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HALF A MILLION RAISED FOR CHARITY IN POKER TOURNEY Annie Duke and Don Cheadle do it again, raising $500 000 for "Ante Up for Africa"Movie star Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke successfully held another of their "Ante Up for Africa" fund-raising poker tournaments this week, generating another half a million dollars for the…

Online casino CasinoTropez.com has announced that one lucky player walked away with $908,719 after winning on its Gold Rally eight-line progressive slot. Frenchman ‘Yves G' won only 30 minutes after logging on and wagering $24.75, although he admitted to playing most weeks. He stated that he was so shocked when he won the jackpot that…

Shortly after signing deals with casino giants 888 and a host of other companies, Cryptologic announced that Scandinavian gaming site OPoker have agreed terms. This will see CryptoLogic becoming the sole provider for the Scandinavian gaming market, providing a range of poker tournaments and other casino games for the gamble-loving countries. "We aim to strengthen…

Less than a week from the biggest game of the European football calendar in Moscow, UK bookmaker William Hill have revealed that they expect £10,000,000 to be bet on the Champions League Final. This is the first time in the history of the fifty-three-year-old competition, first founded in 1955 and restructured by UEFA to its…

PKR have been ranked number-one in a recent poll by intelligence service Hitwise for having the most UK hits in the category of "online poker." PKR, established in 2006, have proved their worth by becoming one of the most rapidly-expanding online poker rooms. Their groundbreaking 3-D gameplay and unique ‘Emote Control System' saw them beat…

Full Tilt Poker's flagship tournament series continued with two more big wins in the two FTOPS events held on Wednesday and Thursday. Eddie Scharf's Pot-Limit HA (Hold ‘em and Omaha Hi in interchanging rounds) surpassed the $150,000 guarantee with a prize pool of over $180,000 and the Phil Gordon-hosted $300 rebuy/add-on Hold ‘em tournament saw…

FIVE MORE SUPPORT  BILL ATTACKING UIGEA REGS 17 Washington politicians now support attempt to halt online gambling ban regulationsHR 5767, the recently introduced Congressional bill designed to halt federal officials from further implementation of the controversial regulations underpinning the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, has another five supporters.The Bill, proposed by House Financial Services Committee…

PROFITS UP FOR LADBROKES UK gambling group enjoys a solid quarterReporting on business during the four months to April 30 this week, British betting group Ladbrokes revealed that operating profits excluding bets placed by "high rollers" rose 13 percent - mainly on a rise in soccer betting and a bigger take from gaming machines. Gross…

  ANOTHER 'CROSS PLATFORM' DEAL FOR 888.COMNow it's Rival software in an i-slots partnershipOnline gambling group 888.com continued its energetic foray into diverse games partnerships as the week ended with its fourth deal - this one with the popular Internet game-server software developer Rival Powered.  The company entered the industry three years ago and has…