Darren Appleton Wins First Division of United States Bar Table Championships

The Sands Regency Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada recently hosted the first division of the sixteen annual United States Bar Table Championships. The event lasted one week and $24,500 was added to the prize pool. (27/02)

South Carolina Judge Rules Poker Game of Skill

Judge Larry Duffy of South Carolina has ruled poker as a game of skill after hearing a recent case in the state. This is just one small victory for those who would like to see the game of poker recognized as a game of skill throughout the United States. (26/02)

Mahjong Debt Leads Man to Attempt Murder

We all know that addiction can lead people to do crazy things. People addicted to gambling have done it all. From selling their possessions, lying to their spouse or robbing to pay off their debts, the addiction can lead to it all. One man in China tried to kill his wife to settle his outstanding gambling debt. (26/02)

Yankees Baseball Team Enjoy a Billiards Break

Yankee players received a surprise on Monday when they showed up to team practice. Instead of beginning their usual workout, team manager Joe Girardi took the players to a local pool hall to enjoy a few games. More than sixty players loaded up on a bus and took off for the Tampa area pool hall. (24/02)

Welsh Open Champion of Snooker is Ali Carter

This past Sunday Ali Carter defeated Joe Swail 9-5 during the finals of the Welsh Open. With the win, Carter became the new Welsh Open Champion. This is the first ranking title for Carter who has been a snooker player for some time now. (24/02)

American Billiards Players Win Back Guinness World Record

In the Guinness Book of World Records there is a title of Longest Marathon Billiards Match that is held by players in Europe. Well not anymore, as two American players recently played a match and beat the record held the the European players. (20/02)

Alex Higgins Dropped From Charity Event

Alex HIggins was supposed to attend a charity event in Limerick in March but has been dropped from the schedule. This comes after recent reports of Higgins threatening and verbally abusing spectators and a referee at separate events. (20/02)

Spades Connection Holding Tournament in March

Knoxville, Tennessee will be the backdrop for the March 2009 Spades Connection Event. The spades event will begin on March 12th and will continue till the 15th. The Spades Connection is an online website that offers spades players information on live events as well as a place for people to make new friends. (19/02)

Play65 Backgammon Wins Readers Choice Award

The winner of Gambling Online Magazine 2008 Readers Choice Awards best Skill Game online was Play65 Backgammon online website. This is the second win for Play65 as they place second in the same category at last year’s awards. Of course this win is extra special as they have moved up from the second place finish to a first place victory. (19/02)

Rummy Royal Website Wins Award Second Year Running

Everyone knows that poker pretty much rules the roost when it comes to online gambling but other games are starting to see great online success as well. Rummy has been doing very well especially the Rummy Royal website. At this year’s CAP gaming awards Rummy Royal won the Skill Game Affiliate Program award for the second year running. (18/02)

Young Snooker Stars Needs Money to Attend European Championships

Eighteen year old Robert Carlisle and sixteen year old Michael Leslie are two young snooker players who have a bright future ahead of them. Both have qualified to play in the European Championships in St Petersburg, Russia yet both do not have the money to attend the event. (17/02)

Brandon Shuff Wins Inaugural National Championship Series 8 Ball Championship

The inaugural National Championship Series 8 Ball Championship has come and gone and many competed for the top prize and first place title. But there could only be one winner and Brandon Shuff was able to hold on and take the victory. The Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas played host to the first ever event. (17/02)

Mahjong Player Suffers From Face Paralysis

Over the years many wild and crazy stories have surfaced about players who have suffered illness or death due to long sessions of playing Mahjong. The game is so popular in many parts of the world that marathon gaming sessions take place for twenty four hours or more. Just a few months ago a man died from playing Mahjong for a long period of time. Most recently a man from Shenzhen suffered facial paralysis after playing the game all night long. (13/02)

Mahjong Time Teams up with 343 Sports Group

It was recently announced by Mahjong Time that the provider of online mahjong platforms had signed a partnership with the 343 Sports Group. The 343 Sports Group would be an exclusive licensee of Mahjong Time game software. As the company works together they will create and launch a Chinese facing online mahjong destination, which will play a major role on the 343 Sports Group website. (11/02)

Movie Uses Backgammon as Key Component in Plot

Backgammon plays a key role in the award winning Bulgarian film “The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner” that was based on the autobiographical novel by Ilija Trojanow. The movie has been released in Bulgaria for a few months now and it has already earned E60, 000. (10/02)

Shaun Murphy Moves to New Training Club

Shaun Murphy is the current United Kingdom Snooker Champion and he recently moved to a new training club. The club is located in Sale, called the Sale Conservative Club. When Murphy moved to the new club he brought along a little something special. (10/02)

Chuck Hill Wins Dominiak Cues Northeast Amateur 10-Ball Tour Stop

The second stop on the Dominiak Cues Northeast Amateur 10-Ball Tour took place on the 7th of February in Latham, New York. The event was hosted by the Diamond Eight Billiards and twenty eight players were competing for the top finish. (10/02)

NeoFun Website Partners with Frosmo to Provide New Skill Games

Adding new games to an online gaming portfolio is a smart move for both the online gaming portal and the players. The website enjoys the benefits of more players coming to the site to enjoy the new games and the players enjoy having new games to experience. (06/02)

World Summit of Pool Dates Announced by UPA

The 2009 Diamond World Summit of Pool dates have been announced by the United States Professional Pool players Association (UPA). The event is scheduled to take place in June 2009 at the Riviera Hotel and casino in Las Vegas (05/02)

Old Friends Face Fine for Illegally Gambling on Mahjong

Recently seven men were playing mahjong as friends. The game became a little friendlier when they began to place cash bets on the outcome. This of course is illegal in Malaysia. The men plead guilty to playing the game stating they are old and were just playing to pass the time. (05/02)

National Collegiate 9-Ball Championship to be sponsored by Ozone Billiards

It was recently announced that Ozone Billiards will be the presenting sponsor for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) 2009 National Colligate 9-Ball Championship. Ozone will help students that play billiards participate in national tournaments as well as regional. (03/02)

27th Northwest Snooker Title Won by Suresh Chauhan

This past weekend Suresh Chauhan won his twenty seventh Northwest Snooker title. The event took place at the Lautoka Club on Sunday and Chauhan was in true form. New to the tournament Snooker scene, Sireli Kaci also had a good day and proved his skills at the game of snooker. (03/02)

iPhone and WiiWare add Mahjong Zodiac Game

The iPhone and WiiWare for Nintendo Wii will be adding the game Mahjong Zodiac very soon. Artex Studios recently announced the release of the game for both electronic systems. Players interested in the upcoming release can check out the Mahjong Zodiac game at the Artex Studios website, CasualGameStore. (02/02)

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