27 Dec 2008 19:16 Russ Hamilton responsible for the cheating scandal in Ultimate Bet
It seems that in January, there has been some cheating at the popular poker site Ultimate Bet. That’s what the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) released some time ago. The poker company Ultimate Bet now has to repay all the customers who had lost their money in this cheating process. Besides, the company has to pay a $ 1, 5 million fine. ...
27 Dec 2008 19:14 Large decline in visitor traffic
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported lately that there has been a large decline in visitor traffic in Las Vegas. The main reason seems to be the Iraq war which began in March 2003 and it’s since then that the visitor traffic began to decrease. The visitor traffic decrease 5 % from last year. The worst month is July, when ...
20 Nov 2008 17:03 WTO, to clear the gambling problem between EU and the U.S.
The EU online gambling companies will head to the WTO the dispute over U.S. enforcement actions against them. That’s what Lode Van Den Hende, the outside counsel for the Remote Gambling Association, confirmed. This would make possible for the EU to give sanctions on the US, also if it could take years to pass through the WTO litigation ...
20 Nov 2008 16:59 The Betting Show 2008
The leading supplier of gaming machines and content to the LBO market, Inspired Gaming Group plc, announced that it will be present on the this year’s Betting Show. This year The Betting Show will take place on 22nd and 23rd of October. Inspired will have a stand at the show, that will unveil a series of new category B2, B3 and C content. ...
20 Nov 2008 16:56 The reintroduction of the Payment Systems Protection Act
Barney Frank, the U.S. Congressman, in effort to overturn the 2006 UIGEA, reintroduced his “Payment Systems Protection Act of 2008”. Frank himself, who is the chairman of the House Financial Services, considers the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act a very stupid law and he is amazed about the fact that such a law could ...
09 Oct 2008 19:22 Bodog Loses Appeal Against $46 million Judgement
Online gaming operator Bodog has failed in its attempt to set aside a $46.6 million judgement against it in the patent infringement suit brought by 1st Technology LLC. With interest, Bodog must now pay 1st Technology over $50 million following yesterday's ruling. Bodog was sued by 1st Technology for patent infringement based on ...
09 Oct 2008 19:18 Betfair Launches In-Running Bets on Australian Horseracing
Betfair announced today from it will start offering regular in-running betting on Australian horseracing from October 11th, beginning with all Group races in Australia. Betfair said live in-running betting had transformed the betting landscape in the UK where it now accounts for some 18% of all bets placed on UK horseracing, with similar ...
06 Oct 2008 20:31 California Governor Schwarzenegger allowed up to 5,000 Class III slots at Red Hawk Casino
Lakes Entertainment Inc. released that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill, which ratify a compact between the State of California and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. This bill allows the Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs, California to offer the Class III gaming. Currently the Lakes Entertainment manages the ...
06 Oct 2008 20:14 The annoying ban on cellular phones
There’s a long-standing ban on using cell phones and other electronic communications devices in sports books. Nevada Gaming Commission voted last month to repeal this ban. Nevada’s casinos couldn’t be happy enough and soon all the signs that prohibits a cell phone use are going to disappear. Nevada’s largest sports book ...
06 Oct 2008 20:12 Hollywood stars dominate the show
Hollywood stars dominate the poker show; one of them in particular is Ben Affleck. At the end of August this year, Affleck won a charity poker tournament. This tournament was sponsored by the poker industry’s lobbying group. Before Affleck came to play, he made a promise and made good on it. He was quite convinced to win the tournament, ...
21 Sep 2008 21:26 Vegas unions won again
Since 1994 the Culinary and bartenders unions are in a legal battle with the former owners, Paul and Sue Lowden, of the Sahara and Hacienda hotel-casinos in Las Vegas. The final decision is yet to come. The National Labor Relations Board has been ordered, by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to reconsider its decision which says that the ...
21 Sep 2008 21:23 The ban of web poker
In Denver an organized group attracts celebrities and lawmakers. A ban on Internet gambling has been passed by Congress. After that John Pappas, a PR man, decided that he had to be in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. He represented online poker players. The internet players couldn’t block the bill in any way, they didn’t ...
01 Sep 2008 16:31 The fight of the year
The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino hosted some young boxing fans to show them what a fight of the year is. Antonio Margarito, the IBF Welterweight Champion will fight against Miguel Cotto, the WBA Welterweight Champion on July 26th. The event will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on flat screens throughout the casinos. Cotto was born and raised ...
01 Sep 2008 16:30 Changes to the Poker Million VII Series
Poker Million VII is a popular TV series tournament and Landbrokes Poker announced that there will be some changes in the series this year. They want to make it easier for players to qualify for the tournament. It’s one of Europe’s richest poker tournaments and now it returns for the 7th year. The first one of this long group of ...
21 Aug 2008 20:19 WSOPE at Leicester Square
Originally the place for the WSOPE shouldn’t have been Leicester Square in London, but at the end all events of the WSOPE will be held there. There’s already a preliminary list of players who are expected to participate at the festivities. Leicester Square is in the heart of London and the casino on the Square, called The Casino at the ...
13 Aug 2008 17:08 The Ante Up For Africa Fundraiser s winner
The Ante Up For Africa has taken place on July the 2nd this year in the Brasilia Room at Rio Convention Center, as part of the WSOP. This big event was hosted by the funder and actor Don Cheadle and the poker pro Annie Duke. Professional players played on that event, but also many celebrities. All of them just wanted to help and raise some money ...
13 Aug 2008 17:05 Trade Meetings with EU postponed
The United States announced that the trade meetings with the EU, concerning Online Gambling, are postponed. At these meetings also the US administration will be discussed, because according to the EU it is in violation of World Trade Organization. Originally the meetings should have taken place in August, but now they were put on hold by ...
12 Aug 2008 02:21 The tallest casino in Las Vegas
James Packer, who is an Australian billionaire and also the second-richest man in Australia, wants to build the tallest casino in Las Vegas. This casino would cost about $ 5 bn. First Packer and his group called Crown, wanted to build a tower which would have been 575 meter tall and at the same time it would have been the highest building in ...
03 Aug 2008 03:50 Macau´s casino king in trouble
Since 2002, Stanley Ho had the monopoly on gambling in Macau. His firm, the Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) is in trouble, because there are foreign rivals who want to transform Macau into Asia´s Las Vegas. The former Portuguese territory was even more successful than Las Vegas in 2006 and 2007. The most famous old casino of Mr. Ho is ...
03 Aug 2008 03:45 New season for NBC : Poker After Dark
The popular series of Poker After Dark (PAD) it’s having its 4th season on NBC. This series offers a mix of poker’s biggest names in six-handed freezeouts. The first episode of the forth season will begin with high-stakes, no-limit cash game play, that’s the innovation of the first three seasons. The show is going to be full of ...
22 Jul 2008 14:56 Michael McDonald visits Taj Mahal
Michael McDonald is going to perform in the Arena at Trump Taj Mahal in July. Michael McDonald, born in 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri is an American R’n’B/ Soul singer and songwriter. He is also a great guitar and keyboard player so in his early career he played in many bands like Mike and the Majestics, the Reebtoors and others. But in ...
22 Jul 2008 14:53 The Budding Ivey Foundation Charity Event
This year the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas and Phil Ivey organize the first Budding Ivey Foundation Charity Poker Tournament. It’s going to take place the 1st July and it’s going to be a no limit event hosted by a famous Tournament director Matt Savage. This event will be combined with the “The Grand” poker series, ...
17 Jul 2008 14:24 Amended compact signed by Schwarzenegger
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians signed an amended compact to make it possible for the Class III gaming to be offered at the Red Hawk Casino that soon will be opened in Shingle Springs, California. It’s the Lake Entertainment who will manage the future casino, which is under construction now. ...
17 Jul 2008 14:19 MGM Mirage in 40 Best Companies for Diversity
Black Enterprise magazine names every year the “40 Best Companies for Diversity” and MGM Mirage, for the 4th year, has a place among these companies. Besides, it’s the only U.S. Company in the gaming industry that compares on the list. Black Enterprise Editorial Director, Sonia Alleyne, claimed that MGM Mirage is very serious ...
07 Jul 2008 17:32 PokerTek
The world’s first industry that deals with automated poker tables with the software related on them. This big industry is very successful and recently it has been authorized to open a PokerPro 12 poker table room in at the Trump Plaza Casino in New Jersey. The decision about opening this poker room has been taken by the New Jersey Casino ...
07 Jul 2008 15:50 Measure to block the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)
Last week in the US House of Representatives for H.R. 5767, a hearing has taken place concerning the bill, proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen. Ron Paul (R-TX), which has as the object to block the implementation of regulations of the UIGEA. The powerful Financial Services Committee will hold this hearing. The same committee already heard ...
02 Jul 2008 16:45 Play for money any casino games, is not only a game.
Before you play live roulette for money or indeed any other gambling or casino game you should first work out if you can afford it. Check the money you are gambling with is not needed for any bills, food or shopping, you should only gamble with what you can afford to lose. Set a weekly or monthly budget, which is comfortably within your expendable ...
02 Jul 2008 16:42 Gamblers, bookmakers and sports wagering growing in U.S.
The stain of the Black Sox fiasco ultimately did nothing to deter the public’s growing zest for sports wagering. During the two decades between the world wars, betting on sports continued to grow. In fact, by focusing attention on the phenomenon, baseball’s greatest scandal seemed to intensify interest in sports betting among the ...
18 Jun 2008 17:52 Implementation of UIGEA
Two congressmen introduced new legislation in the United States, because they want to block the implementation, which would enforce the UIGEA, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The rules which had been proposed were criticised as unenforceable by the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, ...
16 Jun 2008 20:44 UIGEA
Although the US (which has the largest population of online gamblers) has passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the multibillion dollar industry is bouncing back. The collapse of the sector after the passage of the UIGEA has provided both the opportunity for consolidation- i.e., ridiculously low stock valuations relative to the ...
05 Jun 2008 20:58 The future of the World Poker Tour
In July 2006 a lawsuit was filed. Five professional poker players and WPT Enterprise Inc., operator of the World Poker Tour ended up in a discussion. After a while, now finally the situation has been cleared. They reached an agreement and the WTP Championship in Las Vegas began with the usual complement of pro’s. The problem was that ...
26 May 2008 19:30 This year's gaming incomes: casinos and slot machines
Nevada is reporting a decline in the gaming incomes for the 3rd months in a row. The Nevada casinos won 2% more from gamblers last year, while Las Vegas has a 5 % loss this year. The real problem is the slot machines. Historically the slots are responsible for 60 % of the state’s gaming income, but lately there’s a decline. It’s ...
20 May 2008 18:37 What are we talking about when we talk about legalizing the online gambling industry
Everybody is talking about the legalization of the US gambling market. At the same time all around the world legal processes are taking place, like also at the WTO. In the United Kingdom, a new system is in progress. This system regulates the market and it even shows on television people who gamble, as an advertisement. While discussing the ...
13 May 2008 01:17 888 and its success
888 Holdings PLC had excellent gains from its operations in the 2007. 888 still tries to achieve its pre- UIGEA financial performance. 2007 was a year of transformation for the 888, in which its business was restructured and that´s why it delivered record results in income and profit. The biggest gains came from the casino operations and ...
08 May 2008 17:53 First Spanish Betting Shop opened by Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes opens its first Spanish Betting shop in Madrid, it is the third bookmaker that receives this sportsbetting licence. The joint venture, together with the Spanish group Cirsa will be called Sportium and the trade should begin in May. The first shop will be placed in a bingo hall next to the Bernabeu stadium and also very close to the ...
07 May 2008 20:13 Canada and its gambling reform
Canada’s online gambling, which is in the legal grey zone, is affected by the United States. Soon the gaming world in Canada will be regulated and legal. There will be a large market in the time when the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) will be removed. Many companies are preparing for this time. One of these companies is ...
05 May 2008 21:42 eCOGRA - eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance
eCOGRA, the UK-based group, presents a positive side of online gambling and it assures that things stay genuine. Recently the group organized a responsibility seminar. In this seminar the principal topics were how to gamble with responsibility and how to identify and deal with problem gamblers. About 40 gaming professionals were invited to ...
07 Apr 2008 19:16 Italian Casinos - Electronic chip for terrestrial casinos.
Also the Italian casinos will be controlled by a chip put into a counter to avoid the recycling of money. Generally speaking, this is the new government policy drew up by the last financial act in 2008: to try to increase the controls for the players in the Italian terrestrial casinos, there are just 3 of them: in Venice, San Remo and Campione ...
05 Jan 2008 19:32 Online Casino games and the WTO: Antigua Vs United States!
We have to remember 2007 like the year with the most impact on Online Casino Games and U.S.A. players. The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute between Antigua and the United States has been playing out for years. But Antigua, just days after the U.S. settlement with Europe, Japan, and Canada, won a compesation awards of US$21 million per year ...
01 Dec 2007 15:00 Global Player cease activity after eight years!
The Universal Gaming Concepts Inc, closed operations 3 days ago, november 28th 2007, as we can read at Global Player Home Page. Based in Antigua (St. John's), GP began his activity in 1999 and last may launched Boss Media's new casino and poker platform. The italian CEO Giancarlo Bettini told about a strategical decision, considering the ...
30 Nov 2007 21:32 Kahnawake: $2 million sanction for Golden Palace Casino from Quebec Court
The Quebec Court (Canada) has pleaded guilty Golden Palace Casino (released by Casino Blaster, part of Cyber Group World), for illegal gambling activity, and condamned to pay out $2 million cash. The game is hosted on a server based in Kahnawake, the Mohak Indian Reserve located across Montreal on the south of the St. Laurent River in ...
