Gibraltar based online gaming company 888 Holdings plc recently announced the results of its performance in the third quarter. The results have displayed a good performance despite the fact that poker is facing a bit of stagnation. The site has recorded a rise in the Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) by 23% up to $66 million despite the worsening economic conditions. Read more
RedKingsPoker.com, an online poker website powered by Ongame Network, recently launched brand new 3G Mobile Poker services. The launch is expected to widen the offerings for players. Read more
South Africa has continued the process of incorporating online gambling with measures for complete and appropriate regulation of the industry. Last week, Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel publicised the impending Interactive Gaming Tax Bill. Read more
William Hill recently crowned its fourth millionaire for the year. A Hampshire based client won the £1.5 million Clover Rollover jackpot on the William Hill Bingo website. The event turned out to be a record online payout. The huge jackpot is currently believed to be the largest online slot payout in the entire UK. Read more
PokerNews and Full Tilt Poker have once again come together to give PokerNews players a special admission and a huge $20,000 cash freeroll. The decision of having one more event of this kind was based on the fact that all such previous events have been successful. Read more
Mansion Casino has returned with a bang. The site has announced a list of promotions for its loyal players in the month of November. The prime event is definitely the ongoing $50,000 Around the World in 80 Days Promotion. Read more
WPT Enterprises, the organisation that pioneered the internationally famous World Poker Tour, recently concluded an exclusive deal with online poker giant Full Tilt Poker. The companies are two of the biggest and respected in the poker arena, its not surprising at all that they signed such a deal. Read more
Online Poker site PKR.com recently teamed up with Lovestruck.com and came up with a night of poker, fun and games on Thursday. This joint pioneering venture was called ‘Singles Poker Night.’ There were many single men and women who got together to make the event successful at London’s über-cool Hoxton Pony bar. Read more
Nottingham based player, Will Fry emerged as the winner in the first PokerStars European Poker Tour Hungarian Open. Fry won a staggering $759,456 (€595,839) as first prize. He also booked himself a place in the €10,000 European Poker Tour Grand Finale, which will be held in Monte Carlo, when he defeated 531 other players in the $5,544 (€4,350) sell-out event. Read more
Owner of Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, Tokwiro Enterprises has reached a settlement with Absolute Poker’s previous owner, Excapsa Software. It will also receive $15 million as a part of the agreement because of the role played by Excapsa’s in the “superuser” cheating scandal that beleaguered UltimateBet this year. Read more