Coming, Perhaps Someday, to a TV Set Near You: A Backgammon Channel (If You Live in Israel, You Can Get This Now)
I came across this notice…as a press release, and I think it’s pretty awesome for those of us who love playing backgammon.
I’m not sure about the availability of this…yet, in the USA. But it’s something you all need to check out. It launched on Mar. 1.
It’s called MARS, and its a backgammon channel that will [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, Events, news, online
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European Backgammon Series Online Tournament Finals Set for March
It’s new, but it’s pretty cool: The new European Series of Backgammon (ESOB), which recently announced the first of their regular big money cross-continent online Championships.
Find it at www.esob.com
The ESOB anticipate 70 players to play in their first online tournament.
The finals are March 28.
The ESOB plans four online Championships a year, with [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, Events
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Backgammon: Is the Game a Clue to the Meaning of “LOST”?
It’s been the subject of speculation for years now.
What significance, if any, is the backgammon reference in LOST’s very first episode.
This year, the last year of LOST, we could find out.
Allow me this one week to talk a little about LOST.
I know not everyone thinks it is a cool show, but I love it. And [...]
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Posted on February 2, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Events, news
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Online Power Play: Greek Company, Intralot, Expanding into Backgammon
The online powerhouse Intralot is moving into the backgammon business. This is not surprising news.
Intralot, a Greek company, normally concentrates on lotteries (something I know a lot about, see my book to the right), and sports betting.
Now, Intralot, or so I am told, has bought into Cyber Arts (35 percent), which provides online platforms for [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2009 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Events, online
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Details of the World Series of Backgammon Championship: the Big “Shootout,” are Announced
The World Series of Backgammon Season 3 will reach its climax in London in February 2010, when up to 48 players compete or the biggest prize in Backgammon – the WSOB Championship, with a guaranteed prize pool of U.S. $480,000.
In an announcement released to the press, WSOB officials said the ‘64 player draw’ will be [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2009 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Events, Tournaments
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