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Everest Poker Sponsors 'Direct Poker' on French TVEverest Poker has taken France by storm by signing a sponsorship deal with a new poker TV show Direct Poker. The show will be aired weekly on one of France's most popular free digital TV channels Direct 8.

NETeller Pulls out of United States MarketNETeller, the largest provider of money transers from gamblers to online casinos, poker rooms and sportsbooks has decided to pull out of the United States market. The announcement came two days after the original founders were arrested and charged with money laundering.

NETeller Suspends Trading After Two Major Shareholders are Detained in USU.S. authorities detained two former directors and founding shareholders of NETeller Plc, the UK online money transfer firm said on Tuesday, adding it had requested the suspension of trading in its shares.

Grad Student Wins $1.5 Million in PokerStars Caribbean AdventureWhen 22-year-old, Ryan Daut arrived on the shores of Paradise Island, he had no idea that he would return to New Jersey as a millionaire. Last night, Daut, a Ph.D. candidate in Mathematics at Penn State won $1.5 million at the Fourth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) that began January 4th at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.

Cindy Margolis Plays Poker with Fans at Tropical PokerFans of Cindy Margolis will be available to play poker and chat with her online at Tropical Poker every Wednesday and Saturday. Times are set for 6-7;30pm

WMS Launches Monopoly Big Event Online PromotionReflecting a focus on heightening casino experiences by reaching players at home before they enter casinos, WMS recently launched an online promotion aimed at educating players and building awareness for the MONOPOLY Big Event gaming machine, WMS' first Community Gaming product.

Why Parlays Are Often A Better Bet Than FuturesAs the NFL divisional playoffs approach, 32 contenders have been reduced to just eight. This weekend four more teams will bite the dust, and with them, countless Super Bowl futures tickets. Though you might be feeling smug if you're sitting on a Saints futures wager at +10,000, with New Orleans now listed at just +965 at Pinnacle Sportsbook, your nails are still in for a gnashing before you can pop the champagne.

Everest Poker's Nordic Summit to be Held in SpainEverest Poker has announced a series of satellite tournaments that are exclusively open to players from the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark leading to the first Nordic Summit tournament to be held in Spain.

USC Early Favorite to Win '08 College Football TitleFlorida fans everywhere are still celebrating Gators' dominating 41-14 BCS Championship Game win over Ohio State and leading online sportsbook PinnacleSports.com has already released odds on who'll win next year's National Championship.

830,000 Players in World's Largest Freeroll Poker TournamentAfter five months of exciting online qualifying rounds the Moneymaker Millionaire tournament concluded at the Atlantis Resort and Casino. A field of over 830,000 people participated in the world's largest free online poker tournament which featured a grand prize worth one million dollars including an Aston Martin DB9.

Bodog's Big Casino Winners for the 1st Week of JanuaryLast week was a huge one in the Bodog casino! Leading the pack with an amazing $16,175.00 win playing on the Food Fight slot machine was A.H. of CA. The real series video slot machine game Ronin is where R.S. of MD decided to play, and a great choice it was he took home $16,003.78.

Paradise Poker Looking for Canada's Best Poker PlayerCanada is a hotbed of great poker players and Paradise Poker is in search of the best one to crown him or her King of Canada with a $50,000 prize.

Canadian Graduate Student wins Moneymaker Millionaire Poker TourneyAn Ottawa graduate student won $1 million US in a the Pokerstars Moneymaker Millionaire poker tournament at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

Online Poker Tour Releases 2007 Event DatesThe Online Poker Tour has announced their 2007 plans and to start the year out they have created the New Year Bash. This promotion has them working with their sponsors to give away four trips to the Playboy Mansion and five trips to the Ultimate Poker Challenge.

Pokerstars Hosts Moneymaker Millionaire Poker TourneyPokerStars, the world's largest poker website, announces the grand finale of the largest, free online poker tournament in history, the Moneymaker Millionaire. The conclusion of the Moneymaker Millionaire will take place on January 6th at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.

Playtech and PartyGaming Sign Software AgreementPlaytech has entered into a new long term software licensing agreement with PartyGaming. Under the terms of the four-year agreement, the online gaming websites currently operated by Empire Online and Intercontinental (two companies expected to be acquired by PartyGaming) will remain exclusively on the Playtech platform.

PartyGaming Acquires Empire Online and IntercontinentalPartyGaming today snapped up the gambling assets of its smaller rivals Empire Online and Intercontinental Online Gaming for $66.3m (£33.7m) in shares.

Sharks in the Water At PokerStars Caribbean AdventurePokerStars the world's largest poker site, will kick off the New Year with the fourth annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) beginning January 4 at the famed Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas' Paradise Island.

CryptoLogic and William HIll Sign PactCryptoLogic Inc. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary WagerLogic has executed a final contract with William Hill, one of the best-known names in European betting and gaming.

Partygammon.com Million Offers Largest Backgammon PurseOrganizers of the first ever million dollar backgammon tournament, the PartyGammon.com Million, are pleased to announce that they anticipate that the event will soon be sold out. The tournament, which offers the largest guaranteed prize pool in the history of backgammon, will take place at the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, from the 21st-25th January, 2007.

Playtech Signs Licensing Agreement with China's Leading Gaming GroupPlaytech has announcedthat it has agreed a landmark five year software licensing agreement with China's leading gaming group: Sino Strategic International.

Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas may Reopen with New PartnersAtlantis Internet Group, Corp. (ATIG) announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with the Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino Corporation to redevelop the Historic Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino property in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pokerstars Voted the Best Online Poker RoomBluff magazine has announced the winners of their 2006 Readers' Choice Awards in their January issue, and PokerStars.com has come out ahead of its competitors.

Roxy Palace Rolls Out New Games for the HolidaysThe holiday has arrived just in time, and players will want to check out the Roxy Palace casino this December. Six new games are being released today many with a holiday theme.

Cryptologic Signs Contract with New Poker RoomCryptoLogic Inc., a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming industry, has announced an exclusive 3-year contract to be the software provider for www.DTDPoker.com, the online home of the new UK-based poker club, DUSKTILLDAWN. CryptoLogic's proven poker software launched the new site today.