Backgammoninfo.net is the number one source of backgammon info on the net! http://www.backgammoninfo.net London, England - January 31, 2007 - The first million-dollar backgammon tournament in history, organized by Player International Ltd of the UK, is being heralded as a complete success by the global backgammon community! Andreas Märtens of Germany, a former billiards player who switched to backgammon, won &36;600,400 last Friday afternoon at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas by defeating... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#2milliondollar Organisers of what is arguably the biggest event on the backgammon calendar report that the response from the international player community has been substantial, with only a few seats left in million dollar Backgammon Group tournament. Scheduled for the luxurious Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, the tournament runs January 21 through 25. http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#milliondollar On 30 September 2006, the United States Congress passed The Safe Port Act. That measure also contained certain provisions known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 that will affect the processing of payments between US customers and online gaming companies that are publicly traded and licensed and regulated in respected jurisdictions... Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:07:31 GMT http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#safeportact Eurosport will air eight episodes of 60 minutes each this autumn, reaching up to 100 million households. The World Series of Backgammon now captures the Riviera Cup and the Nations Cup, but will probably consist of 6 events in 2007. The series is being sponsored by Partygammon.com, the new backgammon room from Partygaming... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#wsob The world championship backgammon has come to an end and faces a Dutch winner, Philip Vischjager. Unfortunately the championship division had the lowest number of participants in many years, only 212. The intermediate and beginner's flight had 76 and 48 participants. The event was held... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#vischjager July 11th, 2006 (Monte Carlo), The 31st World Backgammon Championship has begun today at the Fairmont Monte Carlo with the first round of matches and will run until Sunday July 16th when the World Champion will get his share of a prize pool over to Euro 240,000 during the Final match starting at 2pm... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#wbc Offering the largest guaranteed prize pool in the history of backgammon, PartyGammon.com today announced that it will stage the PartyGammon.com Million at the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, on January 21st-25th , 2007. http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#partymillion Limassol, Cyprus, 05/26/2006 - Recent research shows that playing backgammon, whether it is online backgammon or the board game, can help protect brain deterioration, and also prevent various brain related deceases. http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#brain TrueMoneygames is the official sponsor of the 2nd World Online Backgammon Championship. This exciting online event will begin on 23rd May - 25th June, with guaranteed prize money of up to $20,000. Plus, the winner will take the Online World Championship title... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#wobc PATRAS, Greece - A 23-year-old policeman was arrested in southern Greece after allegedly robbing a bank and then visiting a nearby coffee shop to play a game of backgammon, authorities said Wednesday. http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#police Spill Group and skill game provider GameAccount have joined forces to launch the next generation in online Backgammon. GameAccount's browser-based GammonTournaments.com requires minimal download effort, which unlike other online backgammon games... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#spillgroup PartyGaming will launch their backgammonroom somewhere in May or June as announced during the presentation of the first quarterly results of 2006. "The launch of backgammon... is imminent and should provide an additional revenue stream for the group... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#partygammon As backgammon gains market share in the online gaming field, questions continue to circulate as to the games not gambling status. Defined as a game of skill, rather than a game of chance, backgammon has enjoyed the luxury of operating with relative freedom... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#gamble Reflecting the phenomenal growth that has been seen in the online backgammon industry in the past six months, backgammon server Play65 has announced a new player record with a staggering 450,000 players now registered to the provider his online game... http://www.backgammoninfo.net/pages/backgammon-news.php#newhighs