sponsors Charity Tournament Sept 01,2005
Absolute Poker is sponsoring an online donation "tournament" to raise money for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts.
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WTO gives U.S. till April to change gambling law Aug 21,2005
A World Trade Organization arbiter on Friday gave the United States until April 3 to comply with a ruling that a ban on Internet gambling services offered by Antigua violates the body's rules.
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Web gaming firm Cassava eyes London listing Aug 21,2005
Online gaming firm Cassava Enterprises, the owner of the 888.com poker Web site, is preparing for a speedy flotation in order to fund a large takeover, the Sunday Express reported.
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California Woman Wins World Record Penny MegaJackpots Prize Aug 12,2005
Shigeko Ide Stein became the latest MegaJackpots millionaire, winning a jackpot of $2,995,071 which surpasses the previous world record of $2,065,685 hit earlier this year.
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eCOGRA Launches Major Responsible Gaming Initiative Aug 9,2005
All sites will be required to carry a prominent Responsible Gaming section in which the dangers of under-age and problem gambling are explained
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Another Big Win at SCasino.com - $599,377.66 July 25,2005
The win comes just after a $1.8 million dollar win, the largest Jackpot in history, playing the same game at the same casino a few weeks before!
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Online Series of Poker Begins June 30,2005
This is the first time in the history of online gaming that a tournament has been held across multiple online poker rooms.
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Absolute Poker Signs on Shannon Sharpe June 29,2005
Absolute Poker, the fourth largest online poker destination has drafted CBS Sports NFL Today Commentator and former NFL standout Shannon Sharpe
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Party Gaming goes Public June 27,2005
Party Gaming, the company behind Party Poker has taken their company public, valued at over $10 Billion US.
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Big Win at Playtech Casino - $1,853,875.84 May 5,2005
St. Johns, Antigua, May 1, 2005 - A new online record progressive jackpot milestone was reached on April 30th when a player won $1,853,875.84 playing the 8-line progressive Gold Rally slots at the CasinoLasVegas.com group.
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