The excitement was heating up at the 2010 World Series of Poker with noted pro Johnny Chan looking to tie Phil Hellmuth’s record number of WSOP bracelets:  11

In 2005, Chan became the first player to win ten World Series of Poker titles, defeating Phil Laak in a Texas hold ‘em event. He is currently tied with Doyle Brunson for second place with 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, behind Phil Hellmuth.

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Poker Cards Over the past couple of years, the online gambling industry, which is comprised largely of online poker and online casino sites, has been concerned about how the rules of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act would affect business. Read the full post >>

One of the biggest names in online poker, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, was dangerously close to being eliminated from the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event Wednesday evening.  Dwan was down to a 6500 chip count by the 7 pm PST hour. 

Dwan is known as a maniacal gambler online who often places side bets on himself that tend to be costly. <

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The tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua plans to take sanctions against the United States in its quest to have full compliance of a World Trade Organization decision on Internet gambling.  To date, the US government and local law enforcement continue to aggressively go after online gambling entities operating outside the States.  Antigua claimed that such actions placed undue stress on its nearly 15 year Web gambling sector, which has long accounted for a significant percentage of the nation’s overall economy. 

Last year, Antigua was rocked by the closure of its largest bank when US federal agents raided the Houston offices of Stanford Financial on February 17, 2009. Hu

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The loveable characters and fun features in the game have certainly tickled the fancy of online slot lovers. Play from 0.001 to 500.00 per spin with coin denominations of 0.01 to 20.00 and help Forrest through various tricky spins to reach the jackpot.

InterCasino’s new slot features two great bonus rounds based on the film – the Box of Chocolates and the Run Forrest Run bonuses. The Box of Chocolates feature is triggered when the three Scattered chocolate symbols appear.

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The largest online poker room in the world, PokerStars.com, has waited for the 2010 Worlds Series of Poker to make its grand announcement that David Williams will be joining its expansive team.

Williams will be making an exclusive appearance at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas to meet with media. 

David Williams was the second of the so-called Bodog "Brat Pack" to be shown his walking papers after Josh Arieh last year.  Only Evelyn Ng remains of that group.  Williams had just won a major poker tournament the week prior and many in the community were left scratching their heads.

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In our Cake Poker Break installment, Gambling911.com looks at England, a country in mourning following its unraveling at the 2010 World Cup and how success may ultimately be found at another major international tournament, The 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP)

England needs something to cling onto for hope after they were obliviated by the Germans at the World Cup Sunday.  Look no further than the 2010 World Series of Poker.

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The online bookmakers are looking for Strikeforce to bring in some added revenue based almost exclusively on a single draw, that being Fedor Emelianenko, and, despite a hefty price on Emelianenko to win against Fabricio Werdum, value could still be found.

If you are thinking about placing a bet on Fedor Emelianenko in Saturday evening’s MMA bout against Fabricio Werdum, do so wisely.  There is value to be had beyond the steep price tag for Emelianenko to win outright. 

Sportsbetting.com offered better pricing on the following bet options for Emelianenko vs. W

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The end of June will see the demise of another online casino as FreeSpin Casino, an RTG-powered internet gambling website, closes its virtual doors at the end of this (June 2010) month.

A company spokesman assured InfoPowa that all player accounts would be closed in a professional and orderly manner, with notifications of the closure already sent out on June 10 and June 15.

The notifications advise players that positive account balances can be claimed before June 30th, and that claims falling after that date will be handled by live chat and email services, which will remain active for a reasonable time for this purpose following the closure.

No reasons were given for the closure by he operator, the Netherlands Antilles-licensed company i-services Ltd.

Online gambling operator Virgin Games has inked a games supply deal with veteran online gambling software provider Microgaming, enabling the operator to further enhance the scope of its offering by providing Microgaming flash casino games to its customers, through the pioneering Quickfire software.

Virgin Games spokesmen say the operator has established a direct integration with Microgaming, giving its customers access to a large variety of games that will be launched over the coming months.

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