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Macau Breaks Record, Siphons Off $3.5B In OctoberThe gambling mecca of Macau siphoned off $3.5 billion from its residents and visitors in October, according to data released from its bureau that oversees the industry. According to the Las Review-Journal, the revenue is the most ever reported by Macau for a single month. The previous mark was set last October. Some of the […]
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MGM Snags GCB Approval For Web Poker LicenseOn Thursday in Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International took one of its last steps before obtaining a license to operate online poker in Nevada. The company appeared in front of the state Gaming Control Board for approval, before going to the Gaming Commission later this month for the final round in the licensure process. “We […]
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Greg Merson Takes Lead In POY RaceThe biggest poker tournament of the year, the World Series of Poker main event, came to a close this week and it has had an absolutely massive impact on the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Lock Poker. Here is a look at how that event and others have changed the […]
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Sponsors Win And Lose At Main Event Final888’s unlucky run at the World Series of Poker main event final table continued yesterday when, despite sponsoring three of the final four players in the $10,000 buy in event, it still managed to lose the coveted bracelet. Both Jessie Sylvia and Jake Balsiger were sponsored by the online poker site at the final table […]
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Sale of Ongame Poker Network Completedbwin.party has completed the sale of its Ongame poker network to Amaya Gaming Group from Canada. The company will receive €15 million for the network on a cash-free and debt-free basis and could earn up to an additional €10 if online poker becomes regulated in the U.S. within the next five years. bwin.party said, “The […]
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Wildhorse Gears Up For Fall Poker Round-UpThe Fall Poker Round-up is right around the corner. The 9th annual Wildhorse Resort and Casino Fall Poker Round-up will take place November 8-18, 2012. With $50,000 in added prize money, the 10-day series is the biggest poker tournament in the Northwest. As always, each day will be designated to a specific style of poker, […]
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He Bet, She Raised: A Married Couple's DebateIn this column, Katie Dozier and her husband Collin Moshman debate strategy and current issues in the poker world. Getting Aggressive with Suited Connectors This hand, played by Dozier in a mid-stakes online tournament, was the source of much debate between the poker couple. Effective Stack: 5,000 Action: A player in early position limps, Dozier […]
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Merson Wins World Series Of Poker Main EventLAS VEGAS — After a 402-hand marathon final table, poker professional Greg Merson sat with all the chips in the 2012 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in main event. Prior to this summer, Merson had played more than seven million hands on the computer over the years, but still wallowed in obscurity among the poker […]
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Full Tilt Poker Goes Live With Play MoneyFull Tilt Poker is back. Play money games were launched at the site today without any fanfare. At the time of writing there were 990 players playing at the site and 13,539 tables including around 15 Rush Poker tables Upon opening the old client players are prompted to upgrade their software before the site recommends […]
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Poker Revenue Grows Eight Percent At UnibetGross winning revenue for poker at Unibet plc jumped eight percent in the third quarter of 2012 to £3.36 million from £3.1 million a year earlier. However it was the slowest quarter of 2012 so far for the online gaming operator’s online poker business with revenue down 4.2 percent on the previous quarter. Poker’s contribution […]
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Holland Plans iPoker Regulation Next YearHolland’s new coalition government has pledged to update is antiquated and monopolistic online gambling regime. The Labour (PvdA) and Liberal (VVD) parties issued their draft coalition agreement earlier this week saying, ““We will modernise gambling policy. Online gambling, sports betting and poker events will be strictly regulated. Thereby we will reduce the illegal offer of […]
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WSOP Main Event: Jacob Balsiger Out In Third PlaceIt took over 240 hands and 11 hours of three-handed play to lose the first player on Tuesday’s finale of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event. It looked like we’d have our first casualty at 11:00 p.m. PST when Jacob Balsiger moved his short stack all in holding A 10 against the A […]
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Everest Poker Joins iPoker NetworkOne-time online poker behemoth Everest Poker has ditched its own standalone network to throw its lot in with Playtech’s iPoker network where it will join the likes of Paddy Power, Titan, and William Hill. The company once sponsored the tables at the World Series of Poker and had revenues of over $100 million in 2008. […]
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Three-Handed Play Longer Than Entire 2007 Final TableThe 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table has already made history. Three-handed play was still ongoing as of 3:40 a.m. local time in Las Vegas. The number of hands Greg Merson, Jesse Sylvia and Jacob Balsiger had logged just as a threesome was 222 — out of 357 total since nine-handed action […]
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Viewers Complain About Tanking At Final TableAs of around 10 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, about 90 hands had been played on the final day of action in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event. With millions on the line, some of the hands featured lengthy decision making. Some viewers, who were actively following along on Twitter as well, […]
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Peewee Football Gambling Ring Busted: ReportThe Miami Herald reported Tuesday that several individuals were arrested this week for allegedly running a sports betting operation from a barber shop. One of the sports that the group took action on was peewee football. Some of the accused include coaches within the youth football league. The investigation reportedly spanned 18 months, and stemmed […]
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German Wins Irish Winter Poker Festival Main EventGermany has a new poker champion today in the form of Tim Hartmann who took down the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Winter Festival main event at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin this past weekend. Hatmann had to battle a tenacious final table of 12 hours including three of them heads up before he could collect the €100,000 […]
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London Payment Provider Signs Caesars Poker DealThe publicly-quoted online payment provider Optimal Payments has signed a deal with Caesars Interactive Entertainment which will see it take care of Caesars online payment function, including fraud management, when the company goes live with online poker. Optimal Payments still needs to pass regulatory scrutiny in the U.S., specifically Nevada where Caesars is expected to […]
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Three Remain In World Series Of Poker Main EventAfter 135 hands and more than seven hours of play on Monday, the World Series of Poker main event final table has just three players left. Poker pros Greg Merson and Jesse Sylvia are joined by college student Jacob Balsiger to resume action on Tuesday to battle it out for the $8.5 million top prize. […]
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Gross Poker Profit Jumps 50 Percent At BetssonOnline gaming operator Betsson plc has seen gross poker profit jump 50 percent in the third quarter of 2012 to SEK32.2 million (€3.7 million) from SEK21.2 million (€2.45 million) a year earlier. Growth was also up 27 percent on the previous quarter and poker now makes up 7.3 percent compared to 5.5 percent in the […]
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WSOP Main Event: Russell Thomas Elminated In FourthRussell Thomas was eliminated from the 2012 World Series of Poker main event shortly after midnight local time. He took home $2,851,537 for his efforts. His last hand started with him raising to 1.5 million. His opponent Jacob Balsiger moved all in, having Thomas covered. Thomas thought about it before eventually calling off his last […]
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WSOP Main Event: Jeremy Ausmus Out In 5thLas Vegas poker pro Jeremy Ausmus was the main event’s fifth place finisher. He last hand began by him opening to 1.2 million from the button. Jesse Sylvia defended his big blind, and the flop fell 9 8 3. Both players checked. The 3 fell on the turn, and Sylvia checked. Ausmus bet 1.5 million, […]
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WSOP Main Event: Andras Koroknai Out In 6thWith a move that some will certainly call a meltdown, Andras Koroknai, the 2012 World Series of Poker main event’s only non-American, was eliminated in sixth place. Koroknai spent much of the early parts of the final table content to not play any hands. In fact, it took 40 hands before he was able to […]
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WSOP Expects Massive Rebuy Event In 2013Despite Guy Laliberté saying he wanted it back in 2013, the $1 million buy-in World Series of Poker event will take a one-year hiatus and return in 2014, Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced Monday. This summer’s event, which took a portion of the prize pool for One Drop, Laliberté’s charity, had a sold-out field of 48. […]
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WSOP Main Event: Mike Esposito Out In 7thWith the blinds increasing to 250,000-500,000 with a 50,000 ante in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event, Michael Esposito was getting desperate with under 15 big blinds remaining in his stack. The 43-year-old came back from the break determined to make some moves, and after a few all ins, he had chipped back […]
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WSOP Main Event: Rob Salaburu Out In 8th PlaceIt took four hours of play for the second elimination at the 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table, and it took a bad beat to do it. Robert Salaburu was coasting along at the final table, doing his best to stay afloat. Sitting in the middle of the pack with a stack […]
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WSOP Main Event: Steven Gee Out In 9th PlaceIt took 30 hands and over two hours of play, but the first casualty of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table was Steven Gee. During his time at the final table, Gee played only five, winning his first three with a preflop raise. He had more or less held his ground […]
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French Lotto Site Hacked With Religious MessageThe French version of the EuroMillions lottery was hacked Sunday with a message that referred to gambling as “the work of the devil,” Agence France Presse reported. The homepage was rendered unusable. The hackers reportedly called themselves “Moroccanghosts.” According to BBC News, the message posted onto the lottery site was Islamic in nature. Follow Brian […]
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'Frankenstorm' Sandy Puts Atlantic City Under WaterAs Atlantic City braces for the brunt of Hurricane Sandy, considered to be a super storm capable of inflecting massive damage, its already battered casino industry has suffered another blow. The gambling destination survived Hurricane Irene in 2011 without any serious structural damage. However, it cost the city’s casinos tens of millions of dollars collectively. […]
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Ad Age Speculates On Online Poker Ad BoomWith online poker set to roll out in Nevada over the next few months, industry experts are predicting other states will follow suit and create a new online gambling advertising boom. According to Ad Age, a trade publication that focusing on marketing and media data and analysis, online gambling companies will spend somewhere in the […]
