Archive for November, 2005

Handheld gaming devices might find way into casinos

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

A whole generation is growing up using cell phones, BlackBerries and playing hand-held computer games.
Come mid-2006, casinos will be able to offer the small devices to allow customers to play the slots, blackjack, craps or baccarat while they’re in lounges, swimming pools or restaurants.
The state Gaming Control Board on Tuesday held its final public hearing […]

I-Gaming: Illegal And Thriving

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

(CBS) The point of making something illegal is to stop people from doing it, and penalize them if they do.
Then there’s Internet gambling. The federal government is clear: gambling on the Internet is against the law. And yet millions of Americans do it on hundreds of Web sites, to the tune of billions of […]

How the U.S. Is Getting Beat in Online Gambling

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

Wildly popular, yet still illegal in the U.S., Internet gaming has earned vast sums for its creators. Meanwhile, a wave of IPOs in Britain has left American banks out of the action.
Gambling lore is filled with tales of the lucky novice who walks into a casino and breaks the bank. This year it really happened. […]

Man Wins $382,000 in Largest Legal Poker Prize

Monday, November 28th, 2005

KAMLOOPS, Canada — As reported by the Canadian Press: “A Salt Spring Island man has won the largest legal poker prize in Canada at the B.C. poker championships in Richmond, B.C.
“The four-day Texas hold’em event at River Rock Casino went into the early hours of this morning before James Hawkins took the grand prize of […]

Right Mentality in Poker

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

From another Blogger - he published this great article entitled:
“The Importance of Right Mentality in Poker”
Being a successful poker player is all about having the right mentality. Nowhere was this lesson more evident than in my week of poker today. Starting on Sunday, I had a nice session where I went up $100 in about […]

English Harbour Poker

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

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The Odds on Oscar

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Sportsbook.com recently released the odds on which movie will win an Oscar for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards.
They base their odds on research conducted with various entertainment insiders. I think it’s pretty funny that people like to bet on the Oscars.
The odds makers at Sportsbook.com really like Cinderella Man. They’re listed as […]

Happy Anniversary - Hollywood Poker!

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

On Wednesday November 9th 2005, HollywoodPoker.com celebrated it’s 1st year anniversary. Celebrity Players, James Woods and Vince Van Patten were joined by other Hollywood Poker Celebrities and the Hollywood Poker Girls to commemorate a year of unprecedented success at the net’s hottest online poker site. This celebration was the pinnacle of what Hollywood Poker has […]

Online Gaming’s explosive US growth should be regulated says Sportingbet PLC CEO Nigel Payne on CBS 60 Minutes

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ - Online gaming is licenced and taxed in 63 countries worldwide and the United States should be taking advantage of this $10 Billion market, said Nigel Payne, Chief Executive of Sportingbet PLC, in an interview to be broadcast Sunday November 20th on CBS 60 Minutes.
Sportingbet operates a number of […]

Casinos outline plans for rebuilding to gaming commission

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Representatives for most of the state’s battered Gulf Coast casinos outlined their plans for rebuilding before the Mississippi Gaming Commission at its meeting on Thursday. Hurricane Katrina, which struck Aug. 29, damaged or destroyed most of the 12 coast casinos and a 13th that was about to open.
Like many of the […]