European Championship of Online Poker V - ECOOP V
The European Championship of Online Poker V or ECOOP V as it's better known is scheduled to run from November 23rd to December 6th 2009 and has over $4.5 million it the tournament prize pot.
PaddyPowerPoker announced that the European Championship of Online Poker V will feature fourteen different poker tournaments and prize money of $4.55 million.
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Hopa Scratches €100,000 Win
Lydie A., from France, won just scratched and won an amazing €100,000 at Hopa, the leading online scratchcard site, playing the Super Slot 7 game! The huge €100,000 win is the first big one for this relatively new scratchcard site, launched in March 2009. (more gambling news)
Grand Slam of Slots Drawing Near
The countdown has begun for the biggest slots tournament in history – Microgaming’s Grand Slam of Slots Tournament. Many participating online casinos are offering players a real chance to win a ticket into this amazing event.
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New Efforts to Change US Gambling Laws
As the Obama government seeks ways to fund its controversial new health reforms, one US Senator has reminded the administration where to find the necessary cash without looking too far. (more gambling news)
Win Beer for a Year!
Playtech Casinos Offering Beer for a Year!Several Playtech licensees in the Euro Partners group are offering players to enjoy the world’s largest beer festival, the Oktoberfest, online by playing at their favorite casinos and winning beer for a whole year in the process! (more gambling news)
Canada Lottery Group
Canada Lottery Group Earns Top Industry Certificate.The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation has been awarded the highest level on the social responsibility scale by the World Lottery Association. (more gambling news)
Cryptologic to Supply Games to Betsafe
Betsafe, which provides online players with top sportsbetting products, said that they would soon be offering a new range of casino games, thanks to an agreement signed with software giant, Cryptologic. (more gambling news)
ASA Says No to Betfair Ad
Betfair Poker was forced to pull an ad from the UK media after the Advertising Standards Authority said that the campaign had the potential to attract younger players. (more gambling news)
New European Poker Brand to Launch
EurosportBET, subsidiary of the French TV channel TF1 announced that it has partnered with Ongame Network to launch quality poker services alongside its sports betting brand. (more gambling news)
Bwin Enters Italian Gaming Market
Bwin Finalizes Expansion into Italian Gaming Market.A deal was finally signed this week between the Austrian bwin and the Italian-based gaming group, Gioco Digitale, essentially giving bwin about 25% of the country’s poker market. (more gambling news)
Poker Social Network Opens
We mentioned Poker Nations a few weeks ago here - Poker Nations social network when it was in its Beta phase and open to industry members only, well now the site has officially opened to poker players as well and looks like it’s going to be a winner with its unique range of Web 2.0 functions making it the poker social network of choice! So why all the excitement? Well, let us take a little look at the features of the new site and what it can offer poker players and general gamblers.
The Poker Nations site serves a range of Web 2.0 type functions that members can use and the levels of involvement are second to none, whether you like forums, poker blogs or just making friends this site throws up something for everyone.
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