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Women making noise at the World Poker Finals

Erik Cajelais and Nenad Medic lead the Foxwoods World Poker Finals Main Event with massive stacks topping the $1 million mark. Although neither player has won a major tournament, both have played superb poker since Sunday, using their large stacks to push their opponents off pots and increase their tournament standing...read more

AGA considers alternative to online gambling prohibition

The American Gaming Association's board of directors will meet next month to consider whether to lobby the next Congress to establish an independent research study of Internet gambling policy. "The board will consider whether or not to support legislation in the new Congress calling for an independent study of Internet gambling to see if it can be properly regulated, controlled, taxed and licensed here in the United States," said AGA President Frank Fahrenkopf. "My guess is that they (the board) are going to say let's go ahead and do it." Representing the U.S...read more

Daryn Firicano leading the World Poker Finals Main Event

The world's top poker professionals came to play at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals (WPF) Main Event, making up a large portion of the day-one survivors. Normally, World Poker Tour events are loaded with hopeful amateurs looking to make a name for themselves with a big tournament win, but at the popular Foxwoods event, the professionals are making sure the amateurs feel the pressure...read more

Rebecca's Recommendations - November 10, 2006

Anyone going to Vegas next week? ANYONE? If so, please let me know as I will be attending the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in addition to WebmasterWorld/PubCon and I would love to see you. To be more specific, I do not relish the thought of handing out hundreds of Pocket Gaming Directories and I know jack about SEO...read more

World Poker Tour coming to Foxwoods

The best poker players in the world will make their way to Foxwoods Resort Casino this weekend for the popular $10,000 World Poker Finals (WPF) Main Event. The multi-million dollar tournament, held inside the largest poker room in the world, will begin Sunday with play continuing until six players remain on Thursday...read more

Bally Technologies expecting loss for fiscal year

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Bally Technologies, which has spent more than 16 months reviewing its financial reporting from the past few years, said Thursday it expects to report a net loss of between 55 cents and 65 cents a share for 2006. The loss covers the 12-month period ended June 30. The Las Vegas-based slot machine maker had previously restated its fiscal earnings for 2003 and 2005...read more

Internet gambling prohibitionists three times more likely to lose reelection bids

Members of the House of Representatives who supported H.R. 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, were nearly three times more likely to lose reelection bids in Tuesday's mid-term elections, while those who cosponsored H.R. 5474, which looked to form a commission to study the Internet gambling industry, were three times more likely to return to office in reelection campaigns. Only two members of the House who voted against H.R...read more

NEVADA GAMING REVENUE: Bettors strike back

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gamblers hit a lucky streak in September. Table game players and sports bettors exited Nevada casinos with a little more money in their pockets as the state's monthly gaming win fell for only the second time in two years, according to figures released Thursday by the Gaming Control Board. Nevada casinos won $985 million during the month, a decrease of 2.7 percent compared with $1.01 billion won in September 2005...read more

BetonSports agrees to permanent shutdown

Internet betting firm BetonSports has agreed in court to a permanent injunction barring it from taking wagers from customers in the U.S. The action ends a civil case stemming from indictments unsealed in July of 2006, but the company and some of its employees still face criminal charges related to illegal gambling. BetonSports, which has not accepted wagers from American customers since July 19, is already completing the closure of operations in Costa Rica and Antigua...read more

Full Tilt success continues with FTOPS-2

FTOPS-2 Schedule Event # 1 Date: Saturday, Nov. 11 Game: PLO Hi Guarantee: $100,000 Event # 2 Date: Sunday, Nov. 12 Game: No-Limit Hold'em Guarantee: $500,000 Event # 3 Date: Monday, Nov. 13 Game: Limit Hold'em Guarantee: $200,000 Event # 4 Date: Tuesday, Nov...read more