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First Female National Heads-Up Poker Champion

CasinoNews — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:47:42 +0000

The dust has cleared and a National Heads-Up Poker Champion has been crowned. This year’s winner is a bit different from the ones of previous years. Annie Duke, the winner, is the first woman ever to win the National Heads-up ... more

National Heads-Up Poker Championship: Elite Eight

CasinoNews — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:29:46 +0000

The National Heads Up Poker Championship is set to air on April 18th 2010 on NBC. However, the Elite Eight has already been determined. The final eight players are Erik Seidel, Peter Eastgate, Jerry Yang, Annie Duke, Dennis ... more

Poker Tournament Robbed By Heavily Armed Gunmen

CasinoNews — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:50:32 +0000

In Germany, robbers burst into a Berlin Grand Hyatt and demanded the jackpot monies from a tournament being held there. There were four robbers, all of them heavily armed.

The thieves carried machetes, automatic weapons and even ... more

Leron Washington Wins WPT LA Poker Classic Celebrity Tournament

CasinoNews — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:39:10 +0000

The World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic came to an end Wednesday, March 3rd and a winner was finally declared. LeRon Washington was the eventual winner. More then 500 individuals, many celebrities, participated. This event which combined both ... more

Carlos Mortensen In First Place at The WPT L.A. Poker Classic

CasinoNews — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:26:49 +0000

The race to win the WPT L.A. is still on. Twenty-two players remain in the running. Popular poker star, Carlos Mortensen is in the lead. The WPT is a part of the World Poker Tour, a well respected ... more

Go Casino: 5 Major Slot Tournaments in March

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:19 +0000

GoCasino will be hosting five major Tournaments. The total Prize Pool for these tourneys will be a phenomenal $265,500.

The $150,000 Guaranteed Countdown to St. Paddy’s Freeroll Slot Tournament starts Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 8PM (ET) and runs until ... more

Day 2 of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic

CasinoNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:03:24 +0000

The second day of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic has come and gone. The last day of the tournament is Thursday. In the lead are Daniel Negreanu, a well known poker star and Taylor Paur, an online player. ... more

More Then 900 Jailed For Online Gambling

CasinoNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:01:54 +0000

918 Chinese persons were arrested for illegal online gambling. The only forms of gambling allowed in China are state-operated lotteries. Online gambling is illegal as are any type of casino-style games.

The individuals arrested were not players but internet casino operators. ... more

Happenings in Online Gambling: February 2010

CasinoNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:13 +0000

There have been some major occurrences in online gambling during the month of February. Two pieces of legislation were introduced. They were the Internet Gambling Regulation Consume Protection and Enforcement Act and the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act.

Also, this ... more

U.S. Military: No Gambling Allowed!

CasinoNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:58:37 +0000

Military personnel are allowed internet access but with restrictions. Individuals can now visit and join social networking websites. They are not, however, allowed to gamble online.

This allowance is a bit of a departure from previous rulings on the subject. In ... more