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Đại gia VN bị sát hại Peter Tân Hoàng bị cáo buộc rửa 1 tỉ dollar
Theo các nhà chức trách Úc, đại gia Peter Tan Hoang đã bị cáo buộc tội cờ bạc với tiền rửa khoảng 1 tỉ dollar. Tuy nhiên, Hoàng sẽ không phải ra tòa vì anh ta đã bị sát hại vào tháng 9 vừa qua.
Người tị nạn VN 36 tuổi được biết đến là một con bạc lớn. Anh ta có tiếng là một “cá voi” và là một tay tiêu xài lớn ở các sòng bài ở Úc.
Stephen Graner Leads EPT Prague 2014 Final Table
The EPT Prague final table is underway with Hawaiian-born Stephen Graner in the lead with 8,985,000 chips. The 26-year-old poker pro, who currently lives in Las Vegas, is on a trip round Europe and decided to add EPT Prague to his schedule. Graner is on track to better his biggest score to date, which he achieved this summer at the World Series, finishing sixth in the Millionaire Maker event for $273,854.
Denial of Service Attacks Strike Equity Poker Network, Other Sites Affected
Following this past weekend’s Denial of Service attacks on Americas Cardroom resulting in the cancellation of the massive Winning Millions tournament, another North American online poker network has confirmed they too have been subjected to the attacks.
Illinois Man Wins $164k on Heartland Poker Tour
East Chicago, IN (December 15, 2014) - Landscape contractor Mike Puccio topped a big field at Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago on Monday to earn the coveted Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Title and $164,249. The Deerfield, Illinois man admitted that playing his way to the nationally televised Final Table was a nerve-racking experience.
"I've been excited and nervous for the last two days," said Puccio. "I haven't been able to close my eyes."
Murdered Vietnamese High Roller Peter Tan Hoang Accused of Laundering $1 Billion
High roller Peter Tan Hoang stands accused of gambling some $1 billion in laundered money according to Australian authorities. Hoang will not stand trial, however, as he was murdered in Sydney this past September.
Maximum Fantasy Sports is Setting the Trends in the Industry
Site originates game varieties that others then copy
CHICAGO -- One of the up-and-coming new fantasy sports websites that is attracting a lot of attention these days is called Maximum Fantasy Sports and is run from the Windy City in the Heartland of America.
That alone makes it stand out--most fantasy sites, it seems, are based on the East or West Coasts.
FBI Agents Grilled in Paul Phua Sports Gambling Case Monday
(Associated Press) - An FBI agent is facing tough questions about whether investigators intentionally deceived a federal magistrate to obtain a search warrant and arrest a Malaysian businessman, his son and six others last summer in Las Vegas.
FBI Special Agent Minh Pham on Monday has repeatedly had to acknowledge inaccuracies in documents filed to gain the arrest last July of Wei Seng "Paul" Phua and Darren Wai Kit Phua.
Prosecutors say they headed an international Internet sports gambling operation.
Estrellas Valencia Champ Fabio Sperling is Chip Leader at EPT Prague Main Event
Estrellas Valencia champion Fabio Sperling is chip leader going in to Day 5 of the EPT Prague Main Event. Sperling, from Siegberg in Germany and now living in the south coast resort of Ramsgate in the UK, snagged the trophy and €77,000 first prize in the Estrellas Valencia Main Event in April, shortly after a runner-up finish in the Sunday Million 8th Anniversary bonanza.
PokerStars Parent Company Amaya Under Investigation
It has been revealed that the Quebec securities regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is investigating trading activity in Amaya, the new parent company of PokerStars. The matter also involves two other companies: Canaccord Genuity and Manulife Financial.
Bookie Call Center Outsourcing for College Bowl Games, Playoffs
PayPerHeadAgents.com is one of the leading bookie call center outsourcing businesses for this year’s College Bowl games season and the highly anticipated first ever College Football Playoffs.
Evidence Arguments Set in FBI-Caesars Search Case Tied to Poker Pro Paul Phua
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — Lawyers for Malaysian man and his son are due to ask a federal judge in Las Vegas to throw out evidence in an international Internet gambling case because FBI agents posed as repair technicians to get into their clients' suites at Caesars Palace.
Americas Cardroom CEO Speaks on Winning Millions Cancellation
Americas Cardroom CEO Phil Nagy was to issue a statement and take questions from the chat room regarding Sunday’s cancellation of the highly anticipated Winning Millions. A Denial of Service attack was believed to have been the culprit that caused freezing and abrupt shutdowns.
DoS Attacks Cancel Winning Millions, Rescheduled Feb 22, CEO: 'Heart Breaking Decision'
Americas Cardroom’s highly anticipated Winning Millions had to be cancelled following a relentless Denial of Service attack during the tournament that caused ongoing shutouts and freezing of play. ACR confirmed last week they were the latest online poker site to be hit by the attacks now plaguing online poker.
Woman Allegedly Kicked in the Face by Dan Bilzerian Suing for Millions
A woman kicked in the face and left lying bloodied in a Miami Beach night club claims her assaulter was none other than poker player and Instagram kingpin Dan Bilzerian.
Simon Mattsson Leads After Day 4 of EPT Prague
EPT regular Simon Mattsson, third in the EPT Barcelona €2k side event in August for €37,900, is leading the 61 players who will be back for day 4 of the EPT11 Prague Main Event. The 21-year-old has 1,790,000 in chips.
EPT Prague 2014 Update: Brian Altman Leads After Day 2
Brian Altman leads the last 200 players in to Day 3 of the record-breaking EPT11 Prague. The American will return to a massive 704,100 chip-stack tomorrow (Sunday). Altman, who’s currently residing in Canada, won his seat for Prague in a €320 NL Deep Hyper Turbo on PokerStars.
EPT Prague 2014 Champ to Take Home €969,000
EPT PRAGUE CHAMPION TO GET €969,000 With a record-breaking field, creating a giant €5.3m prize pool, the EPT Season 11 Prague Main Event champion stands to win nearly €1m - € 969,000 to be precise.
There were 1,107 entries in the event –including 13 players who bought in at the start of Day 2 from scratch. There will be 159 players paid with the min-cash being set for €8,970.
‘Sports Betting Consultant to the Stars’ Adam Meyer Indicted: ‘Threatened Clients’
The so-called “Sports Betting Consultant to the Stars’ Adam Meyer, a Fort Lauderdale resident, has been indicted after allegedly scamming a Wisconsin man out of $25 million over a four year period. Meyer was arrested earlier in the week and appeared shackled before a federal magistrate Friday morning.
Huge Overlay in Americas Cardroom Million Dollar Sunday Tournament
For anyone who loves making instant cash, as do most readers of Gambling911.com we suspect, Americas Cardroom Million Dollar Sunday is expected to feature a massive overlay. Americas Cardroom is part of the Winning Poker Network. Oh and even more reason to play: Doyle Brunson has just confirmed he will be playing in this mass
Andrey Zaichenko Leads Record-Breaking EPT Prague Main Event
Russia's Andrey Zaichenko is leading for Day 2 of a record-breaking €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event. He topped today's 750-strong field with 237,600 in chips, a stack that also beats Day 1a chip leader Russian player Dmitry Ponomarev who has 159,800.
A total of 399 players made it through Day 1b today which, combined with yesterday's 201 survivors, means at least 600 players will be here at noon for Day 2.
Mistrial Declared in Connecticut Tiffany Stevens Murder-for-Hire Trial
HARTFORD — (Associated Press) - A judge has declared a mistrial because of a deadlocked jury in the case of a Connecticut woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband during a bitter child custody case.
Hartford Superior Court Judge Edward J. Mullarkey declared the mistrial Friday in the case of former Bloomfield resident Tiffany Stevens, who remains free on $1 million bail. The case is expected to be retried before another jury.
Americas Cardroom Player Turns Penny Into $1 Mil Secured Seat With Spin To Get In
Poker satellites suddenly have some new competition. Americas Cardroom has a brand new tournament entry feature called Spin To Get In that lets players win a seat in a major event without playing a single hand of poker. The slot machine-like feature invites players to spin a wheel for a chance to win a seat into a tournament for as little as $0.01.
Judge Orders Deadlocked Jury to Come Up With Verdict in Murder-for-Hire Trial
HARTFORD, Connecticut — (Associiated Press) - A Connecticut judge has told a deadlocked jury to try again to reach a verdict in the trial of a woman accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband during a bitter child custody court case.
Day 3 of Deliberations in Murder-for-Hire Case Linked to Gambling, Sex, Drugs
Friday marked Day 3 of deliberations in the case of a Connecticut mother charged with attempting to arrange the murder-for-hire of her husband.
Judge Voids Revel Sale to Canadian Firm
CAMDEN, N.J. – (Associated Press) -A bankruptcy court judge has voided the proposed sale of the former Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a Canadian firm that has since backed out of the deal.
Judge Gloria Burns on Friday granted a request by Revel Entertainment to cancel the $110 million sale to Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management.
The company had won a court auction for the failed $2.4 billion casino resort. But it backed out when it could not resolve a dispute with bondholders over debt from the construction of the casino’s costly power plant.
Golden Nugget to Sue Over Tax Rise
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - An Atlantic City casino who says its taxes would rise dramatically under a proposed tax assistance bill designed to help the struggling seaside resort says it will sue to block the plan.
The Golden Nugget says its calculations of the amount each casino would pay under a proposed payment in lieu of taxes drastically raises taxes for it, Resorts and Bally's — three of the city's smaller casinos — while giving huge tax breaks to big casinos owned or soon to be owned by billionaire Carl Icahn and gambling giant Caesars Entertainment.
Dmitry Ponomarev Leads EPT 11 Prague Main Event After Day 1A
Russian player Dmitry Ponomarev, who won the $2k NL event at the PCA in January, is chip leader at the end of Day 1a of the €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event with 159,800.
Balazs Botond Wins Eureka 4 Prague Title and €206,948
PokerStars player Balazs Botond came back for the Eureka 4 Prague final day as 9th in chips (out of 10 players), but he eventually remained the last man standing.
The Hungarian has won a €206,948 first prize after he made a 3-way deal with Ayman Zbib and Athanasios Xenodochidis to guarantee €186,948. Then he went on to win the remaining €20,000 left for the champ. It is Botond's biggest live cashout, surpassing the €154,000 payday for a 4th place finish in EPT8 Campione.
New Fantasy Site PlayMLF.com Vows to be No. 1 in Two Years
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--Fantasy sports today are where poker was 10 years ago. The scene is exploding with popularity. Huge amounts of money are being won. And new names are joining the game every week.
Poker Playboy Dan Bilzerian Arrested at LAX for Possession of Explosives
The so-called “King of Instagram” has been arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport for reportedly carrying explosives. The arrest occurred 10 pm PST Tuesday night or 1 am EST while transferring through Customs enroute from the Bahamas.
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