2005 October 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The world’s first televised Backgammon event is to air on pokerzone SKY Channel 226 starting Wednesday 7th December at 9pm and will feature championships that took place at the Fairmont, Monte Carlo in July 2005 with over 500 competitors, including some of the most accomplished players in the world.

The British Guardian newspaper reports that shares in Empire Online, potentially the biggest loser from PartyGaming’s “skins” decision, fell 34 percent.

England’s National Lottery Commission has published responses from companies interested in taking over the UK National Lottery license when it comes for renewal in 2009. The license is valid for 7 years and is currently held by Camelot.

Noam Lanir’s publicly listed company Empire Online this week appeared to confirm Party Gaming’s pessimism regarding online poker growth by announcing that over the past three months the market had been flat.

Fortune Lounge group’s well established 7 Sultans Casino, is testing a bold promotion designed to give new players a unique opportunity to play with 15 minutes of free time.