Your chance to take down World Series of Poker world championsCould you beat a world champion poker player? How about beating two? Jamie Gold and Peter Eastgate are hosting a charity poker tournament at The Casino at The Empire, Leicester Square Thursday, August 13th.
Internet poker mogul assassinatedNews Brief: A SoHo Internet poker mogul was apparently assassinated while visiting his native Sweden.
Greektown Casino profits up for thrid month in a rowFor the third month in a row, Greektown Casino-Hotel posted record monthly profits and revenue, announced casino officials today. Projected EBITDAR (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Restructuring Expenses) for July 2009 is $7.3 million -- the highest July on record for the property when taking into account the differing yearly tax rates.
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PPA commends Senate bill for poker regulationThe Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) for introducing the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act.
PKR main sponsor of Poker in the ParkPKR are, for a second year in a row, lead sponsors of Poker in the Park, Europe's largest poker festival. Held on the 13th & 14 of August in Leicester Square, PKR will be hosting one of the festival's main attractions, The Poker Dome.
New Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh opens to publicWith a touch of Vegas glitz, from leggy showgirls to fireworks, slots gambling arrived in Pittsburgh yesterday as big crowds swarmed the Rivers Casino on its opening day, eager to try out their luck.
Boyd Gaming looking to aquire Station casino assetsBoyd Gaming Corp. is "actively engaged" in discussions to acquire some of the assets of Station Casinos, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, Boyd Chief Executive Officer and President Keith Smith said Wednesday.
IPN player wins $600K Bad Beat online poker jackpotAn International Poker Network (IPN) player may have been surprised and disappointed when he lost a hand despite having Quad Jacks, however that disappointment soon turned to triumph when he realized he had hit the network's massive €412,781 Bad Beat Jackpot ($590,000).
UltimateBet releases new 7 Deuce Hold'em online pokerYesterday, online poker players switched on to the leading poker rooms to discover the revamped online version of Texas Hold'em, known as 7 Deuce Hold'em, that guarantees all the action, more bluffs and side pots that players of the terrestrial 7-2 prop bet have come to expect - and they weren't disappointed.
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First Annual National League of Poker $30,000 Player's Championship in Las Vegas crowns winnerHayden, Idaho’s, Dean Settle “heckfuzzizz”, emerged triumphant to earn first place and $20,000 cash in the first annual National League of Poker (“NLOP.Com”) Player’s Championship at the Vegas Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas this past Saturday.
Internet Poker sites closer to a big win if gambling regulation bill passesLed by Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) The Financial Services committee reversed course recently on it's stance on Online gambling. The stated reason was to put an end to an inappropriate interference with personal freedom.
Lake Tahoe's Cal Neva casino up for saleThe private equity group that controls the Cal Neva resort at Lake Tahoe has put the property once owned by entertainer Frank Sinatra on the market. Canyon Capital Realty Advisors has hired the Global Gaming Group of Las Vegas-based CB Richard Ellis to market and sell the 83-year-old hotel-casino.
PokerStars gears up for European Poker Tour in UkraineUkraine is gearing up to be the poker centre of Eastern Europe with an exciting schedule of events planned for the debut PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv Sports Poker Championship later this month and PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, is running a series of enticing satellite tournaments to help players get there.
Randy 'The Natural' Couture hosts Las Vegas poker tournamentMixed Martial Arts legend Randy "The Natural" Couture will host his Second Annual "Operation All In" poker tournament and charity auction benefiting the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Aug. 22 starting at 2 p.m.
New slot machine game pack from CryptologicCryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, has launched a new downloadable game lineup that features a video slot version of the world-famous Street Fighter™ IV. The new game pack also features video slot games Savannah Sunrise, Cleo "Crazy Jackpots"™, Area 21 and updated versions of perennial favourites Caribbean Stud Poker, American Roulette and Video Poker.
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas job fair draws hundreds400 hopeful people lined the street at 9 a.m. for the beginning of Planet Hollywood Resort's two-day job fair. The first people had been waiting since 5:30 a.m.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa opens todayThe Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa officially opens Monday, August 3 becoming the only Hard Rock in the Heartland of America and just the seventh Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in the world.
Slotland second progressive jackpot win in two monthsLess than a month after their last big progressive jackpot winner, the Slotland jackpot has already been hit again. A player known as MARMOTLUV won $80,369 playing one of the online casino's newer online slot machines, the Slotris.
Poker in the Park provides VIP treatmentVIP guests at Poker in the Park will be given star treatment courtesy of Ivobank and the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel.
CrytoLogic and Centrebet sign gambing software license agreementCryptoLogic Limited, a global designer of branded online betting games and casino hosting software, announces that Centrebet, a leading international online betting and gaming company, has become the latest licensee for the company's suite of compelling online casino games.
Delaware casinos reach table games revenue agreementThe state and it's three casinos reached an agreement today on how the revenues from table games will be divided.
Station Casinos file for bankruptcyStation Casinos on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 protection after reaching an impasse in months-long negotiations with creditors on a plan to restructure the gaming company's $5.7 billion debt load.