2005 October 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Two For the Money, a new release starring Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey, takes the viewer inside the world of a scamming TV tout. Reviews have been mixed, though Roger Ebert raves with 3.5 out of 4 stars. I saw…

Party Gaming has released its first interim report this week, covering the six months to end June 2005 - its first since listing on the London Exchange earlier this year.

Speculation on the Internet was rife this week at the news that PartyGaming subsidiary Party Poker was to shed it’s client “skins” as part of a strategy to build a new, fully integrated PartyGaming site. MultiPoker, Intertops, Empire Poker and Eurobet are affected by the changes.

The English Harbour online casino group came up with an innovative marketing ploy last month at the Toronto International Film Festival - comps for the stars.