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Cabot on New Jersey Internet Gambling: ‘They Are Kidding Themselves’
Attorney and Vice President and Board Member at Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, Anthony Cabot, on Tuesday, cast a pessimistic outlook for legalized Internet gambling in the US while taking a specific swipe at New Jersey.
The Garden State legislatures passed a bill that would make online gambling in New Jersey legal should Governor Chris Christie elect to sign the measure into law.
Poker Pro Erick Lindgren Treated for ‘Gambling Problem’
Poker pro Erick Lindgren has confirmed he is working with Morningside Recovery as a means of overcoming his gambling addiction.
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PokerStars Signs Triple Crown Winner Jake Cody as Latest Pro
Paradise Island, BAHAMAS – Jake Cody, poker’s youngest Triple Crown winner, kicks off 2013 as the newest member of Team PokerStars Pro, the world’s largest poker site announced today.
Lock Poker Online Poker Satellites for 2013 International Stadiums Poker Tour
In a major announcement provided to Gambilng911.com Tuesday, Lock Poker has announced it will be offering online satellites for the much ballyhooed 2013 International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) to take place at Wembley Stadium in London May 31 thru June 6.
The schedule is to be announced shortly.
ISPT is the biggest tournament ever : It gathers 30 000 players from all around the world in the mythical stadium of wembley. This tournament is the first tournament combining online and live poker.
Scott Seiver wins $100k PCA 2013 Super High Roller for $2 Million and Change
American poker pro Scott Seiver has won $2,003,480 - one of the biggest prizes in poker - after taking down the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller tournament.
As well as the life-changing cash first prize and prestigious title, Seiver also receives a stunning ‘Steel and Diamond’ design watch worth €14,880 from luxury Swiss brand Slyde, the Official Bracelet Sponsor of PCA10.
Betfair Moves to iPoker Network
Europe’s largest betting exchange, Betfair, will be moving its online poker room off the Ongame Network and on to the world’s 4th largest network, iPoker.
PCA10 Main Event Kicks Off With 320 Players
A total of 320 players competed on Day 1a of PCA10 today including Team PokerStars SportStar Boris Becker, Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein and Ryder Cup golfer Sergio Garcia.
PCA SUPER HIGH ROLLER The Super High Roller final is currently being broadcast live on #PCALive. Three players left - Scott Seiver, David Sands and Nick Schulman (who came fourth two years ago).
CANADA CUP Danny Noseworthy from Newfoundland won the Canada Cup for $40,417. The top three also all won a seat - Noseworthy + Joseph Stiers and Kyle Meyers.
Carbon Poker Sunday Big Ticket Will Feature $215 Buy-In
Carbon Poker this Sunday (January 13, 2013) will feature a $215 buy-in for its Sunday Big Ticket. This is a one-off change this week, and Gambling911.com encourages its readers to try this out.
Tourney Details
Micro Stakes Poker Players to Get $5k Points Race in Americas Cardroom OSS II
As poker tournament players across America get ready for this month's groundbreaking $1 million Online Super Series, Americas Cardroom is upping the ante for small stakes ring game players, too. The US-friendly online poker site today announced its $5k Micro Race, an online poker leaderboard competition for micro stakes ring game players.
American Gaming Association Chief Frank Fahrenkopf to Step Down
LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - The executive who has headed the country’s main casino industry lobbying organization since its inception in 1995 announced Monday that he’ll step down June 30.
Internet Gambling: A Threat to Economic and Financial Systems
John Warren Kindt, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois and senior editor to the United States International Gaming Report, warns of Internet gambling’s potential as a threat to economic and financial systems worldwide.
David Sands Massive Lead at $100k Super High Roller PCA10
American David Sands is in the lead for the final of the $100k Super High Roller tourney at PCA10. Others still in contention for the $2,003,480 first prize include EPT London High Roller winner Philipp Gruissem, last year's runner-up Dan Shak, Antonio Esfandiari, David Sands and Nick Schulman, who came fourth at the first PCA Super High Roller.
Read more on the PokerStars blog
Virgin Games Taken Over by Gamesys: Move Into US Market Possible
Virgin Games announced on Monday it will now be under new ownership effective 29 January. Gamesys has taken over the company after eight years of dedicated services as an online casino, bingo and poker operator.
Affiliates of Virgin Games will be migrated into the Gamesys affiliate program.
Gamesys was founded in 2001 by Noel Hayden, Robin Tombs, Andrew Dixon and four developers. They operate the popular online gambling site Jackpotjoy.
PCA10 $100k Super High Roller 2013 Event Will Pay Winner Over $2 Million
The winner of the recording-breaking $100k Super High Roller tourney, the debut event of #PCA10, will be taking home a whopping first prize of $2,003,480. A total of 47 players bought in to the event making it the largest ever turn-out for a $100k tournament. There were 12 re-entries bringing the total number of entries to 59, creating a total prize pool of $5,724,180. Eight places are being paid.
Philipp Gruissem Leads Record-Breaking PCA10 $100k Super High Roller
A total of 47 total players bought in to today's PCA Super High Roller making it the largest ever turn-out for a $100k tournament. The current chip leader - with 771,500 - is EPT London High Roller winner Philipp Gruissem who was one of ten players to re-enter today. Three players (businessman Paul Newey, Bryn Kenney and Igor Kurganov) bust twice and, so far, have not entered a third time. A total of 37 players are left at present. Players have until the first hand tomorrow to decide if they want to re-enter. The seat draw will be published at noon.
Vanessa Selbst Confirmed for Caribbean Adventure $100k Super High Roller Event
PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS – Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst will be among the top poker players in the world competing today for a minimum $3.3 million prize pool in the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament today, the first event of the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Poker Pro Isildur1 Up Another $700k
Swedish online poker pro Viktor Blom, better known as Isildur1, amassed another $700k the other night. In just the first three days of the new year, he has won just shy of $1.2 million.
Pinky Says: Internet Gambling Vital for Atlantic City Growth
Let’s hope Pinky Kravitz of the Atlantic City Press has some pull as he practically begged New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to sign off on an Internet gambling bill that passed both the state Assembly and Senate with flying colors.
MamaCoolJ Pulls Ultimate Hat Trick at Americas Cardroom Online Poker Site
The upcoming Online Super Series II in January might see some big names at the tables, including 3-time champion MamaCool. The poker player has done it again by performing the ultimate hat trick at Americas Cardroom for the third month in a row. He earned the top spot in The Beast, Americas Cardroom's monthly points race.
Antigua Declares War on US Over Internet Gambling Conflict
Forget Iran. Forget North Korea. The US has another battle to contend with a little closer to home as the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua has declared war on the United States of America…Well sort of.
Antigua has been in a decades long battle with the US over the former nation’s hosting of online gambling companies. The World Trade Organization rewarded Antigua a $3.4 billion judgment and now the island nation is looking to collect.
How?
They are looking to pursue sanctions.
That’s right, sanctions against the USA.
Marvin Rettenmaier Named European Poker Player of the Year 2012
Germany’s Marvin Rettenmaier has been named 2012 European Poker Player of the Year by both Card Player Magazine and BLUFF.
His many accomplishments throughout the year included:
*Winning 1st place at the €2k EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo and netting €118,300 ($156,186).
*1st place at the $25k WPT World Championship Las Vegas for $1,196,858.
*1st place at the $4k WPT Merit Cyprus Classic for $287,784
*1st place finish at the €10k EPT Prague where he won $477,479.
Ben Sulsky Biggest Online Poker Cash Game Winner in 2012: Gus Hansen Biggest Loser
Ben “Sauce 123” Sulsky was determined to be the biggest online poker cash game winner in 2012, raking $3,581,763 on PokerStars and another $367,981 at Full Tilt Poker this fall.
Lottery Chief Opposes Federal Online Gambling Efforts
DES MOINES, Iowa (Associated Press) — The Iowa Lottery is urging Congress to reject proposals to authorize federal regulation of Internet gambling.
Lottery CEO Terry Rich recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby on the issue with the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. Rich detailed his efforts in a report to members of the Iowa Legislature's Government Oversight Committee, the Des Moines Register reported.
The Amazing Kreskin Talks Poker With Gambling911.com’s Jenny Woo
In our last installment, The Amazing Kreskin discussed with Gambling911.com’s own Jenny Woo how he has been banned from nearly every casino in the United States. Today he talks about the current poker scene and how young players have filled the landscape.
The Amazing Kreskin Talks Being Blacklisted From Vegas Casinos With Jenny Woo
Gambling911.com’s Senior International Correspondent Jenny Woo sits down with The Amazing Kreskin to talk about his being blacklisted from all the Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos. Kreskin tells all.
Gus Hansen Ignites Firestorm With Daniel Negreanu, Howard Lederer Tweet
Denmark poker pro Gus Hansen tweeted the day after Christmas:
"@RealGusHansen: Do people hate Howard Lederer because of evidence of foul play or because Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier tells everybody to hate him?"
Poker Pro Joe Sebok Now Crushing Grapes
Having won a mere $24,792 playing in live tournaments over the past two years, poker pro Joe Sebok has decided on a bit of a career change: cultivating grapes.
Phil Ivey Cleans House at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker
One of the biggest money makers in poker, Phil Ivey, added to his bankroll the day before Christmas with a $460k pay day.
He won the monies between both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Ivey began playing at Full Tilt earlier in the month following more than a 1-and-a-half year absence. Ivey plays under the new handle “Polarizing”.
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Astrologer Enlisted to Help Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu Find Love (Video)
One of the most famous poker players, Daniel Negreanu, is set to appear on the Bravo reality series “Millionaire Matchmaker”.
Patti Stanger founded the Beverly Hills-based "Millionaire's Club" in 2000 to cater to wealthy men looking for partners. In the episode featuring the Canadian poker icon, Stanger enlists a psychic to help find Daniel true love.
And Negreanu may have been tapping into his inner Nostradamus last month.
The poker pro tweeted in November:
Americas Cardroom Tops Online Poker Payment Processing Report
The $1 million in guaranteed money that's on the line in Americas Cardroom's Online Super Series this January will be paid out in record time, if this month's payment processing report is any indication.
