
Gambling News - Archive 2008-07
Ontario Lotto Winner is Now a MillionaireThere was excitement in the air on Wednesday when a man from Carleton Place, Ontario watched the lotto numbers (25/07)
Power Outage Caused Many Online Bingo Hall Interruptions
If you were one of the many people playing bingo online last night then you may have been one of those affected when they were experiencing difficulties. (25/07)
NetPlay TV Plc Launched New Live Roulette TV Show
NetPlay TV Plc has launched thier new Live Roulette on Freesat TV this week. (24/07)
ALC in Canada Reports Revenues are Down
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation in Canada has announced that they have profits of $378.5 million dollars for the year. (24/07)
Pacific Online Will Buyback 2 Million Shares
Pacific Online Systems Corporation is a online lottery equipment provider and then now have plans to buy back two million shares. (24/07)
Better Late then Never for $800,000 Lotto Winner
He claimed his winning lottery ticket almost a moth after the winning numbers were announced. (24/07)
Player Wins €79,900 on 4 Line Jacks or Better
Marie Francoise B. from Bignay in Charante Maritime in France won €79,900. (24/07)
Casino Jackpot at $3.5M Waiting to be Won!
There is a progressive jackpot online that is just waiting to change someone's life as it is quite large. (24/07)
Wynn Resorts Ltd. Second Quarter Financials
The Wynn Las Vegas Wynn Resorts Ltd. has announced that they have had a substantial climb in thier earnings as their second quarter financials were made public today. (24/07)
New Blackjack Odds Calculator from Blackjack Radar
Blackjack Radar has released a newer version of their free blackjack strategy perfect playing calculator software for online blackjack games. (24/07)
Ukraine Bureaucrats Blamed for Unregulated Online Gaming
The Ukraine Accounting Chamber is placing the blame on the shoulders of the country's bureaucrats saying that not much is being done to bring a regulated gambling market to the country. (24/07)
Roulette Workers Sued for Vulgar Comments in Spanish
9 ladies on a weekend getaway to the Foxwoods Casino when they were insulted and disrespected by two casino workers. Now filing lawsuits. (23/07)
Ferriday Lousiana Says No to Proposed Bingo Hall
Residents from Ferriday, Louisiana recently filled Town Hall on Tuesday to discuss and try to shut down a charity bingo hall that was proposed by a group of four investors. (23/07)
73 Year Old Woman Steals From Bingo Hall
A 73 year old woman is accused of stealing more then $600 dollars from a bingo hall over the weekend. (23/07)
Bodog Life Sending 1 Lucky Sports Better to the Breeders' Cup
Bodog is going to be giving away a exciting trip to California during one of the world's famous horse races, the Breeders' Cup. (23/07)
New 'Set for Life' Doorman May Get the Boot
Doorman Richie Randazzo hit it big on the NY scratch off 'Set for Life'. He decided to keep his job, however his bosses may not allow that. (23/07)
Foxy Bingo's Ad Gets Scrutinized by ASA
Foxy Bingo has a new television ad out and it is now the latest advertisement that found it's way under the eyes of the Advertising Standards Authority. (23/07)
Belgian Lottery Going Online in 2009
The Belgian National Lottery is currently evaluating potential software providers as they prepare for the launch of it's online gaming offering. The current scheduled opening for their online gaming site is sometime in 2009. (23/07)
Promotional CD's Part of New Advertising Campaign
With so many choices to choose from online casinos have had to really think hard to get new and exciting ad campaigns to get the attention of online gamblers. (23/07)
Keno Coming to Ohio August 3rd
In an effort to help raise profits and bring gambling into the digital age, 210 businesses in Portage, Cuyahoga and Summit counties are among the 1,001 statewide agents that will soon offer Keno online beginning on August 3rd. (23/07)
Charities Raise More Money Online
If you want to raise a lot of money in a short amount of time then you need the help of a well known person or venue. (23/07)
Arizona Mayor Will No Longer Pursue Slots in Airport
Mayor Phil Gordon's proposal to put slot machines in the Sky Harbor International Airport has been shut down. (23/07)
New Live Dealer Software Appearing at a Online Casino Near You
Their is a new software for online casinos that a lost of the major online casinos are installing to change the way thier members play online. (23/07)
Revenues Up for Online Casinos
32Red Plc has reported a 27 percent increase in thier total gaming revenues to £6.6 million for the first half of the year that ended June 30th. (23/07)
Caribbean Stud Jackpot Won at Jackpot Capital
RealTime Gaming powers online casino Jackpot Capital and they have just announced that they have had another new player win a progressive jackpot without making a deposit. (23/07)
Turkey Working Toward Private Online Bingo Industry
There have been recent developments in the online bingo industry in Turkey. (23/07)
New Backgammon Room - Giants Room at Play65
Online backgammon room, Play65 has launched a new exclusive game room called the Giants Room (23/07)
Bodog Running Blackjack Wednesdays!
Bodog Casino offers an expansive array of games that range from online slot games, Video Poker, Roulette and Baccarat. (23/07)
Pressure to Reduce Numbers of Pokies in Tasmania
The Tasmanian Government is continuing to feel pressure to start reducing the numbers of poker machines. (23/07)
Smoking Ban Lifted on Mississippi Bingo Halls
Smoking ban lifted in Mississippi bingo halls after much speculation between the government and bingo hall operators. (21/07)
Top Winning Female Poker Pro!
Tiffany Michelle has the top winnnings for professional women poker players. (21/07)
Underwater Casinos? A Win-Win Situation
Casinos underwater rather than on the waterfront? Debate continues for Philadelphia casinos. (21/07)
GameDuell Received $17M from Wellington Partners
GameDuell is an online skill games community in Germany that has over 10 million members according to them. (18/07)
Powerball Jackpot is at $43 Million Dollars
The Powerball Jackpot is now at $43 million dollars and you won't have to go to a convenience store to buy your tickets anymore (18/07)
PayPal Welcome at Rummy Royal
PayPal used to be accepted at the majority of online casinos and poker rooms because it was so easy to do. (18/07)
3 Card Poker Is a Staple in Chicago Area Casinos
Some games come and go but Three Card Poker has become a regular at casinos in the Chicago are. (18/07)
Platinum Play Offers Bingo for Life
Platinum Play Bingo has launched Bingo Hall for Life, this is going to be a world first for online bingo players. (18/07)
Dispute Over Blackjack in Florida Tribal Casino
Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park tries to sue Florida's governor Charlie Crist to get around the fact that they can not sue the Seminole tribe due to the tribe's sovereign status. (16/07)
World Series of Poker Main Event Criminal: David 'Chino' Rheem
One of the players at the WSOP main event David 'Chino' Rheem convicted of burglary, dealing in stolen property, larceny and possesion of marijuana in 2000. More recently in 2003 a warrant was put out for his arrest for failing to appear in Hollywood on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. The Hollywood warrant is still active. (16/07)
United States Presidential Candidate Gambling Debate
A debate of United States Presidential candidates, high stakes vs. low stakes, poker vs. craps. (16/07)
More Human Remains Found, Now at a Washington State Tribal Casino Excavation Site
Human remains found at a Omak, Washington tribal casino excavation site. (16/07)
The World Says Good Bye to Backgammon Champ Rocky Aoki
Former backgammon champion and entrepreneur Rocky Aoki passed away last week. (16/07)
Ticketing Error Costs Couple £240,000
Jeanette Dodd, 45 was over the moon when she checked her Lucky Dip ticket for Saturday's drawing and discovered that she had match the five numbers; 2, 12, 22, 28, 30 and the bonus ball, 39. (14/07)
Keno Opens in Ohio on August 4th
Keno will be officially open for business in Ohio on August 4th. (14/07)
OnlineVegas Offers a $5,000 Bonus
One thing that online players look for is more bang for thier buck, so they shop around and compare. (14/07)
Casino Tropez Tour De Slots Promotion
Casino Tropez has launched a great new online promotion this month to coincide with the Tour De France. (14/07)
Gold Rock Casino adds New Slots
The Gold Rock Casino has announced a new range of games has been added to their collection of online classic slot games (14/07)
All Slots Casino Bonus Trek Promotion
All Slots Casino is a member of the Jackpot Factory Group and they will be taking part in the Jackpot Factory's 70,000 Credit Bonus Trek Promotion. (14/07)
£17,807 Win on Pirates Plunder
When you open a new player account online you hope to have fun and win some money but you certainly don't expect to win a lot of money or hit a big jackpot right way but one player did. (14/07)
$20 Free at New Bet365 Bingo
Bet365 has a new online bingo site and to get players to give it a try they are currently offering a $20 dollar free no deposit needed bonus to all new players. (14/07)
888 Ladies Bingo Caribbean Cruise Promotion
888 Ladies Bingo is going to be offering players the chance to take part in a World Championship Bingo tournament that will be taking place aboard the cruises liner Miracle (14/07)
Microgaming Powers New Site Bingo on the Box
Microgaming is a online casino software developer and they have just announced that they are going to be supplying new online bingo operator, Bingo on the Box with their 90 and 75 ball bingo software and other industry leading casino games. (14/07)
Bet365 Now Offers Online Bingo
Bet365 is one of the fastest growing private companies in the United Kingdom and they have recently expanded the products they offer to customers. (14/07)
PartyGaming Revenus Slightly Down
Online casino games and bingo company PartyGaming is reporting its gross revenues have slipped post-April as a result of seasonality factored and competition from the Euro football championship of 2008. (14/07)
Gala Bingo Planing Winning Weekend for Players
Gala Bingo is going to be putting on a grand guaranteed bingo linked game for members on Friday night. (14/07)
192.com ID Checking Service Joins WorldPay
WorldPay is online payment processing company and they have signed a deal with identification and anti-fraud software provider 192.com to supply a new customer ID check service. (14/07)
Gala Bingo to Aid Sue Ryder Care Charity
Gala Bingo is going to be raising money over the next 18 months to help support the charity fundraising effort by both land based bingo and online bingo operators. (14/07)
Bingo.com Joins Ethoca to Prevent Fraud
Ethoca is the leader in collaborative fraud management and they have announced that Bingo.com has joined their expanding community that is committed to fighting fraud. (14/07)
Game Villiage Bingo Bargain Basement Promtion
Game Village Bingo is offering thier players "Bargain Basement" bingo games to play throughout June. (02/07)
PartyGaming Partners with City Index
PartyGaming is a major online bingo games operator and also one of the largest companies in online gaming. (02/07)
NetPlay TV Appoints New Director
NetPlay TV is an interactive gaming company and also an online bingo games operator. They have recently appointed former BBC light entertainment manager Michael Leggo to be the new director of television. (02/07)
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