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Week of 29 December
EMPIRE ONLINE OWNER SELLS SHARES TO PARTY GAMING - 29 December 2006
PARTY GAMING AND EMPIRE CONFIRM SALE TALKS (Update) - 29 December 2006
SOUTH AFRICAN GAMBLING BUSINESS INTERESTED IN SPANISH MARKET - 29 December 2006
IS PARTY PLANNING A U.S. COMEBACK? - 29 December 2006
POKER TIPS ON IPOD - 29 December 2006
WHY THE WIRE ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO U.S. POKER PLAYERS - 29 December 2006
WHICH IS THE TOP ONLINE POKER SITE? - 29 December 2006
NEW YORK STATE BUSTS ANOTHER ONLINE SPORTS BETTING RING - 29 December 2006
NEW 3D ONLINE POKER SITE FROM FRANCE - 29 December 2006
EMPIRE ONLINE OWNER SELLS SHARES TO PARTY GAMING - 29 December 2006
CHANOS'S CHANCE PAYS OFF - 29 December 2006
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE PLAYER - 29 December 2006
BAD NEWS FOR BWIN - 29 December 2006
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FROM ENGLISH HARBOUR GROUP - 29 December 2006
AWP COMPANY ACQUIRED BY SCIENTIFIC GAMES - 29 December 2006
HALF OF GOLD'S WINNINGS REMAIN FROZEN (Update) - 29 December 2006
VIETNAM NOT SAFE YET - 29 December 2006
CANADIAN SEQUEL (Update) - 29 December 2006
THE GRINCH THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS - 29 December 2006
EVEREST JOINS THE MILLION DOLLAR LEAGUE - 29 December 2006
TRACER CHIPS - 29 December 2006
WILL HILL AND LADDIES GET THE ITALIAN NOD - 29 December 2006

Week of 22 December
DID DoJ CANADIAN RAID CLOSE DOWN VANCOUVER ONLINE MARKETING FIRM? - 22 December 2006
LANDMARK CHINESE ONLINE GAMBLING DEAL FOR PLAYTECH - 22 December 2006
NO MORE ONLINE GAMBLING FOR RUSSIA - 22 December 2006
B.C. OMBUDSMAN BEGINS LOTTERY INVESTIGATION - 22 December 2006
NEW 3 YEAR CRYPTOLOGIC - WILL HILL CONTRACT - 22 December 2006
FANTASY SPORTS SITE ACQUIRED BY IGC ENTERTAINMENT - 22 December 2006
ORBIS THE POWER BEHIND REVAMPED TOTESPORT SITE - 22 December 2006
ANOTHER MALAYSIAN CYBERCAFE BUSTED - 22 December 2006
WIDESPREAD DDOS ATTACKS ALLEGED IN ASIA - 22 December 2006
STATE LEGISLATORS TO DISCUSS UIGEA - 22 December 2006
BACKGAMMON MILLION TOURNAMENT ALMOST SOLD OUT - 22 December 2006
BACK TO SCHOOL AT PACIFIC POKER - 22 December 2006
GOLD'S W.S.O.P. DISPUTE IS GETTING MESSY - 22 December 2006
SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE GAMBLING LATEST - 22 December 2006
ONLINE GAMBLING JURISDICTION FOR JERSEY - 22 December 2006
WEEKEND POKER NUMBERS REMAIN BUOYANT - 22 December 2006
ITALY'S THE PLACE TO BE - 22 December 2006
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS - 22 December 2006
BETTER POKER SOFTWARE FROM WAGERLOGIC - 22 December 2006
ACTION POKER NETWORK BACK IN THE STATES - 22 December 2006
FIRE AND ICE PARTY SPONSORS - 22 December 2006
PAGCOR INSTIGATES ANOTHER MANILA ONLINE GAMBLING RAID - 22 December 2006
AFFILIATE QUALIFIERS STARTING THIS WEEK - 22 December 2006
POKER PLAYING RECORD ATTEMPT - 22 December 2006
WAS THIS A RECORD? - 22 December 2006
DO IT BY CHECK, SAY THE EXPERTS - 22 December 2006
POKER STARS IS TOPS, SAYS READERS' SURVEY - 22 December 2006
COACHED BY THE BEST - 22 December 2006
DOBROSOFT SOLD TO D.G.N. - 22 December 2006
NEW JERSEY ROOFING CONTRACTOR TAKES MAJOR POKER POT - 22 December 2006
HACHEM TRUIMPHS AGAIN - 22 December 2006
IRISH POKER OPEN 2007 VENUES REVEALED - 22 December 2006
GERMAN POKER FROM POKER STARS - 22 December 2006
GOOD NEW YEAR POKER VIEWING FOR AMERICANS - 22 December 2006
MILLION DOLLAR WIN FOR LADBROKES POKER ACE - 22 December 2006
CHARTWELL TECH 32 CARD POKER NOW AVAILABLE IN FLASH, TOO - 22 December 2006
GAMING BOARD POLITICIAN'S GAMBLING WINS QUESTIONED - 22 December 2006
PENNSYLVANIAN SEQUEL - 22 December 2006
PURPLE LOUNGE POKER TURNED DOWN GBP 15 MILLION ACQUISITION OFFER - 22 December 2006
365 MEDIA GROUP ACQUIRED BY SKY TV - 22 December 2006
365 MEDIA CHIEF SCORES WITH BSKYB DEAL - 22 December 2006
NOT A FIRE SALE AS e-CASH PROCESSOR SELLS REMAINING 25 PERCENT TO OPTIMAL - 22 December 2006
SUPERIOR POKER RE-ENTERS THE U.S. MARKET - 22 December 2006
SPORTINGBET WILL MEET ANAYLST'S EXPECTATIONS - 22 December 2006
VIRGINIA COPS POOL TECH RESOURCES - 22 December 2006
BESTPOKER.COM JOINS ONGAME - 22 December 2006
CHRISTMAS BONANZA IN NEW GAMES FROM MICROGAMING - 22 December 2006
DISPLAYING THE DISPUTES - 22 December 2006
ONLINE GAMBLING AD RESTRICTIONS PASSED IN ONTARIO - 22 December 2006
GARBER SPEAKS ON PARTY GAMING PROGRESS - 22 December 2006
CONTROL OF WASHINGTON EARMARKS PROPOSED - 22 December 2006
HITSVILLE ROCKS - BUT NOT FOR U.S. PLAYERS - 22 December 2006
BETTER CASINO LAUNCHED - 22 December 2006
CONFERENCE CORNER - 22 December 2006

Week of 15 December
BRIT GOVERNMENT COULD GET SHIRTY OVER ONLINE GAMBLING SPONSORSHIPS - 15 December 2006
FOOTBALL RESPONSE TO SPONSORSHIP THREAT - 15 December 2006
ISRAELI POLICE CRACKING DOWN ON INTERNET GAMBLING - 15 December 2006
PARTY GAMING SAYS POKER REVENUES RECOVERING - 15 December 2006
BEWARE - NETELLER BRAND IS BEING USED IN ANOTHER PHISHING ATTACK - 15 December 2006
SOFT GAMES FROM BT AND TWO WAY - 15 December 2006
BULLISH OUTLOOK FOR BETBULL - 15 December 2006
PARTY TREAT COULD BE IN STORE FOR AMERICANS - 15 December 2006
REGULATION ON THE WAY FOR SOUTH AFRICA - 15 December 2006
ULTIMATE'S B.O.C. FINISHES WITH A SPARKLING MILLION DOLLAR MAIN EVENT - 15 December 2006
PLENTY OF WEEKEND POKER ACTION - 15 December 2006
WPT ONLINE OPERATIONS SERIOUS ABOUT COMPLIANCE AND FIGHTING FRAUD - 15 December 2006
GLOBAL TOTE AND IGH SIGN WHITE LABEL SPORTSBOOK DEAL - 15 December 2006
NEW OPERATIONAL STANDARDS INTRODUCED BY eCOGRA - 15 December 2006
WHO'S THE BEST TV POKER PLAYER? - 15 December 2006
OPERATORS COULD LEAVE IF GERMAN POLITICS PERPETUATE STATE MONOPOLY - 15 December 2006
GERMAN DECISION ON ONLINE GAMBLING BAN POSTPONED (Update) - 15 December 2006
DYNASTY IN NEW CHINA DEAL WITH BETEX - 15 December 2006
BWIN CONCERNED ABOUT EU COURT RULING - 15 December 2006
PROFITS WARNING FROM 32 RED - 15 December 2006
ANOTHER ONLINE POKER ROOM FOR CRYPTOLOGIC - 15 December 2006
UK'S RED BRICK ROAD GETS GALA AD ACCOUNT - 15 December 2006
WPT 7 CARD STUD GOES MOBILE - 15 December 2006
DAVID 1, GOLIATH 0 IN PARTY POKER'S LATE NIGHT POKER MASTERS TOURNEY - 15 December 2006
HIGH STAKES POKER 3 AIRS IN JANUARY - 15 December 2006
SMACK MY THUMB - NUMBER ONE? - 15 December 2006
MAMMOTH U.K. POKER TOUR ONLINE QUALIFIERS START THIS WEEK - 15 December 2006
BOWMANS AND BET365 TEAM UP - 15 December 2006
HEE-YAH! - HELMUTH VIDEO COACHING MAKES POKER SKILLS MORE POTENT - 15 December 2006
PRIZE POOL FOR COPENHAGEN POKER TOURNAMENT EXPECTED TO REACH EURO 1.8 MILL - 15 December 2006
BETCRIS GOING MOBILE - 15 December 2006
ONE FOR THE W.S.O.P. FANS - 15 December 2006
THIS ONE IS WORTH READING - 15 December 2006
BIG NUMBERS FROM MERRIL LYNCH - 15 December 2006
MORE BACKGAMMON SOFTWARE - 15 December 2006
BRITISH COLUMBIA LOTTERY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT - 15 December 2006
IS BIG BROTHER LISTENING TO YOU? - 15 December 2006
CONFERENCE CORNER - 15 December 2006

Week of 8 December
OWNERS OF THE VENETIAN INK DEAL FOR UK ONLINE CASINO AND POKER ROOM WITH CANTOR GAMING - 8 December 2006
AMERICAN MOVE INTO U.K. ONLINE GAMBLING CRITICISED (Update) - 8 December 2006
PLAYWIZE INKS AGREEMENT ON PARTOUCHE POKER - 8 December 2006
BETONSPORTS FACING ANTIGUA RESTRAINING ORDER - 8 December 2006
BETONSPORTS TO COMPLY WITH ANTIGUAN COURT ORDER (Update) - 8 December 2006
ECOGRA SURVEY COMPLETED - 8 December 2006
MORE 888.COM SALE RUMOURSv
AYRE SAYS PRIVATE COMPANIES COULD BENEFIT FROM U.S. BAN - 8 December 2006
EUROPEAN LIBERALISATION CONTINUES - 8 December 2006
UK GOVERNMENT GAVE US LITTLE SUPPORT DURING U.S. CRISIS SAYS TOP ONLINE GAMBLING EXEC - 8 December 2006
VCPOKER $10 MILLION GRAND SLAM STARTS THIS WEEK - 8 December 2006
OPTIMISM FROM ANTIGUA WTO DELEGATES - 8 December 2006
GAMBLING STUDY POSTPONED - 8 December 2006
BULLISH PREDICTIONS FOR MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT - 8 December 2006
VEGAS PARTNER LOUNGE GAMING GOES MOBILE - 8 December 2006
BAD WINTER WEATHER COULD BE GOOD FOR ONLINE CASINOS - 8 December 2006
KAHNWAKE CUTS OFF SPORTS SITE - 8 December 2006
SHEDDING HARD ROCK COULD MAKE RANK MORE ATTRACTIVE - 8 December 2006
RANK'S HARD ROCK SOLD TO FLORIDA SEMINOLES (Update) - 8 December 2006
SPORTSBOOK LICENSEE FOR PEGASUS - 8 December 2006
UIGEA CAUSING POKER LAY-OFFS - 8 December 2006
PARTY GAMING TO SPONSOR WPT TV - 8 December 2006
TOURNAMENT TRACKING SITE ACQUIRED BY BLUFF MEDIA - 8 December 2006
SWEDISH ONLINE POKER SITE NOW OPEN AROUND THE CLOCK - 8 December 2006
MAJOR ISRAELI INVESTOR IN 888.COM HAS A BILLION DOLLAR PLAN FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE - 8 December 2006
UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF SERVICES IN NEW DYNASTY DEAL - 8 December 2006
NEW CEO GETS THINGS MOVING AT CYOPS - 8 December 2006
NEW DIRECTORS AT 32 RED - 8 December 2006
CITADEL ACHIEVES BRIT F.S.A. ACCREDITATION - 8 December 2006
WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE TO PULL IN THE POKER BUSINESS - 8 December 2006
BIG MOVES FOR BODOG - 8 December 2006
GERMAN TV GAMBLING CHANNEL FOLDS - 8 December 2006
WATCH YOUR WIRELESS - 8 December 2006
INTERNET ADSPEND ON THE RISE - 8 December 2006
MORE LANGUAGES AND A MILLION DOLLAR TOURNEY FOR TITAN - 8 December 2006
VETERAN ONLINE GAMING SITE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS - 8 December 2006
BIG POKER PAYCHECK FOR STUART - 8 December 2006
DEVILFISH TAKES THE FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC - 8 December 2006
ENCOURAGING POKER NEWS FROM ULTIMATEBET - 8 December 2006
PLAYBOY POKER CAMP A REAL MONEYMAKER - 8 December 2006
THE POKER PLAYER'S ALLIANCE NEEDS YOU! - 8 December 2006
ONTARIO ANTI-ONLINE GAMBLING MEASURE CUT (Update) - 8 December 2006
YOUNG DARTH TO PLAY POKER ACE HELLMUTH - 8 December 2006
U.S. SPORTSBETTING BUSTS CONTINUE - 8 December 2006
REMEMBER THE MILLION DOLLAR HOME PAGE? - 8 December 2006
CONFERENCE CORNER - 8 December 2006

Week of 1 December 2006
GROWING GERMAN MARKET THE TARGET FOR NEW ONLINE GAMBLING PORTAL - 1 December 2006
MANX AWARD FOR MICROGAMING - 1 December 2006
TEN YEARS ON FOR INTERCASINO - 1 December 2006
PLENTY OF STEAM IN ONLINE GAMBLING INDUSTRY YET - 1 December 2006
CASINO CAUTIONS - 1 December 2006
ANOTHER MILLION FOR DYNASTY - 1 December 2006
BWIN - EBA TO RUN GERMAN ONLINE GAMBLING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN - 1 December 2006
RUMOURED INVESTMENT IN NETELLER BY PADDY POWER BOSS - 1 December 2006
GAMCARE REACTS TO PANORAMA PROGRAM PRE-PUBLICITY - 1 December 2006
COMINGS AND GOINGS AT CYOPS, GAMING TRANSACTIONS - 1 December 2006
CREDIT A DANGER IN ONLINE GAMBLING? - 1 December 2006
ARGENTINA LICENSING FOR VICTOR CHANDLER - 1 December 2006
NEW MOBILE DEAL FOR VWE - 1 December 2006
PUMP POKER PLAYERS SWITCH SITES - 1 December 2006
COOL CASINOS - 1 December 2006
UK ONLINE GAMBLING SITES NEED TO PUT MORE ZING INTO CRM - 1 December 2006
FRENCH PRESSURE ON INTERNET GAMBLING - 1 December 2006
FEMININE COOPERATION AT ULTIMATE POKER CHALLENGE - 1 December 2006
SWEDISH POKER FROM A VEGAS SOURCE - 1 December 2006
POKERSTARS CONTINUES TO SHINE IN WEEKEND TOURNEYS - 1 December 2006
PLAYERS VOICE THEIR GAME PREFERENCES - 1 December 2006
EX-DETECTIVE'S POKER COULD BE LEGAL - 1 December 2006
BLUE CHIP ONLINE SKILL GAMING DEAL FOR GAMEACCOUNT - 1 December 2006
eCOGRA APPOINTS NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR TO ITS BOARD - 1 December 2006
GOOD NEWS FOR ISLE OF MAN ONLINE GAMBLING FIRMS - 1 December 2006
WILD SAMURAIS, PROUD ROMANS AND A TOUCH OF SUMMERTIME IN NEW MICROGAMING RELEASES - 1 December 2006
THANKSGIVING WIN FOR FULL TILT POKER ACE - 1 December 2006
WILLIAM HILL TO RENEW CRYPTOLOGIC CONTRACT - 1 December 2006
FESTIVE FUN FROM MANSION POKER - 1 December 2006
UK ONLINE GAMBLING REGULATION TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - 1 December 2006
NO RECOGNITION FOR LEGITIMATE ONLINE GAMBLING YET IN SOUTH AFRICA - 1 December 2006
SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE GAMBLING RULING CHALLENGED (Update) - 1 December 2006
NINE.COM GROUP COMPLETES UPGRADE - 1 December 2006
BOWING OUT OF THE U.S. MARKET - 1 December 2006
FRIST WON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT - 1 December 2006
ANOTHER RIVER ROCK CASINO BIG WIN - 1 December 2006
ONTARIO GAMBLING AUTHORITIES UNDER FIRE AGAIN - 1 December 2006
CELEBRITIES TO KICK-OFF THIRD EUROPEAN OPEN - 1 December 2006
PENNSYLVANIA POKER? - 1 December 2006
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR AGAINST ATTEMPT TO LEGALISE POKER (Update) - 1 December 2006
TRIBECA JOB LOSSES EXAGGERATED - 1 December 2006
DEFINITIVE ONLINE GAMBLING BUSINESS DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE - 1 December 2006
GBP 252.4 MILLION THE COST OF U.S. BUSINESS LOSS TO SPORTINGBET - 1 December 2006
ANTIGUA FIGHTS ON - 1 December 2006
BUSY WEEK AT HOLLYWOOD POKER - 1 December 2006
ONE RULE FOR ALL - 1 December 2006
BETONSPORTS UNDER THE ANTIGUAN MICROSCOPE - 1 December 2006
KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR IN-GAME ADS? - 1 December 2006
CONFERENCE CORNER - 1 December 2006
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