Dennis Hatch Wins Joss Tour for Third Consecutive Time

The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour took place this past weekend at Snooker’s Pool Lounge in Providence, Rhode Island and Dennis “The Hatchetman” Hatch won the event for the third year in a row. With the win, Hatch’s name was added to a banner that displays at the location for becoming the 20th Ocean State 9-Ball Champion. (25/11)

Preston and District Snooker League Mourn Passing of Colin Bamber

Members of the Preston and District Snooker League committee are mourning the sudden passing of snooker player Colin Bamber. Colin died suddenly last week at the Fulwood Club during his Over-50s match, one he was all too familiar with as he won it two years ago. (25/11)

Man Loses Life after betting it to Backgammon Game

Sergei Smirnitsky is a citizen of Moscow and was recently arrested on murder charges after he attempted to get a neighbor to help him remove a body from his flat. The neighbor called the police and Smirnitsky was arrested for killing Vasily Lobozov after Lobozov offered his life if he lost a game of backgammon. (24/11)

Adam Kielar Wins Maryland State Billiards Title

This past Saturday the 2008 Maryland State Open 8 Ball Championships kicked off at All-Star Billiards in Frederick, Maryland. Professional Billiards players along with top amateur players could compete falling in line with BCA rules. Fifty five players entered the Championships and Adam Kielar of Pennsylvania outlasted them all and won first prize. (21/11)

Game of Rummy doing well in a Poker World

Poker has been the name of the game for some time in the online world but Gin Rummy seems to be pulling its own weight and moving up in the gaming ranks. According to RummyRoyal, an online gin rummy website, Rummy is doing quite well and has gained popularity since their 2007 inception. (21/11)

Playstation 3 to Offer Mahjong Game Download

The Playstation 3 offers players the opportunity to purchase game downloads on their system so play can begin straight away. This option is great for consumers who want to play a game without the hassle of going to the store and finding what they might like. The PLAYSTATION 3 has a menu where players can search for the genre or type of game they might like to purchase. (20/11)

Gala Coral to Launch DiceArena Multiplayer Games Network

GamArena is a multiplayer skill games network owned and operated by Jadestone Networks. Jadestone has just announced that Gala Coral, a European gaming operator will be one of many operators to launch the new multiplayer games product created by Jadestone. (20/11)

City of Venice Backgammon Tournament Scheduled for November

The City of Venice Backgammon Tournament will begin its twentieth go round this November as the last stop on the 2008 European Backgammon Tour. The event will take place on the 28th through the 30th at the ca’ vendramin calergi, which holds the casino of Venice in its center. (19/11)

Premier League Snooker First Phase Ends November 27th

Players are getting ready for the end of the first phase of the 2008 Party Poker Premier League Snooker series. The last matches will take place on November 27th at Glades Arena. The final three matches of the round robin section will be taking place. (18/11)

Randy Canipe Wins Viking Billiards Tour Stop in Hickory, North Carolina

Randolph’s in Hickory, North Carolina played host to the Viking Cue Amateur 9-Ball Tour on November 8th and 9th with a $3,000 added amateur only event. The tour stop brought out sixty eight participants and Randy Canipe managed to remain undefeated throughout the competition and take the win. (18/11)

5th Annual XTM Asia 10-Ball Championships Begin

The Hamilton Hotel in Seoul, South Korea is playing host to the Dragon Promotions fifth annual XTM Asia 10-Ball Championships. The event has begun and players from around the world are participating. The winner will receive $10,000 in the men’s division and the women’s division winner will take home $3,500. (13/11)

Ryan Day Knocked Out of Bahrain Championship

Ryan Day was expected to do very well in the top sixteen of the Bahrain Championship. Instead he was knocked out by fellow player Matthew Stevens during Tuesday night’s match up. Stevens a former Masters and UK champion beat Day with a 5-4 victory. (13/11)

Ryan Day and Matthew Stevens to Make Top Sixteen in Bahrain Championship

Ryan Day and Matthew Stevens both won matches yesterday that placed them in the top sixteen in the Bahrain Championship taking place in Manama. Both men will face each other as they work their way to the title. (11/11)

Dennis Hatch Wins Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour Stop

Hippo’s House of Billiards was the host for a stop on the Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour. The event took place on November 8th and 9th and was a $1,500 added event. In the future the event will be called the Al Conte Memorial. Al Conte was a table installer for over 30 years and he passed away on October 20th. Conte’s son, Victor Conte is the owner of Hippo’s House of Billiards. (10/11)

WPBA Tour Championships to be aired on Pay-Per-View

It was recently announced by the Women’s Professional Billiard Association that the 2008 WPBA Tour Championships will have select matches available on Pay-Per-View on the WPBA website. The selected matches will take place on the 13th and 14th of November. (06/11)

2008 Bodrum Open Championship Results

October 10th-12th was the dates for the Bodrum Open Championship, a major backgammon tournament of the WBF Turkey. The event was held at the Delfi Hotel in Bodrum, Turkey. This is the fifth leg of the tour and the Main Event is Double Elimination Play. (05/11)

Snooker Players Tested For Drugs Out of Season

It was recently confirmed by UK Sport that Snooker players have been tested for drugs during the off season. This is the first time snooker players have been tested when they are not in a snooker season. UK Sport conducted five tests between the months of July and September of 2008. (04/11)

New 10-Ball Tour Announced for 2009

The Northeast/New England area of the United States can look forward to a new amateur 10-Ball tour starting in 2009. Kevin Vidal from the 14and1 website has teamed up with William Dominiak of the DominiakCues website to create the new tour. (04/11)

Mahjong Time Partners with Phantom Fiber Corporation

Phantom Fiber Corporation is a Canadian wireless technology supplier and most recently the company has partnered with Mahjong Time. Phantom signed a multi-year contract with Mahjong Time where mobile telephone handsets will be equipped with mahjong games. (03/11)

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