 Newsletter Signup
Stay informed with the
NEW Casino City Times newsletter! Gaming Destination News
Online Gambling News
|
Gaming News Archives - Page 2774Juanda beats Hellmuth for fifth WSOP bracelet12 June 2011
John Juanda defeated Phil Hellmuth heads up to claim the $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball World Championship at the World Series of Poker title, his fifth WSOP bracelet, and deny Hellmuth from clinching his 12th to break his own record.
Bonkowski bonks Brongo in heads up match, claims WSOP limit title11 June 2011
Canadian poker pro Tyler Bonkowski overcame a 12-1 chip disadvantage to win the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em Championship at the World Series of Poker, claiming his first WSOP bracelet and $220,817 in prize money.
Chalk another one up for the newbies at WSOP11 June 2011
Facing four former WSOP gold bracelet winners with six combined career wins amongst them, Andrew Badecker slayed the field at the final table, claiming $369,371 in prize money and becoming the 13th first-time bracelet winner in 13 events.
Churchill urges customers to lobby over slots10 June 2011
Churchill Downs are encouraging their customers to lobby Gov. Pat Quinn to support a bill for slot machines.
Cancer survivor gets second chance, wins WSOP Triple Chance event10 June 2011
As a child growing up in Honduras, David Diaz beat cancer, something that most in his situation would have seen as a death sentence. On Thursday night, he fittingly won the $1,500 Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker to claim $352,808 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Maine Senate splits vote10 June 2011
Two gambling bills saw contrasting outcomes in the Maine Senate yesterday.
22-year-old Russian wins WSOP Omaha high-low title10 June 2011
Viacheslav Zhukov, a 22-year-old professional poker player from Stary Oskol, Russia defeated a star-studded field of 202 players to win the $10,000 Omaha High-Low Split Championship and $465,216 at the World Series of Poker.
Pressure on Nova Scotia Govt for more study after report10 June 2011
Criticism of slow release of study that showed suicide rate among gambling addicts was six per year.
Alabama trial: Opening arguments commence today10 June 2011
Opening arguments in gambling corruption trial could take more than six hours.
California casino to undergo major renovation10 June 2011
Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs will undergo renovation of its guest rooms, corridors and lobby this summer.
Bad beat jackpot cracks $1 million on IPN10 June 2011
The International Poker Network's bad beat jackpot has hit record levels and after breaking the $1 million mark.
IGT awarded 7,200 machines in Loto-Quebec's video lottery machine replacement10 June 2011
IGT will supply 7,200 of the new VLTs to SLVQ in Canada.
Nevada casino adds new tapas bar10 June 2011
John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks has re-branded Restaurante Orozko into Restaurante Orozko and Tapas Bar.
Gynecologist wins $544,388, WSOP bracelet in world's largest six-handed tournament10 June 2011
Geffrey Klein, a 44-year-old gynecologist from Houston, won the largest six-handed no-limit Hold’em tournament in history to claim $544,388 at the World Series of Poker after pulling off a stunning comeback during heads-up play and won what must be considered one of the most unlikely victories so far at the 2011 WSOP.
Chartwell Technology expands slot portfolio10 June 2011
Chartwell Technology has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with online slot developer NextGen Gaming.
PokerStars announces first half of EPT season eight10 June 2011
Season eight of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will kick off in the Estonian capital of Tallinn from August 2-7.
Deal Me In: '...And how about a smile, while you're at it?'10 June 2011
Pilarski explains why a pit boss might tell a blackjack dealer to "clean up her game."
Vegas gambling revenues dip slightly in April10 June 2011
Gaming revenues on the Las Vegas Strip dropped 2.2 percent in April, despite the total visitor count rising 4.8 percent.
Gertzwiller wins a WSOP title for the USA9 June 2011
After two British players won WSOP gold bracelets the previous week,
Sean Getzwiller, from Las Vegas, Nev., won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker to claim $611,185.
California casino to continue $1 million poker tournament9 June 2011
Commerce Casino's "Original Million Dollar Tournament" will kick off on June 20 with a guaranteed purse of $1 million.
|