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30 April 2006
Gamebookers
Offer To Even Up Wimbledon Prize
Money
Gamebookers has offered £30,000 to the winner of the
Wimbledon's women's singles in response to Wimbledon
organisers' defiance in awarding equal prize money to men
and women.
28 April 2006
UK
Lottery Results For 26 April
2006
Are you a winner? Let's find out.
26 April 2006
450,000
Tickets Win In Mega Millions
Drawing
The Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Mega Millions drawing really
brought out the winners.
25 April 2006
River
Belle Online Casino Merges Casino Games Into Poker
Software
River Belle now offers its players the unprecedented ability
to play poker and any one of 19 different casino games
within the same software.
25 April 2006
Sampson
Shows His Strength
William Hill have cut the price of UK representative Daz
Sampson winning the Eurovision song Contest.
25 April 2006
All
That Glitters - Connoisseur's
Choice
If you enjoy the finer things in life, dream on. Here's your
short-list of luxury ingredients.
25 April 2006
Royal
Flush
A Hong Kong jeweler has created a bathroom fit for kings -
complete with a golden throne.
25 April 2006
Stanley
Leisure Plans Six More
Casinos
Gaming group Stanley Leisure's expansion plans are
snowballing, with a new venue now planned for
Sheffield.
25 April 2006
Scolari
To Be England Boss? Don't Bet On
That
Bookmakers William Hill have slashed the odds about Luis
Felipe Scolari getting the England job from 16/1 to 15/8
second favourite - but have taken virtually no money at all
for him.
25 April 2006
Jaded
Jade 1000/1 To Represent UK At 2012
Games
Bookies William Hill offer 2/1 that Jade Goody will finish
the 2007 Flora London Marathon and 10/1 that she beats
Gordon Ramsay.
25 April 2006
Aero
- Sol Or Sol - Itary
Confinement?
With Sol Campbell set to start the game for Arsenal in their
Champions League semi final second leg, William Hill are
offering some special bets.
25 April 2006
Newmill
Or New Champion?
Looking ahead, to the start of the Punchestown Festival,
William Hill have issued early prices for two of the opening
days contests.
25 April 2006
Absolute
Poker Takes The Wheel
Absolute Poker, the fourth largest online poker website,
announced Jeff Natland will drive Absolute Poker's Ferrari
F430 Spider as part of its sponsorship of the Gumball 3000
Rally 2006 which kicks off in London.
25 April 2006
Casino
Proposals Spark Holy Row
Three churches are joining forces to protest against a
proposed Las Vegas-style super casino.
25 April 2006
Super
Casino Is No Gamble Says
Partners
Blackpool's casino and conference dream will be a
"spectacular new flagship" for tourism.
25 April 2006
Spin
Palace Online Casino Payout Reaches
96.71%
Spin Palace, one of the best known online casinos, have
released payout statistics for the month of February 2006
which reveal that Spin Palace Online Casino's payout for
February 2006 was an average of 96.71%, making Spin Palace
Casino a far more attractive gambling choice than a
land-based casino.
25 April 2006
Public
Asked About TV Casino Ads
Casinos and gambling websites could be allowed to advertise
on television and radio under a relaxation of
rules.
25 April 2006
Casino
Plan Faces Further Delays
A plan opposed by Nottingham City Council leader to create a
new casino in Nottingham has been put on hold.
25 April 2006
Rocket
Revival Stuns Unlucky Day
Ronnie O'Sullivan won six out of seven frames to book his
place in the last eight of the World Championship at the
expense of gutsy Welshman Ryan Day.
25 April 2006
Glazer
Recuperating After Stroke
Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer has been released
from hospital after suffering a stroke on Easter
Sunday.
25 April 2006
Beer
And Horse Racing At
Hereford
Two of Herefordshire's favourites – beer and horse
racing - come together early next month as the 2006/7
National Hunt season begins at Hereford
Racecourse.
25 April 2006
Gamestec
Extend Amusement License With Armed
Forces
Gamestec are pleased to announce the extension of their
exclusive contract with The Navy, Army and Air-Force
Institutes.
25 April 2006
PartyGaming
Board Hits Salary Jackpot
Making a career out of
poker can pay, as the PartyGaming board proved last year,
with its 10 directors sharing a $36m (£20m) salaries
jackpot.
24 April 2006
Powerball
Jackpot Goes To $37 Million
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow.
24 April 2006
Take
Five Winning Numbers
The Take Five winning numbers for Saturday, April 22,
2006.
22 April 2006
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the 22 April 2006 UK national lottery
draws.
22 April 2006
Mega
Millions Winning Numbers
The Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, April 21,
2006.
22 April 2006
Mega
Millions Jackpot Grows To $20
Million
The Mega Millions jackpot is growing once again.
21 April 2006
Powerball
Grows To $28 Million
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow.
20 April 2006
England
Fans Urged To Chant In
German
England football fans are being encouraged to learn the
German versions of well known football chants before the
World Cup.
20 April 2006
British
Sport Launches Gambling Code Of
Conduct
Britain's major sports signed a code of conduct on Wednesday
to close the net on betting cheats. European soccer has been
damaged in the last two years by match-fixing scandals in
Germany and Belgium and a police investigation is underway
in Britain into allegations of race-fixing in horse
racing.
20 April 2006
Last
Frame Drama Sends Hendry
Out
Nigel Bond clinched a thrilling 10-9 win over Stephen Hendry
after potting a re-spotted black at the Crucible.
20 April 2006
Sky
Launches Second Casino
Channel
Sky has launched a second gaming channel under the Sky Vegas
brand.
20 April 2006
ITV
Gets Ready To Play To Interactive
Audience
ITV would consider launching a gambling channel and forming
a teleshopping partnership as it tries to build on its new
viewer-participation gameshow channel, ITV Play.
20 April 2006
Casino
Or Bust For KC Revamp
Adam Pearson has admitted it's casino or bust for his hopes
to increase the KC Stadium capacity.
20 April 2006
Online
Poker Boosts Partygaming
Revenue
Partygaming has seen its first quarter revenues up by 54% to
$342.6m (£193.6m) following a record number of people
signing up to play online poker.
20 April 2006
Fairer
Lottery Set For Launch
An online lottery pitching itself as a "fairer" alternative
to the National Lottery is set to launch in
Britain.
20 April 2006
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the 20 April 2006 UK national lottery
draws.
19 April 2006
Winning
Mega Millions Ticket Sold In
Cincinnati
A single ticket has won the grand prize from the latest Mega
Millions lotto drawing.
19 April 2006
Mega
Millions Numbers
The Mega Millions numbers for 18 April 2006.
18 April 2006
Powerball
Jackpot Moves
The Powerball jackpot is on the move upward
again.
18 April 2006
Mega
Millions Jackpot Grows
The Mega Millions game is certainly living up to its
name.
14 April 2006
Snooker
Stars In Silent Protest
Leading snooker players are unhappy with World Snooker about
the deal it struck with an online casino which has cost some
of them personal sponsorship contracts.
13 April 2006
Poker's
Popularity Remains On The
Rise
Is poker a fad that's starting to decline in popularity?
Don't bet on it.
13 April 2006
Sports
Bettors Invited To Create Their Own
Community
With the surge in attention that online communities and
social networks have been receiving of late it's no small
wonder that those communities growing by the hundreds daily
should start clamoring for their own space.
13 April 2006
Player
Hits Jackpot At Roxy Palace
A UK online casino player has won big at Roxy Palace
Casino.
13 April 2006
$224.2
Million Jackpot Won in
Missouri
Powerball paid off big in multiple ways Wednesday
night.
13 April 2006
Who'll
Succeed Sue Lawley On Desert
Island?
With the news that Sue Lawley is stepping down as presenter
of Desert Island Discs, bookmakers William Hill have opened
a book on who will become her permanent
successor.
13 April 2006
India
Favourite For Last One Day
William Hill make India their 4/6 favourites to win the
final one day.
13 April 2006
Preston
& Chantelle Off To
Gretna?
Bookies William Hill are thanking their lucky stars that
they took the decision to close the betting on Chantelle and
Preston getting married.
13 April 2006
What
Will Prince Harry Do Next?
William Hill offer 33/1 that Harry will retire from the army
as a General but what will he do when he leaves?
13 April 2006
Bingo
Fantasy Successfully Migrates To Playtech
Platform
Bingo Fantasy recently announced the successful completion
of its migration to a Playtech bingo software
platform.
13 April 2006
Dome
Bid For Casino Licence
Greenwich is one of six councils in the south-east bidding
for the licence to open Britain's first Las Vegas-style
super casino.
13 April 2006
Casino
Will Really Make An
Entrance
Architech David Matthews has found a mind-bending job for
one man working on fitting out the Isle of Capri casino at
the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
12 April 2006
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the 12 April 2006 UK national lottery
draws.
12 April 2006
Mega
Millions - $220 Million And
Growing
A total of 1,147,854 tickets won prizes in the Tuesday,
April 11, 2006 Mega Millions drawing.
12 April 2006
Being
A Casino Widow
Being a gambling widow isn't always easy but as this writer
discovered, if you can't beat 'em - join 'em.
12 April 2006
American
Idol Predictions Announced By Wynn Las
Vegas
All eyes - and bets - are on the Fox reality show American
Idol to generate the most intense competition of the year,
according to John Avello, director of race & sports
operations for Wynn Las Vegas.
12 April 2006
Powerball
Jackpots Set Another Record
Just when it seemed as if the Powerball game had broken all
records, yet another milestone has been set with the current
jackpot of $220 million.
11 April 2006
Odds
Are Bucky Will Be This Week's American Idol
Casualty
With only eight finalists remaining on American Idol, the
pressure mounts with each week's performance for the
contestants vying for a major recording deal and instant
stardom.
11 April 2006
What
Stars Spend - Sarah Jessica
Parker
They've got all the money in the world - so what do they
spend it on? This time, Sarah Jessica Parker.
10 April 2006
City
Leader Fights Casino Plans
The leader of Nottingham City Council is trying to block
plans for another casino over fears about noise.
03 April 2006
Man
Utd Attacked Over Online Casino Deal
Talks
Manchester United has been accused of "double dealing" after
sponsorship talks between the club and an online casino firm
broke down.
01 April 2006
Take
Five Winning Numbers
The Take Five winning numbers for Friday, March 31,
2006.
01 April 2006
Mega
Millions Winning Numbers
The Mega Millions Winning Numbers for Friday, March 31,
2006.
01 April 2006
Major
Players Ready To Gamble On
Casino
Some of the world's biggest gaming companies are prepared to
gamble hundreds of millions of pounds on Blackpool if the
resort wins the UK's first regional casino
licence.
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