The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, yesterday formally requested the Netherlands and Greece to remove gaming restrictions which were found inconsistent with European law. The European Gaming & Betting Association, which includes Party Gaming, Unibet, Expekt,…
The 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship kicked off festivities at PURE Nightclub inside Caesars Palace to announce first-round matches. Nearly all of the 64 contestants walked the red carpet on the way into the pairing party, anxious to find out who will be their first opponent. Here…
Phil Ivey - Phil Hellmuth - Nam Le - A World Poker Tour final table - And a $1,596,100 first-place prize set the scene tonight at Commerce Casino. The final table of the L.A. Poker Classic usually features the best players in the game, but this year it managed to exceed itself. Action began…
Quinn Do Seat 1 Chips: 1,450,000 (fifth place at final table) Lifetime winnings: $961,764 2008 Player of the Year (POY) points: 0 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Prior WPT experience: 29th Place - 2007 Doyle Brunson Five-Diamond World Poker Classic Poker accomplishments: Do won a World Series of…
Two conservative Republican senators have sent a letter to the chairmen of the U.S. Treasury Department of Federal Reserve System outlining concerns about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Senators John E. Sununu of New Hampshire and Pete Domenici of New Mexico called for…
The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship is having its drawing party tonight at PURE Nightclub inside Caesars Palace. All 64 contestants will be split into four brackets (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs) and will find out who their first-round opponent will be. The exclusive red-carpet…
The Winnin' O' the Green tournament series at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, has grown from five events in 1990 to 23 events in 2008, and it kicks off today with its first two tournaments. Event Nos. 1 and 2 are $300 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournaments. The first one…
The on-again, off-again story of the United Kingdom’s announced plans for "super casinos" that would rival the largest casino properties found in America has again returned to an "off" state. The controversial plans for a new…
On Wednesday, Harrah’s Entertainment released its Fourth Quarter and Full Year financial results, giving us a window into the largest casino operator in the world and a view of the health of the industry at large. As the rights holder…
Michael Martin took the chip lead into the final table, and carried the lead all the way into heads-up play, but it was Ben Hock who walked away with the gold ring at the Horseshoe in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the World Series of Poker Circuit…
