Although there are two WSOP events running simultaneously today, including the final three tables of the 2006 Main Event, the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino has the feel of a deserted warehouse. There is a throng of spectators surrounding the ESPN televised poker stage, but gone are the lucrative cash game and satellite table players […]
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PokerShare.com and Mikey the chimp have not given up on their mission to earn Mikey his retirement money from poker tournament winnings. Despite Jeffrey Pollock, Vice President of Harrah’s Entertainment’s statement to the press Thursday, July 27, 2006 saying Mikey would not be allowed into the World Series of Poker, PokerShare.com will search hard to […]
Table Trac, Inc., a Gaming Systems provider to small and mid-sized casinos whose patented Table Trac system monitors the operation of casino floors, is pleased to announce that it has received a contract for a systems installation in Oklahoma. “Table Trac is pleased to announce the sale of its fully integrated casino systems to a […]
Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) and Magna Entertainment Corp. (“MEC”) (NASDAQ: MECA) today announced that they have entered into an agreement to cooperate in the bidding process for the New York racetrack franchise, which is currently held by the New York Racing Association and will expire Dec. 31, 2007. In addition, CDI and MEC look to […]
Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis was spotted at the tables of the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker. Reports are that the former champ had fun but he failed to make it past day one of the WSOP main event. This years WSOP has drawn almost 9,000 players and Lewis was considered a long shot […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the MLB game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants on August 4th 2006! It’s never been as difficult to score runs at Coors Field as it has been this season for the Rockies, who after another low-scoring game there, wrap up a three-game series with the Milwaukee […]
Only 45 players remain in the 2006 WSOP Main Event as participants continue to fall out of the march towards the $12 million first-place prize. Malibu, Calif., native Jamie Gold currently resides in first place with $7,330,000 chips. Gold has never cashed in a World Series of Poker event, although he has made some appearances […]
On Friday August 4, comedy heavyweight Will Ferrell returns to the silver screen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino, has posted odds on the film’s opening weekend U.S. gross, setting the line at over/under $35.5 million. In Talladega Nights, Ferrell plays a top NASCAR driver, […]
The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive slot jackpot in Nevada casinos has increased by over $500,000 in the last month. With a current MegaJackpot(R) of $15,704,581, the progressive is statistically overdue to hit. The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive can be won for a max (300-coin) bet and when it hits, will easily set a record for the largest […]
Get ready to fly sky high at the Top of the Trop at the Tropicana Casino and Resort which will host the ultimate, exclusive party for this year’s largest air show, “Thunder Over the Boardwalk,” on Wednesday, August 23. This premiere package, Sky High at the Top of the Trop, is available for up to […]
The stars of a sexy new poker movie sponsored by Aces.com partied with poker stars Howard Lederer, Phil Gordon, Lisa Mueller and others last weekend at Lederer’s private WSOP bash. The highlight of the evening was, without a doubt, the karaoke contest that Gordon was particularly determined to win. When Gordon began to peel off […]
Industry leading game development company Electracade, celebrate their 2nd year of business and 1st complete trading year with some unique numbers: # 1 Performing version of Roulette # 1 Complete year of trading # 2 Years from business start up date # 3 The average quantity of new products created every month # 5 Electracades […]
An affiliate of the investment group seeking to buy the Riviera’s parent company was expected to complete its purchase of the stock owned by Riviera Chairman Bill Westerman today. Once the deal is completed, Riv Acquisition Holdings and its affiliates will control more than 2.1 million shares, or more than 18 percent, of Riviera Holdings […]
The 2006 World Series of Poker’s Main Event is underway this week in Las Vegas, and ABA Entertainment, LLC is capturing the behind-the-scenes footage for an upcoming documentary, “House of Cards” – revealing the roller-coaster-real-life-grind of the professional poker player. Marc Goodwin, the face of USAPoker, is one of seven widely recognized players being followed […]