Barney Frank’s bills next week for committee
The UIGEA, it has been more talked about than the death of Michael Jackson and has been more discredited than the battle in Afghanistan. The anti-gambling laws of the United States has many opponents, the biggest opponent is Barney Frank, he has introduced 2 bills, one for the delay of the implementation date of the [...]
Clues Emerge in Online Poker Portal Founder’s Murder
An extortion plot may be at the center of a murder that rocked the online poker world this past August. PokerListings.com founder, Andreas Oscarsson was found shot dead in his native Sweden. He was only 36. "At this point, we do not have any details other than he was found dead in his bed on [...]
Joe Cada Embraces, Phil Ivey Leaves Red Faces
He’s young, handsome and cheerful….and he’s the new "champion of poker". Meet Joe Cada. At the ripe old age of 21, this Michigan native is the youngest World Series of Poker main event winner ever. Along with all the poker news outlets – Gambling911.com being one – the mainstream media was loving Cada’s success as [...]
Unibet deal with Cryptologic
CryptoLogic Limited, one of the largest developers of Internet gambling software and trademark online casino games, today announced that one of its best-performing slot-machine, Bejeweled is now live on Unibet.com, one of Europe’s biggest online gambling sites. As part of multi-year agreement Unibet Group plc will launch at least six games before the end of [...]
Nicky Hilton Halloween Bash in Vega
A regular celebrity poker player on the Doyles Room Poker site, Nicky Hilton will be hosting one of the many Halloween parties taking place this weekend in Las Vegas. Nicky Hilton is hosting a Halloween extravaganza at Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace while dancing to the beats of DJ Hollywood all night long. Nicky will [...]
Doyle’s Twitter Fans Could Win Vegas Trip
DoylesRoom.com has announced a special Twitter Followers freeroll to mark Doyle Brunson’s upcoming 100,000 Twitter followers achievement. The poker legend currently has over 82,000 followers and that number is expected to reach six figures in the next week. Twitter followers will have the opportunity to meet the legendary poker pro face to face in the [...]
Doyle Brunson Looks for Next Member of Elite Poker Team
To build his team of elite poker players, Doyle Brunson isn’t straying far from home to source the talent. The world’s biggest poker legend will be playing at $5/10 and $10/20 cash game tables every Monday through Friday at DoylesRoom.com along with Chris Moorman, Mike Caro and other pros in order to meet new poker [...]
New software to detect blackjack card counters
A 22-year-old computer graduate from the University of Dundee, Kris Zutis, has developed a computer system for detecting card counters and pinpointing dealer errors. The system uses complex algorithms to analyse information captured by cameras set up in casinos, and started as a final year project in Zutis’s Applied Computing degree, in which he worked [...]
Three million French citizens use offshore betting sites
The French National Assembly debate taking place this week on the coming liberalisation of the hitherto monopolised gambling market has continued to grab the mainstream press headlines. Moves to open the market under strictly regulated conditions to privately owned websites offering gambling action on poker, soccer and horse racing were introduced to the Assembly on [...]
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 [...]
