When poker’s ultimate champion is crowned on Aug. 10, the 2006 version of the World Series of Poker will have broken every conceivable record since the tournament was developed 37 years ago in a smoky downtown poker room at Binion’s Horseshoe. In the following months, Jeffrey Pollock will be busy planning to break all those […]
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LiveHive Systems today announced that Skybook is enhancing its current in-game betting offering with the LiveHive NanoGaming Solution in time for the 2006 National Football League (NFL) season. Last season, Skybook rolled out a competitive in-game betting product to its customers and found that bettors were thoroughly captivated by the ability to wager on every […]
Screw the white picket fence, forget about the little house in the country, and leave the 2.5 kids at home – winning the World Series of Poker Main Event is officially the new American Dream and if you’re going to take home the $10 million, you better leave soon. Honestly, I haven’t been this excited […]
Nevada’s gaming companies probably won’t become ensnared in Wall Street’s latest scandal involving stock options because of the heavy and transparent regulation they are subjected to by state regulators, industry officials and experts speaking on background said. Executives for major gaming companies all declined to comment about the possibility of their companies coming under scrutiny […]
As reported by Reuters: “A bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling appears unlikely to win U.S. Senate passage before senators begin a month-long recess on August 4, two Republican leadership aides said on Tuesday. “They said backers of the legislation were trying to build support for it and resolve differences as the Senate […]
As reported by the U.K. Telegraph: “Internet gambling company BetonSports has removed David Carruthers from his job as chief executive following his arrest in the United States on charges related to an alleged racketeering conspiracy. “The company said that yesterday ‘the contract under which David Carruthers acted as CEO of the company was terminated’. “.BetonSports […]
At the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio, operators of Internet gambling sites are hosting swank hospitality suites to promote online poker games. Potential customers are invited to learn the ropes by playing free games where no money changes hands. But promotions can no longer be found for online sports betting, which is […]
Nevada gaming regulators need to get tough, in a hurry. The state’s Gaming Control Board takes great pride in being strict enforcers of the rules that govern Nevada gambling. And they are – for the most part. But the meteoric growth of the poker business has blinded the gaming industry’s cops, and they seem unable […]
The surprise airport arrest of a prominent UK internet gambling executivethis week is a counter-productive application of US law that ignores complexinternational trade issues, says Larry Gaydos, partner in the White CollarDefense/Antitrust Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP. “Selectivelytargeting foreign businessmen who are respected in their own country tosensationalize the issue is unfair to […]
As reported by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: “A South Side community group has decided that the best bet for Pittsburgh’s slot machine casino is right in its back yard. “At a news conference yesterday, the South Side Local Development Co. threw its support behind the bid by Forest City Enterprises to build a casino at […]
As reported by the U.K. Guardian: “The online gaming group PartyGaming todaybrushed aside concerns raised by the arrest in the US of a British executivefrom a rival company as it reported soaring revenues. “PartyGaming, owner ofthe world’s largest online poker site, PartyPoker, said the drop in shareprices in online betting companies following the indictment of […]
As reported by the Scotsman: “Stanley Leisure, Britain’s biggest casino operator, said today that its business in Scotland had not been affected by the smoking ban. “As the company posted a near doubling in annual profit, it said the ban on smoking in enclosed public places, introduced in March, ‘has not had a material effect […]
As reported by the Vancouver Sun: “Chances are you’re dreaming of winning the jackpot if you blow a few dollars on the lottery, and that dream will die when the numbers are drawn — at least until the next chance. “Much surer bets are that the individual who sold your ticket will make money, along […]
Harrah’s Entertainment isn’t saying much about its plans to redevelop its center Strip properties. Details are expected this fall. In the meantime, Strip watchers have some free advice. For starters: Don’t mess with Caesars Palace, arguably the world’s best-known casino. It makes sense for Harrah’s to tear down its time-warped, low-rent Imperial Palace, but elegantly […]