Archive for July, 2009

This Is Vegas Announces August Slots Tournament Schedule – 07-30-09

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

July 30 – Participating in the This Is Vegas Casino August tournaments is easy and all players have to do is at least make one deposit during the week of each tournament, and that will give them a chance to win a slice of the $25,000 up for grabs during the month. The draw [...]

Online Poker News: Pitbull Poker Fight Gets Ugly

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

An article appearing on the Gambling911.com website this week involving Pitbull Poker and allegations that the online poker room is somehow using a "super user" account to manipulate play, has evoked passionate discussion in our comments section. 
Our friends at AintLuck.com reported on the controversy that erupted over at the Two Plus Two posting forums. [...]

Jenny Woo Interviews Poker Pro Steve Paul-Ambrose

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Jenny Woo here to talk more poker after this year’s WSOP has come to an end – until November that is.  Steve Paul-Ambrose sat down with me the other day to discuss his experience at this year’s WSOP and what’s coming up for him in the next couple of months and for the possible future.
JENNY:  [...]

Golden Casino Takes Tourney Slot Players On A Magic Carpet Ride

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Golden Casino The weekend is here and for Golden Casino and other Vegas Technologies powered online casinos, that means slot tournaments. This weeks feature $30K Guaranteed tournament is taking players on a magic carpet ride.
Magic Carpet is the slot game of choice for the tournament that began on Friday evening. Read the full post >>

Zookz.com closed down

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

The audacious online music download venture ZookZ, which tried to take advantage of a World Trade Organisation IP ruling in favour of Antigua after an online gambling dispute involving the United States is no more.
The now inoperable website bears the notice: “ZookZ website is temporarily not operating due to circumstances beyond our control and we [...]

Poker Players Hope for Hot Hand in Lobbying Week

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) – The Poker Players Alliance hopes a hot hand in the nation’s capital this week will help its efforts to legalize online poker.
As part of its "National Poker Week," the group has set up nearly 100 meetings with members of Congress and their aides, and plans to present a petition to President [...]

Melco Crown Entertainment Stock Strong Again Thursday

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Melco Crown Melco Crown Entertainment had a rough week last week on the stock market, but as any company knows, things can turn around in a New York minute. That seems to be what has happened for Melco from one week to the next.
On Thursday, Melco Crown had their second consecutive day where their stock [...]

Play with Rock Stars at UltimateBet.com Online Poker

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Get ready to rock the UltimateBet ("UB") poker tables in the encore performance of Scott Ian’s Home Game, an online poker tournament, on August 19th at 21:00ET. Swap your guitar chips for poker chips to win one of 11 exclusive seats in Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian’s Home Game where you could find yourself seated next [...]

Twitter Causes Headaches For Sports Administrators – 07-12-09

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

July 12 – With the number of high profile athletes using Twitter on the rise, and stories of their prolific one-liners whether they be jabs, preliminary contract negotiations, or simple complaints about officiating on the rise, speculation is growing as to whether pro sports leagues and/or franchises will ever beat the Tweet.
This is especially true [...]

Online Poker Affiliates: William Hill Calls for End to Rakebacks

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

In a report published to eGaming Review Magazine online Friday, it was noted that the controversy related to online poker affiliate rakebacks has at least two big name companies at odds with one another.
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