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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 152WSOP to raise money, interest in One Drop charity30 June 2012
If you missed out on paying $1 million to enter a tournament of no-limit hold'em poker and gaining a shot at an $18 million payday, you may get another chance. The World Series of Poker plans to make "The Big One for One Drop" an annual or semi-annual event, based on the worldwide interest drummed by this year's inaugural three-day tournament, which begins Sunday. ... (read more)
As he wins one WSOP event, Michael Mizrachi has eye on another - 'Big One for One Drop'30 June 2012
How confident is Michael Mizrachi in his poker playing skills? Moments after becoming the first two-time winner of the World Series of Poker's Players Championship event Thursday night, Mizrachi went to the tournament's cashier's cage at the Rio and transferred $1 million from his $1.45 million winnings to pay his entry in Sunday's "Big One for One Drop" No- Limit Hold'em event. ... (read more)
States drive poker action29 June 2012
Poker players will receive an update from their top lobbying organization on legislative efforts to license and regulate online poker in the United States during a special town hall-style meeting Saturday at the Rio. When it comes to federal efforts, however, it might be a short conversation. The Poker ... (read more)
"Grinder" chews up opponents to win Poker Players title again29 June 2012
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi of Miami became the first two-time winner of the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship on Thursday night at the Rio in the World Series of Poker, dominating the field to earn $1.45 million. Mizrachi, 31, who won the event in 2010, collected his third career World Series of ... (read more)
Shuffle Master scraps acquisition of European online gaming provider28 June 2012
Shuffle Master, Inc. abruptly dropped a planned $28.5 million acquisition of a European-based online gaming provider Wednesday and expressed concern about the slow pace for legalizing Internet poker in the U.S.
Shuffle Master said it was pulling out of a deal to purchase Ongame Network Limited, blaming ... (read more)
"Sluggish" U.S. gaming worries Moody's Investors Service28 June 2012
Moody's Investors Service expressed a cautious view of the U.S. casino market Wednesday, warning that weak gaming revenues and downward consumer trends could place several companies, including Caesars Entertainment Corp. and CityCenter Holdings, "at great risk."
Officials from the companies didn't dispute Moody's assessment that the U.S. ... (read more)
Have it your way: personalized video poker on tap27 June 2012
Slot machine maker WMS Industries, Inc. is launching a video poker machine in Las Vegas that allows customers to customize the games with different settings and appearances. An unspecified number of the My Poker games, which include multiple selections of video poker and pay tables, are to be installed by the end of the year at all 18 Station Casinos properties in the Las Vegas Valley. ... (read more)
Macau gaming stocks fall after reports of visa, Chinese credit card restrictions27 June 2012
Worries that China will limit the number of times citizens from the mainland can visit Macau, coupled with new government restrictions on credit card spending, caused gaming stocks to nosedive on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday.
Macau-based subsidiaries of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC declined sharply in value on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... (read more)
Queen trumps kings at World Series of Poker event26 June 2012
A decade ago, Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman wouldn't sit at a Las Vegas poker table without her handy "cheat sheet" that listed the game's best hands. "It told me that a flush beat a straight, which I needed since I was always trying to figure everything out mathematically," she said. It's an understatement to say that she no longer needs assistance. ... (read more)
WMS Industries hires longtime IGT executive Ron Rivera26 June 2012
Slot machine maker WMS Industries, Inc.'s expansion of its U.S. sales and marketing division includes hiring a longtime gaming equipment sales executive who spent two decades with rival manufacturer International Game Technology.
WMS said Monday that Ron Rivera will join the company as vice president of western division sales and national accounts on July 9. ... (read more)
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