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888Ladies, a bingo site that is part of the Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com, announced the launch of its Caribbean Bingo Cruise exclusive promotion this week.

888ladies players can win tickets to the luxury cruise, which will coincide with the 20th World Championship Bingo Tournament and Gaming Cruise to be held between November 5-13 this year.

Swedish online gambling software developer and poker network operator Boss Media has come out with a strong response to PokerTrillion claims that it has succeeded in litigation in a Maltese court in its dispute with the Boss Media's International Poker Network.

With the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet cheating scandals still very much centre stage for the online poker player community, it's perhaps not surprising that characters allegedly involved in the scandal attract media coverage whenever they surface. One such individual is "AJ Green", also known as Allan Grimard, who was the subject of much discussion and conjecture at the height of the "hole card" debacle on which players still seek closure.

PokerTrillion.com, a former member of Boss Media's International Poker Network which launched litigation against the Malta assets of the Swedish company earlier this year has been successful in its latest round of litigation with the poker network.

The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment delivered sterling half yearly 2008 results to its investors this week, showcasing a rise in revenues over the first six months of the year of 44 percent to SEK 90.5 million (H1: 2007 SEK62.9 million) and after tax profits up 47 percent to SEK 32.9 million (H1:2007 SEK 22.3 million)

Peterborough, UK online gambler SophieM was kissed by Lady Luck this week when she hit the £102,718 progressive jackpot on William Hill Casino's online slot 'Pharaoh's Treasure' on a £4.50 bet.

The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association may not have achieved all of its objectives in its last constitutional clash with the US government over the UIGEA, but it was given legal standing by the court and it plans to launch a further attack before the end of September 2008.

A Spanish online gambler couldn't believe his luck this week when the progressive slot machine Lotto Madness awarded him a fantastic €257,250 payout at Playtech-powered Casino Tropez.

The Poker Players Alliance was active this week in urging US players to promote the rights of citizens to play poker online, using the Republican Platform Committee's official Internet message board. The purpose of the website is to obtain public comment and suggestions on what should be included in the party's campaign platform for the coming presidential elections.