Friday 17th August 2007 BetonSports Debacle Immortalised In Words
The legal saga of the popular online sportsbook, BetonSports (BoS), which faced charges of racketeering, conspiracy and the arrest of its two co-founders Gary Kaplan and David Carruthers, has been...
Friday 17th August 2007 US Bettors Are On The Ball With Sportsbook
US bettors are playing it safe by placing their NFL bets with industry renowned bookmaker Intertops.com; the company that took the first ever online sports bet in 1996.
After building up a flawle...
Friday 17th August 2007
Poker goes punk
Bodog Entertainment rocked the tables at this year's Warped Tour poker tournament. Punk music was the order of the day for players at the annual winner-takes-all Texas Hold'Em Tournament, with mu...
Friday 17th August 2007
Las Vegas arrives in Macau
The Venetian Macao hotel and casino is set to open in Macau at the end of this month in a move that will bring the bright lights of Las Vegas to this Chinese gambling enclave. And according to Wi...
Friday 17th August 2007
El Blondie proves his talent
Dave 'El Blondie' Colclough has shown his poker skills at this year's UK Open with some impressive results. After coming fifth in Event 1, Colclough managed to finish top of the pile at the Nati...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Prof wants poker strategies taught in schools
Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson will be announcing the formation of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) on August 19th, which will see chapters set up at universities an...
Thursday 16th August 2007
WSOPE Tournament Package Available This Sunday
VIP packages for the World Series of Poker Europe event in London are being offered by Bodog Poker. The buy-in is $540 for the Main Event semi-finals, but there are still places on qualifying tour...
Thursday 16th August 2007
The Venetian to Host National Poker League in Vegas
The Venetian casino has got its place in televised poker tournaments with its agreement to host National Poker League events. The Bellagio and the MGM Mirage already have connections with the NPL ...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Phil Laak Smear Campaign Falls Silent
Phil Laak’s name has been dragged through the mud, but he has come up clean. Laak’s accuser, Tom Grant, went silent after alleging that Laak hired a hit man to kill him. Public opinion on blogs an...
Thursday 16th August 2007
US Internet Gambling Ban Further Criticised
Two Members of America’s House of Representatives have published an editorial in the New York Post newspaper outlining why they believe in regulating online casinos rather than banning them.
Repre...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Microgaming Adds Canbet to Poker Roster
The Microgaming Poker Network has announced the addition of another new poker room with veteran online gambling site Canbet.com switching to the network.
Canbet.com’s parent company, International...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Profits Drop for Unibet
Leading European gambling group Unibet has announced its first drop in profits for three years and watched as shares fell by over 15 per cent.
The Swedish company reported that its quarterly profi...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Online Site Adds Blackjack
Online site BackgammonMasters.com has announced the addition blackjack to its proprietary all-in-one game software family of popular community games that already included backgammon, perudo and po...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Lyceum Begins Search for Fire and ICE Sponsors
Leading event production and management company Lyceum Events has announced that it is seeking sponsorship partners for this January’s Fire And Ice party in London.
Fire And Ice started seven yea...
Thursday 16th August 2007
Kelly Jo McGlothlin talks of poker beginnings
Kelly Jo McGlothlin, who cashed was only one of two women to finish in the top 100 at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) No-limit Hold'em Main Event, has said in an interview that she only de...
