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MSNBC published a lengthy article on Thursday outlining the history of the cheating scandal that erupted on Ultimate Bet this year. The highlight was word of an $85 million claim filed by Blast-Off Ltd. Read more »
Canadian poker players have reason to rejoice, as popular brands Canadian Poker Tour and Canadian Poker Player Magazine are about to return to the Internet. Read more »
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its monthly revenue report, which showed a drop in Las Vegas Strip gambling revenues of 14.67% in July, 2008 in comparison to July, 2007. Read more »
Debuting at The Venetian Resort, Hotel, and Casino in Las Vegas on October 22nd will be the newest show offering on the Strip: The Real Deal. It's hosted by comedian Paul Rodriguez. Read more »
Popular poker training site CardRunners merged with rival StoxPoker this week. At the helm of CardRunners is Taylor Caby, a 24 year-old graduate of the University of Illinois. Read more »
The 2008 eGaming Review Industry Awards are taking place in London in two weeks, and a list of the nominees has just been released. Read more »
Former Director of the Poker Players Alliance Michael Bolcerek has returned to the internet gambling industry. The man responsible for putting the PPA on the map is a new Senior VP for Aristotle International. Read more »
On Thursday, Ultimate Bet announced that Season Two of the Best Damn Poker Show will debut on Fox Sports Net on Monday, October 27th. The show enters its last day of filming today. Read more »
Following its recently-completed Macau tournament, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) has signed three top-name pros to serve as ambassadors: Poker pros J.C. Tran, Quinn Do, and Nam Le. Read more »
Major news broke on Tuesday, as popular poker training sites CardRunners and StoxPoker merged. However, the two companies will remain separate entities for the foreseeable future. Read more »
Party Poker's third Nations Cup will be broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 on September 16-17. But for those who really cannot wait, four hands have been posted online as a sneak preview. Read more »
One of the biggest stories over the weekend stemmed from a blog post written by poker legend Doyle Brunson on Sunday. Brunson dined with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Read more »
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott will star in a 5-part TV reality series where he will try to turn four losing players into poker sharks. Read more »
The Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) Euro 2008 conference in Barcelona will have the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion as its keynote speaker. On Thursday, CAP Euro announced that Jamie Gold will serve as its marquee presenter during the conference, which runs from September 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain. Read more »
Fans of poker on the US East Coast will soon enjoy the "Casino of the Wind," the new addition to the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut which features a mammoth 42-table poker room. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker's Million Dollar Cash Game 2008 will feature Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen, Mike Matusow, Erick Lindgren, Andy Bloch and Eli Elezra among others. Read more »
The charity poker tournament hosted by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) raised over $60,000 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and was won by actor Ben Affleck. Read more »
Top poker training event World Series Of Poker Academy will be available to LA residents for the first time. Read more »
Actor Ben Affleck is set to appear at a charity poker tournament for the Poker Players Alliance on Tuesday night, at the same time as the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Read more »
The 7th Annual European i-Gaming Congress and Expo will take place this September in Barcelona, packed with workshops, debates and networking with the most important people in online gaming. Read more »
Ever since 2006, BetOnSports has been under fire from federal authorities in the United States for promoting illegal online gambling. This week, three of the players involved in the case plead guilty in a court in St. Louis, Missouri. Read more »
Doyle Brunson, one of the legends and founding fathers of the world of poker, has been recently announced as the latest addition to the roster of brand name poker professionals who will be attending the Asian Poker Tour's Macau event. The tournament starts on August 27th and takes place at Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino. The APT's tournament will boast some of the top tournament and cash game pros in the world. Scheduled to attend are J.C. Tran, Nam Le, Steve Sung, and Doyle's son Todd Brunson, who was also just announced as an attendee. The move is just the latest in bringing the APT to the forefront of the poker world. Read more »
Tuesday marked the second day of an important week for the American Gaming Association. The AGA, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., launched the 11th annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), which takes place between now and Friday, August 8th. The goal of the RGEW is to encourage casino "employees to begin a conversation about responsible gaming at home, on the job and in the community," according to a press release distributed by the organization. AGA President and CEO Frank Fahrenkopf commented, "Responsible gaming is not just an issue for casinos, it's an issue for the whole community." Read more »
It is tough out there for poker movies – however hard they try, they seem to have a strong tendency to flop. Director Gil Cates is bravely attempting it again, this time with a documentary on Joe Hachem's win of the 2005 WSOP. Read more »
Sportingbet has come under fire in several countries around the world due to its internet gambling presence. Recently, the attacks came in Turkey, where two employees of the UK-based company have been held in custody for what iGamingNews called "organized crime, money laundering and tax evasion." The company, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "SBT," finished down 1% to ₤31.500 at the end of trading on Monday despite news that one of the two detained employees had been released back to the United Kingdom. He was not charged in the matter. The second employee still remains in custody. Read more »
