2010 August 31 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

There are many ways you can get to the festival but the best way to secure a place is to win a free trip online with MansionCasino.com. Even though the festival is called the ” Oktoberfest “, it actually takes place during the month of September.

Mountain State Forest Festival Maids of Honor Ellyson Schumacher, left, and Sarah Talbott, center, along with Maid Silvia LXXIV Meredith Orndorff look over the bikes following the annual Poker Run Saturday.

The World Poker Tour has firmed up timeslots in its renewed deal with Fox Sports Net.

The Greek government, perhaps motivated by the nation’s severe economic problems and the need to raise tax revenues, is pressing ahead with remarkable speed in its plans to specifically legalise and regulate online gambling. Making the news pages in the Greek media is the release of the first draft of the proposed legislation, which judging […]

The raging Caribbean hurricane Earl generated more excitement than Intertops.com bargained for over the weekend, blasting through Antigua and taking the island infrastructure temporarily down to such an extent that the online casino was briefly rendered unserviceable, according to staff members. Hurricane Earl was a category 3 storm that hammered the Leeward Islands before slamming […]

Russia’s draconian exile of gambling operations to four remote areas of the vast country is apparently not generating commercial enthusiasm from either operators or players, according to a report in the publication RT. Failed attempts to get operators to invest in the original designated areas lies at the heart of a possibly more pragmatic approach […]

CentreBet International investors will be more than pleased with the Australian online gambling company’s latest full year results, which feature a remarkable 75 percent rise in after tax profits to $13.09 million. The Sydney-based company revealed that full year EBITDA grew by almost 80 percent to reach $20.63 million. The Australian revenues increased 44 percent […]

888 Holdings, which earlier this month warned that its results may be disappointing (see previous InfoPowa reports) has had to scrap its interim dividend after the distractions of the football World Cup in June-July this year, together with a traditionally slow seasonal decline and the general economic malaise, impacted profits. Pre-tax company profits plunged 44 […]

THE trial court yesterday imposedA a $50,000 cash bail on each of the two defendants who were arrested for attempting to rob a San Vicente poker room.