Snooker must cut back on bathroom breaks

The new boss of World Snooker, Barry Hearn, has been told that the sport needs to change the amount of bathroom breaks a player is allowed to take during a tournament. Apparently players are going to the bathroom too much and it is distracting as well as interrupting televised events. (31/12)

Dave Shlemperis Wins Holiday Tri-State Stop

The Tri-State Tour stopped on December 26th for a $500 added holiday tournament at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The tournament saw forty one players competing and Dave Shlemperis was able to come back from a late loss to win the tournament. (31/12)

Aditya Mehta wins VIP Matrix All-India Invitational Snooker tournament

Aditya Mehta outlasted the competition in the VIP Matrix All-Indian Invitational Snooker tournament to win the event. Mehta had to beat Saurav Kothari in the finals to claim the win and he did so with a score of 7-3. (29/12)

WPA to Host World 9-Ball Championship in June 2010

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) recently announced that they will be hosting the World 9-Ball championship in Doha, Qatar. The event will begin on June 25th and continue until July 5, 2010. Qualifiers will take place from the 25th of June to the 27th and the main event will begin on June 28th. (29/12)

Record Number to Participate in 2010 Invitational U-17 snooker open

Twenty participants from ten European Countries are going to be competing in the 2010 Invitational U-17 Snooker Open. The Open is set to take place on January 3rd through the 10th at the Apple Snooker Club in Bugibba and the Jesmond Sporting Club in Hamrun. This is a record number for the event and much anticipation is surrounding the tournament. (24/12)

Rummy Royal Offers Re-Buy Tournament options

Rummy Royal is a popular online gin rummy site which offers players many variations of the game. Players will find various tournaments; games and specials at the site to keep them busy competing for hours on end. (24/12)

Johnny Archer Takes Number One Spot

Professional billiards player Johnny Archer was recently announced as the top player on the Billiard Congress of America rankings. Archer takes over the top spot as the 2009 season of pool and billiards comes to a close. (24/12)

iPhone and iPod Touch have new Mahjong Game

Mahjong Wall was released by Russell Wilson yesterday for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The new game is based on Wilson’s original Chinese tile game Mah Jongg Wall. The new game was modified to give cell phone users the ability to play for shorter periods but still provide the same entertainment as a longer game. (23/12)

Mike Dunklin Wins Lucasi Billiard Competition

On December 19th the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour stopped at Ride the Nine in Bloomington, Illinois to host a $500 added event. the tournament had a nineteen player field and was a double elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes. Mike Dunklin was able to outlast Scott Boyd in the finals to take down the win. (22/12)

Snooker schedule announced for Pakistan players

The 2010 schedule for Pakistan cueists has been released by the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association and they have listed twelve tournaments on the schedule. The PBSA executive committee approved the schedule and it is comprised of six international events and six domestic events. (22/12)

Shaun Wilkie Wins Predator Finale

The 2009 season of the Predator 9-Ball Tour has come to an end this past weekend as ninety two players registered to compete. The tournament saw the best of the best turn up to compete for the win. The tournament took place at the Raxx Pool Room in West Hempstead, New York as a $3,000 added event. (18/12)

GamArena Adds New Skill Game to Network

Jadestone Networks is the owner of the DiceArena multi-player gaming system and the GamArena skill gaming network. Jadestone recently announced they have added a new game to the GamArena network, which brings their total offering of skill games to twenty two. (18/12)

Mahjong Logic now working with Mahjong Club

Mahjong Logic is one of the leading mahjong software developers and they recently announced they are now working with the Mahjong Club. The Mahjong Club will now be using Mahjong Logic technology to bring their players the best in mahjong gaming. (18/12)

Rummy Royal Hosting Special $30,000 guaranteed tournament in January

The New Year will bring a nice tournament to players at Rummy Royal, the online gin rummy site. Rummy Royal is hosting a Kalooki 51 $30,000 guaranteed tournament on January 17th at 3pm ET. Players can currently earn a seat to the event by participating in qualifiers. (17/12)

Ding Junhui Wins United Kingdom Snooker Championship

The Pukka Pies United Kingdom Championship of snooker took place recently and it was Chinese snooker star Din Junhui who took home top honors. At the young age of twenty two, Ding was able to beat Scotsman John Higgins 10-8 in the final. (17/12)

O’Sullivan to Miss Masters for Big Brother

It has been rumored that three time world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is going to skip the chance to defend his Masters title next month. O’Sullivan is going to be competing on the Celebrity Big Brother instead; this is according to Paddy Power. (15/12)

Scott Bannon Wins Tri-State Tour Stop

The Tri-State Tour recently stopped at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, New Jersey for a $500 added tournament. On December 12th the tournament saw forty one players competing in the tournament. In the end it was Scott Bannon who earned the top prize of the tournament. (15/12)

8th Annual Desert Classic Tournament Coming This February

The Gin Rummy Association has announced the 8th Annual Desert Classic Tournament is scheduled for this February. Working with GameColony, an online gaming site, the Gin Rummy Association has been inviting gin players to compete in the three day event. (14/12)

Adam Ellis Wins Derby City Classic Entries

It has been ten weeks of competition in the Viper’s “15-Rack” 10-ball leagues but the competition is finally over. Adam Ellis has come out on top of the competition earning 955 points and the top spot of the tournament. Ellis earned paid airfare and entries into all of the events of the 2010 Derby City Classic in Kentucky. (11/12)

Ronnie O’Sullivan Beats Mark Selby to Reach Semi’s

Mark Selby has seen great success as of late including a nice showing at the Pukka Pies UK Championship. But now, he has been beaten by Ronnie O’Sullivan who beat Selby 9-3 in the quarter finals at the Telford International Arena. (11/12)

Rummy Royal Expands Gin Rummy to Eastern Europe

One of the top online rummy providers in the world is Rummy Royal. The online rummy site recently announced they are moving into the Eastern European market after much success in North America, Western Europe and the Middle East. (10/12)

Jadestone Announces Unibet Launched on their network

Owner and operator of the GamArena and DiceArena, Jadestone Networks, recently announced that the iGaming operator Unibet has launched on their backgammon network. The backgammon network was launched back in June and it has now become very popular in Europe. (09/12)

Gaming Technology Solutions to be purchased by Playtech

Gaming Technology Solutions (GTS) is a skill game developer and they are going to be bought out by Playtech, the gaming software company. The purchase price initially is €10.8m and €21.6m may be offered based on the future performance of the business. (09/12)

Daniel McKinney Wins Great Southern Billiard Tour Stop

The Great Southern Billiard Tour stopped this past weekend in Mobile, Alabama to host a $1,000 added A/B amateur event. The event only drew 23 players as the Crimson Tide had just won the SEC championship game and Alabamians were still celebrating. In the end Daniel McKinney was able to win his second Great Southern Billiard Tour Title. (08/12)

Hendry Wins against Davis in UK Snooker Championship

In the first round of the UK Snooker Championship Steve Davis was defeated by Stephen Hendry. Hendry has had a tough time as of late and found the match up tough, but he was still able to come up with a win. (08/12)

Tony Piazza Wins Annual Turkey Shootout in Colorado

The Annual Turkey Shoot by the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour took place Thanksgiving weekend in Fort Collins, Colorado at Match-ups billiard hall. The tournament saw sixty four players competing in the $1,000 added event and it was Tony Piazza who earned the win. (04/12)

Pakistan will not host Asian U-21 Snooker Championship

It was recently announced that Pakistan will not be hosting the Asian U-21 Snooker Championship due to security concerns. The event was scheduled for April of next year but the event will now be held in the Indian city of Indore. (04/12)

WiiWare Launching Mahjong This Friday

This Friday Wii players in Europe will be able to enjoy Mahjong via WiiWare. The new game is being launched by GameOn this Friday and it is expected to be very popular. WiiWare is a program on the Wii that allows players to download games to their Wii. The games cost points which can be purchased on the Wii. (03/12)

Royal Rummy Turbo Tournaments for a quick game

Those who are looking for a quick game of rummy can find the Turbo tournaments at Royal Rummy. Royal Rummy is an online rummy site that offers a wide variety of rummy tournaments and games. The Turbo tournaments give players the opportunity to play a quick game instead of a full game. (02/12)

Play65 Backgammon Offering Specials for Women

Since early November, Play65 Backgammon has been offering women a special deal when it comes to backgammon play. Ladies can now get a free entry into a weekly tournament at the online backgammon site while men still have to pay a small entry fee. (02/12)

Paul Everton Wins Two Tournaments Back to Back

Billiards player Paul Everton is on a roll. Everton has won back to back tournament titles in the past few weeks. His second victory came at the Thanksgiving weekend stop of the Tri-State Tour. The B-D handicapped event was hosted by the Sand Castle Billiards in Edison, New Jersey and featured thirty six players competing. (01/12)

O’Sullivan the Favorite to win World Title

Despite his recently loss of the Premier Crown, Ronnie O’Sullivan still remains the favorite with 3-1 odds to win the Snooker World Championship this April. Coral bookmakers have O’Sullivan at those odds even though he lost the final of the Premier League to Shaun Murphy. (01/12)

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