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Golden Casino Whether it is because the Fourth of July is right around the corner or because they have been going strong since the beginning of the year. One thing is clear at Vegas Technologies powered casinos, early June will not be filled with big glamorous slot tournaments. The first five months of the year [...]

John G. Brokopp, Casino Columnist, www.southtownstar.com Despite talk among gaming and sports enthusiasts every now and then, the possibility of legalized betting on college and professional games in Illinois is a real long shot. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 banned sports betting in the United States. (Read the full post about [...]

They won’t be able to Twitter at the poker tables but those players participating in the 2009 World Series of Poker, which gets underway this week, can still Twitter from Vegas…that is, if they can get there. President Barack Obama decided to pay a visit to Vegas the same day most of the pros were [...]

May 25 – GoldenCasino.com has announced a prize pool of $260,000 for free to enter slots tournaments during the month of June, and players can pre-register now. There will be 50 free to enter slots tournaments hosted during June at Golden Casino and their two associated online casinos. The guaranteed tournament series is being called [...]

Joe Calzaghe’s retirement left a massive hole in Welsh boxing although many people are touting Nathan Cleverly as having the potential to fill it. Can he enhance his reputation here with an early round knock-out of Sheffield’s Billy Boyle? Cleverly is the the current holder of the Commonwealth title for that weight.  He has 15 [...]

The French Open is nearly here and Sportingbet.com has all your French Open 2009 betting odds. Roger Federer improved his hopes by beating Rafael Nadal in last week’s Madrid Masters. Can the Swiss ace finally win at Roland Garros or will Rafael Nadal make it five in a row? Well, if he does, the payout [...]

MGM Mirage (MGM) revealed plans to sell $2.5 billion in stock and promissory notes with a portion of the revenues being employed to repurchase almost $1 billion in loans maturing in the next six months. The sales could ultimately extract the debt-ridden gaming operator from its severe debt while at the same time taking away [...]

Online gambling group Unibet plc has reported a promising first quarter for 2009 that includes a 15% increase in gross winnings to £36.1 million (Q1,2008: £31.3 million) and a 270% increase in pre-tax profit to £10.7 million (Q1,2008: £2.9 million) Highlights from the report, which will be discussed later today (Monday) by Unibet’s CEO Petter [...]

TMZ.com is reporting that poker player Scott Lazar is allegedly reneging on a promise to feature a gambling company’s brand in his upcoming film. Gambling Times Inc. claims that Lazar’s film "Deal", which stars Burt Reynolds and Shannon Elizabeth, was to include "highly visible" product placement during the film in exchange for a $50,000 investment. [...]