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Online Gaming News
English online poker pro win $197,470, WSOP bragging rights
6 Jun 2010
James Dempsey, one of England’s top online poker pros, topped a field of 650 players to win the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #9) at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night to take home $197,470 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Montreal college student "goes wild," wins $568,974
5 Jun 2010
Pascal Lefrancois, a 23-year-old college student from Montreal, Quebec, won $568,974 and the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #8) at the World Series of Poker in the early morning hours on Saturday, then promptly removed his shirt in celebration.
22-year-old Hungarian Collects $180,730, WSOP bracelet
4 Jun 2010
Peter Gelencser, a 22-year-old professional poker player from Budapest, Hungary, won $180,730 and the $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball Championship (Event #7) at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Friday.
Judge OKs auction of Station Casinos properties
4 Jun 2010
A federal bankruptcy judge gave his approval for Station Casinos placing 11 properties up for sale in a bankruptcy auction as one entity.
MGM Mirage, Sands, Wynn stocks decline slightly
4 Jun 2010
The stock prices for MGM Mirage, Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts all showed slight declines in May.
MGM Mirage says it is paying CityCenter subcontractors
4 Jun 2010
The casino giant says it has begun the process of paying subcontractors involved with the construction of the CityCenter project in Las Vegas.
Casino licensees told to stay clear of Internet gambling companies
4 Jun 2010
A member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board said casino licensees should keep their distance from Internet gambling companies that accept wagers from Americans.
Intertops fuels American soccer frenzy
4 Jun 2010
The sportsbook is offering Americans the chance to win $100,000 by correctly predicting the winners of all 64 matches.
Win a Day offers a Tropical Treat
4 Jun 2010
"Tropical Treat" is a 50-pay-line slot machine with free spins and fun-in-the-sun video graphics that is available at the 3D online casino.
Wynn takes swipe at Vegas competitors
4 Jun 2010
Casino mogul Steve Wynn is blaming CityCenter for dragging down room rates that "has by and large blunted the effects" of a possible Vegas recovery.
Penn National gets early approval for gaming license
4 Jun 2010
The casino operator received preliminary approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to acquire 1 percent of a small slot machine manufacturer and distributor.
Six companies enter reopened Aqueduct casino process
4 Jun 2010
Six entities, including Penn National Gaming, have entered the restarted bidding process to operate a slot machine-only casino at New York Aqueduct Racetrack.
Chicago poker pro banks $441,692 and WSOP shootout title
3 Jun 2010
Joshua Tieman won $441,692 and poker’s most coveted prize — a WSOP gold bracelet — with a win in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (Event #6) on Thursday.
Canadian business analyst collects $625,872, WSOP bracelet
3 Jun 2010
Aadam Daya, a 31-year-old business analyst from Mississauga, Ontario, won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #3) at the World Series of Poker to collect a whopping $625,872 and his first WSOP gold bracelet. Daya topped a huge field of 4,345 players in the tournament, played over Memorial Day weekend.
Take some Soccer Spins at the World Cup
3 Jun 2010
World Cup fever is alive right now, with action kicking off in South Africa next Friday. That's why it's appropriate to head to Bodog Casino and try out its new "World Cup Soccer Spins" slot game.
The Reel Life
3 Jun 2010
The Reel Life sometimes goes out to the real world and try our hand at other games. Unlike this Missouri man, the last thing we would do is try to get on the casino's bad side.
Is Europe becoming the United States?
3 Jun 2010
David Newstead wonders whether the European online gambling market is becoming more like the United States.
ECJ rules in favor of Dutch online gambling restrictions
3 Jun 2010
The European Court of Justice ruled that member states can prohibit Internet gambling firms from operating within their borders if their own national courts deem that such a ban combats fraud and crime on Thursday.
PokerStars announces return to Brazil
3 Jun 2010
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour will be return to Brazil in August for an event in Florianopolis.
The Gang returns to three
3 Jun 2010
Casino City's Vin Narayanan is back from Prague and he joins Dan Igo and Aaron Todd to discuss the World Series of Poker, the effects of the UIGEA deadline, the NBA Finals and make their best bets.
Slingo releases another free slot game
3 Jun 2010
The Super Slingo Jackpot is a free, online version of the real-life five-reel slot machine.
World Cup fever hits InterCasino
3 Jun 2010
The site's World Cup Sportsbook allows players to predict the winners of any of the tournament’s 64 games to get their hands on instant cash bonuses.
Steve Wynn says he never threatened Joe Francis in lawsuit
2 Jun 2010
Wynn slaps slander lawsuit over Joe Francis allegation that he threatened to kill him.
Mizrachi claims WSOP Poker Players Championship, $1.5 million prize
2 Jun 2010
Just three weeks after the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel wrote a story about Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi’s tax troubles, the well-known professional poker player captured one of the most coveted titles in poker and claimed a prize of more than $1.5 million.
Perspectives Weekly on the UIGEA deadline
2 Jun 2010
J. Todd broadcasts from Texas right before traveling to Prague. What impact will the UIGEA regulations have on the iGaming industry?
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