Congressional Republicans attached a measure cracking down on Internet gambling to a bill aimed at enhancing port security that passed Saturday. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., pushed for the gambling provisi
PanAsia Poker Tour will debut its Pan-Asian Tour in Manila, The Philippines. The PanAsia Poker Tour is ready to bring to the world’s best players a Tour dedicated to Pan-Asia. The PAPT will feature world wide competition fighting for cash, prizes
British bookmaker William Hill stopped accepting casino and poker bets from online customers in the United States on Wednesday, amid increasing uncertainty over whether U.S. authorities would effectively outlaw online gambling. The company, which
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, as expected, gave the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority permission Wednesday to operate slot machines at its racetrack in Plains Township, Pa. The Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs’ slot parlor is expected to be open
Until a few years ago Seven Card Stud was the most popular poker game. All of the crazy games played in home games were variations of Seven Card Stud. Playing…
The top prize for the World Series of Poker main event was $12 million but so far winner Jamie Gold has only collected half of it. The other $6 million…
Lewis Rose thinks it’s a good idea for his gambling software company to uproot its Toronto head office and move it to Ireland — but he can’t go with it. Mr. Rose has led CryptoLogic Inc., which provides software and electronic payment systems to s
Juan Pablo Montoya has a request concerning his move from Formula One to NASCAR: patience. The former Indianapolis 500 champion made his first test run as a stock car racer Monday at Talladega Superspeedway, beginning his transition from open whee
The chairman of UK-listed online gambling company World Gaming, James Grossman, has quit the business. Mr Grossman’s move comes as fears grow that top executives at internet gaming firms could be arrested in the US. The former chairman of Spo
Titan Poker, (http://www.titanpoker.com), one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, has introduced a new design to the lobby of its popular poker software and has added a Mini Table View that is already a huge hit among the site’s poker players.
On September 1st, the Wynn Casino instituted a new policy where the dealers had to share their tips with the casino supervisors. One published report stated that the dealers at…
I don’t know how many times I have seen a player win money in the casino and then give it all back. When you get ahead you should lock up…
Poker books go into great detail discussing the various strategies necessary to get to the final table of a tournament. However, not as much has been written about final table playing strategy.Here are some tips to help you make it from the final table to the winner’s circle:Take what the table gives: This is a simple concept but one that can’t be overlooked. In fact, this philosophy applies not only to poker, but also to sports like football and basketball.Sometimes, late in NFL games, the team
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ–(MARKET WIRE)–Sep 15, 2006 — The major competition has arrived for the World Poker Tour championship at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. The biggest names in the game are on-site and ready to battle for a million dollar first place prize, a sleek Rolex watch and a $25,000 seat at the World Poker Tour championship.Vanessa Rousso stole the spotlight on Thursday earning her place in poker history winning Event 9, the $5,000 buy-in No Limit Event. Rousso survived the field of 317 t
There is a familiar narrative in virtually every online biography of Scotty Nguyen. Essentially, the story goes: On the final hand of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, with a full house on the table, Scotty told his opponent, Kevin McBride, “You call this one, and it’s all over, baby.” McBride called. Scotty won.As simple as that sounds, those words mark the most memorable event in Thuan “Scotty” Nguyen’s career. In fact, those words illustrate his entire poker-playing persona—a confident
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ–(MARKET WIRE)–Sep 16, 2006 — Energy levels rose among players and guests at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa early Friday morning as the hotel welcomed players of the World Poker Tour (WPT). The biggest names in the game battled for a $1.5 million first place prize and a $25,000 seat at the World Poker Tour Championship.The highly-regarded tournament recorded the largest turnout of players in the history of Atlantic City poker with 540 players anteing-up $10,000 for a shot at th
248 Players Return to Compete for Biggest Cash Prize in Borgata History — Almost $1.5 Million Cash and World Poker Tour Title
A poker game among friends—is turning into a legal battle. Last Summer, Greer police arrested a group of friends for playing poker, because state law considers it gambling. An attorney now hopes a judge will decide the law is unconstitutional. The state law considers any game with cards or dice gambling, even if money is not exchanged.It’s what a lot of people do for fun—–pull out the cards and the chips—–for a low-stakes game of poker. 16 friends chipped in some money for a game at
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — (MARKET WIRE) — September 18, 2006 — The third day of action at the Borgata Poker Open, part of the World Poker Tour, saw another round of intense battles as players tried to make moves and secure their position in the final six spots. Sixty-eight players began counting their chips at 11 a.m., but it wasn’t long before players began to drop like flies.The drama of the event was heightened throughout the day by the looming fact that only fifty-four out of the sixty-eight pl
Why will Europe win this week? SI.com’s E.M. Swift has a simple answer: the gritty Euros treat the Ryder Cup as a major, while the Americans are just a bunch of soft, rich pros.