Gaming supporters will get their first hearing of the session on Tuesday as they bring a slew of bills to expand gambling in Texas at a time when the state faces a $23 billion shortfall in the next two years and is in desperate need of non-tax revenue. The committee will hear a range of [...]
Read MoreBrian Ali Wins Wins WSOP Circuit at Ceasars NJ
It was another Brooklynite win in A.C. at The World Series of Poker circuit main event at Caesars this weekend as player Brian Ali took the tournament and a $139,284 cash. As you might expect, the boxing metaphors are running hot and heavy with Ali “knocking out” his “heavyweight” competition and so on. Fortunately, we [...]
Read MoreFullTilt Poker New Onyx Poker Tournament Announced
FullTiltPoker.com is making history with the Onyx Cup Series – the tournament of tournaments. With buy-ins up to $300K, this unheard of, elite poker series breaks all barriers, creating a rarefied standard for live, high-stakes poker. Featuring an estimated prize pool of $30 million, the Onyx Cup Series consists of six, live tournaments held around [...]
Read MoreSteve Wynn Partners With PokerStars
Wynn Resorts(WYNN_) announced on Thursday a partnership with online poker giant PokerStars to push the legalization of Internet gaming in the U.S. CEO Steve Wynn said in a statement that law enforcement doesn’t have the tools to stop Internet gambling, and that lawmakers should legalize and regulate the activity to create thousands of jobs and [...]
Read MoreEconomist Say Nevada can gain millions with online poker
An economist said ailing Nevada stands to gain millions in tax revenue if it regulates and develops the multibillion-dollar online poker industry, but detractors — including some of the most powerful Las Vegas casinos — called the bill on the table premature and said it could chew away at brick-and-mortar businesses. The economic analysis came [...]
Read MoreYounger Poker Players Starting to Dominate No-Limit Hold’em Tournaments
Further proof that World Series of Poker (WSOP) No-Limit Hold’em matches are now dominated by youthful poker players was forthcoming yesterday (March 20th). That is because 21-year-old Mstr Lynch triumphed at the tour’s latest event to take his first ever WSOP Circuit title. Budding hopeful Lynch went into the poker tournament in good form, having [...]
Read MoreEric seidel Wins 2011 NBC National Heads Up Championship
The day began with eight hopefuls looking to score $750,000 and the title of 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Champion. The day ended as it has so many other times this year, with Erik Seidel hoisting a big trophy. The eight-time WSOP bracelet winner just keeps on adding to his list of accomplishments and [...]
Read MoreSternberg beats Sexton, Matusow on $1 million WPT Bay 101 final table
For one night, Mike Sexton was not in the broadcast booth during a World Poker Tour final table. Instead, he was fending for the $1 million top prize at the Bay 101 Shooting Star final table and making the WPT debut he was waiting years for. Tony Dunst picked up the commentating duties Sexton did [...]
Read MorePokerStars Trying To Legalize Online Poker in Nevada
CARSON CITY, Nev., March 21 — The world’s biggest online poker operator, blocked at the federal level, is urging Nevada to approve the practice for state residents. Opposition from big Nevada casinos may doom the idea, but Randall Sayre, a former gambling regulator now lobbying for PokerStars, tells the Las Vegas Sun it is shortsighted [...]
Read MoreSportsbook Online Sports Betting
Launched in 1996 by the betting powerhouse Sportingbet plc, Sportsbook.com certainly proved its resilience and dexterity over the years with its products featured on CBS 60 Minutes, CNN, ESPN, Wall Street Journal, Barrons, Financial Times, USA Today and in every major newspaper in the US and they were twice named the “Best US Sports Book” [...]
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