Online gambling firm continues with Dublin operations
30th July 2006

The Irish chief executive of an online wagering firm, which takes sports and financial wagers from the US, said it has taken legal advice and believes the US authorities will not hinder its continuing operations in Dublin.

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London's First-Ever Lifestyle Poker Tournament Kicks Off With Glamorous Opening Party
4th August 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

World Poker Exchange last night hosted a glamorous Opening Night Party for more than 1,000 people gathered to kick-off The London Open, the first-ever lifestyle poker tournament. The evening blended high octane Las Vegas-style glamour, a cool London party atmosphere and rare performances by some of the world's most acclaimed musical talent.

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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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World Poker Exchange Announces Poker Pros Heading to London Open
28th July 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

The World Poker Exchange announced today the first round of professional poker players who will be joining celebrities Willie Garson, Nicholas Gonzalez, Mimi Rogers and Jennifer Tilly for the $2 million London Open Tournament 2005 this August 3-6. World Poker Exchange-sponsored player Max "The Italian Pirate" Pescatori will be joined at the first-ever lifestyle poker event by international professional poker players Tony "The Lizard" Bloom, Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Harry Demetriou, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, Scott Fischman, Chip Jett, Karina Jett and Robert Williamson. The event will be held at the 19th century landmark Old Billingsgate Market.

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Baseball Fan Wins First in Series of Absolute Poker's Free All-In Baseball Giveaway Tournaments Featuring Bronx Bombers Announcer John Sterling
27th July 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

A 24-year-old from Wisconsin won the first of four tournaments in Absolute Poker's (http://www.absolutepoker.com) Free All-In Baseball Giveaway series featuring Bronx Bombers announcer John Sterling. The series, which started last weekend, runs the next three Saturdays -- July 30 (6 p.m.), August 6 (Noon), and August 13 (6 p.m.). The winners will receive a grand prize package for two to an away game to see NY take on different teams.

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World Poker Exchange London Open Attracts Additional Celebrities to Compete in $2 Million Tournament
22nd July 2005 - Online Casino News Wire

World Poker Exchange announced today that two additional celebrity poker enthusiasts, Jennifer Tilly, winner of the 2005 World Series of Poker Women's Tournament (Seed of Chucky, Haunted Mansion), and John McCririck, (2005 Celebrity Big Brother) will join Mimi Rogers (Stone Cold), Willie Garson ("Sex and the City") and Nicholas Gonzalez ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") at the August 3-6, 2005 World Poker Exchange London Open. These representatives will be among an international array of glamorous film and television performers, musicians, athletes and world-renowned poker players who will compete aggressively for the $2 million jackpot in the first-of-its-kind lifestyle poker event.

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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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CBS Sports NFL Today Commentator and Former NFL Standout Shannon Sharpe Signs with AbsolutePoker to Compete at the World Series of Poker
29th June 2005 - Internet Poker News Wire

Absolute Poker, the fourth largest online poker destination has drafted CBS Sports NFL Today Commentator and former NFL standout Shannon Sharpe to play at the largest sporting event in the world - the 36th annual World Series of Poker.

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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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U.K.'s Betfair Has `No Plans' to Sell Shares in IPO This Year
11th June 2005 - Bloomberg

Betfair, the world's biggest Internet betting exchange, said it's not planning to sell shares in an initial public offering this year.

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EZ2 Companies.com, Inc. Enters Online Entertainment Industry With EZ2poker.com
9th June 2005 - News Wire

EZ2 Companies, Inc. (EZTO), announced today that they have completed a beta version of a dynamic video/flash poker application that will serve as the main program. This application will allow players to create a more personalized experience while playing online card games with other users around the world using live streaming video to be able to see each others facial expressions.

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PinnacleSports.com Prepares for Huge Sports Betting Weekend
9th June 2005 - News Wire

Several sports have significant events on tap, including the NBA Finals, Belmont Stakes, ArenaBowl XIX, Interleague baseball, the Pocono 500 and two highly anticipated boxing matches. With so many major sporting events scheduled, leading online sports book PinnacleSports.com expects this to be one of the busiest betting weekends of the year.

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Paris Large Favorite to Host 2012 Olympics at PinnacleSports.com
6th June 2005 - Newswire

Immediately following the release of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) report evaluating the bids by Paris, London, New York, Madrid and Moscow to host the 2012 Olympics, PinnacleSports.com released updated odds on which city will win the July 6th vote to host the games of the XXX Olympiad.

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University of Florida Law Student Wins Tuition in Absolute Poker's Free 'Win Your Tuition' Tournament
2nd June 2005 - Newswire

Derek Dilberian, a 24-year- old University of Florida law student has won Absolute Poker's (http://www.absolutepoker.com) free "Win Your Tuition" tournament. To compete in the tournament, which ended May 26, students only needed proof of enrollment for fall 2005 semester, be in good standing with their school, and have access to a computer.

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Lance Armstrong an Underdog to Win Seventh Tour de France at PinnacleSports.com
31st May 2005 - Newswire

With Lance Armstrong announcing that this year's Tour de France will be his final race, expectations are that he'll retire as the only seven time winner of the event. Although many believe that he'll continue his reign in the world's most grueling cycling event, PinnacleSports.com has listed Lance Armstrong as an underdog to win the 2005 Tour de France.

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Bo Bice Now the Favorite to Be Named the Next American Idol at PinnacleSports.com
19th May 2005 - Newswire

After 18 weeks, the fourth edition of American Idol has hit the home stretch as the original field of over 100,000 hopefuls has been narrowed down to two remaining contestants vying for a major recording contract and the adoration of millions. With the country's biggest talent search reaching its grand finale, PinnacleSports.com has released updated odds on who will be named the next American Idol.

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Bettors Believe 'Star Wars: Episode III' Will Set Box Office Records
17th May 2005 - Newswire

After becoming the first bookmaker to accept wagers on the box office success of "Star Wars: Episode III," PinnacleSports.com has seen bettors backing the film to set new box office standards, while having the most successful opening in history. Although PinnacleSports.com originally opened betting with "Revenge of the Sith" as a 6/1 long shot to break the three-day opening weekend box office record of $114.84 million held by Spider-Man, a surprising 80% of all bets placed to date have backed the film passing the wall-crawling crime-fighter.

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Odds Are Kendra Todd Will Win 'The Apprentice 3'
17th May 2005 - Newswire

The latest edition of the hit reality series The Apprentice has been narrowed down to two remaining candidates vying for the "dream job of a lifetime" with the Trump Organization. In the ultimate competition between "book smart" college graduates versus "street smart" entrepreneurs who only earned their high school diplomas, Kendra and Tana have outlasted 16 other contestants for the chance to win a guaranteed six-figure job working for "The Donald".

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Pokertropolis.com Antes up $250,000 for Carson Daly Show Guests
12th May 2005 - Newswire

When the "Last Call with Carson Daly" show arrived in Los Angeles for a week to tape May sweeps, Pokertropolis.com was there to greet his guests with a quarter of a million dollars.

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PinnacleSports.com Announces Odds on Success of 'Star Wars: Episode III'
12th May 2005 - Newswire

Already setting advance ticket sales records, Star Wars: Episode III has experts predicting that the film will challenge numerous box office records. The opening of the final installment of the Star Wars epic is expected to revive a struggling box office that is experiencing its longest slide since 2000. Realizing that Revenge of the Sith is certain to be the first blockbuster of the year, today PinnacleSports.com became the first established bookmaker to offer betting options on the box office success of the film.

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Steinbrenner has better odds to win Kentucky derby than world series
3rd May 2005 - Newswire

With his New York Yankees continuing their early season swoon, George Steinbrenner now finds his $87,000 horse with better odds to win a prestigious sporting event than the team he’ll pay over $200 million for this year. Although both remain favorites to capture their respective titles at PinnacleSports.com, Bellamy Road has emerged as a bigger favorite to win the 131st “Run for the Roses” than the Yankees’ collection of All-Stars winning the franchise’s 27th World Series title.

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Odds On american idol “Final Four” from pinnaclesports.com
3rd May 2005 - Newswire

The original field of thousands of hopefuls has been narrowed down to just four remaining contestants, as the fourth series of American Idol nears its finale. In addition to being one of the most watched shows on television, the country’s largest talent search has also become popular with online bettors.

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Second Week in a Row, AbsolutePoker.com Player BEATS Poker Pro Mark Seif and Wins a $10,000 Seat to the World Series of Poker
3rd May 2005 - Newswire

This past Friday night at AbsolutePoker.com, Kevin Bott from Rexburg, Idaho, known as "Bottsky" at AbsolutePoker.com, became the newest member of Team Absolute to compete at this year's WSOP.

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pinnaclesports.com lays odds on Who’ll Be The first yankee casualty
3rd May 2005 - Newswire

Despite assembling a team of perennial All-Stars with a payroll exceeding $200 million, the Yankees early season woes have already caused owner George Steinbrenner to lash out at his players, coaches and staff. After starting the season with the team’s first losing month in nearly two years, fans everywhere wonder what “The Boss” will do to right the ship.

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Youbet.com Reports Record First Quarter Results
28th Apr 2005 - Business Wire

Youbet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBET), a leading online wagering company and the largest provider of horse racing content in the United States, today reported net income for the 2005 first quarter of $1.0 million, or $0.03 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $15,111, or $0.00 per fully diluted share, in the 2004 first quarter.

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Bet the World Hockey Championships at PinnacleSports.com
26th Apr 2005 - Newswire

Although the NHL labor dispute cancelled the season, hockey fans will still enjoy championship caliber hockey this spring with the World Hockey Championships beginning this weekend in Austria.

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Pinnaclesports.com Posts Odds on NBA MVP & Rookie of the Year
20th Apr 2005 - Newswire

With the NBA regular season coming to an end this evening, fans everywhere want to know who will win the league's most coveted awards. Although a number of players have had outstanding seasons, the races to win the NBA's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards both appear to be between just two worthy candidates.

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2005 NFL Betting Season Open at PinnacleSports.com
18th Apr 2005 - Newswire

The Super Bowl was played less than three months ago, the draft hasn't taken place yet, and training camps aren't even close to opening, and still fans everywhere are anxiously awaiting the start of football season.

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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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Lucky Summit Online Casino to Open May 1st 2005
14th Apr 2005 - Newswire

Summit Entertainment Group, Inc (Pink Sheets:SETG) http://www.summitentgroup.com is proud to announce that its online gaming casino, sportsbook, bingo and poker will open for business May 1st, 2005 at http://www.luckysummit.com.

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Online Gambling, And A Line On The Pope
12th Apr 2005 - Information Week

The World Trade Organization ruled last week the United States could continue to ban online gambling, despite a protest from the tiny country of Antigua, which is home to many online gambling sites, that the ban violates fair-trade practices. The ruling came as the result of an appeal by the U.S. to an earlier ruling by the WTO in Antigua's favor.

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Web bookies demand higher security standards
4th Apr 2005 - ZD Net

Giving all Internet users decent firewalls would go a long way towards preventing DDoS attacks, says Internet bookmaker Blue Square

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