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Gaming News Archives - Page 2655Northern California online poker pro wins WSOP title, $721,37328 June 2010
Twenty-four-year-old online poker pro Jesse Rockowitz from Petaluma, Calif., obliterated a field of 3,097 players to capture the sixth $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em title (Event #45) at the World Series of Poker for a $721,373 payday.
Matt Matros wins bracelets, writes books, loves wife28 June 2010
Last year, eight days after his own wedding, Matt Matros was in Las Vegas trying to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, and his wife was back home in New York. What a honeymoon.
PPA holding fundraising "money bomb" on July 128 June 2010
The Poker Players Alliance is holding the "money bomb" in hopes of raising $50,000 in one day.
Former Expekt exec joins Bodog Europe28 June 2010
AJ Thompson is Bodog Europe's new Chief Technology Officer just in time for the soon-to-be-launched Bodog Poker Network.
mFortune Mobile Casino invites players to play for free28 June 2010
mFortune is launching a TV ad campaign on Virgin and Sky in July in the UK, inviting mobile users to text “FRUITS” to 88088 to play for free.
Dragonfish extends contract with Moon Bingo28 June 2010
Dragonfish will power a standalone network for Moon Bingo and have also launched Polo Bingo.
Gambling and the Law: Making poker legal as a public service28 June 2010
Professor I. Nelson Rose says we should start thinking up ways to prove that poker should be made legal, not because it is not gambling, but because a society is better with poker without.
NeoGames launches three new games28 June 2010
NeoGames has released "Ready Set Go," "World Champions" and "Fast Hands" that have been translated into 19 languages.
Party Poker sponsors TV show28 June 2010
The online poker room is sponsoring "The Poker Show with Jesse May" beginning on June 30.
Atlantic City continues to struggle28 June 2010
Moody's Investors Service said Atlantic City is in danger of being surpassed by other jurisdictions, if not this year then surely in 2011, unless a recovery plan is found.
Mohegan Sun holding Summer Showdown tournament28 June 2010
The Connecticut casino will kick off its second annual Summer Showdown Poker Tournament on Friday, July 16.
Mohegan Sun poker recognizing top players28 June 2010
The Connecticut casino is holding a multi-table poker tournament and daily cash game participants will be entered into a top player program.
Gavin Smith wins first WSOP bracelet, $268,23827 June 2010
The “Best Poker Players Never to Win a World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet” list got one player shorter over the weekend, as Gavin Smith won the $2,500 Mixed Hold’em championship (Event #44) to earn $268,238 and his first WSOP bracelet on Saturday night.
Montana poker pro wins WSOP H.O.R.S.E. title, $611,66626 June 2010
Ian Gordon won the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship (Event #43) at the World Series of Poker. Gordon, a 24-year-old poker pro, earned a well-deserved, and some might say surprising breakthrough victory, collecting $611,666 in prize money.
Hamrick wins WSOP Hold'em bracelet, $604,22226 June 2010
Dean Hamrick is primarily known as the player finished one position away from being knighted as an inaugural "November Nine" finalist in 2008, but now, he can lay claim to poker's most coveted prize a World Series of Poker bracelet.
Pinnacle closes St. Louis casino25 June 2010
The President Casino, which had been scheduled to close on Tuesday, was shuttered five days early due to prolonged flooding along the Mississippi River.
Fifth Brit wins WSOP title, $245,87125 June 2010
Steve Jelinek of Birmingham, England, became the fifth English player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet this summer, topping a field of 847 players in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split event to claim the $245,871 first-place prize.
Deal Me In: Slot personnel will be your happy guide25 June 2010
Pilarski says that quarter slot machines that have the highest payback are found at casinos that advertise a guaranteed return of 98-99% return on “selected machines.”
Virgin Casino launches new Wagerworks slot25 June 2010
"White Orchid" is a 5-reel, 40-payline slot developed by Wagerworks and available at Virgin Casino.
Plenty of stay and play packages at Mississippi casinos25 June 2010
The Mississippi coastal region features numerous golf and gaming options as well as summer activities for all ages.
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