Before Wednesday night’s 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event victory, young poker professional Joe Pelton’s largest tournament success was a 2005 super-satellite entry into the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. The payout for that event was $25,700, a nice chunk of change, but mere pennies compared to the $1.5 […]
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As reported by the (UK) Express: “New James Bond actor Daniel Craig has added gambling to his range of 007-inspired skills. “The 38-year-old star, who had to learn how to drive a high-powered car and handle a gun convincingly for his Bond debut, revealed he has now become a card-sharp. “Craig was taught to play […]
Tribeca Tables Europe Ltd, the leading providers of comprehensive ePoker solutions has announced that Sporting Index have joined the Tribeca Tables Poker Network, the world’s largest aggregator of ePoker brands. Sporting Index, the world leaders of sports spread betting having captured approximately 70% of the UK market, have chosen the Tribeca platform ahead of other […]
Culminating a summer of special tournaments, prizes and parties, Aces.com will host a gala Movie Premiere Party in Hollywood October 7th to celebrate the release of ACES the Movie, the sexy new poker movie sponsored by the retro-Vegas-style online casino. Tournament and contest winners will win all-expense-paid trips to the party, and hundreds of L.A. […]
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority would like to bring to your attention that a foreign remote gaming company by the name of Pokerzade.com is claiming that it is being regulated by ‘Malta Gaming Commission Ltd.’ The Lotteries and Gaming Authority which is the only body that regulates lotteries and gaming in Malta would like to […]
As reported by the Australia ABC News: “More than $100,000 raised from poker machines is being distributed to community groups in Griffith and Wagga this week. “Under the Community Development and Support Expenditure Scheme, clubs making more than $1 million profit from gaming machines are required to return money to the community. “.Mission Australia says […]
Playtech (LSE: PTEC), the international designer, developer and licensor of software for the gambling industry, today announces Interim Results for the Six Months Ended June 30 2006. Financial Highlights · Revenues up by 139% to $46.2 million (2005 – $19.3 million) · Casino revenues up by 129% to $40.4 million (2005 – $17.6 million) · […]
Dealers at Wynn Las Vegas have universally voiced their displeasure over the casino’s plans to restructure tip distribution that will cut their wages between 10 and 20 percent. Legally, however, they may have little recourse, labor law experts said Wednesday. Starting Sept. 1, table game supervisors will share in the tips earned by dealers. Wynn […]
Call it the $6 million promise. Recently crowned World Series of Pokerchampion Jamie Gold is being sued for half of his mammoth, $12 millionwinnings. According to a suit filed Monday in District Court, LosAngeles-based “television development executive” Bruce Crispin Leyser claimsthat Gold promised to pay him half of whatever he won at the series as […]
As reported by the Australian: “The world’s second-biggest poker machinemaker, Aristocrat Leisure, is remaining coy about how much it will providefor litigation expenses this year after provisions jumped 73 per cent to$28.94 million last year. “Chief executive Paul Oneile was loath to talkabout current litigation funding, saying only that it was a fact of life […]
Betfair Poker has signed a deal with Thomas ‘Buzzer’ Bhil, which formalises his position as one of TEAM BETFAIR’s sponsored pros. He joins Ben ‘Milky Bar Kid’ Grundy and Bengt Sonnert in representing Betfair at major tournaments. The three pros will also play important roles in the education of new Betfair Poker players. “Buzzer is […]
Amateur Poker Association & Tour (“APAT”), in association with PokerStars.com and PokerPlayer Magazine, announces the launch of the APAT Online Series. APAT Online is a series of 30 International tournaments hosted exclusively at PokerStars.com. The inaugural APAT Online Series event will be the English Amateur Poker Open, to be held on August 19. Tournaments, including […]
I tried to qualify for the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event andfailed. I tried to qualify for some of the smaller WSOP events and failed.So I did what any bitter poker player would do – I held my own World Series.True poker fan know the real WSOP is held at Binions, so […]
As reported by the Tulsa World: “Local radio talk-show host MichaelDelGiorno — who has railed against Indian casinos and gamblers on hisshow — has been banished from Creek Nation casinos after he allegedly wascaught taking poker chips following a losing hand at blackjack, tribalrecords show. “DelGiorno also was told to leave a Cherokee Nation casino […]