US Golden Casino Winner Hits $74,000 Jackpot
One lucky US player struck it big this week by playing Island Stud Poker at Golden Casino.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Penn & Teller Film Ads for AIDS Walk Las Vegas
Las Vegas’ very own headlining magicians, Penn & Teller were spotted at CDI Studios last Friday filming their public service announcement to encourage the Valley community in joining them as they serve as the Grand Marshals for the 19th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas, April 19.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Delaware Govenor Supports Legalization of Sports Betting
During his campaign for Delaware Governor last fall Jack Markell often hinted that, if elected, he'd support sports betting in his state. Now that he's got the job, Markell is done hinting.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
World Series of Poker Holds Open Registration
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. said today pre-registration for the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is now open. Capacity is limited and entry is on a first come first serve basis. Once an event's maximum attendance is reached or the expected table capacity is filled, the event will be declared a sellout.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
$5 Million Jackpot Winner at Oregon Casino
An Oregon casino said a woman won a record-setting $5 million from a $4 bet on a slot machine after less than an hour at the casino.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Titan Poker Announces Champion After Marathon Game
Online poker room TitanPoker.com player 'Ragen' has ascended to poker glory after winning 1st place in the $2,500,000 Guaranteed tournament staged on March 8th, 2009. After playing for a total of 13 hours and 28 minutes, he won the top prize of $525,000.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Buzzlock Online Supercasino Ready for Business
Alex Czajkowski and the team at eGaming 2.0 are set to make online gaming history with the launch of Buzzluck.com, the world's first online supercasino, and probably the most expensive online casino website built to date.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
PKR Teams Up With BlueFire Poker
Next-generation online poker room PKR.com has today revealed plans to team up with Bluefire Poker, the new poker training resource highlighted by the site's lead pro, high stakes legend and WSOP bracelet winner Phil Galfond.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Huge Calendar of Slot Tournaments from Go Casino
Many online gaming sites offer slot tournaments, however, Go Casino’s calendar of slot tournaments is truly amazing. With games going 24 hours a day and multiple freeroll promos there is a tournament available for all players.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
World Poker Tour Launches First Italian Event
Bringing the coveted World Poker Tour® to the beautiful city of Venice, WPT Enterprises and bwin have partnered to create the first ever WPT tournament in Italy: WPT Venice™, Powered by bwin.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Fray Scheduled to Perform at the Pearl Concert Theater Vegas
The Fray makes their way through their summer tour with a mid-way stop in Vegas to perform at The Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Special guests Jack’s Mannequin join the group for the tour.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Vanessa Rousso off to Great Start with Go Daddy
The newest Go Daddy Girl is off to a storybook sponsorship start, becoming the first woman in history to reach the finals in NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Vanessa Rousso, Team PokerStars Pro and Go Daddy Girl beat some of the poker world's top competitors in dramatic fashion to make it to the final match-up and win $250,000 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last night.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
UK Gambling Up Despite Economic Downturn
International news brief: Europe's online gambling companies should buck the economic downturn with around 10 percent growth in revenues this year, the chief executive of the European Remote Gambling Association said on Monday.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cognisafe Launches New Anti-cheating program
CogniSafe today announced the availability of its PitBoss endpoint solution for cheating online. The program has the ability to prevent cheating through the use of online bots, online advisors, software cheats and even collusion.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Bare Pool Lounge Las Vegas Ready to Open for Summer Season
In its third season, Bare pool lounge has quickly become the summertime sanctuary for Hollywood’s A-list. Last summer Bare pool hosted celebrity birthday parties for pop sensation Fergie and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, live evening concerts by Slash and saw visits from stars such as Britney Spears.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
€850,000 Jackpot Progressive Jackpot Struck at UK Online Casino
On March 4, 2009, Karola H became the Fortune Lounge Group of Online Casino's biggest winner in a progressive jackpot slot game to date. With the online casino site Royal Vegas, Karola saw herself walking away with a staggering EUR 851,348.19 progressive jackpot after winning the Major Millions 5 reel video slot.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Online Gabling Rules Become Huge Debate for European Parliament
MEPs will on Monday debate whether online gambling should be regulated at a national or European level. Over 3 million people in Europe bet online on sports like football, cricket and horse racing. For most it's a bit of fun but gambling addiction and match-fixing are darker sides of sports betting. On Monday MEPs will decide whether online sports betting should be regulated at a European or national level.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Bad Beat Jackpot Hit at Absolute Poker
An online poker player from Houston, Texas has secured a brighter future for his growing family after hitting the Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker. Z8ELDRED popped Absolute Poker's $212,546.02 on March 2nd. For his loss, the Texas Hold'em fan walked away with $69,207.23.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Station Casinos Rejects Boyd's Purchase Offer
Station Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas said Wednesday it's not interested in entertaining Boyd Gaming Corp.'s offer to buy part of Station.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Pennsylvania Casinos Seeing Economic Growth
At a time when other sectors are contracting, six casinos that have been operating for more than a year showed 14.3 percent growth in February 2009 revenue compared to February 2008, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported yesterday.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Massachusetts Slot Machine Licensing Fees Criticized
State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill's estimate that three slot machine parlors he has proposed for Massachusetts would produce $2 billion to $3.3 billion in licensing fees was criticized yesterday by gambling specialists as significantly inflated and apparently based on outdated data that did not take into account current economic realities.
Friday, March 06, 2009
M Resort Las Vegas Hiring Additional 250 Employees
In an announcement made today by M Resort Spa Casino officials, the newest Las Vegas resort located on South Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway, the property will immediately hire an additional 250 team members. The resort has received a tremendous reaction to its new state-of-the-art architecture, friendly service philosophy and overall value.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Avenged Sevenfold Scheduled Performance at The New Joint Vegas
Orange County’s Metal Rockers Avenged Sevenfold are returning to Las Vegas to rock out The New Joint during opening weekend. Avenged Sevenfold with special guests Atreyu & Rev Theory will play The New Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, April 18. Tickets go on-sale to the general public on Saturday, March 7.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Vanessa Rousso Named Latest Go Daddy Girl
Go Daddy -- known for its great-looking, confident, accomplished spokeswomen -- announced today the newest Go Daddy Girl comes from the world of fast cards -- not fast cars.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Full Tilt Poker Opens Poker Academy
The best poker players in the world play at Full Tilt Poker. With the launch of Full Tilt Poker Academy, they now teach there too.
Friday, March 06, 2009