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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With half of the 2006 WSOP already in the books, Casino City reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane are ready to hand out their inaugural “Keys to the City” Awards, this round for the best of the best in first-half WSOP performances. As a leading provider of international poker news, Casino City has been following […]
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 […]
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 […]
BlueGenie Gaming S.A has appointed two new executives to lead its foray into the fast growing internet gaming space. Robert Evans joins the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective Sept 18. Mr. Evans formerly served as president of online gaming entertainment company Nine.com for 2+ years until its sale to Leisure […]
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 Lone Tree Reporter: “The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort will open ahead of schedule and just in time for the Labor Day holiday. “With construction nearly finished, the carpeting down and the machines on the floor, workers are rushing to complete the finishing touches on the entryway and other small projects, […]
GoldenPalace.com, the online casino famous for outrageous and innovative advertising ideas, has launched a slot machine that is a tribute to one of their biggest and most recognizable spokesman, the one and only Dennis Rodman. The NBA legend and notorious bad boy has helped GoldenPalace.com with several ad campaigns, including participating in the Running of […]