Poker Pro Johnny Chan Beaten by Newbie
After three days of tournament play, Henry Tran of Toronto beat a field of 499 players including celebrity poker pro Johnny Chan to take home the top prize of $325,000 in the No Limit Texas Hold’em...
Wednesday 16th May 2007
New Mobile Gaming Provider Nets £1M Investment
Cometa Wireless Gaming, a Sheffield (UK) based mobile phone gaming and communications firm, has announced that it has achieved a total of £1 million from its initial round of public investment.
Fo...
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Online Casino Provider Announces Positive Q1 Results
Bwin, now the world’s largest publicly listed online gaming provider, has announced a significant increase in its revenue and custom for the first quarter (Q1) of 2007.
The Vienna based company re...
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Online Casino Domain Names Sell For $1.3 Million
According to gambling news site, Gambling911.com, Moniker.com’s silent auction of online gambling domain names brought in a staggering total of $1.3 million.
From that figure, Scores.com took the...
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Online Casino Provider Announces Winning Results
Bwin, now the world’s largest publicly listed online gaming provider, has announced a significant increase in its revenue and custom for the first quarter (Q1) of 2007.
The Vienna based company r...
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Real-Money Online Casino Still Not in Czech
The Czech Republic’s most prominent gambling firms have resorted to offering simulated and partial online services as attempt to clamber back some of revenue lost to foreign competitors who simple ...
Wednesday 16th May 2007 Gary Kaplan Pleads Not Guilty
Gary Kaplan, the founder of troubled betting site BetOnSports, has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and wire fraud at the US District Court in St Louis, Missouri.
The charges claim th...
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Ocean's 13 Cast and PokerStars Unite in Support of Darfur
At a time when most are focused on previews, press reviews and star-studded red carpets, the cast of Ocean's 13 and PokerStars are showing their more altruistic side.
At the 60th Annual Festival d...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
Poker movie disappoints at box office
Despite the latest poker movie Lucky You featuring the rather gorgeous Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana, the film has been a flop in the box offices. Critics blame a lack of chemistry in the relations...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
Bluffett to own stake in new bluffing establishment
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Bluffett has announced that he will be a major player in Harrah's latest $704 million casino plans in Mississippi. The new Margaritaville Casino Resort is the biggest singl...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
Ronnie O’Sullivan Graces This Month’s Cover of Gambling.com
May 15, 2007 (London, UK) – Snooker sensation ‘Rocket’ Ronnie O’Sullivan and poker star Greg Raymer are just two of the stars to feature in the latest edition of gambling.com Magazine, which is out...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
BackgammonMasters Sends Paris Hilton a Gift for Jail Time
May 15, 2007 – After hearing that socialite Paris Hilton has been sentenced to jail time for probation violation, the world’s most popular online backgammon site is sending her a gift to pass her t...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
Ronnie O’Sullivan Graces Cover of Gambling.com
Snooker sensation ‘Rocket’ Ronnie O’Sullivan and poker star Greg Raymer are just two of the stars to feature in the latest edition of gambling.com Magazine, which is out now across the United Kingd...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
Rock Paper Scissors Tourney Winners Scoops $50K
Jamie Langride is the rock paper scissors name right now, having won the second annual USA Rock Paper Scissors, tournament in Las Vegas. Over three hundred contestants were hoping for the crown and...
Tuesday 15th May 2007
Queen of Big-Hearts
The Queen of Hearts all-woman poker World Series of Poker team, whose members include poker pros, celebrities and professional women, will raise money for the Las Vegas office of the American Heart...
