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For anyone who picked Syracuse, Oklahoma, Nevada or Iowa in the first round, there’s still hope because PicksPal.com’s Hoops 1001 Contest is anything but a traditional tournament bracket.

The US today revealed nothing about progress made in almost a year regarding compliance with the WTO’s 2005 ruling on Antigua’s online gambling industry.

Multimedia Games, Inc. has been selected by Apuestas Internacionales to provide traditional and electronic bingo gaming, technical assistance, and related services for Apuestas' locations in Mexico.

International News Brief: Antigua on Friday blasted the United States over what the tiny Caribbean island state said were moves to ensure it could not build up its fragile economy through revenues from Internet gambling services.

News Brief: The $1.2-billion project to revamp the Montreal Casino and move it to a working-class district was axed on Friday after a ten-month anti-casino campgain was successful

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday approved site plans for what will be Gulfport's first land-based casino and granted time extensions to two other casino projects.

BloggerPokerTour.com has begun accepting registrations for the inaugural Blogger Poker Tour season, where over $25,000 in free cash and prizes will be given away to the blogging community.

Almost four years after it passed virtually the same legislation, a House committee on Wednesday approved by voice vote a bill that would prohibit the use of credit cards and checks to pay for Internet gambling.

In an unusually sharp rebuke, a House committee chairman accused an Interior Department official of making misleading statements about the increase of Indian casinos in communities that are not on reservations.

International News Brief: The ferry town of Stranraer has emerged as the preferred site for casino development in Dumfries and Galloway.

Over $175,000 has been recovered and will be released to consumers who were defrauded in a telemarketing scam that promised an opportunity to win a share of the Australian Lottery.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $88 million.

Hansen Gray & Company has partnered with Tenner and Associates to sponsor the VH1 Classic Rock-n-Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament.

Whichpoker.com has launched its annual event WSOP qualifier to guarantee one winner entry to the poker event Las Vegas between June 25 and August 10 2006.

The PicksPal.com Hoops 1001 Contest is the only tournament bracket that accounts for point spreads in its bracket picks.

InternetTexasHoldem.com has launched of the first ever Internet Player of the Year rankings.

News Brief: A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stamping out the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by stopping businesses from accepting credit cards and other forms of payment.

News Brief: Gulfside Casino Partnership have closed on the purchase of the Grand Casino Gulfport property from Harrah's Entertainment.

South Coast today raises the curtain on a whole new form of entertainment for Las Vegas: world-class horse shows.

Now the jackpot for the Friday, March 17, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated annuity value of $56 million.