Ali Tekintamgac has been playing poker for more than 20 years but only recently began playing in live poker tournaments. His first major event was last month’s EPT Grand Final, where his experience showed through with a 125th place finish in that prestigious event. Tekintamgac improved on that finish in his second event, but by [...]
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With a £0.01 minimum bet Eurobet is a great place to start getting into sports betting. The maximum winnings to be paid out on any single bet is limited to £100,000. The organisation of the site is excellent, meaning it is quick and simple to find the market and bet you want at Eurobet.
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Betfair Poker is a great value site, offering the chance to play your favourite games in some fantastic tournaments as well as offering great promotions and a number of interesting features unique to their own site.
Rank Receives £42.5m VAT Refund
Rank, the owners of Mecca Bingo and the Grosvenor Casino brands, which is amongst the largest providers of UK bingo games, are said to be celebrating today as they’ve reportedly received a £42.5 m refund from HM Customs and Revenue in relation to overpaid VAT. This consists of £16.1 million for VAT paid on main [...]
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- May 26th, 2010 by Peter
Dago Jailed for Trying to Fraud Gala Casino
A 20-year-old man who planned to defraud casinos by manufacturing his own cash chips was jailed for a total of 18 months. Augustin Dago contacted companies around the world, including Holland and China, claiming he had a casino in his basement, and asked them to make cash chips in £25 denominations. He even sent photographs [...]
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- May 26th, 2010 by Peter
Betfair Launch First Ever iPhone Betting Application
The world’s first ever iPhone betting application is going live on Apple’s Store, welcome to the world of Betfair! At last it seems Apple has passed this app and today is the day we will all get to see it. Winners always welcome at Betfair! People say this is the first established betting company to [...]
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- May 26th, 2010 by Peter
