Archive for March, 2008
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Nanette Horner, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of Compulsive and Problem Gambling, has been appointed to the Responsible Gaming Committee for the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL).
Horner, who joined the Board's Office of Chief Counsel in 2005, was named the first Director of the Office of Compulsive and ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Damien de Gaye of France and Cory Tymich of Canada will represent Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, this May at the World Poker Showdown (WPS) Ocean World tournament in the Dominican Republic.
Both players have been awarded a $9,000 Prize package to the WPS Ocean World ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
The 2008 Nautica Charity PokerFestivals, now in their fourth season, will begin this Thursday in a new, 12,000 sq. ft. facility located inside The Powerhouse at the Nautica Entertainment Complex. The move facilitates expanding the number of Nautica Charity Poker Festivals that feature Texas Hold 'Em and other festival ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
The dates for the second annual World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair have been set, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., owner and operator of the most prestigious poker tournaments announced today.
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair (the WSOPE) will be held from September 19th to October ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
The National League of Poker (NLOP) has announced that Mike Sexton, the world-famous poker advocate and professional player, has signed an exclusive contract to be the featured spokesman of the company's industry leading web site.
NLOP is the leading poker-centric social gaming site for free, US-legal, online poker play. In 2007, ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Yesterday, only a few dozen poker players turned out for a rally to protest a proposed Massachusetts bill, at Boston Commons, that would make gambling and playing online poker in the state illegal. The rally was held by the Poker Players Alliance and Harvard’s Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society.
The bill ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The ban on online poker and gambling advertising in Sweden is over. Prosecutors in Sweden were ordered to stop prosecuting cases against media outlets that were publishing or airing ads relating to online poker and gambling from foreign sources.
According to pokerpages.com:
"The order came from UC Malmo, a department of Sweden’s ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
South Africa may legalize on-line gambling soon. This is according to an article in The Times newspaper of South Africa.
Currently, online gambling is illegal in South Africa even if the service provider is located in another country. Players face prison time and huge fines if caught. There are no licenses ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Casino Tropez has announced another 2 winners totalling €577,000 within 6 days of each other. The lucky players are Ulrike H. of Germany and Angele L. of France. Both received huge cash prizes playing progressive slot machines at Casino Tropez.
Ulrike was playing Diamond Valley, a 5 line progressive video slot ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
The Chicago Tribune recently reported that March Madness office pools on social networks like Facebook and MySpace is being watched by the FBI because Internet gambling is illegal.
According to an FBI spokesman, "There could be a violation if there's a payout and if the operators take a cut". In a ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
GigaMedia, developer and licenser of online gaming software, announced today its outstanding full-year 2007 results with revenues climbing 77 percent to a record $166.9 million, and operating income rising 73 percent to $38.1 million, both in comparison to 2006, driven by strong growth in its poker software business in continental ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Today the European Union launched an investigation into whether U.S. prosecutions of foreign online gambling companies were discriminatory, possibly paving the way for action at the World Trade Organization.
European online gambling companies, such as PartyGaming and BWIN Interactive Entertainment, complained in December that the U.S. Justice Department singled out foreign ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
According to an annual survey by Chicago-based placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. college basketball's "March Madness" may cost employers abuot $1.7 billion in productivity. March Madness which begins March 18 in Dayton, Ohio,
This number is based on the 37.3 million workers expected to participate in office pools during ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
PokerStars today announced the launch of Latin America's first major poker tour, the LAPT. With stops in Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay, the tour is set to bring world-class poker action to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.
The Latin American Poker Tour kicks off in the beautiful ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
GigaMedia Limited announced yesterday that its acclaimed Everest Poker offering has secured a key multi-year promotional agreement with the world's largest and most prestigious poker tournament – the World Series of Poker.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the world's premier poker event, with over 50,000 participants from around the ...
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