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Gary Trask Gaming Guru - Page 49  Gavin Griffin knows poker -- and a few other things too22 May 2008
Gavin Griffin used to be that guy.
You know, the kind of person you have pity for. The one who comes to your weekly poker game and manages to lose each and every time the group gets together. The one who, regardless of what kind of cards he's holding or how smart (or foolishly) he plays, always has the short stack and eventually goes home a loser. ... (read more)
MGM at Foxwoods opens with a flourish19 May 2008
Mashantucket, Conn. — Two years ago, when Aziz Gamal visited the site of the future MGM Grand at Foxwoods, he saw nothing but a pile of dirt and a blueprint that had unlimited potential. When the MGM Mirage President and CEO of Hospitality returned this past weekend for the gala grand opening of the new ... (read more)
Veteran Tom McEvoy still living a dream in Vegas8 May 2008
In 1978, Tom McEvoy was a 34-year-old accountant in Grand Rapids, Mich. where he and his wife were
raising three young children. He had been working for the same firm for five temperamental years when his
boss finally reached a boiling point and called McEvoy into his office. The news was not good. ... (read more)
Multi-talented Vanessa Rousso's game is peaking as the WSOP nears28 April 2008
Vanessa Rousso's staggering success at the age of just 25 years old should not come as a surprise. The fact that she's done it by playing poker for a living, well, that's something that may have caught a few people off guard.
Vanessa Rousso at the 2007 WSOP (photo by Neil Stoddart/PokerStars)
To ... (read more)
Affiliate Club awards affiliates with trip to Caribbean23 April 2008
AffiliateClub.com may be new to the industry, but the company certainly isn't a novice when it comes to motivating its affiliates.
Just ask the nine men who were part of an all-expenses paid excursion to the Caribbean island of Curacao earlier this month as part of a promotion AffiliateClub.com ran for its affiliates. ... (read more)
Paddy Power ad campaign draws complaints23 April 2008
Paddy Power's latest "Going Short" ad campaign has been dubbed "irresponsible" by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority, prompting the Irish sports book and casino to pull the ads from all media outlets.
The campaign featured a man enjoying a glass of champagne and a cigar in a limousine along with the company of two scantily clad and attractive women. ... (read more)
A brush with greatness at the Foxwoods Poker Classic7 April 2008
LEDYARD, Conn. – The first hand of the first day is being dealt at the World Poker Tour's Foxwoods Poker Classic last Friday and Ron Maset is sitting at a table tucked away at the back end of the massive Sunset Ballroom. Maset, a 44-year-old financial advisor from central New Jersey, notices a vacant seat ... (read more)
Card-counting movie '21' endures the invasion of Hollywood24 March 2008
The motion picture "21" makes no apologies.
The Columbia Pictures production doesn't hide from the fact that quite a bit of "Hollywood" was added to the script of the movie, which, as it clearly states on the movie's label, is "inspired by" the best-selling book, "Bringing Down The House: The Inside ... (read more)
Harrah's makes slight adjustments to WSOP rules17 March 2008
If you're entering this year's World Series of Poker and you plan on celebrating a winning hand by calling your friends from the table during an emphatic victory dance, the new additions to the WSOP rulebook may be on interest to you.
Harrah's Entertainment has released the 2008 World Series of Poker ... (read more)
UltimateBet charged with 'unfair play'13 March 2008
For the second time in the last six months, a popular online poker site has been charged with allegations of unfair play.
According to a press release issued by UltimateBet, one of the 10 largest online poker rooms, the site was alerted to suspicions of a player exhibiting "abnormally high winnings ... (read more)
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