General Gambling

Betfair Poker, the large European online poker provider, have said that they will increase their Rakeback percentages whilst the world series poker is running in 2010. They have dispatched an email to their clients stating that “We are pleased to announce our fantastic 40% Rakeback promotion to go with our other great Poker World...
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Betfair, an online gambling website that won the Queen’s Awardfor Enterprise in both 2003 and 2008, is offering free £25 bets to new customers. Betfair offers the free bet to anyone that opens an account, and desposits and bets a minimumn of £25. If the better looses, then Betfair will credit their account with the...
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Betfair has partnered with ComRes, a leading polling company to come up with the most up-to-date predictions on the UK General Election race. In addition to individual constituency results, the site will give you the latest polling data and market information over a range of political topics including the likelihood of a hung parliament. Tools will...
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FBI agents have arrested Michael Olaf Schuett, 29 and a German national living in South Florida on a tourist visa. He is believed to be responsible for helping American online poker players transfer over $70 million in winnings. Schuett was apprehended after customers of his company, MCM Capital Management, tried cashing large cheques at their...
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It is plausible that there is a good chance of the X Factor winner being Irish this year, but Boylesports disagree. They offer a massive looking 7/1 that the winner is Irish. That look is far too big a price and the first bet you should have on X Factor 2010 is the winner...
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Since the Prime Minister appeared on the Piers Morgan show, the Conservatives lead, according to the most recent poll, is now down to 6 points, from the 11 point lead earlier this new year. The Conservatives were 28 points ahead at the beginning of the year. Conservatives Support Is Shaky The Conservatives are still heavily odds...
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Ladbrokes is one of the largest gambling companies in the UK and was founded well over 100 years ago, adopting the name in 1902. Though it hasn’t always been a betting shop – they were only legalised in the sixties – it has been a large part of the British high street and the...
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Ladbrokes’2009 year-end results reveal pre-tax profit is down by more than a quarter. Pre-tax profit fell 28% year-on-year (YoY), a reflection of the tough economic conditions and punter-friendly results hitting margins in the third quarter, landing at £191.3m ($301.5m) from 265.6m in 2008. “In the third quarter, our customers had a good...
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Pokercompany.com has purchased the domain name Poker.org from National A1 Advertising for $1 million to Pokercompany.com. The seven-figure deal is believed to be the highest price ever paid for a .org domain name. Although the $1 million price tag is impressive in the current market, it is small compared to the...
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A record amount of interest has been reported for the “Who Kills Archie Mitchell” live episode of Eastenders tonight, according to bookmakers. Archie Mitchell, the pub landlord, was bludgeoned to death with the bust of Queen Victoria that sat atop his bar. Millions of Britons want to know who did it. The soap opera “EastEnders” in...
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