PokerNews has announced the launch of a Danish version of its site.

The new addition brings the number of languages offered by PokerNews to 14, including two in different Chinese dialects.

The new offering will allow fans in Denmark to keep up to date with the latest goings on in the poker world and is further evidence, if it were needed, that poker is a truly global game.

“The people of northern Europe have shown as much passion for the game of poker as any area in the world,” said PokerNews’ chief executive officer Damon Rasheed.

“With top players like Gus Hansen hailing from Denmark, the Danish people have demonstrated a strong demand for knowing what’s going on in the poker world.”

It is hoped that two more alternate language sites will be unveiled before the end of the year, with more are planned for 2007.

The site for the UK’s first super casino is still in the balance, according to the government’s advisory panel.

The Casino Advisory Panel has refuted rumours that the Millennium Dome in east London has already been assigned the casino.

Chairman of the group, Professor Stephen Crow, told a public hearing in to the location of the new enterprise that the Greenwich site was not a done deal.

“We have made no such decision – in fact, we have made no decision at all until we have considered everything”, he said.

John Prescott’s recent stay at the ranch of Philip Anschutz, the man behind the Dome bid, was also dismissed as a factor of importance by Professor Crow.

Sites at Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield are also vying to become Britain’s first unlimited jackpot casino.

Earlier this summer, AEG began building the shell of the Dome casino in readiness for the announcement in December.

The firm claimed that it would be too costly to wait for the decision to be made.

InterCasino has launched the latest installment of its Big Summer Promotion, with players competing for lucrative cash prizes.

Week six of the promotion is based around a Big Cash Giveaway theme and prizes are suitably impressive.

One player will walk away with a $200 prize, while four $100 bonuses are also up for grabs.

The runners-up will also leave satisfied, with six contestants set to rake in a not-unwelcome $50 and $20 available for five more lucky players.

The competition is already under way, having kicked off on Friday August 25th, but all bets are on until the close on Thursday August 31st at 23:59 EST.

Players that have missed out on this week’s promotion needn’t worry, however, as there is still the Grand Prize Draw up for grabs.

The winner will receive a laptop, complete with laptop and broadband access for a year, as well as $500 in their InterCasion account.

To take part, players can participate in any game in the casino, excluding the Millionaire’s Club Slot.

Writer Richard Sparks has unveiled his latest take on the world of poker: Getting Lucky: The Education of a Mad Poker Player.

Rather than a sequel to a Diary Of A Mad Poker Player, which recounted the author’s failed attempt to gain entry to the World Series of Poker main event in 2004, Mr Sparks takes a more educational view in this offering, according to Poker News.

The book deals mainly with his instruction from the 1983 World Champion Tom McEvoy and includes detailed analysis on poker strategy although it also touches on a variety of entertaining areas, including an interview with a renowned poker cheat.

The author also has a word of warning for those who believe a good poker education or this book will allow you to win every time.

“If a ‘perfect game’ is one in which greater skill will always win over lesser skill then poker is far from being a perfect game,” he writes.

“It is poker’s very ‘imperfectness’ that makes it a perfect analogy for our imperfect lives in this imperfect, uncertain world.”

With the World Series of Poker main event having finished earlier this month, September’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is the next big occasion on the calendar.

The $10 million, 18-tournament event is expected to attract players from over 80 countries from September 18th.

The 16-day event will offer a variety of tournaments for enthusiasts to enter from a $200 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Low tournament on the first day to a $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em game on October 1st that promises a top prize of $3 million.

A HORSE game, which involves the rotation of five different forms of poker, is also anticipated to attract some big names.

Team PokerStars spokesman Barry Greenstein commented: “Prestigious tournaments such as the PokerStars.com WCOOP are the ultimate way to improve your game and experience the excitement of big tournament play.

“The WCOOP is a popular event with the established stars of online poker, and the HORSE tournament is bound to attract the elite.”

It is the fifth annual WCOOP event and looks set to improve upon the record figures of last year, when 19,727 players played for $12,783,900.

Online poker operator InterPoker is offering incentives for players to compete in a series of pan European tour events in the coming months.

Poker players while get the opportunity to ply their trade against Europe’s finest in a new series of events called EPT6600.

A series of satellite events are being run which will select participants for a six tournament series, which will kick off at the Barcelona Open being held at Casino Barcelona from the 13th September.

Each of the satellite tournaments will be run in Euros, and successful players will be able to select any of six European tournaments.

After Spain events move to London, Austria, Dublin, Denmark and wind up in France at the French Open in Deauville from 21st February.

The full buy in amount for events will be €5,000 with €600 to go towards hotel costs. Travel expenses of €1,000 will be paid into InterPoker accounts, for those that qualify.

As the filming for the third of Danny Ocean’s crime capers begins, a poker lounge has been specially built for the stars and the film’s crew.

Ocean’s 13, expected to be released next summer, sees the return of Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon as the popular and sophisticated master criminals.

And, if the rumours are to be believed, Hollywood legend Al Pacino may also make a fleeting appearance in the latest instalment.

Producer Jerry Weintraub arranged for the special casino, where the on-set meals will be served, as well as a 24-hour bar and drivers to take them home, just in case.

Weintraub said the idea came from his association with the first Danny Ocean: “It was inspired by Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, guys I hung around with all my life, who made the original Ocean’s 11.”

Steven Soderbergh returns to direct, and David Holmes will once again score this stylish crime thriller.

InterCasino customers looking for excitement should try this month’s $5,000 20-Line Slots’ Tournament.

Players who wish to try their hand at the quick fire tournament can pay just a $5 entry fee for a chance to win the massive pot.

All entry fees are automatically deducted from a customer’s Ecash account and players can join at any time during the month by clicking on game menu, tournaments and then selecting 20-Line Slots.

Upon joining, each player is presented with $1,000 worth of chips and given oen hour and a half to play slots with the goal being to increase your profit to the largest possible amount.

So if you’re feeling lucky, then why not try out the InterCasino 20-Line Slots’ Tournament today?

Award-winning software provider CryptoLogic has posted record profits for the second quarter of 2006.

The new figures from CryptoLogic have shown revenue increases of 52 per cent, which according to a company statement were “better-than-expected” given that the second quarter is a traditionally slow one for the industry.

A $30.4 million total revenue amount is a 12 per cent increase on the figures for the first quarter and significantly above CryptoLogic’s predicted revenue for the period of between $26.4 and $26.7 million.

Lewis Rose, CryptoLogic CEO, said: “CryptoLogic’s new casino games went head-to-head with the World Cup and warm weather – and won. Our Q2 revenue and earnings were far ahead of expectations and surpassed our results in Q1 2006, which is a typically stronger quarter.

“Players have embraced our new games and industry commentators agree that we have taken the online slot experience to the next level. CryptoLogic’s player-centric, product diversification and innovation strategy is paying off.”

Recent highlights for the online gaming software manufacturer include an increase in casino fees due to release of 11 new games by the group and also the expansion of its high-margin online slot portfolio.

The former undisputed boxing champion Lennox Lewis failed to survive the first round of the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

The heavyweight star, who represented Canada at the 1988 Olympics but fought for Britain during his professional career, was ousted by a good play from Cecilia Mortensen, the wife of professional poker player Carlos Mortensen.

Lewis’ Ace-ten lost out to Mortensen’s Ace-Queen but he was said to have enjoyed himself.

“In boxing you know what cards are going to be dealt. In this you don’t,” said the star, when asked to explain the difference between poker and boxing.

Lewis was widely regarded as an outsider for the main title and so it proved, heading home with around 6,000 other players before the second round.

Actress Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Tilly were also spotted at the tables during the first four days of play.