First Betting Shop in Spain Opens For Business

Posted on April 17, 2008

Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.
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Poker Channel Launches in Holland

Posted on April 7, 2008

Dutch poker enthusiasts are in for a treat, as the Poker Channel has launched in the Netherlands on the UPC Digital Platform and the KPN Network.
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Annette Obrestad Wins Euro Poker Award

Posted on December 9, 2007

Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad won the "Tournament Performance of the Year" award in a Paris ceremony earlier this week for her first place finish in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe.
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Poker Booming in Wales

Posted on December 3, 2007

WELSH card sharps are trumping their British rivals when it comes to poker.
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PartyGaming CEO Halts Stock Sale

Posted on November 28, 2007

Mitch Garber, CEO of PartyGaming, halted the planned sale of some of his shares in his company. Does this mean Party Poker might make a run back into the US Market?
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Bruce Stubbs Named Betfair's Poker Director

Posted on November 21, 2007

Betfair has added a new executive to their growing brand, Bruce Stubbs, as their poker director.
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Poker Europa HORSE Freeroll Announced

Posted on November 19, 2007

A H.O.R.S.E. freeroll, sponsored by Poker Europa and Upper Class Poker, has been announced for November 22nd.
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London Calling: The Victoria Casino

Posted on November 12, 2007

I nervously raked in my first pot of the night. This was a far cry from my home game. Hell, it was a far cry from home. I'm a New Yorker, born and bred. I've been playing poker for as long as I can remember. But tonight was different. The stakes were higher. Not to mention I was across the ocean, sitting in the cardroom at London's largest casino - the Grosvenor Victoria.
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Government Denies Svenska Spel's Expansion

Posted on November 9, 2007

The Swedish government has denied gambling monopoly Svenska Spel expansion rights, as reported in The Local, Sweden's english newspaper.
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Boss Media Partners with Svenska Spel

Posted on November 3, 2007

Boss Media has partnered with Svenska Spel to provide online poker in Sweden for the state-controlled gaming company.
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