Jay Lakin
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Party Poker $1,013,381.63 Bad Beat Jackpot Hit
Just before midnight ET on Thursday, August 14th, the world record for an online poker Bad Beat Jackpot was broken when one lucky table hit a whopping $1,013,381.63.
15 August 2008
PartyGaming earnings down slightly
Party Gaming, parent company of Party Poker, gave its stockholders a sneak peek into its finances the other day. According to a press release issued on July 8th gross revenues have fallen slightly since late April due to seasonality and competition for players’ leisure time from the Euro 2008 football tournament. Party’s casino business has…
12 July 2008
Sportingbet seeking bail hearing for staff members
Sportingbet (SBT.L), is seeking a bail hearing for its two junior staff members who were arrested in Turkey last month in connection with Sportingbet’s Turkish-facing sports betting operation Superbahis.com.
25 June 2008
PartyGaming might be close to a deal with US authorities
Shares in PartyGaming (PRTY.L), parent company of PartyPoker, were up over 10% Friday amid rumors that it has come to an agreement with U.S. authorities over its prior U.S.-facing activities.
22 June 2008