Men “The Master” Nguyen was the star of Cardplayer Magazine and Bodog’s inaugural “Biggest Night in Poker,” capturing the coveted Best Player honors for 2005. Nguyen had a career-year in 2005; a tough accomplishment considering Nguyen was already a three-time Player of the Year recipient (1997, 2001, 2003) and is one of the most decorated […]
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Upsets and tight finishes dominated the first weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the Bodog.com Sportsbook anticipates more of the same excitement as the teams whittle down to the Final Four. With a record amount of sign-ups and a substantial increase in betting action for the first two rounds of March Madness, Bodog.com […]
As reported by the BBC: “The UK’s first gaming academy, to teach trainee croupiers the tricks of the trade, will be officially opened in Lancashire on Wednesday. “Blackpool and The Fylde College has built its own training casino in the resort, earmarked to benefit from the government’s gambling law reforms. “Courses ranging from GCSE to […]
The transformation of the Aladdin into Planet Hollywood is a step closer with work completed on the rotunda in the hotel-casino’s center. Mike Dean, president of M.J. Dean Construction, the general contractor for the project, said basic work on the 6,000-square-foot rotunda, the first major interior portion of the redevelopment project, was largely completed Friday. […]
As reported by the Blackpool Today: “Dreams of a rejuvenated Blackpool through Las Vegas-style casinos are seriously flawed and could damage the resort’s economy, a new study has warned. “Profits would go abroad, jobs would go to migrant workers and the number of problem gamblers would escalate, according to the independent report by consultants Hall […]
As reported by the Desert Dispatch: “The controversial local casino initiative is headed for the ballot. “In San Bernardino County Superior Court Wednesday in Barstow, Judge John P. Vander Feer decided contents of a lawsuit aimed at blocking the initiative from vote were “premature” and threw the suit out. “?The suit was filed by a […]
As reported by the UK Guardian: “Richard Segal, the chief executive who led the online gaming group PartyGaming through its stock market flotation last year, has refused to move to Gibraltar, where the company is headquartered, and is to leave in June with a full payout, likely to be worth about £10m. “Mr Segal, who […]
As reported by the Seattle Times: “A new tribal casino that will be the first on the Eastside and the closest to Seattle could open as early as the fall of 2007. “The Snoqualmie Tribe’s five-year quest to build a casino on 56 acres off Interstate 90 east of Issaquah cleared a big hurdle Thursday […]
As reported by Reuters: “Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Thursday said preparations for Hurricane Katrina were as good as they could have been, waving off doubts raised by a video showing U.S. President George W. Bush being warned of the severity of the storm the day before it hit. “Barbour also forecast a revival of […]
There are lots of wireless optical mice on the market but the Hela Perific Mouse is the only mouse that you can take off the desktop and use in mid-air or in your lap and still maintain all the functionality of a desk-bound mouse. This makes it ideal for playing online Poker and other online […]
Snoop Dogg is hosting a one-day poker event titled The Rapper’s Challenge Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament, to be held May 5 onboard a Casino Ship at the Port of Miami. Snoop Dogg will emcee, while his Uncle Reo cooks his famous BBQ on the top deck. There will be live entertainment throughout the day, while […]
The poker faces at Cranbrooks Royal Canadian Legion turned to anger last week when it was announced the branch had decided to fold its popular Texas Hold’em tournaments rather than face a hefty fine. The Legion recently received a heads-up from the liquor inspector informing them that their tournaments could face the ire of the […]
It’s official: Jennifer Tilly has completed her metamorphosis from poker-playing actress to poker player, period. For the first time in 15 years, Jennifer Tilly was nowhere to be seen at the Academy Awards or at any of the post-show hoopla. Instead, Tilly was in Las Vegas at the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship
Calvin Ayre, Bodog.com’s Founder & CEO, has gone from the face of online gambling to the face of the world’s ultra-rich. Mr. Ayre is the subject of the cover story in the latest issue of Forbes, the world’s leading magazine for business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators.“This feature article in Forbes is good for Bodog.com and […]