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The online poker world crowned its newest superstar Sunday night when "MrElPaso" outlasted a field of 257 players, including a number of top online poker professionals, to capture the Championship Event of the Bodog Poker Open IV. Along with his first place winnings of $36,447.50, "MrElPaso" will also be featured in a multi-page spread in an international poker magazine and receive extensive coverage on Bodog website. "With the Bodog Poker Open...

William Hill Bingo presents two new games: Golden Balls and Big Brother. Golden Ball’s, is based on the ITV game show presented by Jasper Carrot. This new scratchcard comes with nine Golden Balls each containing a mystery amount of cash offering up to a steal of a £5000 prize. For those who love reality TV, then they can try their luck on the Big Brother Game. Match up three classic house...

Aficionados of real-world brick and mortar casinos will probably be familiar with the IGT slot machine "Hoot Loot". It's a popular penny slot featured in many gaming establishments, with a top payout of around $40,000. IGT also happens to own a company called WagerWorks, which is in the business of distributing online casino game, and WagerWorks recently released a brand-new online version of the game, this time titled Super Hoot Loot. The...

One of the most trusted names in the world of gaming has taken the wraps off its new casino destination, completing its yearlong online casino enhancement project. Doyles Casino has unveiled its new casino site and players everywhere are in for a refreshing experience the moment they set foot inside. The new refreshing design echoes the simplicity that has made Doyles Room a favorite online destination for online poker players. Upon...

Over the past year we've reported periodically on the Kentucky Domains case, in which Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear seized the domains of 141 casino and gambling related websites. The seizure was initially successful at a local level, using an extremely broad interpretation of anti-gambling law that banned the use of gambling devices. However, on appeal a three judge panel found that the original court's interpretation of a web site's domain name...

A bingo player from Bootle in the United Kingdom has recently announced that she'll be donating a percentage of her big bingo win to charity. The woman – who has chosen to remain anonymous – triggered the massive win when she called Bingo on the number 50. In the club she was playing at, this meant she would take home not only the game's £500 prize (about $828), but also...

Every poker player fears the bad beat – when you get a hand that's so unbeatably strong that you go all in on it, and someone follows you in ... with a better hand. That sinking feeling as the chips vanish has happened to every poker pro at some point in their career. Many online poker sites cushion this situation of defeat by running a Bad Beat Jackpot: a small percentage...

Betfairand Watercooler Inc. announced the closing of a $5.5 million funding round on Monday, October 26, 2009. Betfair is world’s biggest betting community and Watercooler Inc. develops social games and fan communities. Watercooler plans to use the funding round to continue development on social games and fantasy sports on Facebook and other social media platforms. The Watercooler Company has been very successful and their Bracket Challenge 2009 application is the largest...

Gala Bingo TV is part of the bingo revolution and allows UK players to play live streaming bingo via their TV and sky remote controls. The game of bingo has made a huge amount of progress in the last couple of years, re-inventing itself from a community hall game enjoyed by grannies to a cool game enjoyed by everyone. It moved from church halls to bigger venues, online clubs, and...

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