BetFair Eyes New South Wales

Posted on October 30, 2007

Betfair is very close to receiving a license to operate in New South Wales, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Company.
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Gaming Industry Eyes Maryland

Posted on October 29, 2007

As reported by the Maryland Daily Record: "Gaming industry leaders describe Maryland an important potential market, and one that is likely to eventually allow games such as blackjack, roulette or poker if state officials authorize the installation of slot machines.
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Sunday Showdown: Online Major Recap

Posted on October 29, 2007

I'm sure you've heard the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. But did you hear about the guy who won $240k online last night? This past Sunday featured some of the most prominent online poker tournaments in the world. The Bodog $100k guaranteed, the Ultimatebet $200k guaranteed, the Full Tilt Poker $750,000k guaranteed, and the coveted PokerStars Sunday Million. With over $2,000,000 in prize money to be collected between the big five sites, the die hard poker players were fighting it out for a big payday.
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Unibet CEO Transferred to France

Posted on October 29, 2007

The Dutch and the French authorities have now agreed that Unibet's CEO Petter Nylander will be transferred from the Netherlands to France on Wednesday 31 October 2007.
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EPT Donates Seat to Simon Poker Day

Posted on October 29, 2007

The European Poker Tour today announced it would donate an EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo seat worth €10,600 to the Simon Poker Day charity tournament being held on Saturday Nov. 3 as part of the EPT Dublin festival in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
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Jean-Robert Bellande Leads Day 1c at Niagara

Posted on October 29, 2007

Jean-Robert Bellande, coming off of his "Survivor" debut on CBS, is surviving with over $200,000 in chips going into Day 2 of the WPT North American Poker Championship at Niagara Falls.
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WPT Niagara Day 1a Over, 1b Begins

Posted on October 27, 2007

Day 1a at the beautiful Fallsview Casino overlooking the falls has finished with Jonathan Little atop the big field; Day 1b is set to begin with another star studded field.
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First Poker Room Coming to Macau

Posted on October 27, 2007

Macau's first poker room is anticipated to open November 20th in the Holiday Inn's Diamond Casino.
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Absolute Poker Releases New Statement

Posted on October 26, 2007

Absolute Poker has released a new statement regarding the scandal that has rocked the online poker world. Below is the full text:
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NYC Underground: Poker in Spanish Harlem

Posted on October 26, 2007

I kept my head down and my hood up. Joe walked next to me, his eyes straining to see the numbers over the doors of the buildings. I watched the ground with every step I took, screaming metal blaring from the ear buds of my iPod. It was Friday night, 1AM, and we were on the border of Spanish Harlem, desperately trying to find the entrance to a tiny poker club that Joe was at a month earlier.
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Annie Duke Lobbies for Online Gaming

Posted on October 26, 2007

When trying to convince lawmakers that her career is more than just a card game, professional poker player Annie Duke refuses to fold.
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19 Year Old Wins Everest Poker Euro Cup

Posted on October 26, 2007

Everest Poker today announced the winners of the online poker room's second Everest Poker European Cup, held in Vilamoura, Portugal on 20-21 October. The first place finisher of the event was 19-year-old Swedish player Per Vennstrom, who walked away from the final table with €21,000.
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UB Pro Johan Storakers Wins Swedish Open

Posted on October 26, 2007

Last week, Johan Storakers, one of the online poker site's European pros, conquered the 2007 Swedish Open Poker Championship, securing a first place prize of over $185,000.
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Scotty Nguyen Takes Over Oklahoma

Posted on October 26, 2007

Poker players, get ready for the Midwest's richest poker tournament! Starting on November 1 and running through November 20th, the Cherokee Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma will be running the Scotty Nguyin Poker Challenge IV.
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WPT Niagara Kicks off Today

Posted on October 26, 2007

The World Poker Tour makes its stop in Niagara Falls today, making it Niagara's 2nd ever WPT event. The casino overlooks the falls, so not only are poker players treated to a day full of gaming, they're treated with spectacular views.
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MA Tribes Reach Out for Casino Consulting

Posted on October 26, 2007

The Aquinnah Wampanoags, one of Massachusetts' two federally recognized Indian tribes, is bringing in a New York tribe to help it land a casino license.
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NYC Underground: Bad Luck, Bad Beats

Posted on October 25, 2007

I called my cousin Scott and picked him up from his house. It was 6 p.m., but he had just rolled himself out of bed. I'll reiterate, it was Monday night. What a bum! I was dragging him back to the card club I was now frequenting; the place was replete with all of the bad players you needed to keep your bank account ballooning.
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Union Vote Ordered at Foxwoods

Posted on October 25, 2007

The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ordered a union election at Foxwoods Resort Casino, scoring a victory for the United Auto Workers in its efforts to organize 3,000 workers at the gambling giant.
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