It does not take long after a cast of a hit reality show is revealed for online gamblers to get in their action.

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Reality television has taken over in prime time and even on cable channels, reality television is king. On Sunday night, The Next Iron Chef competition came to a close on the Food Network, and it was a familiar name that walked away with the victory.

Marc Forgione is the son of the Godfather of American Cuisine, Larry Forgione. The youngster not only made his dad proud on Sunday evening, but also thousands of online gamblers who had placed wagers on the competition.

As is the case with almost all reality television these days, online and Las Vegas sports books offer odds on the contestants. Those who chose Forgione from the beginning did not receive big rewards, because he was considered to be one of the favorites.

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Genting Poker has launched their ‘Cash-In-Cash-Out’ facility, whereby poker players in the UK can deposit or withdraw cash from their online poker accounts through one of the Groups casinos. Players can pay cash in at the casino cash desk, and it is transferred instantly into the their Genting Poker account. Similarly, a player can request a withdrawal whilst online, travel to their local club and collect their winnings in cash.

The scheme is already underway at more than a dozen locations.

Peter Nolan, Managing Director at Genting Alderney explained, “CICO, is just the latest way that Genting is helping recreational poker players.

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The joint Spanish venture between Vienna listed Bwin Interactive and sports betting firm Betbull came to an end this week when the former company bought the Spanish betting enterprise, Winners Apuestas, from Betbull.

Winners Apuestas is licensed in Madrid and operates from 6 locations plus points of sale within the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

A Betbull spokesman told Yogonet.com that the company will now concentrate fully on its core business in Germany.

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The 33 Chilean miners who were freed earlier this week are set to go from miners to millionaires following their harrowing ordeal.

Not only is their dramatic story tipped to hit shelves worldwide but it is also being tipped to hit the silver screen with Hollywood directors scrambling to get their hands on the movie rights.

Bookmaker Paddy Power is already tipping a blockbuster about the Chilean miners to win a Golden Globe at odds of 6/1 while it is 8/1 it wins an Oscar for Best Picture.

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for the bookmaker, said: “It’s such a heart-warming real-life story that will easily translate to the big screen. Read the full post >>

English Champions Chelsea are 6/5 betting favourites with bookmaker Ladbrokes to continue their great start to the season in their first major test tomorrow against an injury hit Manchester City – 12/5 – team. Read the full post >>

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When they’re not sitting around doing nothing while collecting government pensions or rioting and burning down cars and looting stores because of anger at losing those pensions, Greeks love to gamble online. At least, that’s what the government is counting on, because they have drafted new online gambling legislation that would regulate the industry within their borders.

The Greek government, in an attempt to add revenue to a nation being crippled by debt and a workforce that isn’t used to actually working for their money, has introduced legislation that would legalize online gambling in the country but require offshore online casinos, sports books and poker rooms to acquire licenses from the Greek government. In ad

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Leading online casino and sportsbook Intertops.com has revealed that its services were temporarily disrupted due to the effects of Hurricane Earl passing over its Antigua home at the weekend.

The category three storm began battering the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands over the weekend before reaching Antigua on Sunday destroying homes and dumping at least five inches of rain with winds gusting to over 120 miles per hour.

Intertops.com is now back up and running but the site has warned customers that they may ‘experience a few hiccups which will be ironed out as soon as possible’.

The hurricane has now passed Antigua and is lying about 90 miles east-northeast of St Thomas. Read the full post >>

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