Archive for January 24th, 2006

Jan
24
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 24-01-2006
Close race for Whitbread Book of the Year
Read reviews of all the Whitbread shortlisted books on Times Online Bookmakers named Ali Smith as the favourite to win the Whitbread Book of the Year award tonight for her third novel, The Accidental …….



Jan
24
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 24-01-2006
Empire Strikes Back
Gaming company says it is still confident about a £20.7m pre-tax profit forecast for 2006 That would come from all gaming platforms excluding Empire Poker….



Jan
24
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 24-01-2006
Index taps into fears of a house price crash
More investors are expected to start on a slump in the US housing market after the launch of a new index….

Superbowl Betting Starts In Earnest
With the biggest game of the US football season just 2 weeks away, Vegas bookies have made Pittsburgh Steelers 3.5-4 point favourites to beat the Seattle Seahawks “Seattle’s going to have their hands full,” Bob Scucci, sportsbook director at… Continue ….

Agents Check In To Charity Poker Tournaments
In another case of ‘haven’t they got anything better to do’, Ohio state liquor control sent agents to infiltrate a charity tournament - who were raising money for a local cancer patient. The agents claim that the tournament… Continue ….