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Canada Using Super Bowl to Help Promote Legalizing Sports Betting
(Canadian Press) - Supporters of proposed federal legislation that would legalize single-event sports betting are using this weekend's Super Bowl XLVIII to pressure senators to give final approval to a private member's bill.
Sit & Crush Race Follows in Footsteps of Online Poker’s The Beast
San Jose, Costa Rica – It's not just The Beast's roar that's making big noise each week at Americas Cardroom. Just days after announcing that The Beast is moving to a weekly format beginning February 1st, the leading online poker site today announced that its Sit & Crush tournament points race is also moving to a weekly format.
Ole Schemion Wins 2013 European Poker Player of the Year Award
DEAUVILLE, France – PokerStars today congratulates Ole Schemion on winning the European Player of the Year at the GPI European Poker Awards 13th Edition sponsored by PokerStars. The awards were held in conjunction with Casino Lucien Barriere and the PokerStars European Poker Tour Deauville.
British Poker Pro Nigel Goldman Vanishes Amidst Embezzlement Fears
Nigel Goldman, a British poker pro popular on the big name tournament circuit, has gone missing from his Costa Del Sol, Spain mansion.
It’s not just Goldman who has gone missing, however. Some by £2.5m in clients funds have also vanished.
The warning signs may have been there from the get-go.
Neteller customers Targeted in Phishing Scheme
Customers of the popular online wallet Neteller were targets of an apparent phishing scheme, it was revealed this week.
Numerous customers received emails over the weekend notifying them that their accounts would be closed if they did not provide pertinent personal details. Those emails turned out to be fake.
The email appeared as such:
Dear [e-mail address]
California Online Poker Bill Sponsor Sen. Rod Wright Convicted of Felony
The man most responsible for bringing the discussion of legalized online poker to the state of California has been convicted of perjury and voter fraud.
A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday convicted state Sen. Roderick D. Wright on all eight counts in his perjury and voter fraud trial.
Poker Pro Dario Sammartino Leads at EPT 10 Deauville Main Event
Italian pro Dario Sammartino is leading the remaining 137 players as we go in to Day 3 of the EPT Deauville Main Event. The 26-year-old, who was third in the FPS High Roller a few days ago for €63,800 and fourth in the UKIPT London Main Event in October, has 427,200, closely followed by EPT Loutraki champion Zimnan Ziyard with 392,500. His biggest live cash to date was runner-up at IPT Sanremo in October for €95,000.
Poker Players Alliance Urges Massachusetts to Include Online Poker in Legislation
Washington, DC John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with 1.2 million members nationwide and more than 22,000 PPA advocates in Massachusetts, submitted a statement today urging the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to consider including an amendment to license and regulate Internet poker in SB 101, legislation proposed to bring online lotteries to the state.
PokerStars.IT IPT Nova Gorica 1 Season 6 – Vincitore Marko Mikovic
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Un giocatore Serbo, Marko Mikovic, ha vinto il primo premio di €89,000 (deal finale a tre) dopo un intenso Heads up al tavolo finale dell’IPT Nova Gorica, che si e’ protatto fino alla tarda serata di Martedi'.
Chris Day Leads at Even of Day 1A of EPT 10 Deauville Main Event
British player Chris Day has a super-narrow lead over Finland's Jorma Nuutinen at the end of Day 1a of the EPT Deauville Main Event tonight. Day has 154,100 to Nuutinen's 154,000. There are 134 players who made it through today from the 234-strong starting field including Team PokerStars Pros Eugene Katchalov and Marcin Horecki.
The EPT has joined forces with the national France Poker Series to create a mega ten-day, 45-event EPT Deauville Poker Festival, running January 22 - February 1, 2014 at Casino Barriere.
Delaware’s Foray Into Online Gambling Arena: Casinos Don’t Have a Clue
Three states entered the world of real money online gambling last year – Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware. Nevada was first, New Jersey has proven the most successful and tiny Delaware, well…..
Pennsylvania Explores Online Gambling, Keno
HARRISBURG — (Associated Press) - With top Pennsylvania state lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett seeking ways to plug a projected budget deficit, they are considering expanding lottery gambling and, possibly, legalizing online gambling.
The Senate Finance Committee will hear testimony Wednesday that focuses partly on adding keno to the Pennsylvania Lottery's game lineup.
Royal Flush: $2.7 Mil in Counterfeit Poker Chips Found Clogged in Borgata Pipe
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – (Associated Press) - A clogged pipe at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino has led to the discovery of $2.7 million in counterfeit poker chips that had been flushed down a toilet.
Authorities say a Fayetteville, N.C., man sneaked fake chips into a poker tournament at Atlantic City's Borgata casino, leading to the cancellation of one of its events last week.
Christian Lusardi was arrested Friday on charges including theft and rigging a public contest. It's unknown if he has a lawyer.
Online Poker: The Beast Changes Weekly Format at Americas Cardroom
Poker players with big appetites for winning are going to love this. The US-friendly online poker site Americas Cardroom today announced that their popular points race, The Beast, is taking on a new weekly format. The move to a 7-day points race comes just a few months after The Beast morphed from a monthly event into a twice-monthly one on October 1st, 2013.
New Jersey Looking at Massive Online Gambling Expansion Beyond its Borders
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - Two New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would drastically expand Internet gambling in the state, allowing it to take bets from other states and countries.
PayNoRake.com Review is In and the Feedback Has Been Super Positive
The new management of the Chico Poker Network are thrilled to announce that, after their acquisition of the network almost a year ago, the feedback that they are receiving from affiliates and players alike is very positive, particularly with regards to their unique rakeback brand, PayNoRake.com, which is fast becoming the online poker room of choice for poker players and affiliates alike!
Cubeia Online Poker Network Latest to Incorporate Bitcoin
The latest online gambling company to begin accepting bitcoin transactions is Swedish-based Cubeia, an Internet poker network. They follow in the footsteps of Americas Cardroom, which announced two weeks ago they too have begun offering the anonymous digital currency as a payment alternative.
Man Sentenced to Five Months in Russian Mob-Tied High Stakes Poker Case
NEW YORK (Associated Press) — A federal judge in Manhattan has given prison to another defendant in a massive high-stakes poker games case.
Edwin Ting of New York City was charged in April 2013 along with 33 other alleged members and associates of two Russian-American organized crime enterprises.
Ting was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison and ordered to forfeit $2 million.
New Jersey Online Gambling: Steve Wynn Wants in and Getting Waiver
John Brennan of the Bergen Record is reporting that casino mogul Steve Wynn is about to get a waiver to enter the New Jersey online gambling marketplace. He was not among the original applicants.
Brennan writes:
Gambling, Poker Addiction Causes Man to Rob Bank in His Underwear
73-year-old John A. Dougherty of Fort Pierce, Florida, has been jailed for robbing a local bank. He blames the act on his long time gambling addiction.
And Dougherty didn’t just rob the bank, he did the deed in his underwear, so to speak.
Dougherty wore black briefs over his head to conceal his identity.
Daily Beast: Cantor Gaming CEO Lee Amaitis 'Bromance' With Billy Walters Lead to Probe
Following news last week that CG Technology, formerly Cantor Gaming, having settled with the Nevada Gaming Control Board for $5.5 million following an 18-page complaint lodged against that company, the Daily Beast speculated as to why CEO Lee Amaitis remains at the helm.
PokerStars Announces Schedule of Seven VIP CLUB LIVE Events for 2014
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – PokerStars today announced the return of the VIP Club Live tour for 2014, with seven destinations scheduled across three different continents.
The VIP Club Live events, which give PokerStars players the chance to meet fellow VIPs, Team PokerStars members, and PokerStars staff in a friendly setting, with free food, drink and entertainment laid on, proved a big hit in five different cities in 2013.
Over $3.4 Mil Won During Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS XXIV
Onchan, Isle of Man – Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS XXIV came to a close last weekend, with more than $1,500,000 in prize money awarded in its last three days alone. In total, players won over $3,400,000 across 39 MiniFTOPS XXIV events.
Fifteen days of action culminated on Sunday, as 10,459 players battled it out for their share of the Main Event’s $750,000 guarantee. Winning more than $115,000, “Koller67” took the title of Main Event champion and was the Series’ biggest winner.
PokerStars, Bodog May Be Given Green Light by Feds to Accept US Customers
In a shocking new development, the website CalvinAyre.com is reporting that the US Department of Justice will begin to take on a new approach in dealing with those online gambling operators who once took bets from US citizens. The feds are reportedly now accepting corporate pleas and fines to resolve all outstanding charges.
Lesniak Introduces Bill That Will Permit New Jersey to Offer Interstate Online Gambling
New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) has introduced a new bill that would further expand online gambling beyond the state’s borders.
Those establishments hosting their websites out of Atlantic City would be permitted to take bets from other states and countries permitting Web gambling. It is unclear how tax issues would be worked out should such compacts evolve.
Battlestar Galactica Ranks As A Best Casino Video Slot
Enjoyed by thousands each week, Video slot machines make up the most popular casino games, so it should come as no surprise that they have burst into the online arena in recent years. With thousands of different themes, styles and features, slots are one of the most varied pastimes available, making it tough to choose the best from the bunch. So, when you have a spare five minutes, here are just some of the best online video slot titles for 2014 that are well worth a spin.
Battlestar Galactica
Virgin Launches New Jersey Online Gambling Site This Week
Richard Branson wants a piece of the online gambling market in New Jersey as his Virgin Group is set to launch a real money site there this week.
VirginCasino.com is due to launch on Friday. It was one of 15 approved last fall to operate in the Garden State. Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law allowing real money online gambling sites offering poker, roulette and blackjack.
The Virgin Group has teamed up with the Tropicana and online game maker Gamesys.
Poker Pro Annie Duke Gets a Facelift
Annie Duke is back after enduring a few years of criticism for her role representing shuttered online poker room UB.com and perhaps more so for being the sister of disgraced Full Tilt Poker headman Howard Lederer. Full Tilt Poker still owes millions to US players.
Duke has mostly been in hiding…until now….and she’s getting a makeover.
How to Deposit Money With Online Gambling Sites From Canada (2014)
With Skrill gone (effective January 31, 2014), sports bettors from the upper portion of North America are wondering how they can still deposit money with online gambling sites from Canada. Yes folks there are alternatives and who better to guide the way than your good friends here at Alberta-based Gambling911.com.
Poker Pro Phil Ivey to Unveil Training Site IveyPoker.com by Month’s End
Poker pro Phil Ivey is set to open his much anticipated online poker training website IveyPoker.com in the coming days.
The aim of the site is to “teach the world how to play better poker.”
Prominent figures in the world of poker will be well represented on the site including Jennifer Harman, Patrik Antonius and Greg Mercer.
