Phil Hellmuth’s second legitimate chance to capture his record-tying tenth WSOP bracelet ended in continued frustration Monday as the poker superstar again watched a first time WSOP champion take home the hardware. Scott Clements, who went into the $3,000 WSOP Event #24 Omaha High-Low final table as the chip leader, led wire to wire. The […]
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As reported by the Buffalo News: “The steel frame of an 11-story building rises dramatically at the foot of a steep hill along the Southern Tier Expressway, right next to a new eight-story parking garage that is, for now, the tallest building in Cattaraugus County. “The structure that will become the permanent home of the […]
As reported by Bloomberg: “Betonsports Plc, a London-based Web gamblingcompany licensed in jurisdictions including Antigua, said Chief ExecutiveOfficer David Carruthers was detained in the U.S. The shares dropped as muchas 24 percent. “The company is working to clarify the grounds on which theCEO was held by federal authorities as he changed planes, a Regulatory NewsService […]
As reported by the Arizona Republic: “It was created in 1981, backed by businessmen looking for a tax break. “Twenty-five years later, the Arizona Lottery has made hundreds of people millionaires while awarding $2.9 billion in prizes. It has contributed more than $1.8 billion to state and local projects and programs, far surpassing the annual […]
The poker world has changed significantly in the nearly 2 1/2 decades since Chip Reese captured the gold and diamond encrusted bracelet for winning an event at the World Series of Poker. Early Saturday at the Rio, the Las Vegas resident — a 1991 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame — rejoined that community […]
As reported by the Arizona Star: “A union-led group is picketing for higher wages and benefits for construction workers at a casino-hotel project on the Tohono O’odham Reservation. “Members of Carpenters Local 1506 stood in front of the Desert Diamond Casino, 7350 S. Nogales Highway, near a 20-foot-long banner that said ‘Shame on Desert Diamond […]
As reported by the Des Moines Register: “Betting by Minnesota gamblers has been so brisk at the Diamond Jo Worth Casino in north-central Iowa that state gambling regulators approved plans today for a major expansion project costing more than $20 million. “During its first three months since opening, the casino has drawn 335,000 customers who […]
As reported by the Pennsylvania Times-Leader: “The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is likely to decide in the next several weeks whether to proceed with its Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs slot machine casino project. “Pulling the plug on the planned $505 million complex could allow the Mohegans to exercise a clause in their purchase agreement […]
As reported by the icBirmingham: “Gambling could be an ‘enhancement to the quality of life’ if it was brought into the mainstream, a Government Minister said yesterday. “Richard Caborn, Minister for Sport and Gambling, said the majority of adults who enjoyed gambling should be allowed to bet in a well-regulated environment. “.Mr Caborn was speaking […]
The adjective amazing comes to mind. Exciting, intriguing, riveting, all those descriptors work. Hell, I’ll just say it, the 2006 World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E tournament will have the most exciting final table ever played. Statistics alone prove this point. Combined, the final nine players in WSOP Event #20 have three WSOP Main Event […]
As reported by the UK Financial Director: “The most powerful companies in the online gambling industry have agreed to undertake a collective overhaul of their company reporting in a move aimed at standardising the sector’s disparate accounting. “At a special summit held in Gibraltar last week, PartyGaming, 888 Holdings, Ladbrokes, Sportingbet, CryptoLogic and Carmen Media […]
As reported by the Japan Times: “The massive Venetian Macao casino resort is set to open in 2007, and there are hopes that this mega resort, which will feature one of the biggest convention centers in Asia, will lure Japanese who are doing business in China. “It is being built by Venetian Macao Ltd., a […]
The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament may turn out to be the toughest test of poker skill and endurance in the history of the game. Play began at 2 p.m. PST yesterday afternoon with 127 players starting the day, and at 17 hours later, the field was winnowed down to the […]
Progressive Gaming and DEQ(TSX VENTURE:DEQ.V) announced a joint cross licensing agreement aligning their table game side betting and jackpots strategies. This non-exclusive agreement grants DEQ a global license to sell their G3 table system for multiple side bets, variable pay tables and jackpots in the U.S. and several other countries where Progressive Gaming’s patents are […]