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		<title>Ali Tekintamgac Wins WPT Barcelona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rank Receives £42.5m VAT Refund</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/bingo/rank-receives-42-5m-vat-refund/</link>
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		<title>Dago Jailed for Trying to Fraud Gala Casino</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/casino/dago-jailed-for-trying-to-fraud-gala-casino/</link>
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		<title>Betfair Launch First Ever iPhone Betting Application</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/betting/betfair-launch-first-ever-iphone-betting-application/</link>
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		<title>Sportingbet Hopes to Make World Cup Profit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[British online gaming firm Sportingbet is looking forward to a boost in turnover from this year&#8217;s soccer World Cup after reporting a 7 percent rise in second-quarter profit. &#8220;It will help the turnover but I&#8217;ll be surprised if the profit gets a particular boost,&#8221; Chief Executive Andrew McIver told Reuters. &#8220;Bookmakers don&#8217;t tend to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/betting/sportingbet-hopes-to-make-world-cup-profit/</link>
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		<title>Russia Opened First Casino</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first casino in one of Russia&#8217;s designated gambling zones has opened, seven months after the government forced gaming facilities elsewhere to close. Royal Time Company opened the doors of Casino Oracle in Azov City, on the Azov Sea coast, last Saturday. The 1,500sq.m property features over 200 slot machines and 10 gambling tables, as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/casino/russia-opened-first-casino/</link>
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		<title>Iowa May Legalize Sports Betting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iowa lawmakers are betting that you may want to someday bet on the Superbowl. Iowa Senate president Jack Kibbie has introduced a bill to legalize sports betting for professional sports. Making changes to the gaming industry has been a hot topic in Des Moines, with lawmakers considering a number of other proposals aimed at generating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/betting/iowa-may-legalize-sports-betting/</link>
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		<title>Council Ban &#8220;Fat Ladies&#8221; Bingo Call</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A town council has defended its action in stopping a bingo caller saying &#8220;two fat ladies 88&#8243; and &#8220;legs 11&#8243; due to fears that players might sue. Former mayor John Sayers, 75, who runs weekly bingo at the town hall in Sudbury, Suffolk, said he had been advised to stop using these phrases. He said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/bingo/council-ban-fat-ladies-bingo-call/</link>
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		<title>Poker Pro Amir Vahedi Passed Away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amir Vahedi, the poker player known for his oversized cigars and playful attitude at the table and on TV, has died due to complications from diabetes. The news of Vahedi’s passing quickly spread amongst poker players and poker fans through social media sites.  Professional poker player Mark Seif sent a message through Twitter stating, “I’ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gambling-news.eu/poker/poker-pro-amir-vahedi-passed-away/</link>
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		<title>Estonia Legalizes Online Gambling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Estonia is preparing to welcome a new surge of international investment after making online gambling legal. The legalisation will also boost public finances through a specific taxation imposed on gaming operators, the Estonian Free Press reports. This year Estonians will be able to play nation-based gaming platforms such as the one set up by Olympic [...]]]></description>
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