Phil Hellmuth vs. Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker record bracelet holder Phil Hellmuth is not exactly happy with the tournament these days or the folks who run it, Harrah’s. Hellmuth spoke to French media about how Harrah’s new online poker website could damage the WSOP. The site will not be available to US customers at the onset. Harrah’s announced a partnership agreement with the strong European brand, 888.com earlier last month. Pokerati had this to say about the concerns raised by Hellmuth. "Beyond his repeated request for more food and cheaper rooms (previously Hellmuth was seeking "free"), he actually raises some good points, which seem to tie in with his November Nine coaching client’s WSOP beefs. &qu (Read the full post about ‘Phil Hellmuth vs. Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker’…)
Pitbull Poker Owners Arrested
If you have been following Gambling911.com over the last 24 hours, you would know that the online poker room Pitbull Poker had shut its doors with what appears to be zero intention of paying either customers or players. Over the summer, many in the online poker community suspected Pitbull of engaging in "cheating" schemes, accusations the ownership flatly denied. But a review of who was behind Pitbull seemed to suggest something wasn’t quite right with the organization. In 2000, Federico Schiavio, a high level IT employee of Binions, registered the domain wsop.com and began developing custom poker software to launch a poker site on this domain
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Lucky Dog: Doyle Brunson Down But Not Out
Poker icon and, more importantly, friend of Gambling911.com, Doyle Brunson had dropped out of the top 10 at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe by late afternoon, though he was far from out. Brunson was still among the top 30 chip leaders. He had lost a good 3700 at the time this article was going to press. We’ve pulled out all the stops to bestow good luck upon Doyle, including Fido the Cheerleading pooch. If he doesn’t get back into the thick of things, we may have to resort to bringing out Cake Girl. Regular readers of Gambling911.com know who we’re referring to. Daniel Negreanu, who performed well at last year’s WSOPE event, had climbed the chip leader chart to the 19th position. A n (Read the full post about ‘Lucky Dog: Doyle Brunson Down But Not Out’…)
Tournament: WCOOP 2009 wrap-up
There wasn’t a single TV camera at one of the world’s largest poker tournaments this year. Though you could still watch live coverage with commentary, you’d be hard-pressed to point out any familiar faces. That’s because the action took place entirely online. For the last two weeks, things have been hectic over at PokerStars‘ virtual lobby with 43,973 players logging on to compete in the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker.
The tournament ran from September 3 through September 21 and featured 45 events with guarantees ranging from $100,000 up to $10,000,000 for the Main Event. Living up to its “world” designation, 140 countries were represented with champions hailing from at least 12. The
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Ron Wyden Pulls Online Gambling Bill
The Congressman giveth and the Congressman taketh away. Such is the case with a bill that survived nearly 6 days before it was yanked on Wednesday. That bill, brought forth by Senator Ron Wyden (D – Ore.) would have legalized and taxed online gambling to help pay for healthcare reform. Gambling911.com reported on the newly proposed bill that morning after it was quietly introduced during the weekend. Now it’s been withdrawn. In a statement to The Hill, Wyden’s communications director said Wyden did not want to introduce another controversial issue into the healthcare debate, and would pull his amendment from consideration. "The last thing Sen. Wyd (Read the full post about ‘Ron Wyden Pulls Online Gambling Bill’…)
First Golden Ticket Winner Interview
We are both proud and happy to finally present to you the winner of the first of three Golden Tickets. His name is Manuel L. and resides in Germany. His seat in the final stage of the Grand Slam of Slots is now secured, and we wish him the best of luck in the finals. Read the full interview with Manuel L. and find out his plan of attack in the final round of the world’s largest online slots tournament ever. CT10: How excited are you right now? Manuel: Not very, to be honest. CT10: What is your strategy for the final event? Manuel: I don’t have a strategy, because I just started playing in casinos a couple of month ago. I’ll just try my best. I’ll wait in the background and then I’ll attack! CT10: What is your favorite casino game? (Read the full post about ‘First Golden Ticket Winner Interview’…)
Barney Frank Online Gambling Bill Will Have to Wait
Online poker’s greatest ally in Congress, Massachusetts Rep Barney Frank, has reported in to the Poker Players Alliance and informed the group that although he will be introducing new poker friendly legislation in the near future, it will most likely need to wait until October at the earliest.
Citing a pressing need to instead focus on working on national financial regulatory reform, Frank’s representatives have stated that this needs to be his primary objective at the present time.
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£5m British lotto jackpot claimed
The winner of a £5 million National Lottery jackpot has come forward to claim their prize two weeks after the winning numbers were announced.
An appeal by Lotto operator, Camelot, was launched after the winning ticket, which was purchased in the Sheffield area, had not been presented after the Saturday August 29 draw.
A National Lottery spokeswoman said: “It would have been awful if the ticket-holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money.
The missing winner had until February 25 next year to make their claim or miss out on £4,908,817.
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Parlay Entertainment 2Q revenues plummet 93%
Candian bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment is experiencing tough times, judging by its latest financial disclosures, which reveal that the firm has sustained a 93% drop in revenues in Q2,2009 compared with the same period in 2008.
Second quarter revenues sank to $696,649 (Q2,2008: $2.38 million), bringing half year 2009 revenues down 55% to $1.62 million.
Unaudited net income for Q2,2009 showed a loss of $500,372 compared to the same period last year when net income reached $267,532 . Parlay revealed it was in the red $673,974 over the first half of 2009.
The software company has total current assets of $3.11 million, down 23% year-on-year from $4.05 million last year, while Q2 EBITDA recorded a loss of $645,954 (Q2,2008: $507,651).
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