Dan Harrington is the 1995 world poker champion. He also made the final table in the main event last year – finishing third.

Hotels and leisure giant Hilton Group is planning to re-enter the casinos business, less than four years after selling its interests in the sector.

With two decisions the County Court of Bremen respectively the County Court of Recklinghausen have denied to open main (penal) proceedings arguing that Art. 284 StGB was not applicable to the procurement of sporting bets to a bookmaker established in another Member State (of the EU)

Four months before the decision of the Administrative Court of Karlsruhe, the District Court of Karlsruhe (Commercial Court) in its decision of January 21st 2004 decided that a provider for sporting bets may also convey sporting bets to a bookmaker established in Austria.

Finally the court addresses another crucial point, which is often misunderstood in this state of proceeding. The court makes clear, that the operator of the betting office had reported his business, but that this reporting did not constitute an application for the licensing of a betting office

Moscow – Unicum Group of Companies announced today that it has appointed Peter Moffitt as Vice President of R&D. Mr. Moffitt will spearhead Unicum’s product development division focusing on strategic planning, development and integration of new products and technologies

The intended sale of shares in SNG will progress in the form of a structured bidding process that is not subject to the provisions of the public procurement law. The official announcement of the expression of interest process (Interessenbekundungsverfahren) is published in the Official Journal of the EU. Potential bidders are hereby invited to express their interest in acquiring SNG.

Moscow, April 30. – The first Russian regional conference “New methods in the gaming halls management” hosted by Unicum, the leading Russian slot producer and distributor, and the organizers of the EELEX exhibition took place at the "Golden Ring" hotel in Moscow.

Moscow, April 30. - New games presentation for three different platforms produced by the leading Russian manufacturer and distributor, Unicum, took place in Moscow on April, 29th.

A select group of casino industry suppliers convened in London during April to discuss a range of issues affecting the current and future development of the International Casino Exhibition (ICE).

Is it really allowed, what I am doing here? Can I get problems with the law, when I risk my money in the internet? Or how does it just look like, if I am in an open portal, where obviously partner sitting at a table, who try to take my money, by pushing the Pot high?

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