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Prepare for hoops betting with proper books, mags

Pro and college basketball get going very soon. Some of the biggest upsets in college hoops occur within the first 10 games of the season, sometimes during obscure tournaments. Which teams are the "sleepers"? Which teams are overrated? It's time to do your research and sharpen your handicapping skills by looking at such things as recruiting, coaching changes and player suspensions. By late October, the Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook will be arriving...read more

Europe Decisions Don't Open Doors to U.S. Players

The European Court of Justice and the European Commission have issued dramatic statements calling for the end of barriers to Internet gambling. Some observers see these as the beginning of the end for America’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and the opening of doors to Internet gaming, especially poker. These developments are certainly much needed good news for publicly traded online poker companies, like PartyGaming...read more

DuplicatePoker.com unexpectedly shuts its doors

Just 20 days after circulating a press release that claimed it was "one of the fastest growing online poker communities," DuplicatePoker.com has been forced to shut down. When Duplicate Poker players went to the site's home page on Sunday, they found the following statement: Dear players, Duplicate is sadly bidding farewell to its players...read more

Ruling in Kentucky domains case expected next week

Defense attorneys had their day in court Tuesday as they tried to convince Judge Thomas Wingate to dismiss Kentucky's attempt to seize 141 online gambling domains. Wingate spent over three hours hearing oral arguments about Kentucky's bid to shut down online gambling in Kentucky by seizing the domains of gambling sites...read more

Inside gaming column: Forty days, 40 nights and a cry of protest

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Maybe we've become jaded in Las Vegas. Or maybe Midwest residents are little uptight. Regardless, a slot machine titled "Noah's Ark" will soon be in Nevada casinos. The five-reel penny machine has cartoon animals and a cartoon Noah...read more

Juanda prevails at record-breaking WSOPE Main Event

It took two years, seven events and a record-breaking Main Event to get it done, but the American jinx at the World Series of Poker Europe is over. John Juanda became the first U.S. player to win a WSOP bracelet on foreign soil when he outlasted a strong field of 362 at the World Series of Poker Europe's £10,000 Main Event in London at the Casino at the Empire...read more

Heads up, no-limit poker book; con man study; chip guide vivid

Collin Moshman, whose excellent Sit 'n Go Strategy (Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments) was perfectly timed last year, has produced a super new effort titled Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em (393 pages, paperbound, $29.95). This book, along with Todd Roberts's The Modern Con Man -- How to Get Something for Nothing (223 pages, hardbound, $16.95) and the newly revised (Third Edition) of James Campiglia and Steve Wells's The Official U.S...read more

Russia's Demidov makes history at WSOPE

The "big names" that sat down at the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe's Main Event when play began on Thursday in London were Daniel Negreanu and John Juanda. The "big story," however, was Ivan Demidov, who carved out a piece of poker history for himself by becoming the first player to make the final table at the Main Event of both the World Series of Poker and the World Series of Poker Europe...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - September 2008

Indian tribes are often noted for being very aggressive in pursuing business opportunities; it was, after all, tribes that pushed the gaming envelope that led to Indian gaming. Tribes in California, Florida, and Michigan were operating bingo games and small casinos in the hopes of gaining funds and jobs for tribal members and tribal programs...read more

Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - September 2008

A war may be brewing – a slot machine war. The slot machines themselves will not be dueling; instead the management of slot companies and the management of casino companies will be the duelists. We all know that casino revenues are down and operators are doing everything they can to reduce expenses and preserve their margins...read more