A home based poker game in Nanuet, New York, was robbed this weekend. Roughly $15,000 in cash was stolen, as well as other items. At approximately 12:30 AM, police traveled to a home on Avalon Gardens Drive after receiving a 911 hang up. police were told that five Hispanic males, each wearing hoods and bandannas, has robbed the nine poker players. According to police reports, $15,000 in cash, electronics, and jewelery were taken in the heist. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The report went on to say that when one of the players walked outside to smoke a cigarette, the [ Read More ]
Archive for July, 2010
July 30 – The largest share of 51.64% of the London Stock Exchange listed merged entity will be owned by Bwin while PartyGaming (operators of sites like Party Poker) will hold 48.36%. Bwin has a current market capitalisation of 1.4bn, and PartyGaming has a market cap of 1.1bn. The two Chief Executives, Jim Ryan of PartyGaming, and Norbert Teufelberger of Bwin, will become joint chief executives of the merged company. Current Bwin co-chief executive Manfred Bodner will become a non-executive director on the board of the enlarged group. According to Ryan: "This is a transformational opportunity for both our companies [ Read More ]
A good casino bonus can help you enjoy your early time at an online casino and make playing the games more fun. After all, spending money is always more fun when it’s not your own. Right now William Hill has a good welcome bonus for their casino. The casino bonus at William Hill comes in multiple parts. First, new members receive a 100% match bonus on their first deposit, with a maximum bonus amount of 150. That bonus must be wagered at least 20 times before being withdrawn. The casino bonuses don’t stop with your first deposit, though. William Hill [ Read More ]
Late Tuesday night, multiple law enforcement agencies got together to take down an underground poker tournament in Texas. The poker tournament took place in a shopping center in Houston. According to authorities, one of the stores was being used as a front for the poker tournaments. At approximately 10:30 PM, undercover FBI agents and deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office raided the store and made 14 arrests. According to ABC’s Houston affiliate, those arrested were suspected of working at the poker room, rather than being players. They also stated that an undisclosed amount of cash was also confiscated. Gambling [ Read More ]
Party Casino introduces a slot game that is exclusively for VIP Players, and gives away five $5,000 weekend travel packages during the Palladium Slot Launch Party. Collect as many points as you can on the Palladium Slot, and make your way to the top in this leader board promotion. VIP Only PromotionThe Palladium Slot Launch Party is exclusively for Party Casino VIPs. The promo has just kicked off and will last until the end of July. The main aim of this leader board promotion is to collect points while spinning the reels of the Palladium Slot. The PrizesParty Casino is [ Read More ]
July 22 – Crown Europe has released a few superb new games. Pink Panther, Rocky and Punisher War Zone are amazing new video slots developed under license from Marvel comics and MGM. These games are going to be a knockout with players. Pink Panther A very exclusive, shiny and new progressive slot based on the hit movie and TV series. Pink Panther is a 40-line Progressive Jackpot designed by MGM, with a wide variety of extra features and a Progressive Jackpot Adventure feature. The Punisher War-Zone Boost your gaming experience with this action-packed Marvel video slot game. Based off of [ Read More ]
The Manila-listed online gambling technology provider PhilWeb Corporation scored a significant coup this week, inking a joint venture agreement with the Cambodian firm 5P Corporation with the goal of breaking into the online and mobile gambling sector in the country, which boasts a population of some 15 million. 5P has influence arising from principal shareholder Hun Sun Ny, the sister of Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen. “The Cambodian joint venture is consistent with PhilWeb’s focus on an international expansion strategy,” read a statement from the Manila-based firm. “PhilWeb is also working to obtain gaming licenses in other countries including Laos, [ Read More ]
The Australian government’s Productivity Commission recommendations are unlikely to be well received by the gambling groups Tatts and Tabcorp, which have exclusive retail wagering licences in some Australian states. The Age newspaper reports that the recommendations of the Commission place renewed pressure on the gambling companies, because it urges state governments to scrap their exclusive retail wagering licences and open up betting markets to greater competition. Most of the duopoly’s licenses expire between 2012 and 2016, and the Commission recommends that state governments do not renew them exclusively as this is a ”rare privilege”, unfair to punters and no longer [ Read More ]
The $10,000 buy-in main event preliminary heats at the 41st World Series of Poker in Las Vegas continued to steadily whittle down the Day 1 entry fields Friday afternoon as the first of the Day 2 heats started out. 2,412 survivors from Days 1a and 1c were headed in the chip counts by Corwin Cole (228,000) as cards hit the air in the next stage of event 57, the main event No-Limit Hold’em Championship competition. Still in the field were double Main Event champion Johnny Chan; the $50,000 Players’ Champion, Michael Mizrachi and top caliber players like Barny Boatman, Sammy [ Read More ]
Friday saw the start of the fifty-sixth event in this year’s 41st World Series of Poker, and with it fewer opportunities to win gold bracelets and tempting prizes, as only the Main Event now remains on the starter grid. Events 52 through 56 are all now in various stages of completion, which means 5 more bracelets are yet to be picked up, with top pros like Tom Dwan, Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey all hoping to win the coveted symbols of success for reasons ranging from side bets to prestige and record collection. A final table of six had finally [ Read More ]
