Online gambling firm in talks with rival
28th December 2006

PartyGaming today confirmed it is in talks with smaller rival Empire Online (EOL), as reported exclusively by the Guardian.

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Poker Ocean Bonus Code: Best New Poker Site
17th June 2006 - Internet Casino News Wire

One of the self proclaimed best new poker rooms, Poker Ocean, is giving new users big bonuses for signing up and using Poker Ocean bonus code OCEANGOLD.

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CelebPoker.com Updates its Poker Room with Many New Features and Options for Players
17th June 2006 - Internet Casino News Wire

CelebPoker.com has launched an improved version of their poker software including many features unavailable anywhere else. Players can now make notes on their competition, see their winning hands highlighted and filter games quickly based on their criteria.

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Hollywood Poker Antes Up for 2006 Calendar Model Search
8th August 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

Who needs a straight flush when you have a Top Pair? Hollywood Poker, "where the stars come to play," has announced its newest ace up its sleeve: the search for 12 sexy poker faces for the 2006 Hollywood Poker Girls calendar. These luscious ladies will also be involved in Hollywood Poker events and advertisements as the site continues to blossom.

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PokerStars.com Passes 10 Million Tournament Milestone; Online Poker Site Hosts More Tournaments than any Other Casino, Card Room or Online Entity, Awards More Prize Money, Delivers More Champions
3rd August 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

PokerStars.com has now hosted over 10 million tournaments, more than any online site, casino or card room; gives out more prize money and has created more champions than any other poker site, globally.

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Phil Laak Beats Toughest Poker Robot In The World
20th July 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

Chess is a game with perfect information. Poker is uncertain, incomplete and emotionally-driven. Nobody knew how this Man vs. Machine battle would go down in the history books.

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Poker Stars Soon to Be on Big Screen as Well as Small: ``Lucky You'' to Showcase Game's Top Players in Featured Roles
20th July 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

Hot on the heels of the largest and richest World Series of Poker in history, poker fans will soon see their favorite poker stars on the big screen as well, in what will be the first film set in the exploding world of professional poker. In Spring 2006, poker fans will be able to see more than two dozen of their favorite poker icons sharing the screen with these Hollywood stars -- Eric Bana ("Troy"), Drew Barrymore ("Charlie's Angels") and Robert Duvall ("The Godfather").

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Extreme Poker Announces 'The Great Canadian Poker Tournament' Is Now Brought to You by EmpirePoker.com
18th July 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

Extreme Poker Ltd. (EXTP) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic alliance with one of the largest online poker rooms in the world.

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PokerStars.com Players Shatter Record; More than 1,000 Qualify for World Series of Poker (WSOP) Championship
28th June 2005 - Internet Poker News Wire

PokerStars.com, home of the last two World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions, announced today that the online poker site's satellite tournaments have qualified over 1,000 players to participate in the WSOP Championships beginning July 7 in Las Vegas. The WSOP Main Event Championship is the world's largest poker event, generating the largest purse and attracting more than 6,000 players. This year's top players will share a prize pool expected to be in excess of $60 million.

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Online Casino Buys Portion of JFK Fence
24th June 2005 - L.A. Times

An online casino has purchased a section of fencing from the scene of President John F. Kennedy's assassination for nearly $33,000.

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International Poker Giant Awarded eCOGRA Seal
14th June 2005 - Internet Casino News Wire

Following closely on the heels of eCOGRA's recent approval and acceptance of poker software supplier Ongame as a member, the online gambling regulatory body has announced the award of the "Play It Safe" seal to PokerRoom.com.

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PartyGaming sanguine on proposed anti-gambling law
12th June 2005 - Reuters

The world's biggest online poker company, PartyGaming, said on Sunday it expected that proposals for U.S. legislation to ban credit-card companies from dealing with online casinos would fail.

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Vegas Splendido Online Casino Goes Live
9th June 2005 - News Wire

Vegas Splendido is proud to announce the official launch of their new online casino, with over 100 casino games, including video poker, keno, card and machine games in four different currencies (Dollars, Sterling, Euros and Canadian Dollars).

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Play Free Poker Online at UltimateBet.net and Win a Seat at the Televised Poker Tournament on Fox Sports Net and a Chance at $250,000
3rd June 2005 - E-Commerce News

UltimateBet.net is giving people a once in a lifetime chance to win a seat directly to a televised final table to play for a total prize pool of $250,000 without first setting foot in a casino. Anyone can qualify for the UltimateBet.net World Poker Challenge by simply downloading the UltimateBet.net software and playing in one of the scheduled free tournaments.

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Now There Are Even More Chances to WIN IT BIG at InterCasino!
3rd June 2005 - E-Commerce News

These latest additions to InterCasino's portfolio further strengthens its mantle as 'Top Online Casino' for the past four years running as voted by readers of Gambling Online Magazine, and utilizes the newest innovative games from world leading software developer, CryptoLogic.

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In A Twist Of Fate - Holy Pretzel Sells for $10,600
2nd June 2005 - Newswire

GoldenPalace.com, the Internet casino that previously bought a partially eaten grilled cheese sandwich with the likeness of the Virgin Mary for $28,000, now has a pretzel that some believe is shaped like the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus.

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Dennis Rodman Crosses Line With Wife
1st June 2005 - Newswire

As an NBA legend, notorious party animal, headline-grabbing celebrity, wrestler, poker player, and talk-show host, Dennis Rodman has done it all. Except lend his unique brand of shock value to the 2005 Wife Carrying World Championships that is. Now "The Worm" proves there's a first time for everything.

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Who's Your Daddy? Infant Gets Sponsorship Deal
31st May 2005 - Newswire

People who thought LeBron James or Tiger Woods were too young for their enormous company sponsorships are in for a shock. Internet casino-turned-household name GoldenPalace.com has won an eBay auction to sponsor a newborn baby boy. The boy's parents scored $999 for the unique sponsorship opportunity.

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An Ad Born Every Minute: Baby Named After Popular Internet Company
25th May 2005 - Newswire

With their latest eBay purchase, Internet casino GoldenPalace.com is well on their way to overtaking the name "Smith" in the telephone book. The headline-grabbing casino spent $15,000 to name another child GoldenPalace.com.

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Gaming Chief Logs On
22nd May 2005 - Times Online

ONE of the leading figures in the traditional gaming industry, Lord Leonard Steinberg, is to embrace the internet side of the business by becoming chairman of Tradal, an online poker group that is planning a £550m flotation.

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The Stars Come Out to Play in Hollywood Poker's WSOP Celebrity Shootout Tournament
20th May 2005 - Newswire

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars are expected to go all in for Hollywood Poker's World Series of Poker (WSOP) Celebrity Shootout Tournament. Considered the world's largest online celebrity poker tournament, the event is accessible for the public to play with their favorite stars or watch as spectators. A full house of celebrities will join James Woods and Vince Van Patten in the online tournament June 18, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. PDT awarding a guaranteed prize pool of at least $10,000 and two World Series of Poker packages valued at over $15,000 each.

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Online Gaming Pays Off: Players Cash in at Casino's Expense
19th May 2005 - Newswire

Although Internet casino GoldenPalace.com has become a household name due to their outrageous and innovative marketing campaigns, they are also known for their high paying jackpots. Just ask the three lucky players that have broken the bank for over $250,000 in just a few weeks.

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Pope Benedict XVI'S Car Now Officially In The Hands Of GoldenPalace.com!
19th May 2005 - Newswire

Internet casino GoldenPalace.com, known mostly for its eccentric eBay purchases, does it again. Their recent eBay auction win is easily one of the most popular events in Internet history -- more than 8.5 million people viewed the auction and the item that shattered all eBay records was Pope Benedict XVI's previously owned 1999 Volkswagen Golf.

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Betting on the Bat: Sports Interaction Offers Interesting Odds on NASCAR's 'Batman Begins 400'
17th May 2005 - Newswire

When NASCAR officials announced that the Batmobile will act as honorary pace car in the newly-named "Batman Begins 400," an upcoming Nextel Cup race, Sports Interaction executives decided to up the ante with some interesting lines on the famous supercar's performance and what else may happen at the June 19 NASCAR Race in Michigan.

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Phil Hellmuth Launches Camp Hellmuth, Poker Fantasy Camp
16th May 2005 - Newswire

Post Oak Productions Inc., a Toronto based event production company, announced today the launch of Camp Hellmuth, Phil Hellmuth's poker fantasy camp weekend.

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Online Casino Hits PR Jackpot
13th May 2005 - Wired

Drew Black, director of marketing for online casino GoldenPalace.com, doesn't care what you think about his company's decision to spend $28,000 on a grilled-cheese sandwich bearing the likeness of the Virgin Mary. He's just glad that you're thinking about it.

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Disgruntled Wilbanks Wedding Guest's Invitation Sold on eBay
10th May 2005 - Newswire

In what is quickly becoming a Jennifer Wilbanks scrapbook, GoldenPalace.com has added another piece of the infamous Runaway Bride's puzzle to their collection -- the wedding invitation.

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Casino buys Spears' 'pregnancy test'
5th May 2005 - Newswire

Online casino Golden Palace has spilled $US5,001 ($A6,468) for Britney Spears' alleged home pregnancy test.

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A Holy Ride: Pope Benedict XVI's Car Sold on eBay in Record-Breaking Auction
5th May 2005 - Newswire

From the frenzy of media interest over the past few days, the latest GoldenPalace.com winning eBay auction is easily one of the most phenomenal events in Internet history. The item that shattered all eBay records by incredibly receiving over 8.5 million visitors to its auction page was Pope Benedict XVI's previously-owned 1999 Volkswagen Golf. The holy car now belongs to the casino for euro 188,938.88 (approx. $244,590.83 USD).

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CASINO NAMES 'GOLDEN' TOT FOR 15G
30th Apr 2005 - New York Post

A woman in Connecticut hit the jackpot this week — by naming her baby after an online casino.

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Internet Casino Wins Right To Name Monkey
16th Apr 2005 - Biz Report

An infinite number of newly discovered monkeys trying to name themselves could have pounded on their keyboards a long time before coming up with this one: GoldenPalace.com.

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Net Casino Wins Right To Name Monkey
15th Apr 2005 - Globe And Mail

LA PAZ, Bolivia, April 15 — Internet casino GoldenPalace.com has paid $650,000 in an auction hosted by Charity Folks for the right to name the new species of monkey. The species was discovered in western Bolivia's Madidi National Park by Dr. Robert Wallace of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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Full Tilt Poker Announces a $10,000,000 World Series of Poker Main Event Giveaway!
15th Apr 2005 - Newswire

The biggest cash prize in any sporting event just got bigger at the WSOP Main Event. Full Tilt Poker announces the richest poker giveaway ever. With the World Series of Poker only two months away, Full Tilt Poker ups the ante by announcing an unprecedented $10 million giveaway.

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Company Gets to the Bottom of Sports Sponsorship
14th Apr 2005 - Newswire

Internet casino GoldenPalace.com scored prime exposure with their latest eBay purchase, by winning a $2,225 auction for adverting space on the rear of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu champion Gazzy Parman's shorts for her historic competition in an elite submission grappling tournament that has never before included women.

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Company Wins Right To Name New Species GoldenPalace.com Makes History For Naming Monkey Species
13th Apr 2005 - Newswire

Internet casino GoldenPalace.com has come forward as the generous bidder who recently paid $650,000 in an auction hosted by http://www.charityfolks.com for the right to name the new species of monkey discovered in western Bolivia's Madidi National Park by Dr. Robert Wallace of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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Jackpot Factory Casinos Launch Real-Play Mobile Casino
11th Apr 2005 - Newswire

The Jackpot Factory Group, one of the most advanced, innovative and respected casino groups on the internet, has announced the launch of 7WIN7 Mobile Casino (www.7win7.com ) – a real-play, Java based casino which can be played on over 65 GSM handsets worldwide, providing players with the opportunity to enjoy their favorite casino games anytime, anywhere on their mobile phones.

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