- Events at CelebPoker.com| 2 Comments
Over the months of August and September, Celeb Poker is offering a Simply Irresistible package of prizes for all types of player. Weekly Freeroll tournaments for new players, loyalty tournaments and Rake Races for existing players and the chance for all players to gain entry into some of the biggest upcoming Live Events this season. [...]
- Legalize online gambling| 2 Comments
When University of Western Ontario marketing professor June Cotte started researching online gambling, she never expected to recommend its legalization. “If you told me I was going to come to that conclusion at the start of research I would have laughed,” said Cotte.
But when the Richard Ivey School of Business associate professor dug into the [...]
- Antigua gambling feud still unresolved| 1 Comment
Antigua’s finance minister says it could take several more months to resolve an Internet gambling feud with the U.S.
The countries have been at odds since the World Trade Organization last year ruled the island could impose retaliatory sanctions for a U.S. ban on online betting. The World Trade Organization says the island can impose US$21 [...]
- New Internet Gambling Legislation| 1 Comment
Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) had introduced legislation that would allocate up to $40 billion over the next decade to provide educational and job training assistance to current and former foster care participants as well as people in declining job sectors. How does this affect online poker, you ask? Great question! The $40 billion in revenue [...]
- Legalize and regulate online gambling| 1 Comment
Canada and the United States should legalize and regulate online gambling to contain its potentially harmful effects because players tend to bet more frequently and aggressively than they do in casinos, a study released on Tuesday says. The study - conducted jointly by academics of the University of Western Ontario in Canada and the University [...]
- $250,000 guaranteed prize pool online poker| 1 Comment
History will be made this summer at Bodog as the online poker powerhouse hosts its largest guaranteed prize pool tournament ever on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 4 p.m. EST. A guaranteed $250,000 in total prize money will be awarded, no matter how many people register, and to give players of all skill sets and bankroll [...]
- The Risks of Gambling Regulation| Leave a Comment
When trade emissaries from the European Union arrive in Washington later this month to talk to officials in Congress, the Justice Department, and other executive branch agencies, they’ll have some difficult questions to ask. In particular, they’ll ask about some gambling laws that rank among some the worst written sections of the United States Code. [...]
- Regulate Online Gambling In France| Leave a Comment
The steps that France has carefully considered appear to do an excellent job of protecting their citizenry, far better than a ban leaving online gambling to uncontrolled entities. Maybe the United States could take a lesson.
France will create a regulatory agency, responsible for monitoring and licensing applicants for legal online gambling. Servers will need to [...]
- CryptoLogic Limited Offers New Internet Poker Features| 1 Comment
CryptoLogic Limited the leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, today introduced two unique features to its Internet poker software line-up: the ability for players to host their own tournaments, and a new advanced sorting and filtering tool that allows players to customize their own settings for cash games and tournaments. Starting today, [...]
- POKER PLAYERS SUPPORT DEMOCRATS AND OBAMA| 1 Comment
U.S. PLAYERS are very tired of being told what they can do with their own money. The Poker Players Alliance which now has over 1 Million poker members! Has become a very powerful non-profit membership organization.
Barack Obama is winning support for his White House campaign from – America’s poker players. Mr Obama, who is himself [...]
- Casino Tropez Player Wins €32,000| 1 Comment
Casino Tropez Player Wins €32,000 on the new Wild Spirit slot machine, just days after the game is launched at Casino Tropez. (5-reel 20-line video slot).
Andre G. from the Netherlands won this grand prize just four days after the game was launched at the online casino. Wild Spirit - along with Silent Samurai, a 5-reel 9-line [...]
- Bodog Mobile Casino Games| 1 Comment
Bodog is proud to announce the official release of its mobile casino client, Bodog Mobile - With versions specifically designed for mobile phones. Bodog Mobile puts your favorite Bodog Casino Games in your hand.
Simply log in and enjoy the best of the Bodog Casino on your mobile phone!
Play for fun or play for real with the [...]
- Legalized gambling in Indiana| 1 Comment
The newest form of legalized gambling in Indiana is available Tuesday. There are several options including tip boards - raffles - drawings and pull tabs. Look for pull tabs to be the most popular.
Mike Warner stocked a new supply of pull tabs in his Beech Grove bar Monday morning. They sell for a dollar or less and [...]
- Hong Kong media blamed for gambling rise| 1 Comment
Newspapers have been blamed for a rise in youth gambling, especially on football matches, a media report said Monday. As a result - newspapers should run betting coverage in separate supplements rather than include it as part of their sports sections to reduce youngsters exposure to gambling, the South China Morning Post said, quoting a survey.
The [...]
- Absolute Poker Jackpot Is Hit| 1 Comment
Absolute Poker gave away *bad beat jackpot*. The Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot is triggered when someone holding four 8s or better loses a hand while sitting at a “Bad Beat Jackpot” table.
Absolute Poker launched the Texas Hold’em-based jackpot game to the delight of US players. An online poker player with the moniker RIVERMAN1969 from [...]
- Barney Franks resolution failed| 1 Comment
Billions will be spent to prevent what cannot be stopped, rather than billions made while we regulation online gambling!
Barney Frank’s resolution to prevent the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act failed to make it out of committee today. A vote led to a stalemate - at 32-32. A majority victory was needed to advance the [...]
- Bodog Casino Jackpot Hit| Leave a Comment
It was a day like any other in the Bodog Online Casino for the 55year-old Howard G. of Houston, Texas. Playing *Victory* slots like he’d done many times before, but that all changed when the reels spun and revealed four *captains* and a *ship*. Acting as a wildcard, the *ship* gave Howard the equivalent of [...]
- Poker Players Alliance making another big push| Leave a Comment
The Poker Players Alliance is making another big push for online gamblers to contact their elected Representative and ask them to support the bill, HR 5767. HR 5767 will basically block the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
This Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee will review the bill HR 5767 and in [...]
- Palace Of Chance Exclusive Offer| Leave a Comment
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Palace of Chance prides itself on providing excellent customer service, always with a personal [...]
- Casino Tropez Introduces| Leave a Comment
Casino Tropez introduces two new exclusive slot machines - Wild Spirit and Silent Samurai. Silent Samurai, a 5-reel 20-line video slot and Wild Spirit, a 5-reel 9-line slot are two new and exclusive games to the online gaming world.
As well as the latest cutting edge graphics, Silent Samurai features Scatter symbols and a bonus round where [...]
- Aruba Poker Classic prize packages from UltimateBet| Leave a Comment
UltimateBet today announced a promotion that promises to give away a record number of seats to the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic - UltimateBet’s signature island poker tournament.
- In an effort to make this year’s Aruba Poker Classic the best one yet, we’re sending a huge number of UltimateBet players to the island tournament for free,” stated [...]
- Bodog Poker Announces| Leave a Comment
Bodog-Poker is excited to announce the release of a new and improved, resizable beta client for public testing. Bodog Poker’s newest version features full screen mode, resizable tables, embedded chat and game details and on-demand player tools + much more.
All Bodog’s poker players are part of the process. This release features the most requested feature [...]
