Even if you’re not planning on playing in one the featured events of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), there’s still a chance to face a familiar professional if you decide to play in the satellites or cash games. Poised around the rails of those tables are televised pros, eager to grab the buy-in money […]
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The Winner of Event # 8 – $2000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB Zack Zwerner, founder of the biggest bingo enterprise in America and former high-level casino executive, is the latest gold bracelet winner at the 2006 World Series of Poker, (WSOP) capturing $341,426 after three grueling days of Omaha High-Low 8/OB. The victory was the 59-year […]
As reported by Ireland Online: “One of the UK’s biggest bingo chains today said revenues had fallen 14% in Scotland following the introduction of a smoking ban. “Mecca Bingo, which is owned by Rank Group, experienced a 6% drop in admissions, while spend per head was 9% lower in the 13 weeks since smoking was […]
As reported by the Scotsman: “Britain’s love affair with shopping and gambling is reflected in the latest league table of the country’s biggest private companies. “Gala, the betting and bingo firm, is expected to take top spot ahead of the department store group John Lewis Partnership, whose three-year reign as the biggest firm ended last […]
As reported by the UK Times Online: “The world’s largest internet poker company, Party Gaming, is in talks to acquire Gamebookers, the online sports-betting company, for about £50m. “A deal would be the first acquisition for Party Gaming since it floated a year ago. An announcement could be made in the next two or three […]
Zendex Corporation announces a special purpose single board computer aimed specifically at the gaming market. The ZXE-855 is a full-function dedicated gaming platform that can deliver the rich visual gaming experience that people now expect in casinos. At the same time, it allows the system manufacturer to configure the board in order to optimize speed, […]
On July 7, Johnny Depp will reprise his Academy Award(R) nominated role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The highly anticipated follow-up to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is expected to draw large crowds across the U.S. during its opening weekend. Sportsbook.com, the world’s […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the MLB game between the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins on June 30th 2006. It seems as if all the Marlins have hit well during the teams’ current hot streak, and catcher Miguel Olivo is no exception. Olivo had his biggest game of the season Tuesday, hitting two […]
Magna Entertainment Corp. today reported that it has become aware that CGTV Media Group, Inc./Casino Gaming Television, Inc. (“CGTV”) may be making representations to certain prospective investors to the effect that CGTV and MEC’s subsidiary HorseRacing TV, Inc. (“HRTV”) have reached an agreement regarding the terms of a merger of CGTV and HRTV. Despite CGTV’s […]
Scientific Games has been awarded a contract to replace the legacy sports betting system of Norway’s state-owned Norsk Tipping. The contract, tendered through a competitive public procurement process, is valued at approximately $8.4 million over five years. The new sports betting engine will work in parallel with Norsk Tipping’s legacy MasterLink System, conform to WLA […]
A 65-year-old retiree visiting the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi hit a $12.4 million statewide MegaJackpot(R) while playing a popular Wheel of Fortune(R) $1 slot machine Thursday evening, and in doing so, the winner — who wishes to remain anonymous — set a world record for this particular slot system. “This is the first […]
The ultimate contest pitting man against frankfurter, Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a staple on America’s birthday since 1916. With the “Super Bowl of competitive eating” only days away, PinnacleSports.com today released odds on the world’s most famous eating contest and lists reigning five-time champion, Takeru Kobayashi as […]
Leo Kraimer of Delray Beach, Florida, bet 125 pennies and won a jackpot of $417,319.00 on the Loco Loot Slot Machines at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, June 15th. Manufactured by Aristocrat, the Loco Loot Slot Machines were introduced in the Northeast at Mohegan Sun. Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the […]
A California legislative committee late Wednesday dealt a blow to the prospects of side-by-side tribal casinos opening in Barstow, but proponents of the venture some 120 miles from the Nevada border aren’t ready to fold. The Assembly Governmental Organizational Committee, after a daylong hearing in Sacramento, rejected a bid by two Indian tribes to operate […]