Joan Rivers Slight Favorite to Win Celebrity Apprentice
Annie Duke is a gambler and, as such, she knows a thing or two about odds. The good news for Duke heading into the Celebrity Apprentice mind-numbing three hour finale against comedian Joan Rivers is that she’s not too far behind in viewer voting. A survey conducted by Zap2It had Joan Rivers getting 40 percent [...]
ISPs Not Inclined to Comply With Minnesota Online Gambling Order
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) has heard back from some of the Internet Service Providers ordered by the state of Minnesota to block a few hundred listed online gambling websites. "In response to our letters (sent out) yesterday, they are not inclined to comply with the Minnesota order," commented Joe Brennan, Jr., [...]
Cryptologic unveils Jenga among new game releases
Dublin-based online gambling software and games developer CryptoLogic Limited has launched a new downloadable game lineup that features a video slot version of Jenga, one of the world’s most popular board games. The new game pack also features Buccaneers Bounty Video Slot Game and 4 Deck Atlantic City Blackjack. The games will be initially be [...]
Joan Rivers Hates Annie Duke: Not Poker Players
Comedian and Celebrity Apprentice finalist, Joan Rivers, has backed off her assertion that all poker players are "worse than white trash"….somewhat anyway. The New York Post popular Page Six reported the following: JOAN Rivers earned the ire of female poker players when she went off on pro player Annie Duke on "Celebrity Apprentice" last week. [...]
888.com first quarter revenues decline
The tough economic times and growing competition in the UK are cited as reasons behind a 4% drop in 888.com's Q1, 2009 revenues to $57 million when compared with Q1, 2008, the company revealed this week. Total operating income for 888’s B2C arm was flat compared with the last quarter of 2008 at $5 million, [...]
Anti-UIGEA bill proposes stringent licensing system
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Barney Frank released details of his new legislative proposal aimed at legalising online gambling in the United States Wednesday ahead of a delayed press conference re-scheduled to late afternoon Washington time. Titled the Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act the proposal seeks to overturn [...]
