The new Gambling.com Magazine is set to make its debut later this month.

It will be the only independent VIP magazine written for online high-rollers and will be a full-colour lifestyle glossy publication.

Magazine editor Michael Caselli says the new publication has an intended readership of around 100,000.

He said: “With high production values, it’s the careful blend of entertainment, strategy and cutting edge design, along with a degree of synergy with content from the website that makes this magazine a cut above the rest.

“This is very much a ‘coffee-table style’ magazine which we believe will have a very long ‘shelf life’ and our readers will be able to refer to time and time again.”

The first issue will feature interviews with billionaire Virgin owner Richard Branson and also Jennifer Harman, the world-famous high-stakes female poker player.

Fancy a trip to the Emerald Isle to sample some true Irish hospitality and a few pints of Guinness?

Well with InterCasino’s Luck o’ the Irish Promotion, you may well get the chance.

For the first time, award winning website InterCasino is offering a special themed 20 line Luck o’ the Irish slot.

The new slot will run between March 13th and March 26th and will give people the opportunity to win some very special prizes.

If for example you were to spin five lucky clovers in a row, then before you know it could be jetting off on a trip to the city of Dublin for two.

So if you fancy some Irish gambling, then put March 13th in your diary!

Proving that people’s love for casinos is now a truly worldwide phenomenon, another casino has arisen in the far reaches of Nepal.

And significantly, the owners of Casino Shangrila – Nepal’s seventh casino in total – chose to appoint a female CEO from India at the helm.

Shalini Wadhwa, a public relations and business minded entrepreneur, will be the first ever woman to run a casino in the Nepalese kingdom.

The new Casino Shangrila will be built on the grounds of the five-star Hotel Shangrila and Ms Wadhwa brings with her an impressive casino pedigree.

She is currently editor of Casino Times, Voice of Women and The Boss as well as being married to the executive director of Nepal’s Recreation Center – the firm that owns Nepal’s six existing casinos.

Officials are hoping the new casino will give a much-needed boost to the country’s tourism industry.

But if travel isn’t your thing, why not log on to VIPCasino.com and enjoy the benefits of playing the highest quality casino games without ever having to hop on a plane!

Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy model, has made a guest appearance at one of Florida’s top casinos.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was the venue of choice for Ms Smith, who was made famous for marrying of oil tycoon J Howard Marshall II.

The busty blond, who has more recently starred in The Anna Nicole Show, arrived at the venue to lend her support to fellow TRIMPSA user Penny Genovese for the renewal of her marriage vows.

Smith, who has battled with weight issues, has also used TRIMPSA’s weight control products and is now the company’s official spokesperson.

The former Playmate of The Year was the maid of honour at the event and said she was thrilled to have been an inspiration to Ms Genovese’s weight loss.

Chris Moneymaker, the online poker amateur who went on to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament, has been encouraging other players to follow in his footsteps.

By qualifying online, Moneymaker’s win has been attributed to boosting the popularity of online poker and also as a unifying factor between land-based and online casinos.

WSOP media director, Nolan Dalla, said: “This is the sonic boom of poker…This means anyone in their home can become a poker player.”

The lucky player known only as “Money” to his friends spoke of his winning tournament, which took place at Binion’s Horseshoe & Casino back in 2003.

He said: “I was a little underestimated because no one knew who I was. If I can win the World Series of Poker, anybody can.”

This year’s 2005 International Casino Exhibition (ICE) gained record attendance levels.

The event, which was held in London in January, managed to attract a total number of 9,700 visitors, according to figures from Clarion ATE.

On top of this, many of the world’s most important industry representatives attended the event and the visitor number increase represented eight per cent growth on the previous year’s attendance.

As well as attracting the largest number of visitors to a single event, the ICE attendance was also the sixth consecutive year of growth, according to Online-Casinos.com.

Exhibitors from the 33 countries represented at the ICE all reported good commercial growth, with the most successful areas being North America, Europe Asia and south-east Asia.

A clothing store popular with some of Hollywood’s biggest names is set to introduce a new line of poker playing apparel.

The move means we could soon see the likes of Sly Stallone, Nicholas Cage, Robin Williams and good old Arnie Schwarzenegger wearing specially designed poker robes.

All the aforementioned stars already shop at Billy Martin’s stores, which are famed for their American frontier-style clothing.

However, Mr Martin has decided to branch out into branded poker apparel and has enlisted the help of poker player Victor Goulding to help him do so.

The 92-year-old Goulding will give Billy Martin’s creations, which include a gold poker bracelet, cowboy boots and a three-pocket vest, their debut at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Courtney Friel, the new World Poker Tour (WPT) hostess, is demonstrating her assets with a newly released video online.

The video will be shown on Maxim Online and will show Ms Friel dressed up in some flattering lingerie.

As well as displaying her fantastic natural attributes, Ms Friel is also photographed lying seductively across a poker table with stacks of chips surrounding her.

Presumably this is set to remind the many red-blooded males watching her flexible antics that in her day job she is a hard-hitting poker presenter.

Ms Friel, who is in her first month in the WPT position, has recently been in a poker training camp getting up to speed on the big plays and players that she can expect to commentate on during the WPT.

Bob Dylan will visit the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas later on this month.

The rock legend, who penned “Like a Rolling Stone”, will be visiting Sin City with his band to perform an exclusive gig at the Aladdin Hotel Casino.

His performance will mark the last gig to be played at the Aladdin before it is renamed the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

The Aladdin has had a host of famous stars play there over the years including Sir Elton John, Alanis Morisette and Alicia Keys. The venue also played host to this year’s Miss America beauty pageant.

Tickets for The Bob Dylan Show cost between $65 and $125 and the show will be staged at the Theater for Performing Arts on April 7th.

Racehorse owner, Jim Switlyk, has made the unusual choice of naming his prized filly after a world famous poker pro.

That’s right, New Jersey-born Switlyk decided to name his new horse after one of the biggest female names on the tournament circuit, Annie Duke.

And seeing as the young filly was descended from horses called “Annie’s Surprise” and “Cam’s Card Shark,” Switlyk thought it particularly apt to name her Annie Duke.

Although she has only been racing for two weeks, Ms Duke is impersonating her namesake by already showing some impressive form.

And apparently, Switlyk has some more poker-related names up his sleeve for future horses.

These include Fossilman after the WSOP 2004 champion Greg Raymer, Howard Lederer and The Professor after Annie Duke’s brother.