In a game reminiscent of the 2006 BCS National Championship game, Vince Young got the better of Matt Leinart, only this time on an NFL field. The Titans earned their first win of the pre-season at home on LP field. After a disappointing start to the 2009 season, the Titans finished strong, but missed the playoffs with an 8-8 record. USA friendly sportsbooks had set the Titans as betting favorites in Monday night’s game.

Leinart ended up completing four of his six passes, but couldn’t lead the team on a scoring drive in his limited allotted time on the field. Derek Anderson is currently his biggest competition for the starting job after Kurt Warner retired in the offseason.

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In Thomasville, North Carolina a man has been arrested during a raid against an illegal gambling operation.

Charged with possession of a slot machine and illegal gambling, Donald Coltrane will face his first court date on September 10th.

According to reports, police were contacted to over complaints about 220 Washboard Road. The home was raided, and Coltrane was apprehended. The raiding force had also seized slot machines, poker tables, playing cards, chips, and even surveillance equipment.

The complaints had apparently been filed over the enormity of the gambling games taking place in the house.

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BetSoft Gaming Limited, creators of the three-dimensional Slots3 games library, has announced the release of its 14th slot title, House Of Fun, which follows two young adults and their dog as they explore an old house full of mysteries, freaks and frights.

House Of Fun features the Optical Illusion Door bonus where players help Paul and Jane hunt for a way to escape the terrors within while a pair of memorable characters, the Mad Host and Jack-In-The-Box, present on-reel features such as free spins and repeating ‘click-mes’ while the protagonists cower alongside their dog Chip in cinematic animation.

“The gates are thrown open and invitations to the House Of Fun have gone out,” said Anthony Locke, Head Of Product Development for BetSoft.

“This thrilling game is unlike anything we’ve released before with high levels of suspense and surprise all presented in the trademark three-dimensional cinematic style that is BetSoft’s hallmark.”
 

Leading online casino UltimateBet.com has announced the premiere of a new weekly bounty tournament hosted by Mark ‘P0ker H0’ Kroon featuring a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.

Kroon was one of the original Team UB members and has won over two million dollars playing online poker. The Wisconsin native is highly regarded for his poker-playing skills and also doles out advice to aspiring professionals as an instructor at the World Series Of Poker Academy.

The new Take Down A ‘H0’ bounty tournament takes place every Saturday from 3.05pm New York time at UB.com and features a buy-in of $320. Read the full post …

Leading mobile online casino LadyLucks.co.uk has announced the launch of the world’s first five-reel and 50-payline slot game specially designed for mobile telephones, Filthy Rich.

The Alderney-licensed site is owned by mobile telephone gaming specialist Probability and revealed that Filthy Rich has been designed for mobile casino players that dream of enjoying the jet-set lifestyle of the wealthy and features diamonds, fast cars and private jets on its reels.

“We are proud to be first-to-market once again with the first ever mobile 50-line slot game,” said Matthew Sunderland, Managing Director for LadyLucks.co.uk.

“This is an excellent example of the way LadyLucks.co.uk has revolutionised the mobile gaming industry with distinctive and dynamic games.”

LadyLucks.co.uk revealed that it is giving new players a voucher worth £2.50 in order to try out Filthy Rich or any of its other games while stating that its latest title comes complete with a ‘prosperous free games bonus’ where competitors can triple their winnings.
 

Nevada’s state Gaming Control Board has reported on gambling revenues in the state over the month of June 2010, showcasing another depressing decline in revenues of 6.6%. The latest numbers push the overall decrease for this fiscal year so far to 4.3%, marking three consecutive years of revenues headed southwards – a new and unwanted record for the state.

Tax collections in June totaled almost $43 million, down 5.9% compared with the same period in 2009.

The Associated Press news agency points out that casino revenues make up about one-third of state general fund and are a key indicator of the gambling state’s recession-battered economy.

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The Canadian province of Ontario is to join Quebec, British Columbia and the Atlantic Provinces in offering internet gambling according to a statement Tuesday by the provincial minister of finance, Dwight Duncan.

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The world of poker is set to hit the big screen again next year with the release of Guns, Girls And Gambling, which is set to star Hollywood superstars Christian Slater and Gary Oldman alongside popular stand-up comedian Dane Cook.

The new motion picture has been described as a ‘stylised crime thriller’ and is the brainchild of writer-director Michael Winnick, the man behind the 2007 horror film Shadow Puppets.

Being produced by Freefall Films, the new motion picture throws Elvis impersonators, modern cowboys, a six-foot-tall blonde assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artefact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino.

Slater, best known for films including True Romance, Broken Arrow and Heathers, is set to portray an average guy that finds himself joined in an Elvis impersonation contest as a result of a drunken night out. Read the full post …

Champions League debutantes Tottenham Hotspur are at betting odds of 2/1 to crash out of the premier European competition at their very first hurdle, according to English bookmaker Ladbrokes.

Harry Redknapp’s men are at odds of 6/4 to go as far as the group stages, 5/2 the last 16 and at odds of 8/1 to exit at the quarter finals in their maiden season amongst Europe’s elite teams.

Semi final disappointment for the North Londoners is a 20/1 chance, whilst emerging as runners up or winners is available at betting odds of 40/1.

Spanish champions Barcelona are 3/1 betting favourites to lift the trophy once again with English giants Manchester United and Chelsea both quoted at 6/1. Read the full post …

Playtech-powered online casino Class1Casino.com has undergone a facelift and is celebrating by offering new players a 300 percent matching bonus on their first deposit up to €600.

The Curacao-licensed online casino now also features a play-for-fun section allowing potential customers to check out its range of over 260 games without laying down a cent.

In addition, the site has added several new promotions including a high-roller, monthly one hundred percent reload and spread the word bonuses while featuring regularly updated content from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

“Class1Casino.com has always been one of the most innovative casinos out there while improving continuously all the time,” read a statement from the Cyprus-based domain.

“This recently renewed website puts us at the top of online casino offers. Read the full post …