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Bolotin Wins 'Ante Up forAfrica' Poker Tournament - 7/3/09 - Alex 'Diesel' Bolotin, a diminutive 30-year-old poker pro from Brooklyn, New York took down this year's 'Ante Up forAfrica' charity tournament
Some Big Online Gambling Wins - 7/3/09 - Barry and Lynsey Mirehouse of Maryport in Cumbria won GBP 1.2 million one evening with a one-pound per line wager. The Clover Rollover jackpot had grown to GBP 1 201 233 before being hit by the couple, who married in 2006.
POKERSTARS WCOOP SCHEDULE - 7/3/09 - $40 million guaranteed in 45 online events. The 45 events have combined buy-ins of nearly $71 000. Fourteen have guarantees of $1 million or more, with the main event guaranteeing a prize pool of at least $10 million.
'FACE THE ACE' PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NBC AND FULL TILT POKER - 7/3/09 - In the United States, NBC and Full Tilt Poker.com are joining up again, this time to produce Face the Ace, a new concept for a poker show where players who qualify online get to play heads-up against three Full Tilt pros for a million dollar prize.
Poker Room Operator Against Rakeback - 7/3/09 - The chief operating officer of UK online gambling group William Hill Online.com, Peter Marcus, has appealed to colleagues in the Internet poker sector to clamp down on the use of rakeback by affiliates and poker skins.
European Football Lawsuit vs. Sportsbooks - 7/3/09 - In an appeal action last week, a court in Liege, Belgium threw out a claim by football clubs Juventus, PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto for fees from top European bookie companies Bwin, William Hill and Unibet, in a branding issue over the use of famous teams' names on bookie websites.
GAMING VC IN LATIN AMERICAN ACQUISITION - 7/2/09 - Betboo was established in 2005 to provide Bingo, Sportsbook, Casino and Poker access to South American customers. Parent group Intera was incorporated and is regulated under the laws of the Netherlands Antilles.
Poker: Wsop Event 55 - 7/2/09 - New York pro Abe Mosseri has claimed his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the top prize of $165 521in Event 55 - the $2 500 buy-in 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit).
Macau Casino's Revenues fall 17.3 percent - 7/2/09 - Casinos in Macau booked 8.25 billion patacas in revenue for June 2009, down 17.3 percent from a year earlier and 6.3 percent from the holiday month of May, preliminary data released by Portuguese news agency Lusa showed.
Poker: Wsop Event 54 - 7/2/09 - Software engineer hits the winning streak in his first major tournament
THREE NEW SCRATCHCARD GAMES FROM VIRTUE FUSION - 7/2/09 - Online bingo supplier Virtue Fusion Alderney, launched three new networked progressive jackpot scratch cards with summer beach and topical themes this week.
Poker: Wsop Event 52 - 7/2/09 - Jorg Peisert, a hitherto relatively unknown poker player from Dusseldorf in Germany, is the latest bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, having triumphed in event 52 - the $3 000 buy-in Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em.
Five more Congressman sign up to HR 2267 - 7/2/09 - HR2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act launched in May this year by Massachusetts Democrat Barney Franks, may have been delayed until September by the work overload in Congress but that hasn't stopped another
The Austrian online gambling market has a new competitor - 7/2/09 - The Swedish-founded online casino Mr. Green.com has taken its first step into the German-language market, launching a new language version in the the hyper-competitive Austrian sector this (July) month
BET365 SIGNS UP WITH PUSH TECHNOLOGY - 7/2/09 - New agreement deploys innovative Web 2.0 push technology to ensure customers have the latest odds
32RED OPENS RUMMY SITE - 7/2/09 - The site offers full information on each game, including rules and strategies, with a visual demo to get players in the groove. Five different gamestyles are available as follows:
MICROGAMING TO CREATE FIRST EVER SLOT TOURNAMENT MILLIONAIRE - 7/2/09 - Over the summer months, players from participating Microgaming-powered casinos will battle it out to secure a place in the final. The tournament winner will receive a record-breaking Euro 1 million and hundreds of other substantial cash prizes will be up for grabs.
Bach Wins Horse Wsop Event - 7/2/09 - In the marathon heads up, Bach faced New Yorker John Hanson (44) in a see-saw battle for supremacy that saw millions of chips in play as the lead changed and changed again. The duo had bested five former World Series of Poker tournament winners at the final table, including eight-time gold bracelet winner Erik Seidel.
Russian Gambling Ban good for Poker - 7/1/09 - Poker is a recognised sport in Russia....for now. The reports says that many Russian operators are considering re-fashioning themselves into poker clubs under a quirk of Russian law that officially recognises poker as a sport rather than a game of chance.
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