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Golden Casino Accepting Entries for Independence Day Slot Tournament ExtravaganzaMany Online Casinos are well known for amazing slot tournaments, and Golden Casino is no exception. They are rolling out the red carpet for an amazing 4th of July slot tournament with a huge prize pool and .45 cent entry fee.

Watch the World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. Event Live at PKRThe final table of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E, the event widely regarded by the purists as the true benchmark of the world's most complete poker player, is set to get underway this Tuesday at 21:00 GMT, and will be broadcast around the globe live and exclusively at PKR.

CryptoLogic and Victor Chandler Sign Online Slot DealCryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, has signed a multi-year deal to provide at least 10 of its most popular online slot games to Victor Chandler Group, one of the world's leading independent bookmaking and gaming companies.

Online Slot Player Trusts Gut, Wins JackpotAfter an extremely lucky afternoon playing slot machines, one Slotland player is glad he trusted his gut feeling and not only continued to play but increased his bets. The player, known at the all slots and video poker site as SHLOMIC, was up $1900 after a $100 deposit because he trusted his gut feeling and increased his wagers at just the right time.

PKR Super Series Online Poker Festival ReturnsNext-gen poker site PKR.com has announced the return of its hugely popular online poker festival, The PKR Super Series. This year's Series kicks off on June 26 and features 11 events to be played over a 12-day period offering up more than $230,000 in guaranteed prize money.

Huge Mega Fortune Jackpot Hit at Online CasinoNet Entertainment's progressive jackpot "Mega Fortune" has been won by a lucky Unibet Casino player at € 4,345,183.

WinADay 3D Online Casino Celebrates First BirthdaySlotland.com is celebrating the first birthday of their 3D online casino, WinADay.com. A year ago tomorrow the unique and unusual online casino site took its first real money wager.

Titan Poker Offering New Players Chance to Win WSOP SponsorshipPlayers signing up and making their first deposit at TitanPoker.com have a chance to win a World Poker Sponsorship worth $35,000. The sponsorship deal includes entries to the most exclusive poker events around the world, including the Irish Winter Festival, the Asian Poker Tour Macau, the ECPokerTour, the 2010 Irish Open, and the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event.

IGT-UK Restructures Online and Mobile Gambling Operations IGT-UK Group today announces the restructure of its mobile and internet gaming operations following the recent news concerning its acquisition of Million-2-1 and the subsequent announcement covering the integration of the UK division of WagerWorks.

Megaspin Online Progressive Slot Jackpot Won at Slotland Winning $169K at Slotland.com means a young couple won't have to worry about getting by on one income once their baby arrives next spring. Slotland's newest slot machine produced their latest progressive jackpot winner when NYNYMAN won $169,923 playing the new Megaspin slot.

Party Poker Doubles Online Casino Rewards PointsParty Poker has finished making changes to the PartyPoints Store and is happy to announce that PartyPoints are now worth up to 50% more!

Prepaid Debit Cards Hope to Encourage Responsible Online GamblingGamCare, the leading national authority on the provision of advice, practical help, support and counseling in addressing the social impact of gambling, have today supported the use of prepaid debit cards as a practical means by which online gamblers can monitor their online gambling budget.

PKR Online Poker Announces Launch of Next-generation WebsiteNext-generation online poker room PKR.com has today announced the launch of its long awaited new website at www.pkr.com. With a new look and feel, the new site also debuts a whole host of new features that are, according to COO Leon Walters, "guaranteed to enhance every single player's PKR experience".

Ladbrokes World Cup Qualifier Ticket Casino PromotionIncome Access and Ladbrokes are delighted to announce they've teamed up for the Income Access World Cup Qualifier Ticket Giveaway. Through this promotion, members of the Ladbrokes Sportsbook affiliate program can win 2 tickets to a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier football match. As part of the Income Access affiliate network, Ladbrokes affiliates will also enjoy in-depth tracking reports, advanced marketing tools, and dedicated support.

Online Poker Winners Turn to Wire Transfers in Wake of Frozen Bank AccountsToday PokerStars has given the option for players to cash out their accounts via money wire transfer as a method to get around the United States recent $30 million seizure of bank accounts.

Transformers Online Slot Machine Just in Time for Blockbuster ReleaseJust in time for the release of most likely the greatest summer blockbuster movie, Virgin games is set to launch the Transformers online slot machine today, June 18th.

Income Access Wins Award for Online GamingLeading Affiliate Network and software provider Income Access has won the Online Bingo Award for "Best Affiliate Program" of 2009. The award was presented to Income Access CEO Nicky Senyard during an Awards ceremony June 16th at the 4th annual Online Bingo Summit at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Knightsbridge, London.

Bad Beat Online Poker Jackpot Rising QuicklyAbsolute Poker and UltimateBet, two leading online poker sites, today announced that their Bad Beat Jackpot has cracked $600,000. This progressive jackpot has risen quickly considering another player struck the Bad Beat jackpot less than a week ago.

Everest Online Poker Redesignes WebsiteThe official sponsor of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Everest Poker, has redesigned their website to further incorporate their brand essence -- Passionate About Your Game. Everest Poker is run by, and for, poker enthusiasts and therefore wants to place the player at the forefront of the website.

Bad Beat Jackpot Strikes Carbon Poker PlayerA lucky player on the Merge Gaming Poker Network recently had the loss of a life time as the Bad Beat Jackpot paid him an astounding $257,089.81 for losing in a poker hand with Quad 7's against Quad Queens.

Bodog Online Poker Returns to Bodog.comOn April 21, 2009, Morris Mohawk Gaming Group officially announced that it had reached an agreement resulting in the settlement of all pending patent litigation against a then defunct supplier company, which also resulted in the return of the world-renowned Bodog.com domain. After much discussion and careful consideration, it was determined that the Bodog.com domain is simply too valuable an asset to be used solely as a geo-targeted redirect.

Paddy Power and Cryptologic Sign Three-year Online Gambling AgreementCryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, has signed a three-year agreement to provide at least 9 of its most popular online slot games to Paddy Power, the largest provider of betting services in Ireland and one of the world's best-known gaming brands.

Flight or Fight - How Will Recent Web Poker Busts Effect Online Gambling?The federal government’s recent seizure of millions of dollars from bank accounts used to process online poker transactions is sending shock waves through the Internet gambling community. Will this lead more players to fight for online gambling or stop in fear of losing their money?

Illegal Gambling Bust Uncovers Huge Cocaine and Meth Drug RingFederal agents swooped in with a series of busts on Wednesday and early Thursday on an illegal Seattle gambling ring, that undercover officer had managed to infiltrate and expose a drug ring that was dealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cocaine and methamphetamine, prosecutors charge.