888 See Rise in Profits Thanks to Backgammon Addition

The online gambling company, 888 Holdings Plc, has reported a large increase in profit for the first half of this year. The forty percent rise is due to the addition of new games, such as backgammon, that caused more gamblers to open accounts with the company. (29/08)

World Snooker Championships Need New Sponsor

It has been reported that the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield may be facing serious problems due to the fact that major sponsors have pulled out of sponsorship deals. Since the 888 Company terminated their contract, there have been fears about the Championships future in the city (29/08)

Players Came to Compete at the Blaze Billiard Tour

The Blaze 9-Ball Tour’s Annual NYC Championships were held on August 24th and the players really came out to win. Several of the sixty one pool stars showed up to do their very best and proved they could outlast the other competitors. (28/08)

CryptoLogic Invests in Mahjong Time

It was recently announced by CryptoLogic Limited, that they are investing in Mahjong Time. The investment will benefit the developer and supplier of the software to make a move toward the market in Asia. CryptoLogic signed a licensing agreement with Mahjong Time, who is based in San Diego that will give CryptoLogic access to half the Internet Cafes in China. (28/08)

Backgammon French Open and European Doubles Championships Set for October

The European Backgammon Tour has announced that the French Backgammon Open will take place beginning October 28th and continuing until November 2nd 2008. This event will have 50,000 €uro in added prize money to be distributed throughout several events. The Open will be followed by the 4th European Doubles Consulting Championships. (27/08)

Max Eberle Wins Billiards Event in Orange, California

Danny K’s Billiards in Orange, California played host this past weekend to a billiards tournament. But this was not your ordinary billiards tournament; this event was a second rotation continuous double elimination pool tournament. (26/08)

Club World Group Opens New Backgammon Site

Club World Group, who is known for their established brands: Club USA, Club UK and Club Euro Casino, has decided to add another website to their list of accomplishments. Club World has opened a new site dedicated to the game of Backgammon. (25/08)

BackgammonMasters would like to buy Shoes of Olympic Record Breaker

BackgammonMasters recently announced they would like to buy a pair of shoes. But not just any pair of shoes, they want the gold running shoes worn by Jamaican Olympic record breaker and gold medal holder Usain Bolt. BackgammonMasters plans to auction off the shoes to the highest bidder and once purchased, the money would go to charity. (22/08)

Viking Cue Announces New Amateur-Advanced Division

The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour recently announced they have created a new division for their tour. The Amateur-Advanced Division was created to pull together amateur players and advanced players to help guide each player toward tournament competition. The goal of the group is to help the players become professionals in the sport of billiards. (22/08)

Players Rally to Save Snooker Club

A popular snooker club in Essex, England is possibly about to be demolished. The club sits on the top level of an indoor market called Rayleigh Lanes. The owners of Rayleigh Lanes Indoor Market want to turn the unit into twelve, two bedroom flats. Mark Francois, the Rayleigh Tory MP, has spoke to councilors and asked them to reject the plan to destroy the snooker club, Rayleigh Lanes. (21/08)

World Series of Mahjong Coming Next Month

The Wynn Macau resort in Macau will be the host of this year’s World Series of Mahjong event. This will be the second consecutive year the event has taken place. The tournament will begin on September 19th and continue until the 21st. Players must pay $5,000 US to enter the tournament and all players will have the chance to win the minimum, guaranteed price purse of $1 million US. (21/08)

USA Players Try to Win Back Title at 2008 Predator World Straight Pool Championship

The best of the best pool players from the United States will be competing in the upcoming 2008 Predator World Straight Pool Championship, trying to win back the title and possibly begin a new long record of consecutive wins. (20/08)

2nd Gogi Bukia Memorial Georgian Open Results

July 31st to August 5th was the dates for the 2nd Gogi Bukia Memorial Georgian Open. The Backgammon tournament was the second stop on the European Backgammon Tour and was created in memory of the late Gogi Bukia and would take place in Tbilisi. (19/08)

Bahrain to Host Snooker World Ranking Event

World Snooker recently announced that the Kingdom of Bahrain would play host to a world ranking event in the sport of snooker. This is the first time ever a world ranking event has been held in Bahrain. Bahrain is located in the Middle East, east of Saudi Arabia, on an archipelago in the Persian Gulf. (18/08)

Johnny Archer Wins Turning Stone Classic XI

The Turning Stone Classic XI took place in Verona, New York at the Turning Stone Casino. One hundred and twenty eight players showed up to play in the $25,000 added nine ball event, but Johnny Archer made the most of the tournament and held on to the title. Archer won the event previously in February. (18/08)

Snooker Hall Raid in Batley Results in Three Arrests

Earlier this week, a snooker club in Batley was raided by police and other organizations. The snooker club, located on Bradford Road, was being looked into by the police, fire department, gambling commission, Kirklees Licensing and Excise after information had been exchanged. (15/08)

BagGames Releases Eco-Friendly Version of Backgammon

The BagGames website has now released an eco-friendly version of the classic Backgammon board game. This version of the game is light weight and is small enough for a player to take it anywhere. The game board folds out to a full size game for easy access, but are small enough to fit in your pocket, purse or luggage. (14/08)

Billy Tyler Wins Viking Championship Billiards Event

This past weekend, the Viking Cue Amateur 9-ball Tour held a $2,500 added National Championship Series in Atlanta, Georgia. The Series began on August 9th, with the Main Event kicking off on Saturday. The event was hosted by Mr. Cues II and had one hundred and six players vying for the top spot. (14/08)

Random Draw Creates New Excitement for Royal London Watches Grand Prix

The Royal London Watches Grand Prix has decided to change things up a bit during this year’s tournament. For the first time, this year’s snooker tournament will have a random drawing. All matches of the last sixteen to the semi finals will be drawn out of a hat. It will be similar to the style of a football cup draw. (13/08)

Malta the New Home of Mosconi Cup

Barry Hearn, the chairman of Matchroom Sport’s, recently announced that the 2008 Mosconi Cup would be moving to the island of Malta, a European nation. This year’s Mosconi Cup is scheduled for December 11th through the 14th and will take place at the Hilton Hotel in the city of Portomaso in Malta. This will be the fifteenth Mosconi Cup to take place. (12/08)

Dennis Orcollo Winning Billiards Tournament

Yesterday, the Allen Hopkins Million dollar 9-ball tournament began with the best of the best billiards players vying for the top prize. The tournament is taking place at the Valley Forge Convention Center and will consist of six rounds of twenty five game matches. (08/08)

Snooker Loses Two Main Sponsors

888 have decided to quit their five year deal to sponsor the World Championship of Snooker after only three years and Saga Insurance has decided to remove themselves from the Wembley Masters. Both 888 and Saga Insurance are major sponsors for the game of Snooker. (07/08)

Mystic Hi-Lo Makings It's Debut at Bodog Casino

Bodog Casino is going to be announcing thier new game called Mystic Shuffle Hi-Lo. (06/08)

Gameloft Presents ‘Chess & Backgammon Classics’ for iPhones

All of you iPhone users out there have a new style of gaming to look for ward, thanks to the ingenious software developers at Gameloft who have just released ‘Chess & Backgammon Classics’ for the iPhone. (05/08)

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