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Around the WSOP: A chat with a proud Phil Hellmuth Sr.

LAS VEGAS – Phil Hellmuth Sr. woke up Tuesday morning at his home in Wisconsin expecting it to be just another ordinary day in the life of a retiree. "I was planning on going for a swim and then going out to dinner with the wife," he says. Instead, Hellmuth and his wife Lynn got a call from their oldest son just after 7 a.m...read more

ESPN to distribute an expanded WSOP Europe in 2008

LAS VEGAS – The World Series of Poker has once again extended its global reach. WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack announced today that the World Series of Poker Europe will not only increase from three events to four, but ESPN will broadcast eight hours of original coverage in the U.S...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - June 2008

As the rest of the gaming industry goes, so goes Indian gaming – or at least in the most mature markets. Customers at Indian casinos are paying more for gasoline along with everyone else. And as important, Indian casinos that need to borrow money, borrow it from the same places and the same people as any other casino...read more

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

By now, everyone in the country "gets it" at a personal level. The economy is not improving, and the price of gasoline is pushing its impact deeper and deeper into the rest of the economy and all of our daily lives. Most travel destinations are experiencing a downturn; airlines are desperately trying to find ways to restructure and avoid devastating losses; gaming stocks, except slot manufacturers, are down, and every state that relies on gaming taxes is looking for some way to make up for the reduced revenues. It seemed like a can't-miss tourist attraction that would pull in visitors to the nation's capital: a new Madame Tussauds wax museum...read more

On the WSOP rail: Negreanu a force of nature; stacking and raining chips

LAS VEGAS -- On TV and on the Internet, Daniel Negreanu is very entertaining. In person, Negreanu is a force of nature. At the World Series of Poker's $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Tuesday, Negreanu's table (Blue 5 -- one of the outer tables in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino) adopted his outgoing personality, creating an entertaining table for fans to watch...read more

Icann Unveils Plans for Unlimited Domain Extensions

It looks as though we are living the final days of an era when Web sites must comply with a rigid address system offering only a limited number of extensions like ".com," ".org" and ".co.uk." The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will begin taking applications next year for an array of new domain name strings without creative limits (barring the offensive, of course)...read more

Around the WSOP: Scotty Nguyen crowned $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world champion

The Prince of Poker has a new jewel to add to his crown. Thuan "Scotty" Nguyen, the man best-known for his engaging personality and use of the word "baby" in nearly every other sentence that comes out of his mouth, won the prestigious $50,000 H.O.R.S.E...read more

Around the WSOP: German college student outshines WSOP star Seidel

It was an event that appeared as though it was going to be remembered as a monumental moment for Erik Seidel. Instead it may go down as the official coming out party for 21-year-old German college student. Seidel, an eight-time bracelet winner, was poised to add a ninth to his collection and tie the estimable Johnny Moss on the all-time list when he made the final table of the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split event on Wednesday night, sitting in second place...read more

Getz's Underdog Theorem a fresh approach to betting pro football

One of the most unique and refreshing new "how-to" bet pro football books to hit the stores in many a year is Eddie Getz's The Underdog Theorem: How to Bet on the NFL and Win While Outperforming Wall Street (214 pages, paperbound, $14.95). Well-priced and under-hyped, the book may be the sleeper of the year. Getz takes a rational approach to risk-taking and betting - "You should never risk more than you can afford to lose" - and examines both the upside and downside of gambling, while emphasizing that without money management all is lost in the end run...read more

Denmark's Hidden Jewel

TV2, a state-owned broadcaster in Denmark, has become the country's first domestic company to provide online skill games with real-money wagering. No hostile response is expected from the government or the gambling monopoly, Danske Spil, because games of skill are not covered by national gambling laws. TV2's games Web site, Spil.TV2.dk, provides a variety of games in which players can wager that they will defeat their competitors in a game or tournament...read more