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Pamela Anderson Divorcing 4th Place Finisher at WSOP One Drop Again
Rick Salomon, known more for his high profile relationships prior to finishing in 4th place at last week’s World Series of Poker Big One For One Drop event, is being served with divorce papers by wife Pamela Anderson for the second time.
Missouri Bookies: St. Louis, Columbia, Texas County, Shannon County More
No matter where you are located in the Show Me State of Missouri, local bookies are only a stone’s throw away. You just have to know how to find them.
EPT Set to Break Qualifier Records for 100th Event in Barcelona
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – Moore than 230 players have already won seats to #EPT100 in Barcelona, the debut event of EPT Season 11. The historic 100th EPT kicks off mid-August and numbers already look set to beat last year’s EPT Barcelona Poker Festival record of 378 qualifiers.
Former Rep. Connie Mack Added to Adelson Arsenal
Former Rep. Connie Mack has been brought on to help lobby in favor of a bill to ban online gambling across the USA.
Mack, who lost his Congressional seat in 2012, will lobby on behalf of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Adelson has been on a crusade to abolish Internet gambling for the better part of a year now. The GOP mega-donor had his lobbyists help draft anti-online gambling legislation introduced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) earlier in the year.
888 Holdings Forecasts Strong Earnings: Shares Rise 5 Percent
Shares in 888 Holdings rose 5 percent Wednesday on news that it was expecting a significant surge in interim earnings.
Little additional information was provided by the FTSE 250 company other that saying “continued to deliver a very strong performance and anticipates announcing ebitda for the period significantly ahead of the comparable period in the prior year”.
Singapore Anti-Gambling Ad fails After Germany Win
An anti-gambling advert which featured a man putting his son's life savings on Germany winning the World Cup was widely panned by Singaporeans online Wednesday after it was shown during Brazil's crushing defeat.
Read more: Football: Disaster for Brazil as Germany run riot
Big Name Players Bust Out of WSOP Main Event: Four Former Champs Remain
A number of big name poker players have failed to advance beyond the World Series of Poker Main Event 4th day (known as Day 2AB).
Among those who bid farewell: Josh Arieh, Dennis Phillips, Mike Matusow, Jason Somerville, George Danzer, Brandon Shack-Harris, Live Boree and Annette Obrestrad. Obrestrad had an especially painful exit as she lost a 100k chip pot with her opponent drawing nearly dead, the WSOP noted.
2014 World Series of Poker Main Event Among Top Five Biggest of All Time
It’s official. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is among the top five biggest of all time based on number of entrants.
Day 1C of the 2014 Main Event broke the record for the largest starting flight in Main Event history drawing 3,968 entries. The previous record was held by Day 1C of the 2013 Main Event when it drew 3,467 players.
Maryland Casinos See 8.4 Percent Increase in Gambling
(Associated Press) - Maryland's casinos are reporting gambling revenue of $72 Million for the month of June, up 8.4 percent from the same period last year.
Numbers released this week by the state Lottery and Gaming Control Agency show that the Maryland Live casino near Arundel Mills mall accounted for $56.5 million of the total, an increase of 10 percent from last June.
Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Cumberland reported the largest year-over-year increase, with gambling revenue up 50 percent compared to last June.
Bookies in the Topeka, Manhattan, Kansas Area
Bookies can be found throughout the Manhattan and Topeka region of Kansas thanks to the hardcore sports fans backing local Kansas State University, home of the Wildcats. USA Today has pegged Kansas State to be one of the top 25 football programs in the nation for 2014, thus making the demand for Price Per Head outsourcing that much more important.
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WSOP: Jeff Madsen Arrest and Ejection From Rio a Hoax
Tweets made last week from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas by poker pro Jeff Madsen about getting arrested for drugs and being banned from the event venue were not true, Gambling911.com can confirm.
The remarks, made on Madsen's Twitter feed last Thursday, July 3, were simply attempts at humor by the three-time WSOP bracelet-winner who is known for his wacky sense of humor and quirky personality.
Nahmad Partied Hard Before Jail Stint: Had Role in Russian Mafia Gambling Ring
The New York Post this weekend reported that art gallery owner Helly Nahmad was spotted partying with the likes of magician David Blaine and other big name celebrities the weeks leading up to his 366 day jail sentence.
Record Number for WSOP Main Event Starting Flight Expected
Day 1a of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event drew a modest 771 players while Day 1b resulted in an impressive 2,144 entrants.
Day 1c is always the biggest draw with WSOP officials already anticipating over 3,467 players, which is likely to shatter last year's record.
From WSOP.com:
Online Gambling Operators in France Detained for Running Illegal Bitcoin Exchange
TOULOUSE, France – (Reuters) - French police have dismantled an illegal Bitcoin exchange and seized 388 virtual currency units worth some 200,000 euros ($272,800) in the first such operation in Europe, a public prosecutor said on Monday.
Pokerstars Guarantees $5 Mil: Adds ‘Micromillions Challenge’ to 8th Championship
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – PokerStars today announced the schedule for the eighth running of the world’s most popular online poker championship, MicroMillions. It will take place over 11 days from July 17-27, and feature 100 events with $5 million in guaranteed prize money.
The highlight will be the $22 No Limit Hold’em Main Event tournament on the final day of the championship, which has a $1 million guarantee. Incredibly, six of the seven previous Main Event winners have pocketed huge six-figure paydays, with a record first prize of just over $160k – all from just a $22 buy-in.
Breaking News: Amaya Considers London, New York for Secondary Listing
(Reuters) - Canada's Amaya Gaming Group Inc is working towards a secondary listing, either in London or in New York, the online gambling company's head told the Times on Saturday.
The company was weighing the benefits of a dual listing, but had not finalised which city it would be in, the daily quoted Chief Executive David Baazov as saying.
Amaya Gaming could not immediately be reached for a comment outside of regular business hours.
Doyle Brunson Says World Series of Poker Main Event Hours ‘Too Damn Long’
Poker legend Doyle Brunson has tweeted that he will no longer play in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Brunson, who turns 81 next month, tweeted:
To everybody who keeps asking...I'm not playing the Main Event. Hours are just too damn long
Van Der Sloot Marries Pregnant Girlfriend in Prison
Joran van der Sloot married his pregnant Peruvian girlfriend in prison Friday. The Dutchman is serving a 28-year-old sentence for the 2010 murder of another Peruvian woman.
Van der Sloot, 26, married Leidy Figueroa in Lima's Piedras Gordas penitentiary during a small midday ceremony. She is expected to give birth in September.
Van der Sloot was convicted of killing 21-year-old female Peruvian student Stephany Flores. He met her in a Lima casino while following the Latin American Poker Tour.
2014 World Series of Poker Main Event Kicks Off
The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event was set to begin on Saturday. Over the next three days, we will grasp the number of entries and, as such, the ultimate prize money to be handed out.
Last year’s WSOP had Ryan Reiss (remember him?) walk away with the top prize of $8,361,570. We won’t know the winner until November when the final table takes place.
EU Wants Health Warning for Online Gambling Advertisements
BRUSSELS – (Reuters) - The European Commission will urge countries to demand that online gambling advertisements display warning messages like cigarette packets, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
The EU executive will make its recommendation to improve controls of the 10.5 billion-euro ($14.3 billion) online gambling industry next week, focusing on advertisements to tackle compulsive gambling.
Russia to Open Up Sochi, Crimea for Gambling: Easing Online Poker Restrictions
Russia has announced plans to ease restrictions on Internet gambling while opening up Sochi and the Crimea for land-based casinos.
China Jails 68 People in Online Gambling Bust: Up to Nine Years Prison Time
(Reuters) - China has jailed 68 people for up to nine years for online gambling, state media said on Friday, making it the country's largest such bust of a ring, which was valued at $78 billion.
The group operated in the southern province of Guangdong via overseas gambling websites between March 2008 and April 2013, using the sites to lure bettors and take commissions, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Ex-Mob Boss Son Convicted in Looting of Company
Camden, N.J. – (Associated Press) - The son of a former Philadelphia mob boss and another reputed mob associate were convicted Thursday of federal fraud charges for taking over a Texas-based mortgage company and then plundering its assets to buy homes, luxury cars, a plane and a yacht.
Odds to Win the 2014 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Prop Bets
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Fixed World Cup Game Doubted
FIFA has cast doubts on allegations made by a German magazine that a World Cup group game between Cameroon and Croatia had been fixed.
FIFA is demanding that Der Spiegel provide details of all its conversations with convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal to prove the June 18 game had been fixed. Cameroon lost 4-0.
Phil Ivey Responds to Borgata Cheating Allegations: ‘Was All Skill’
Poker pro Phil Ivey is looking to have a lawsuit filed against him by the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City dismissed. The Borgata alleges that Ivey and a companion cheated the casino out of nearly $12 million while playing baccarat.
One Drop Winner Daniel Colman Aloof, Won’t Promote Poker
Immediately following 23-year-old Daniel Colman’s Big One for One Drop $15 million plus win early Tuesday, the Boston poker player ran off and refused to talk to any media.
Colman fled the World Series of Poker host casino, the Rio, within five minutes.
His handlers claimed Colman “was not interested in promoting poker”.
From the Las Vegas Sun:
Aria Ordered to Pay $100k for Barring Agents
LAS VEGAS – (Associated Press) - A Las Vegas Strip casino has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle allegations that a supervisor shooed away state agents who were watching a high-stakes roulette table, even though state law requires all gambling to be open to the public.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the proposed settlement with Aria Las Vegas this week. The agreement must be approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Poker Pro Chad Brown Passes Away at Age 52
Following a long bout with cancer, poker pro Chad Brown has passed away at the age of 52.
Brown died at 1:15 am Wednesday morning at Calvary Hospital Hospice in the Bronx, New York.
