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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 the "Free-Nominon" tournament month by the casino (Free-Nominon – Phenomenon – geddit?).

The month will kick off with a June 1st $15K guaranteed free roll slots tournament which will be hosted on the awesome "Cherry Blossoms" video slot machine. Every Monday to Friday there are $500 free rolls during the course of the month.

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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 wins and 0 losses.

Cleverly made his professional debut in July 2005 with a four round victory over journeyman Ernie Smith at the Meadowbank Sports Center in Edinburgh and within a year had compiled a winning ledger of 6-0. His first fight of substance however was in October 2006 when he met Liverpool’s Tony Quigley at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

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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 will be a sweet US$500 for every US$100 bet compared to the US$300 payout for every US$100 bet on the favorite, Rafael Nadal. 

The 2009 French Open begins May 24 and lasts through June 7.

French Open 2009 betting odds appear below and are available at Sportingbet.com but you will need to lock these odds in now since they are subject to change throughout the next few weeks of the tournament.

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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 the motivation for involuntary asset sales and distressed debt exchanges.

An analyst acquainted with the firm observed that the recent upsurge in the company’s fortunes made it easier for MGM Mirage to put out equity and perform a debt buyback instead of a swap.

"The next big transaction is refinancing the bank debt which is a 2011 event," he said.

The exceedingly leveraged gaming operator also revised its senior credit facility again, further relieving some of the terms of their loans.

MGM’s share price went down 19.3% to $10.01 in late trading.

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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 Nylander and CFO Henrik Tjärnström, include:

• Gross winnings revenue £36.1 million for the first quarter of 2009.
• Profit from operations up at £10.9 (Q1,2008: £10.3 million.)
• Profit before tax for the first quarter well up at £10.7 (Q1,2008: £2.9 million.)
• Profit after tax rose to £10.0 (Q1,2008: £2.2 million.)
• Operating cash flow before movements in working capital amounted to £13.5 million (Q1,2008: £13.2 million)
• Number of active customers at the end of the quarter was 314,977, up 8% from the same period a year ago.

Petter Nylander, CEO of Unibet, said: “Our strong business model and the well balanced product portfolio have resulted in another strong quarter in terms of gross winnings and operating cash flow. <

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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.

The best part of all from TMZ.com:

According to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the plug was far from highly visible… because it didn’t exist at all.

Now here’s the ironic part: G.T. is suing Lazar for no less than $1,000,000 in damages — but the film only made… get

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Reports this week from the Reuters news service that online gambling group 888.com was in advanced talks to acquire up to five companies prompted the publication e-Gaming Review to ask CEO Gigi Levy whether Cashcade was on his group’s shopping list. Levy categorically dismissed the speculation.

The publication’s curiosity was understandable; Cashcade, which owns Foxy Bingo, is currently going through a bidding process. Newspaper group Independent News and Media holds a 20% shareholding in Cashcade and needs to raise funds as it has to repay €200 million this year, EGR reports. INM is understood to have a clause in its stakeholding which can force it to push a sale through.

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Following Tuesday night’s American Idol rock theme, there were a few indicators as to who might be staying on and who might be leaving this week based on search and voting trends courtesy of DialIdol.com.   

Adam Lambert not only received the most accolades from the judges, he also received the most searches according to Google Trends for his rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic "Whole Lot of Love". 

"Adam Lambert Led Zeppelin" was among the most searched for terms immediately following the show. 

There could be good news for Danny Gokey as well since his rendition of Aerosmith’s "Dream On" was the second most searched for term.  "Renegade", performed by both Gokey and Kris Allen, was also heavily searched for.

Lambert was the favorite coming into Tuesday night’s show even though he appeared among the bottom two last week.  Danny Gokey, meanwhile, has never appeared among the bottom three.  He seemed to have the second best vote total according to DialIdol.com.

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Following record breaking traffic for the 2009 Kentucky Derby at Gambling911.com, gamblers were immediately shifting their attention to another big betting event:  Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton.

"This will be the biggest fight of the year so far," says Payton O’Brien of Gambling911.com.

Most experts and gamblers were all over Manny Pacquiao at Bookmaker.com where his odds were now at -245.  Ricky Hatton fans will be thrilled to know that their fighter’s odds were at +205 for a payout of $205 on every $100 bet.

Pacquiao’s fan base, especially back home in the Philippines, is extraordinary. 

From the Houston Chronicle:

"The last time Manny Pacquiao displayed his many talents, he stopped Oscar De La Hoya in a fight no one thought he could win. Th

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