01 Nov 05 PokerShare.com Drops North Americans As of today, November 1st, Poker Share announced they will no longer allow North American residents to play in their cardroom.
All North American account holders were informed via email and will have checks sent out to them to return their balances and close accounts.
01 Nov 05 Neteller Nabs NetBanx Payment processing company NETeller has bought a UK-based payment service provider, Netbanx, for a price of £12.36m.
01 Nov 05 Hachem Joins PokerStars Joe Hachem, you might remember him as the person who won the 2005 World Series of Poker, has signed an agreement with PokerStars. Hachem will be a sponsored player for PokerStars, and act as an "ambassador".
01 Nov 05 Betfair Acquires Poker Software Company Betfair has bought Aglet Technologies, a Danish software company that runs PokerChamps.com.
31 Oct 05 Bluff Provides ESPN With Poker Content Bluff magazine announced a deal with ESPN.com, that will see the poker-focused publication provide content and information to the ESPN Poker Club section of their sports site. The combined collection of content will enhance ESPN.com’s free online poker game.
31 Oct 05 Virgin Chooses Boss For Poker Software provider Boss Media landed a big fish, as they signed Virgin Poker, part of the Virgin Games
Group, to their platform. The announcement ended speculation, as Virgin had been looking around for some time for a partner for the relaunch of its Poker game.
31 Oct 05 Gambling Figures Surprise Pollsters research firm Directions Research Inc. decided to run a poll on how much Americans gamble as a way to test the knowledge of its market research clients, the company stumbled upon some interesting data.
-About 67 percent of Americans over 18 have gambled in the past year on casino games, card games and sports.
-About 53 percent of people who make under $25,000 per year gambled at least once a year, while at least two-thirds of Americans who make from $25,000 to $100,000 a year gambled at least once a year.
31 Oct 05 Betcorp Confirms London IPO Imminent Australian and UK business media report that betting group Betcorp, an Aussie-listed internet gambling operator, has announced it is to list in London under the Alternative Investment Market’s fast-track procedures.
31 Oct 05 Victor Chandler Launches Asian Online Casino Site Veteran Gibraltar-based betting group Victor Chandler has launched a dedicated Asian sportsbetting, casino and poker site branded vcbet88.com in association with Macau marketing and technology firm Macom. The site is in both traditional and simplified Chinese and is mainly targeted on that sector.
28 Oct 05 Ultra Internet Media Announces Online Casino Launch Ultra Internet Media announces the launch of its new online casino website, EverestCasino.com, and Everest Casino software based on the proprietary Grand Virtual Gaming Platform.
28 Oct 05 Empire Gives You A Chance To Win $100 Million Empire Online will be hosting a big poker tournament (on their Noble Poker site), with the sexy catch that someone could possibly win $100 million (although highly unlikely).
The $100 million will be won if a player in the final gets a Royal Flush in Spades (probability of 1 in 2.6 million).
Empire's risk is minimal, as they've taken out insurance with a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
27 Oct 05 TCBets.com Offers $$$ To Replace NYRA The New York Racing Association is in dire financial straights, according to President Charlie Haywood. Haywood stated that they'll be broke by the end of November.
In a PR move, offshore race book TCBets has offered to put up $250 million if they are given the license to operate the horse racing in New York State.
Despite being run into the ground by the current organization, don't hold your breath on TCBets being the next operators of racing in the great state.
27 Oct 05 Judge Won't Block Seizure of Internet Gambling Computers A judge has refused a Texas company's request to stop police from seizing computers used to play Internet games. Prosecutors say the online games attempt to get around the state's ban on video gambling.
26 Oct 05 Brits Embrace Online Play A recent survey suggests that the online gaming phenomenon
has well and truly grabbed the attention of the Great British public.
The survey, conducted by cyberslotz.co.uk, reveals that online gamers spend on average £1820 a year gaming on the Internet.
Responses from more than 800 people showed that on average they visit an online gaming site at least once a week. There, over a period of two and a half hours, they stake an average of £70.
26 Oct 05 Slotland.com Hits The Lanes Slotland.com, working with their PR company, organized a series of amateur bowling tournaments in Vancouver and Winnipeg.
This comes on the heels of their sponsorship last winter of an Ontario curling team, as they focus again on amateur sports at a local level.
All accounts are that it's been a positive partnership.
26 Oct 05 "Watchdog" Site Bodychecked By Wilma Miami-based "watchdog" site The Offshore Wire continues to be down since Hurricane Wilma swept through the state of Florida.
26 Oct 05 BetFair Set For Australian Clearance Despite strong opposition from the racing industry, the world's largest betting exchange, Betfair, will receive an Australian gambling license. It is expected the Tasmanian Government will make the announcement next week.
26 Oct 05 Online Gamblers Evade Law Despite the law against online gambling, officials in Hawaii and five other states fail to prosecute offenders. Hawaiians have been able to wager thousands of dollars in poker tournaments and other games of chance without fear of arrest. The Associated Press reports, in Hawaii and the five other states that have outlawed online gambling, authorities are doing little to enforce the anti-wagering laws.
25 Oct 05 Online Casino Gamblers Warned in South Africa Newspaper headlines in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa were cautioning online gamblers to beware this week, cautioning them that their entertainment was illegal and could bring the wrath of the provincial gambling authorities down upon their heads.
25 Oct 05 VIP.com re-launches casino with RTG VIP.com (the Curacao-based company that runs VIPSports.com), has re-launched their casino product.
They have chosen RealTime Gaming as their software provider for their new casino.
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