Archive for November, 2005
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Nov
21
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Online gambling talks collapse
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Nov
21
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Empire and Partygaming in bust up
Empire to take PartyGaming to court
The chips are down for Empire Online which has ended takeover talks with internet poker operator PartyGaming and said it intends to take the company to court….
Angry Empire Vows To Sue PartyGaming
Online gaming firm Empire is to sue PartyGaming following the collapse of the takeover talks between the two. Its action will centre on PartyGaming’s decision last month to bar its own poker players from those of four other websites….
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Nov
19
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Mobile firm takes leap in the dark
LIKE a hardened gambler returning to the table for one more throw, Vodafone is offering yet another new generation of mobile telephones five years after third-generation (3G) models failed to catch on in Britain…….
Ukbetting adds to bookmaking misery with profits warning
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Nov
18
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World Poker Tour Finals Tonight at Foxwoods
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Nov
18
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Ukbetting is latest bookmaker to warn over profits
Online gambling company Ukbetting has become the latest bookmaker to warn a string of wins by punters has hit profits, following on the heels of Paddy Power and William Hill….
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Nov
18
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Bets Off For Ukbetting
Online gambling company ukbetting is expecting pre-tax profits to be at the lower end of market forecasts. “In common with other bookmakers, we experienced a very poor run of sports betting results, which impacted gross win,” ukbetting said….
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Nov
18
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Celebrity Endorsements Line Up for Internet Gambling Sites
Internet gambling in the US - be in betting or casinos or poker - is legally on shaky ground. No-one really knows if its legal, illegal or otherwise, but for all intents and purposes, for the authorities its not… Continue .The Gambling Weblog is sponsored by: …
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Nov
18
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Paddy Power profits nobbled by own race
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power was forced to issue a profits warning after being nobbled by punters on a race it sponsors….
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Nov
17
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Cricket: Vaughan hopeful for Test
England captain Michael Vaughan hints he will gamble on his fitness for the Faisalabad Test….
Match-Fix Ref Pays Heavy Penalty
A German football referee embroiled in a match-fixing scandal has been sentenced to two years and five months in prison.Robert Hoyzer and another referee, Dominik Marks, were found guilty of fixing matches in return for payments from a Croatian gambler….
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Nov
17
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The world of bin Laden: no drinks, no gambling, no pictures of women
Osama bin Laden wants the United States to convert to Islam, ditch its constitution, abolish banks, jail homosexuals and sign the Kyoto climate change treaty….
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