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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.
Las Vegas Review Journal Picks Up on G911 IGT-Bringit Exclusive
The IGT proxy fight is getting uglier by the day, even with a national holiday occurring in the States.
The Las Vegas Review Journal picked up on Gambling911.com’s exclusive whereby IGT CEO Patti Hart failed to disclose material information to all investors that a Silicon Valley-based investment bank where her husband is a top executive oversaw the slot machine maker's purchase of a small social gaming technology company last year.
Morningside Recovery Center: Stop Watching Woo and Put Away Sock Puppet!
Morningside Recovery Center, the national renowned rehab center that Gambling 911 revealed treated Poker pro Erick Lindgren to overcome his gambling addiction with a specified program for him allowing him to stay in control of the gambling which he does for a living has recently completed a survey which makes us think too many out there are thinking about resident MILF Jenny Woo (pictured).
Poker Maximus IV – Day 9 Recap
The final Friday of PM IV at Carbon Poker had three different forms of poker available to players as a NL Hold’em, Stud8 and PLO tournament were played out. With over $75K in prized paid out on this day there was no shortage of cash up for grabs as three new winners were crowned in PM IV.
Americas Cardroom $500,000 MOSS II Poker Series Kicks Off
Valentine's Day might be over, but Americas Cardroom is giving poker players 500,000 big reasons to love them—for the remainder of the month. The wildly successful Mini Online Super Series kicks off today, featuring a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool spread out over 100 events. Buy-ins for MOSS II start at just $2+0.20. On Sunday there will be a $75,000 guaranteed on the table in a $100+9 event.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 8 Recap
Carbon Poker’s Poker Maximus IV series crowned three new winners during Thursday’s action and with over $17K alone going to those respective winners, there was no shortage of prize money available to poker players on this day. Here’s how each event wrapped up. Join Carbon Poker Here
POKERSTARS GUARANTEES $7 MILLION PRIZE POOL FOR SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY MILLION
PokerStars is celebrating the seventh anniversary of the Sunday Million – poker’s richest weekly tournament – with a special event featuring a $7 million guaranteed prize pool on March 3 at 14.30 ET. With $1 million guaranteed for first place it is set to be one of the richest online poker tournaments of all time.
Juicy Stakes Launches Dice and Begins Cee-lo Dice Slay the Dragon Promotion
Popular online gaming site, Juicy Stakes (JuicyStakes.eu) is now rolling two dice games new to the real money scene, Cee-lo and 1-4-24. Hit the alley to catch Strungflowers and avoid the Dancing Dragon in three dice Cee-lo or try your hand at 1-4-24. Play and real money, multi-player games are now rolling under the all new Dice tab within the Juicy software.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 7 Recap
Carbon Poker’s Poker Maximus IV tournament series continued on through Wednesday as three more very good poker players finished the day with a tournament title in hands and big pay days in their pockets. Two of the three tournaments were of the No Limit Hold’em variety well the third was the more traditional fixed limit Hold’em. Here’s how the three winners capped off their success:
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Event #21: $45,000 Guaranteed NLH – ($100+9 buy-in)
New Nevada Online Gambling Bill Gets Introduced in Assembly
(Associated Press) - A bill before the Nevada Assembly removes the final restrictions preventing online gambling’s full arrival.
Democratic Las Vegas Assemblyman William C. Horne introduced AB114 during the floor session Wednesday.
Horne says the bill eliminates a provision from last session’s online gambling bill requiring Nevada to wait for federal legalization.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 6 Recap
Day 6 at Carbon Poker saw three more PM IV tournaments completed and three new winners were crowned. Remember, players earn PM IV points for how well they do over the course of all the events and prizes are given out to the top finishers at the end. Here’s how Day 6’s tournaments wrapped up.
25 Seats to the International Stadiums Poker Tour Up for Grabs at Lock
Lock Poker announced Wednesday that they will be giving away 25 seats to the highly anticipated International Stadiums Poker Tour or ISPT for short. This is part of a free roll occurring on Saturday February 16, 2013.
ISPT is the biggest poker event ever organized, mixing online and live gaming. The main event is starting online in February 2013 and continuing live in June 2013, in the stadium of Wembley, London. 70 percent participants playing live in Wembley for the “Day 2” will be paid out.
Phil Ivey 8.5 Hour Session Yields Just Over $582k
Poker icon Phil Ivey continued his win streak at his old home Full Tilt Poker.
This weekend’s damage was to the tune of $582.1k.
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Nevada Senate Wants to Tax Profits of Internet Poker
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Associated Press) — The Nevada State Gaming Control Board is pushing for legislation in the Nevada Senate to tax the net profits of Internet poker tournaments.
Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett presented the bill, SB9, to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday.
Vegas Bigwigs Pitted Against One Another in IGT Battle
The battleground may be littered with wounded Vegas royalty when all is said and done in the continuing saga of gaming company IGT’s proxy fight. Casino bigwigs are being forced to take sides.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 5 Recap
Poker Maximus IV at Carbon Poker rolled into its fifth day on Monday and had nearly $50K in guaranteed money up for grabs. Three very good poker players were crowned as champions and here’s how it all went down:
Online Poker Akin to Pedophilia in Washington State: Lawmaker Wants Change
Class C felonies in the state of Washington include child molestation, multiple DWI offenses and drug dealing and – drum roll please – playing poker online.
That’s right. The state that just legalized marijuana usage criminalizes those who are caught playing poker on their computers and smartphones. It’s been this way for over 6 years now and you can thank former Governor Christine Gregoire for that one as part of her overzealous attempt to protect Tribal casinos in the state.
216 Poker Players in the Money: Americas Cardroom Tournaments Exceed Prize Pool
Sunday February 10 saw a flurry of activity at Americas Cardroom as the growing US facing poker site held two $50k Guaranteed tournaments simultaneously bringing more player traffic and higher tournament prize pools than usual.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 4 Recap
Sunday’s are always big days during any Poker Maximus series at Carbon Poker and the first Sunday of PM IV was no different. There was $230K in guaranteed money up for grabs as we crowned four new winners in these events.
Event #11: $100,000 Guaranteed NLH – ($100+9 buy-in)
Anonymous Poker Series 2013 to Feature Simultaneous Macau, London Events
The first live qualifiers for the Bodog Poker Network’s Anonymous Poker Series will take place simultaneously in both London and Macau on March 12th. The B2B live event will be held during the iGaming Asia Conference, Macau, and is open to online gaming operators at the conference.
PokerStars Appoints Lee Jones as head of Poker Communications
ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN –PokerStars today appointed Lee Jones as Head of Poker Communications for PokerStars.
In this newly-created role, Jones will serve as a key PokerStars spokesperson on poker issues for internal and external audiences. He will bring his deep knowledge, experience and love of poker to ensure that PokerStars is able to continue communicating about poker in an authentic and people-focused manner.
Nevada Governor Pushes for Interstate Online Gambling: NJ Rivalry
LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is using the low-grade rivalry between Las Vegas and Atlantic City to encourage lawmakers to pass a bill that could expand the state’s online gambling market nationwide.
The day after Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suggested that he’d be open to legalizing some form of Internet gambling, the Nevada Republican released a statement asking lawmakers to act quickly to ensure the state maintains its place as the nation’s leader in gambling regulation.
Silence of the Hams: Ader Linked Websites Blocked Inside IGT
The Las Vegas Review Journal on Sunday reported that gambling firm IGT has begun blocking its employees from accessing gaming analyst Jason Ader-linked websites.
Ader is currently embroiled in a nasty – and quite aggressive – proxy battle with IGT’s current management team.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 3 Recap
PM IV’s first Saturday of action at Carbon Poker was chalk-filled with action as there were four new winners crowned and they toke home over $17K in 1st place prize money. With events ranging from no limit hold’em to the limit variety and even PLO, there was plenty of poker action available to everyone. Get in on the action here.
Questionable Trading Activity at IGT Raises Eyebrows
In February 2012, IGT acquired a company called BringIt, Inc. (“BringIt”) and Gambling911.com can reveal exclusively some of the questions surrounding this business deal.
IGT has previously identified the acquisition in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including on page 95 of IGT’s Form 10-K, filed on November 28, 2012.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 2 Recap
Poker Maximus IV continued with some great Day 2 action on Friday as three new winners were crowned and prize pools exceeded their guaranteed number in each event. The tournaments are only going to get bigger and better from here on out, so don’t miss out on any of these great PM IV tournies. Take part in Poker Maximus IV here.
Remi Castaignon Wins EPT Deauville 2013
French player Remi Castaignon has won EPT Deauville and a first prize of €770,000 after defeating a 782-strong field. Below is a breakdown of the top 8 finishers and their winnings.
1 Remi Castaignon, France, €770,000
2 Walid Bou Habib, Lebanon, PokerStars qualifier €475,000
3 Roberto Romeo, Belgium, PokerStars qualifier €275,000
Remi Castaignon Leads at Final of 2013 EPT Deauville
French player Remi Castaignon, 29, has a massive chip lead going into the final of EPT Deauville with 9,900,000, more than 40% of the chips in play. Three Lebanese players have also made the final and now account for 37.5% of the field, from the 1.92% who started the event. Lebanon is the current EPT Country of the Year.
Poker Maximus IV – Day 1 Recap
Poker Maximus IV got started yesterday and after three very successful go-arounds in 2012, the first day of PM IV in 2013 was an exciting one. Here’s how it wrapped up.
Event #1: $60,000 Guaranteed NLH Freezout – ($200+15 buy-in)
Carbon Poker to Release New Mobile Poker Client: Looking for Testers
Carbon Poker on Friday announced it is about to release its new mobile poker client that will soon be pushed live.
Is Patti Hart Prepared to Step Down as IGT CEO for Jason Ader
Will Patty Hart Step Down From IGT For Team Jason Ader? That is the million dollar – or in this case, potentially multi-million dollar question – being asked as we are about to enter the middle part of February.
