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The UltimateBet Online Poker Championship

November 30, 2006

The online poker Championship organized by UltimateBet will comprise ten events and is scheduled to start on Friday, December 1. The ten poker tournaments will include No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha High, Pot Limit Omaha High With Rebuys, Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8 or Better and Elimination Blackjack. The Main Event will take place on Sunday, December 10 and is a $1,000,000 Guarantee.One of the participants will be given the opportunity to play against one of the most successful poker professionals in the world, Phil Hellmuth. In order to qualify for one of these tournaments, you simply have to register and take part in one of the Ultimate Bet satellites.

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Last Stop for the Paddy Power UK Poker Tour

November 30, 2006

The Paddy Power UK Poker Tour will make its last stop at the Sportsman Casino in London on Friday, December 1. The tournament has already passed through Edinburgh, Newcastle, Birmingham, Brighton and Banbridge. Players who will make it to the final table will have the chance to play for a seat at the 2007 Irish Open. The capacity of the tournament is of 80 players, and all the places have already been sold out.

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Bowmans, The latest To Exit the US market

November 30, 2006

The Internet gambling and wagering operator, Bowmans.com, announced yesterday that it would no longer accept US players, transferring all its existing customers to Antigua-based Bodog, one of the world’s largest entertainment companies. US players with an account at Bowmans can rest assured, since their bets and deposits will be honored by Bodog.com. Customers who prefer not to gamble at Bodog are given the possibility to withdraw their accounts without charge.Bowmans.com has a large base of Canadian and British customers and Bowmans executives are confident that their business will not be very affected by their exiting the US market.

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The UK Gambling Commission at Work

November 30, 2006

The British Gambling Commission has issued the “License Conditions and Codes of Practice” in which it presents all the requirements that Internet operators have to meet in order to be granted a UK gambling license. All gaming operators that want to run a business in the UK will have to obtain a license from the Gambling Commission. The main objectives of this regulatory body are to prevent crime, to ensure a fair and open gambling environment and to protect children and other vulnerable categories. The code does not include information about the taxes that UK-based operators will have to pay to the British government.

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No Online Qualifiers for the 2007 WSOP

November 30, 2006

Harrah Entertainment, the company that organizes the World Series of Poker every year, has announced that it will not accept registrations from online poker rooms. Many players who qualified through Internet poker tournaments at online poker rooms will no longer take part in the 2007 because they cannot afford to pay the $10,000 entry fee by themselves. Consequently, the number of participants is expected to be much smaller than in 2006, when it reached a record of 9,000 players. It is too soon to estimate how many poker enthusiasts will participate in the most exciting international poker tournament of the year, which is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2007.

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