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If the run-up to this year's surprise FA Cup Final wasn't tense enough for football fans, BetFred Poker have arranged three consecutive multi-table tournaments in the three days leading up to the big match. May 14, 15 and 16 will see running MTTs with added prize pool value of $250, $500 and $750 respectively. As…

Bet365 Poker are offering a potentially unlimited amount of free seats for the European Championship of Online Poker II (ECOOP II) in an exciting race against time dubbed the FREECOOP II. The ECOOP II is expecting prize pools to the tune of $3,500,000 and the FREECOOP II allows literally anyone a chance to win it…

SCANDINAVIAN ONLINE POKER DEAL FOR CRYPTOLOGIC OPoker.com joins Crypto's poker network in three year exclusive deal Online casino and poker software developer Cryptologic continued its brisk business pace this week with a three year exclusive deal to provide the Scandinavian company OPoker.com with gaming software designed for the Scandinavian market, as well as customer support services, e-cash…

TOP MANAGEMENT CHANGE AT BOSS MEDIA Farewell Michael Hallen, welcome Rahul Parekh The change of ownership at Swedish online gambling software provider Boss Media was perhaps reflected in the presentation of Q1 2008 results this week, which included the announcement by CEO Michael Hallen of his successor - GTECH's Rahul Parekh.  A company announcement noted that Hallén…

ONLINE GAMBLING BAN CHALLENGE NEXT WEEK PPA plans to support Rousso in fight against Washington state's draconian anti-online gambling law Lee Rousso, the feisty lawyer who represents the Poker Players Alliance in Washington state, will have his organisation's support next Thursday, when he at last gets his day in court to challenge tough state laws on online gambling. After…

CRYPTOLOGIC SIGNS ONLINE GAMES DEAL WITH 888.COM Major online gambling group to use Crypto games in three year deal Two giants in the online gambling world, the Gibraltar-based betting group 888.com and Dublin-based online games developer Cryptologic have signed a three year licensing deal which will see 888 selecting and integrating casino games from CryptoLogic.  "Today's announcement…

MASSACHUSETTS CASINO BID MAY MAKE A COMEBACK Governor Deval Patrick does not give up easily.... The furore in the Massachusetts Legislature earlier this year, which ended in the defeat of a proposal by Governor Deval Patrick to introduce three large land casinos to the state to improve tax revenues, could be on the cards again according to…

ONLINE GAMBLING CREATES ANOTHER INSTANT MILLIONAIRE Cryptologic's Millionaire's Club progressive hits again Cryptologic-powered Littlewoods Casino.com was the venue for the creation of the latest instant online gambling millionaire this week when an as yet unidentified player hit a $1.3 million progressive jackpot on the "Millionaire's Club" slot in the early hours of the morning. Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President…

LADBROKES DIG TRIGGERS SWEDISH THREAT Svenske Spel umbrage over advertising line The traditional Swedish sense of humour was notably absent last week when, according to a report in iGaming Business, the Swedish state's gambling monopoly, Svenske Spel, threatened legal action against British bookie group Ladbrokes. The cause of the Scandinavian umbrage appears to be a bit of fun in…

FRENCH PROTECTIONIST GAMBLING LAWS 'ATROCIOUS' Brit political lords condemn French monopolistic policies Judging by exchanges in the British Parliament's House of Lords this week, the French protectionist attitude toward its gambling interests irks more than a few Brit peers. The official Opposition Conservative Party's Lord James of Blackheath fired the first salvo when he denounced French state monopolistic…