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Real Deal Poker Close to Becoming a Reality

One of the most widely touted online poker innovations to come along in years is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Thu, 06/03/2010 - 10:25

Slots.com Purchased for $5.5 Mil by Calvin Ayre

One of the most recognized domain names on the Net today, Slots.com, has been purchased by Calvin Ayre. The founder of Bodog.com acquired the name for $5.5 million.

"Slots.com will work for us on a number of levels, not least, in generating global traffic to our Bodog branded properties but also to form a number of other targeted websites including one that will be created by and for the female gambler," Ayre said in a statement on Tuesday.

"After Casino.com, we feel that Slots.com is the best gaming domain in the world," Ayre added.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 06/01/2010 - 18:42

Crown Casino VS Star City Friendly War

The casino and overall gaming industry in the Asia Pacific - Australian regional remains as competitive as ever, with Crown Casino, Star City and Jupiters Hotel and Casino all enjoying expensive up

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Thu, 05/27/2010 - 03:39

Online Poker: UB.com, Cereus Back On Top

The Cereus online poker network, which includes UB.com and AbsolutePoker.com

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mon, 05/24/2010 - 16:55

Pakistan Owned Online Casino Sued by Vegas Group

An online casino owned by a Pakistan firm is being sued by Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment Inc, claiming an infringement on trademarks with a website promoting an Indiana casino.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sat, 05/22/2010 - 13:35

Paddy Power Cash For Ash Volcano Insurance Bet

Insurers did not want to offer cover for those airline passengers adversely affected by the recent Iceland volcano eruption and its pesky little ash cloud, but the folks at Ireland's online bookmak

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 05/21/2010 - 22:11

CTXM Partners with Cake Network

Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - May 20, 2010 - In a deal that creates a robust, new alliance in online gaming, European based online casino software and white label platform provider CTXM has partn

Submitted by on, Fri, 05/21/2010 - 15:54

iPoker Network and PartyGaming in Battle Royale

This past week, iPoker Network regained the third place ranking from PartyPoker for the first time since early January.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 05/20/2010 - 20:42

Richard Branson Expanding Virgin Gaming iGaming Empire

Gaming, gambling and iGaming fans, have we got some news hot of the press for you. Our bat phone has been running hot hot hot!

For the past few months Media Man and Gambling911 have been keeping you updated on all sorts of exciting developments at Richard Branson's Virgin Group, naming Virgin Games, Virgin Poker, Virgin Bingo, and offshoot, AWOMO (A World Of My Own), with a DGI (Game Domain International) tie in. Last week Branson's Virgin Racing also sponsored Full Tilt Poker.

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Thu, 05/20/2010 - 10:04

Centrebet Set For Shakeup

Online gaming and wagering outfit Centrebet (International Ltd) says it is still in talks with a number of parties over consolidation opportunities.

Media Man down under and Gambling911 continue to delivery hard hitting, informative and entertaining news to the world. We learn the current Centrebet talks are likely to have a major impact on the online and offline gambling, betting, poker et al sector in Australia and the entire Asia Pacific...

The parties are understood to be overseas concerns, all or most of which out of Europe.

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Tue, 05/18/2010 - 20:25

Paddy Power Profits

DUBLIN - (Reuters) - Irish bookmaker Paddy Power (PAP.I) said sports results so far this year had gone its way and Internet

Submitted by on, Tue, 05/18/2010 - 11:46

Ladbrokes CEO Promises Turnaround

Ladbrokes new CEO Richard Glynn has promised a swift turnaround for his company following news of a 6 percent drop in net revenue. Glynn joined the company in last month.

"In recent times the strength of our brand has diminished. In online and offline areas, we feel the need for Ladbrokes to regain its primacy," CEO Richard Glynn told the Wall Street Journal "We will be looking at every area of the business. We will be leaving no stone unturned," Mr. Glynn said, without elaborating.

Submitted by on, Fri, 05/14/2010 - 12:40

Bwin Takes Hit With Online Poker

The popular Austrian betting firm Bwin reports it witnessed a 17 percent drop in revenues from its online poker room (called Bwin Poker). Bwin is part of the Ongame network, which itself has seen

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Thu, 05/13/2010 - 19:37

EveryMatrix Partners With Cake Poker

In a deal that will create a strong new alliance in online gaming, Malta based sports betting white label service EveryMatrix has partnered with the

Submitted by on, Thu, 05/13/2010 - 15:20

Paddy Power Receives 400 Complaints Filed With ASA

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is no stranger to the ire of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). But this time the cat may have used up its nine lives...literally.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Tue, 05/11/2010 - 15:54

Microgaming Announces Joint Venture with 888 Holdings

Microgaming, the world's largest provider of online gaming software, has announced a joint venture with 888 Holdings plc which, subject to the necessary licence approvals, will deliver a French Pok

Submitted by on, Tue, 05/11/2010 - 09:37

Casinomeister: Won't Forgive Gambling Wages Virtual Group Yet

While the Gambling Wages affiliate program and Virtual Online Casino group attempts to clean up its image, as first reported by Gambling911.com a few weeks ago,

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 05/07/2010 - 18:50

MGM Mirage, Sands Corp Report Earnings

MGM Mirage released earnings for the first quarter of 2010 prior to the Stock Market opening Thursday morning.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Wed, 05/05/2010 - 21:57

Bingo.com Closes $2,250,000 Private Placement from Unibet

Bingo.com, Ltd.

Submitted by on, Wed, 05/05/2010 - 13:27

Las Vegas Sands Corp to Announce 1st Quarter Results

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Submitted by on, Tue, 05/04/2010 - 22:04

Bet911 Five Minutes of Fame Over: Book is Insolvent

A small and poorly capitalized online sportsbook appears close to shutting down. Bet911.com, which quite obviously attempted to capitalize on the Gambling911.com name but was never permitted to a

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Tue, 05/04/2010 - 20:05

Intertops World’s First Online Sportsbook Joins Cake Network

The Cake Network, one of the industry's leading online poker networks, is very pleased to announce that longtime industry leader Intertops has become their newest network addition - adding to an al

Submitted by on, Tue, 05/04/2010 - 08:31

William Hill to Bid for Centrebet

The United Kingdom's second largest bookmaker, William Hill, is looking to acquire Australia's second largest privately held bookmaker, Centrebet.

Centrebet originated from Alice Springs, Northern Territory and was the first bookmaker to be licensed in Australia in 1993 and the first bookmaker to go online in the Southern Hemisphere. Centrebet was acquired by its biggest domestic rival, the SportOdds Group in 2003 for the sum of AUD$46.55 million. In 2005, SportOdds merged its Centrebet, SportOdds.com and SuperOdds.co.uk businesses into one entity, known as Centrebet.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sun, 05/02/2010 - 21:38

Match Fixing a “Cancer” Killing Snooker: BetFred Hurt Cred?

In the midst of perhaps snooker's biggest scandal of all time, the online bookmaker BetFred.com has found itself caught in the middle.

BetFred sponsors snooker world champion John Higgins, who this weekend it was revealed had shook hands on a disgraceful deal to fix a string of high-profile matches after demanding a £300,000 kickback.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Sun, 05/02/2010 - 20:48