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The Kahnawake-licensed online casino at Bodog.com has made one lucky player from rural Indiana very happy after paying her over $630,000 courtesy of its Jackpot Pinatas progressive jackpot.
Bodog.com revealed that ‘Linda W’ has taken home one of its largest jackpots of $634,000 after she found her way into the game’s bonus round last week and earned ten free spins. (Read the full post about ‘Progressive jackpot hit at Bodog.com – Online Casino News’…)
888 Casino are gearing up for the when the Italian Gaming Authority provides casino games regulation later in 2010. The online casino giants are making a splash into the Italian market with a whole host of games launching on the 888.it domain name. New casino games designed around popular brands from Endemol including Big Brother and Deal or No deal are planned.
888 seem to be very keen to invest in the european gaming market – earlier this week they announced the launch of another joint venture with casino developers Microgaming in France. This venture however, is the only large scale launch aimed at the Italian online casino players.
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The giant Italian gambling company Microgame will no doubt be considering its options following the latest move by the Italian regulator AAMS this week – the banning of public gaming terminals. The terminals – known as ‘totems’ – are found in coffee shops and other public places and connect to poker e-gaming websites mainly associated with the Microgame network. So successful are the terminals that as much as 30% of Italian poker turnover is generated from the machines.
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Tiger Woods withdrew from the Players Championship with an injury believed to be a bulging disk in his upper back or a pinched nerve.
"I’ve been playing with a bad neck for about a month," Woods said.
He said he first felt the injury before the Masters and plans to have an MRI next week.
Woods said he does not know what caused the injury, only that "playing doesn’t help it."
Woods remains in danger of losing his number one ranking should Phil Mickelson perform well on Sunday.
Odds on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson’s number of Major wins in 2010 were available at Sportsbetting.com (see website here). Note: Odds will be updated after the Players Tournament has concluded.
Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
Industry giant Party Gaming plc has announced its third b2b deal in France with an exclusive multi-year agreement to provide a white label online poker service for Aviation Club de France, one of the country’s most prestigious card rooms and private member clubs.
The new service, branded ‘ACFPoker’, will join PartyGaming’s expanding French poker network, joining Partypoker.fr (PMU and AB Groupe). Once PartyGaming obtains the required licence and is operational, players on the network will benefit from a shared pool of player liquidity and operate on a single platform.
Founded in 1907 by four pioneering French aviators, today ACF has 100,000 members and is the leading card room in France.
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Seven is the lucky number for DoylesCasino players at the online casino’s Blackjack tables this May. The only online casino endorsed by legendary Vegas gambler Doyle Brunson is awarding any player who hits 21 with three sevens in a row playing Blackjack with a cash bonus of up to $777. The promotion runs from May 1 to 31 and all players who sit down at a Blackjack table are eligible for the bonus. "Blackjack continues to be one of our more popular games so we thought we’d hit everyone with an extra incentive just for playing," stated DoylesCasino spokesman Julius Maxwell.
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Cake Poker (see online poker website here) is pleased to announce three great promotions for May.
Starting May 1, Cake Poker is holding $200K in races: a special May $150K Point Race and their ongoing $50,000 Gold Card Race. The May $150k race is made up of four weekly races and one monthly race, giving players five chances to claim a share of $150,000. Every frequent player point (FPP) earned at the Cake Poker real money ring game and tournament tables equals one race point. The four weekly races will pay the top 200 point earners a share of $25,000 or up to $1,500 cash.
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(Reuters) – Britain’s second-biggest bookmaker William Hill (WMH.L) said it had made an encouraging start to the year, boosted by strong online sales, and was confident of meeting its full-year forecasts.
William Hill, which has around 2,300 betting shops in Britain and Ireland, said in a trading statement for the 13 weeks to end-March that total sales were up 1 percent on last year, with pre-exceptional operating profit up 3 percent.
"I am satisfied with our performance this early in the year, with an improvement shown in overall retail turnover levels and good growth from William Hill Online in revenues, operating profit and new accounts," said Chief Executive Ralph Topping.
Net online revenue in the period was up 25 percent, with operating profit up 51 percent and new accounts up 31 percent.
William Hill said current trading in the four weeks to April 27 had been "generally good", and it was confident on the full year, albeit against a "challenging" economic climate.
In February, William Hill reported full-year results at the upper end of analyst forecasts, although profits were down on the year as a result of the recession and sporting results going against the company.
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Whether you were a fan of the 80′s glam group Poison or not, one can’t help but feel bad for lead singer turned reality television star Bret Michaels. He remained in ICU Wednesday with a massive life threatening brain hemorrhage. Michaels was said to be conscious, according to People Magazine.
Michaels opened as the odds-on favorite (-200) to win this season’s Celebrity Apprentice at Sportsbook.com. It is a tightly kept secret as to whether Michaels actually makes it to the May 23rd finale. Everything up to that point was already pre-taped prior to Michaels hospitalization.
It is possible the finale could be postponed regardless of whether Michaels made it to the final or not. It will need to be postponed if he did make it however as Michaels is not likely to have made a full recovery by the May 23rd airing.
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To celebrate the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Circus Casino has unleashed its Oscar Fever promotion to capture the excitement and glamour of the world’s premiere celebrity party.
All Circus Casino members have to do is play for real online between Friday February 26 and midnight on Sunday march 14. For every day you play during the Oscar fever promotion, you will earn one entry into the prize draw to win a trip to LA.
You can multiply your chances of winning by making deposits throughout the promotional period. The more money you deposit, the higher the multiplier. Deposit between £20 and £99.99 and your ticket entries are multiplied by two.
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