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Well, British Gas now sells electricity, National Express runs our trains, and McDonalds sells salads, so why shouldn't the Post Office sell broadband? Rumours are afoot that Post Office broadband may not be far away...
Article from the BBC about how online poker is transforming the economy of far-away Gibraltar, largely because they Government there offers such friendly tax breaks. An amazing one person in eight is employment in online gambling.
Senior execs of online poker companies would be well-advised to steer clear of the states right now...
The online poker people at PartyGaming are reporting that profits are up, despite lower earnings per player. The reason for this is that they're picking up new European customers at a faaaaaaaaast rate - almost half of their signups in the latest quarter came from outside the US. An interesting (if useless) fact from the report is that people spent 13.9 million days playing poker on Partygaming in the three months reported.
A £2m poker game, which apparently brought together the culprits behind a massive civic corruption scandal, led to 30 arrests after one of the players - unhappy that the game was unfair - reported the other players to the police!
Party Poker is also celebrating the football season by giving away $190,000 in four freerolls!
32Red has created its very own World Cup Poker Challenge in tribute to the beautiful game! The further England go in the World Cup, the bigger the freeroll they will host to celebrate the achievement.
The internet gaming industry's slow takeover the British football continues as Mansion become the second online gambling firm to sponsor a premiership football club, having agreed a £34m shirt sponsorship deal with Tottenham Hotspur.
$25 monthly reload bonus from Coral - it's back! Every month, players can earn a $25 bonus by depositing cash and playing poker - it's as simple as that!
If you sign up to Coral poker through Poker Genie, you get an exclusive opportunity to win big money in two free-to-enter poker tournaments. On Sunday 14th and Sunday 28th May at 8pm (UK-time), Coral is running freeroll tournaments with GBP1,000 in prizes, in each. There's no entry fee, customers just need to qualify for a free ticket by registering with Coral and making a deposit.
Latest figures releases by online gaming giants 888. In the first quarter of 2006, 888's revenue per active casino player was $554, up 32 percent on the fourth quarter of 2005. First-quarter revenue per active poker player was $162, up 4 percent on the fourth quarter of 2005.
Aston Villa is to be sponsored by, shock horrer, online gambling firm 888.com. Football, gambling, controversy...
It's true! People like playing poker online, and Party Poker is the biggest of 'em all.
Israeli owned poker site, PokerStars, is set to float on the London Stock Exchange with a valuation of around $2bn.
Nice article in the Guardian about a PokerStars.com tournament featuring the famous Irishman Tony Cascarino - who earns too much? Footballers or poker players?
Nice article in the Guardian about a PokerStars.com tournament featuring the famous Irishman Tony Cascarino - who earns too much? Footballers or poker players?
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