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Gaming News Archives - Page 2609Sylvia leads the way to WSOP Main Event final table17 July 2012
The World Series of Poker Main Event played down to its final table Monday, and Jesse Sylvia is the runaway chip leader with 43.875 million in chips. The two women vying for seats in the Main Event final table, Gaelle Baumann and Elisabeth Hille, finished 10th and 11th.
Local man wins Fantasy Springs "Spring into Summer BMW 335i Giveaway"17 July 2012
Qualifying for the promotion started on June 27 but Wilfrido V. didn’t qualify until the final day.
Arizona State Poker Championship returns to Talking Stick for 8th year16 July 2012
The five-day tournament takes place Aug. 10-14, and is expected to draw more than 1,000 players of various skill levels, all competing for a share of the $1 million jackpot.
Fortune Lounge Group announces Summer Olympics Challenge16 July 2012
From 27 July to 31 August, the Fortune Lounge Group of online casinos will be joining in the Olympics celebration by launching the Summer Olympics Challenge.
Be a VIP at Oktoberfest with Fortune Lounge16 July 2012
From 18 July to 21 August, the Fortune Lounge group of online casinos will be in a generous mood, offering up a wide range of prizes for their players, including trips for two to the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.
Maryland governor favors alternate gambling plan for state16 July 2012
A proposal for establishment of a state Gaming Commission to address issues including the tax rate on slot machines is key.
Aqueduct Racetrack casino helping racing industry16 July 2012
Aqueduct Casino helping New York racing industry already with employment and increased purse prizes.
Six lucky players become millionaires in first year of Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus(TM) $1 Million Jackpot16 July 2012
Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas and Atlantic City resorts are the exclusive home to the $1 Million jackpot in Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus
Aurora Casino feeling pinch from Des Plaines16 July 2012
Revenue down 11 percent in June when compared year on year.
Hamilton Casino to get five star hotel16 July 2012
Skycity Hamilton reveals plans to add a five star hotel.
Houston medical researcher makes splash at World Series of Poker16 July 2012
A.J. Jejelowo hoped to be onstage inside the Rio's Penn & Teller Theater at the end of October with eight other players in the final table of the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship, competing for an $8.5 million payday. Instead, the self-described recreational poker player has to settle for $106,056 and 66th place, as well as the admiration of his peers.
One more bad beat story for sports bettors: meager comps16 July 2012
With recent industry consolidation and a tougher economic environment, earning comps on sports bets is becoming tougher, or, in other words, more expensive.
Raymond Bitar, Full Tilt case has the poker world watching16 July 2012
Bitar, 40, is facing life in prison after the U.S. Department of Justice amended its 15-month-old nine-count indictment against the gaming executive. Prosecutors said Full Tilt was an elaborate Internet Ponzi scheme that stole more than $350 million from gamblers in the United States and worldwide.
Salerno helped build Leroy's into a powerhouse16 July 2012
Leroy's Race and Sports Book spent 34 years evolving into one of the truly innovative local gaming companies.
Kerching Casino announces Euro 2012 Affiliate Sweepstakes winners16 July 2012
Kerching Casino, a member of the Income Access network, has announced the winners of the £5,000 Kerching Casino Euro 2012 Affiliate Sweepstakes. The Alderney regulated company, a leading provider of online casino gaming, also ran a player competition during the sweepstakes, which saw casino players take home £3,200.
Former "November Niners" remain in World Series of Poker hunt16 July 2012
Going into play Saturday in the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship at the Rio, three former November Nine participants were in line to regain a seat on poker's biggest stage, and two were still alive late Saturday night.
27 players still vying for WSOP Main Event final table16 July 2012
Friends and family descended on the World Series of Poker Main Event and filled the now nearly empty Amazon Room with raucous cheers as the tournament field narrowed from 97 to 27.
Top 10 observations from the World Series of Poker Main Event16 July 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan learned a lot at this year's World Series of Poker Main Event. He didn't know people called ace-queen "the waffle." He also discovered he likes it when poker players are social to each other in person, and not just on Twitter. Find out what else he learned in this top-10 list.
The luck of the Irish!16 July 2012
Frank Scoblete: In popular myth, the Irish are known for good luck.
From Russia, with love: No gaming taxes if you build here15 July 2012
A Russian territory that announced plans in May to place a multibillion-dollar gaming complex near one of its port cities, has sweetened the deal to entice casino companies to bid on the development: zero gaming taxes.
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