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Bingo scandal in Alabama
Alabama’s VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor is standing trial in connection with a vote-buying case brought to court by the FBI. The case involve passing of a bingo legislation which was allegedly to be helped through political connections and buying of votes. It’s not good for any type of a lottery or casino games to provoke […]
A first WSOP bracelet for Fabrice « FabSoul » Soulier
Fabrice Soulier, a pro poker player, also known as « FabSoul » at poker tables, has won prize money of over 2,5 million Dollars to date. His last big win was in 2010 in the Main Event of the Partouche Poker Tour de Cannes where he took home €500,000. His prize money has just increased […]
Custom Online Slots – How About a Dirty Martini?
While many online casino share the very same games depending on their software provider, or which developers they partner with. Some online casinos and even bingo rooms, also offer custom slots, and one of the latest at Bodog is called Dirty Martini. Just the title of the game is enough to get you interested isn’t […]
VIP baccarat dominating Macau
Baccarat is still on its steady rise in Macau. Since the gambling monopoly expired in the Asian gambling enclave, Macau has overtaken Las Vegas in terms of gambling revenues and the by far most earning game is VIP baccarat, in other words, baccarat played by affluent casino patrons. Although experts are warning casino operators about […]
Pokie machine debate revives
The Australian poker machine debate has been resurrected from the back burner once again as passing of the proposed legislation should happen very soon. The Australian senator Andrew Wilkie has been pushing for introduction of mandatory betting limits on every single poker machine within the boundaries of the federation, however, this effort is not supported […]
More problems for online poker companies looming – in Australia
The USA is not the only country in the world intolerant of online gambling to such an extent as to virtually prohibit it. Whilst countries like Denmark, France or Italy have managed to understand that prohibition only leads to crime and have set out on the journey of controlled regulation, the U.S. have the UIGEA […]
Koen De Visscher : A remarkable feat in the $ 1,000 event # 8 high of the SCOOP
The Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP), the largest and most popular online poker competitions, has just published its first results of the 2011 edition. Indeed, this festival of online poker tournament, with 38 events in total, has just started on May 8 and will only end on next Sunday, May 22 with the $ […]
Iowa considering legalisation of online gambling
Whilst three major poker websites in the U.S. have been seized by the FBI, the federal state of Iowa is heading in an opposite direction considering legalisation of online gambling on the state level. An official study has been commissioned to the state’s Gaming Commission whose purpose is to provide insight into the gambling industry […]
Casino staff image still more important
Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City is facing legal action from its former employees who claim they have been dismissed on the basis of age and sex discrimination. The importance of image of casino employees has been steadily growing in recent years, with the atmosphere of the casino being considered as essential a part of […]
A Poker Player with A Most Discerning Eye for Detail
Amarillo Slim aka. Thomas Austin Preston, born December 31, 1928, Johnson, Arkansas; started off his gambling career at the age of sixteen, hustling pool; and then in both the navy and army. He soon shot to celebrity status as a very young man, and returned from service in Germany, reportedly a millionaire! – A natural […]