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Rage and Fury at the 2010 WSOB Shootout

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:20:18 -0600

The closing event of the World Series of Backgammon Season III, the WSOB Shootout, ended last Sunday at the Adam St. Club after handful of controversies, at least one shattered clock, an alleged death threat and the victory of UK-based Japanese backgammon player Kazurhiro Shino. The latter had won $...

Online Backgammon Qualifiers for Nordic Open

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:14:44 -0600

The online skill games network GameAccount is running qualifiers for the Nordic Open backgammon tournament, to be held on 2010 Easter Weekend in Copenhagen. GameAccount Nordic Open qualifiers have begun on January 25 and will continue until March 22, a week before the opening of the 22nd Nordic Open...

Online Backgammon News January 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:34:14 -0600

The online backgammon platform Dice Arena is running qualifiers for the WSOB Shootout, the final round of the World Series of Backgammon Season III to take place on February 6-7, 2009 at the Adam Street Club in London. The qualifiers for the cheap (€55) seats will take place every night at 20:0...

Backgammon and 99 More Games on Nintendo DS

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:37:16 -0600

Backgammon is one of the 100 All Time Favorites, a new collection of classic games for multi and single player use developed by the Indian branch of Ubisoft for Nintendo DS. Other games include cards classics such as poker and solitaire, board games like chess and checkers and variety of puzzles. Th...

Online Backgammon News December 2009

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:23:07 -0600

Intralot, normally focusing on lotteries and sports betting, is planning to take over online backgammon too. The Greek company has acquired 35% of the American CyberArts, which provides poker, backgammon, and casino games platforms to several gaming sites around Europe. This acquisition is only the ...

Online Backgammon News

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:06:25 -0600

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Online Backgammon News November 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:54:39 -0600

Online backgammon room Play65 is running online qualifier for the 1st Cyprus Backgammon Open, an invitational only EBGT event that comes to replace the traditional City of Venice Backgammon, which ceased to exist last year, after 20 years of international tournaments. Play65 Cyprus qualifiers will t...

Backgammon Game Discovers Ancient City

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:49:54 -0600

The festive opening of the new building Afrodisias Ancient City Museum was held last weekend in the Aydın province in the Aegean region in Turkey, a year and a half after it was opened for public and 30 years after the museum was originally initiated. The museum exhibits the ruins of the Afrodi...

Backgammon Season Opens in Greece

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:29:40 -0500

The Greek Backgammon Federation has launched its 2009/10 season on September 12th, 2009 in a multiplayer tournament, attended by Greece's top backgammon players, including Greece's self declared number 1 backgammon player, Giorgos Klitsas, who served as the Tournament Director as well. ...

Backgammon Cheaters Got Suspended Sentences

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:50:36 -0500

Three of the four men who were involved in a large-scale poker and backgammon cheating scandal at the Borgata Casino Hotel in Atlantic City two years got 3-5 years on probation, while the fourth suspect, gambling security advisor Steven Forte, was released with no charges last July. The trio is barr...

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