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Norwegian Man Wins €4.8 million Slots Jackpot From A €5 Stake

A Norwegian man in his forties has won a massive €4.8 million progressive slots jackpot, after putting just €5 into online gaming site Betsson's Arabian Nights slot machine. We've all wondered how we would react if we found out we had won a huge cash prize at some game, but the ...

Isildur1 Loses $1.5 Million Wednesday To Halve Profits For 2010

After a bumper few days which saw him notch up a $2 million profit at Full Tilt's cash tables this month, Isildur1 ran into a bit of resistance Wednesday and dropped $1.533 million of his bankroll over a 10,000 hand session. First up to take on the mystery Swede was Tom "durrrr" ...

Nevada Casino Revenue Falls A Further 3.2% In January

January saw Nevada casinos collect $883.3 million in revenue, which represented a decline of 3.2% over the Jan 2009 figure of $912.7 million. Despite now only having shown one increase in revenue over the past 23 months, the results were generally given a positive spin by the state Gaming Control Board, ...

What’s The Verdict For High Stakes Poker Season 6?

After watching the first few episodes of GSN's High Stakes Poker Season 6, I can honestly say I haven't derived anywhere near the same levels of expectation and enjoyment that the previous series had to offer. In a risky departure from having a two commentator set-up, which has always been the ...

Annie Duke Helps Promote Women In Poker After National HU Poker Championship Victory

Following her amazing victory at the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, poker pro Annie Duke has been talking candidly about how she managed to get her game back on track to take down the $500,000 first place event. Annie Duke's half million dollar victory at the prestigious tournament takes her ...

Isildur1 Back In Full Flow With $3 Million Profit For 2010 So Far

After a bumper weekend that saw him add $526,000 to his bankroll, Isildur1 has continued his assault at Full Tilt Poker's high stakes tables this week and steamrolled some of the world's best poker players in the process. On Monday, Isildur1 started off playing $300/$600 then $500/$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha against Finnish ...

Bumper Weekend Extends Tom Dwan’s 2010 Profits To $1.7 Million

Tom Dwan has pushed his winnings for 2010 up to $1.7 million, after a bumper weekend on Full Tilt Poker which saw him rake in a massive $856,489 profit. Saturday kicked off Dwan's winning run when he crossed paths with old nemesis Isildur1 across the $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha tables. After 413 ...

Ladbrokes Poker Signs Boyzone Star Shane Lynch

Irish pop star and auto racing enthusiast Shane Lynch has just signed a year-long sponsorship deal to represent the online poker room Ladbrokes Poker. Shane Lynch is perhaps best known as the heavily tattoed member of Boyzone with an outlandish sense of style and extensive body piercings. He also comes from ...

PokerStars Sunday Million Won By MAE9690

PokerStars’ flagship tournament the ‘Sunday Million’ managed to attract an impressive field of 10,123 players on March 7th, all willing to fork out the $215 buy-in for a chance of taking home a slice of the $1.5 million guarantee prize pool. However, the tournament has been regularly attracting larger numbers of ...

Colorado Man Wins $10.4 Million On Airport Slot Machine

A Colorado man en route with his wife to a Reno bowling tournament hit the big time after winning $10.4 million on a progressive Megabucks MegaJackpot at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. On February 21st, John Johnson was in town to attend the U.S. Bowling Congress Open Championships, and as he explains: ...