Online Gaming Site Lets Players Bet On Skill Gaming

A new online website called BringIt gives United States players a chance to make wagers and it is legal. The site is legal because it is not considered online gambling. The site gives players the opportunity to challenge other gamers for money in video games. The site is not illegal because the players are wagering on their skill of the games. (31/07)

32Red Wins Awards with Launch of Rummy to their Site

32Red has officially added Gin Rummy to their online gambling site and players could not be happier. 32Red already offers Casino, Bingo, and Poker and spread betting games and now with Rummy added they are sure to see even more players frequenting their site. (29/07)

Sean Davis Goes Undefeated to Win Great Southern Billiard Tour Event

The Great Southern Billiard Tour recently made a stop in Sanford, North Carolina at the Speakeazy billiards to hold a $1,500 added A/B amateur event. The event drew a playing field of 74 players and it was Sean Davis who went undefeated in the competition to take the top spot. (28/07)

Snooker Pro Sajjad wins Third Title of his Career

Mohammad Sajjad is a top snooker pro from his home country and just a few days ago he won his third ranking title in his career. Sajjad won 8-3 against Saqib Butt in the National Ranking Snooker Cup at Karachi Gymkhana to earn the title. (28/07)

Shaun Wilkie Wins New Jersey Stop of Blaze 9-Ball Tour

This past weekend the Blaze 9-Ball Tour stopped in Egg Harbor, New Jersey for a $1,000 added event. Atlantic City Billiards hosted the event and it was Shaun Wilkie who earned the first place win of the event. (24/07)

Snooker Ace Banned From Driving for Six Months

Professional Snooker player Stephen Maguire was banned from driving just a short time ago after he showed reckless behavior on the roadway. Maguire was caught speeding in February and has not lost his privilege to drive for six months. (24/07)

Japanese Player Wins Monte Carlo World Championship

The Monte Carlo World Championship took place this past weekend pitting backgammon pros against each other to see who would reign supreme. After a tough battle between the reigning champion Lars Trabolt and Japan’s Masayuki “Mochy” Mochizuki, it was Mochy who would earn the title after winning the final match. (23/07)

Comcast Offering Mahjong and Other Games through Online Portal

Comcast is often a household name as they are a provider of cable television for millions of homes across the United States. The cable giant has now announced they are offering games such as mahjong and solitaire through an online portal in conjunction with RealNetworks. (22/07)

Taylor Road Productions to Announce U.S. Distribution Deal for Televised Billiard Event

Taylor Road Productions is the promoter of the Galveston World Classic. They will soon be announcing a deal for the United States distribution of televised programming for the upcoming event. Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas will be hosting the event on September 11th through the 20th and the event will feature over $1 million in prize money. (21/07)

Niraj Khemka Earns Senior Snooker Title

This past Sunday Niraj Khemka earned a senior snooker title after defeating Manish Jain 4-2 in the State Billiards and Snooker Championships. The event took place at the Bengal Rowing Club and many players came out to compete. (21/07)

Jadestone Networks Partners with World Series of Backgammon

Jadestone Networks recently announced they have signed the World Series of Backgammon for their new backgammon network. Jadestone Networks is a Nordic based operator and owner of multiplayer gaming networks. The areas the network owns are DiceArena and GamArena. (20/07)

Sengoku Mahjong and Other Games Now Available in Japan for PS3 and PSP

The PlayStation is a very popular game system. The game system has many cool features but the most used feature is most likely the PlayStation Network. Players can do so much on the network including game demos as well as game downloads. Japan recently announced new game downloads to their network and one of those games is Sengoku Mahjong. (16/07)

WorldWinner Releases New Skill Game

WorldWinner is an online skill games website that is owned by GSN the Game Show Network. WorldWinner recently announced a new skill game has been added to the website for their players to enjoy. (16/07)

World Series of Backgammon Set to Launch Online Platform

Later this month the World Series of Backgammon is set to launch their online platform. The World Series will be using its third season in Cannes as a launching pad to help the platform. The online site will be a place where players can register and take part in heads up cash games, online qualifying tournaments and much more. (15/07)

Mannan Chandra Gets Top Billing in All India Snooker Event

Mannan Chandra is a former national snooker champion who has earned top billing in the Madras Gymkhana Club All India Snooker Championship. The event took place this past Saturday and many other top cueists were in attendance. (14/07)

Jeff Abernathy Wins Second Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour Stop

Jeff Abernathy won a Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour in February and this weekend he earned his second tour win this past weekend. Abernathy went undefeated this past weekend to take the win. The $1,000 added main event took place at Break Time Billiards in Wilmington, North Carolina with fifteen players competing. (14/07)

Mohammad Sajjad Beats John Higgins in Snooker Opener

The 6-Red World Grand Prix Snooker Championship began this past week in Bangkok and Pakistan’s Mohammad Sajjad and John Higgins opened the championship with the first match up. Sajjad prevailed and beat Higgins to move on in the tournament. (10/07)

Skill Games Now Available for Mac Download

Mac users will be glad to hear that a good number of skill games are now available for download that have previously been available for PC users. Games such as backgammon, mahjong, Sudoku and crossword puzzles are now ready for players to enjoy on a Mac. (10/07)

World Billiards Event Hosted by Northern Snooker Centre

It was recently announced that the 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship will be hosted by the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The event will take place from September 2nd through the 6th 2009. (10/07)

Dawn Fox Wins MALT’s Indiana State Women’s Championship

This Fourth of July weekend fourteen women came to O’Brian’s Sports Bar and Grill in Evansville, Indiana to compete in the MALT’s Indiana State Women’s championship. The $1,000 added event was a WPBA qualifier for the 2009 WPBA U.S. Open and it was Dawn Fox who came away with the win. (07/07)

New Pro Challenge Series Launched by World Snooker

World Snooker has announced a new Pro Challenge Series. This new series will have seven new tournaments taking place during the first season. The series will begin in late July and will be open to all ninety six players on the pro circuit. (07/07)

Play65 Hosting $5000 Backgammon Tournament This Month

Play65 is an online backgammon website that offers players daily tournaments in the game of backgammon. Players will find tournaments of all sizes with various buy-ins creating options for the regular player to the high roller. (06/07)

32Red Launches Rummy Website

A new Rummy website has been launched by online casino operator 32Red. The new rummy website is called 32RedRummy and they offer a wide variety of downloadable rummy games for their players including Gin Rummy, Kalooki 40 and many more. (06/07)

DafaGames Relaunches with More Chinese Games

DafaGames is a peer-to-peer online gaming website and they recently re-launched their website. The site underwent extensive technical development as well as a re-branding phase and now is offering more Chinese games such as mahjong for their players. (02/07)

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