The Fray Scheduled to Perform at the Pearl Concert Theater VegasThe Fray makes their way through their summer tour with a mid-way stop in Vegas to perform at The Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Special guests Jack’s Mannequin join the group for the tour.
Vanessa Rousso off to Great Start with Go DaddyThe newest Go Daddy Girl is off to a storybook sponsorship start, becoming the first woman in history to reach the finals in NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Vanessa Rousso, Team PokerStars Pro and Go Daddy Girl beat some of the poker world's top competitors in dramatic fashion to make it to the final match-up and win $250,000 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last night.
UK Gambling Up Despite Economic DownturnInternational news brief: Europe's online gambling companies should buck the economic downturn with around 10 percent growth in revenues this year, the chief executive of the European Remote Gambling Association said on Monday.
Cognisafe Launches New Anti-cheating programCogniSafe today announced the availability of its PitBoss endpoint solution for cheating online. The program has the ability to prevent cheating through the use of online bots, online advisors, software cheats and even collusion.
Bare Pool Lounge Las Vegas Ready to Open for Summer SeasonIn its third season, Bare pool lounge has quickly become the summertime sanctuary for Hollywood’s A-list. Last summer Bare pool hosted celebrity birthday parties for pop sensation Fergie and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, live evening concerts by Slash and saw visits from stars such as Britney Spears.
€850,000 Jackpot Progressive Jackpot Struck at UK Online CasinoOn March 4, 2009, Karola H became the Fortune Lounge Group of Online Casino's biggest winner in a progressive jackpot slot game to date. With the online casino site Royal Vegas, Karola saw herself walking away with a staggering EUR 851,348.19 progressive jackpot after winning the Major Millions 5 reel video slot.
Online Gabling Rules Become Huge Debate for European ParliamentMEPs will on Monday debate whether online gambling should be regulated at a national or European level. Over 3 million people in Europe bet online on sports like football, cricket and horse racing. For most it's a bit of fun but gambling addiction and match-fixing are darker sides of sports betting. On Monday MEPs will decide whether online sports betting should be regulated at a European or national level.
Bad Beat Jackpot Hit at Absolute PokerAn online poker player from Houston, Texas has secured a brighter future for his growing family after hitting the Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker. Z8ELDRED popped Absolute Poker's $212,546.02 on March 2nd. For his loss, the Texas Hold'em fan walked away with $69,207.23.
Station Casinos Rejects Boyd's Purchase OfferStation Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas said Wednesday it's not interested in entertaining Boyd Gaming Corp.'s offer to buy part of Station.
Pennsylvania Casinos Seeing Economic GrowthAt a time when other sectors are contracting, six casinos that have been operating for more than a year showed 14.3 percent growth in February 2009 revenue compared to February 2008, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported yesterday.
Massachusetts Slot Machine Licensing Fees CriticizedState Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill's estimate that three slot machine parlors he has proposed for Massachusetts would produce $2 billion to $3.3 billion in licensing fees was criticized yesterday by gambling specialists as significantly inflated and apparently based on outdated data that did not take into account current economic realities.
M Resort Las Vegas Hiring Additional 250 EmployeesIn an announcement made today by M Resort Spa Casino officials, the newest Las Vegas resort located on South Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway, the property will immediately hire an additional 250 team members. The resort has received a tremendous reaction to its new state-of-the-art architecture, friendly service philosophy and overall value.
Avenged Sevenfold Scheduled Performance at The New Joint VegasOrange County’s Metal Rockers Avenged Sevenfold are returning to Las Vegas to rock out The New Joint during opening weekend. Avenged Sevenfold with special guests Atreyu & Rev Theory will play The New Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, April 18. Tickets go on-sale to the general public on Saturday, March 7.
Vanessa Rousso Named Latest Go Daddy GirlGo Daddy -- known for its great-looking, confident, accomplished spokeswomen -- announced today the newest Go Daddy Girl comes from the world of fast cards -- not fast cars.
Full Tilt Poker Opens Poker AcademyThe best poker players in the world play at Full Tilt Poker. With the launch of Full Tilt Poker Academy, they now teach there too.
Singapore Marina Bay Sands Casino to Hire 4,500 New JobsThe Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore is now recruiting for its casino operations. In this second phase of recruitment, it is looking to hire about 4,500 people, to be dealers, pit supervisors, gaming table technicians and surveillance personnel.
MGM Mirage Taps Into Credit Line for CityCenterJust months ago MGM Mirage, with billions of dollars in cash at its disposal, was thought to be well braced for the recession. But last week's news that MGM Mirage has tapped the remaining money from a $4.5 billion credit line is adding anxiety among investors for the company's future.
Vegas board backs sale of Treasure IslandThe Gaming Control Board took 20 minutes to approve Ruffin's $775 million purchase of Treasure Island from MGM Mirage, sending the matter to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a final ruling on March 19. Ruffin said he will close the transaction on March 31 if he receives approval from the commission.
Freddy Deeb Wins World Poker Tour Celebrity TournamentA record-setting 433 celebrities, VIPs and poker superstars went toe to toe last weekend in the 7th Annual World Poker Tour® Invitational poker tournament at Commerce Casino to benefit charity partner, The Vine Group USA (TVG). In the end, professional player Freddy Deeb bested actor Nicholas Gonzales at the final table to win the event, then donated $34,000 from his first place prize to the charity, bringing the total funds raised for the non-profit organization to more than $112,000.
Golden Casino March Mania Slot Tournament PromotionNeed a challenge? Golden Casino's March Mania weekly Tournaments provide you with the opportunity to play your favorite games (Slots, Video Poker, Table Games and more) and prove your skill to the world.
World Poker Tour Announces Morocco EventChilipoker.com and WPT Enterprises announced today that they have finalized an exclusive partnership to launch the first ever World Poker Tour® (WPT) event to take place on the African continent—WPT Marrakech. The three-year deal enables the partners to create annual televised broadcasts around the events. The first WPT Main Event will take place in October while several satellite tournaments on Chilipoker and other rooms of the Ipoker network are authorized to qualify players online as soon as March.
Titan Poker March Madness Poker PromotionTitan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, will give players twice as many reasons to play in March with its newly launched Spring Poker Madness promotion.
New Titan Casino Ready to Accept PlayersMembers of the online poker room TitanPoker.com have spoken out, and now they've got it: The all new TitanCasino.com. Launched in January with a big bang, the online casino offers members something completely different – and players are responding very positively.
Go Casino Ready to OpenGo Casino is a new Vegas Technology powered online casino, operated by a highly experienced operator who has been in the business for over 10 years now, Hambledon NV. This group operates a number of well known online casino such as Golden Casino. As a result of this experience, Go Casino immediately strikes one as a professionally designed and operated online casino, unlike some online casinos run by new operators.
Boylepoker.com Looking for Next Poker Pro to SponsorBoylepoker.com today launches its Be Our Sponsored Pro competition which will see nine online qualifiers battle it out in a live tournament on March 28, 2009 to win a sponsorship package comprising paid entry and expenses for the Irish Open 2009, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester main event, and the World Series of Poker $1,500 no-limit hold'em event.