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Gaming News Archives - Page 3634Alaska Man Wins First WSOP Seat in Milwaukee's Best/NLOP Giveaway19 September 2006
Tony Green, a 34-year old salesman from Anchorage, Alaska, earned a seat in the Main Event of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by winning the first of seven online poker tournaments in the Milwaukee's Best Light Texas Hold'em Challenge on Sunday night.
Kiwi Player Remains Great Takeover Target19 September 2006
International News Brief: New Zealand's Sky City Entertainment Group remains one of the last great takeover targets as the consolidation across Australia's $16 billion gambling sector winds down.
Private-Public Clash on Gambling19 September 2006
International News Brief: The detention of the heads of an Austrian online gambling company by French authorities has raised the stakes in a Europe-wide battle between lucrative state-sponsored betting monopolies and their upstart rivals on the Internet.
Peru: Game Owners Owe the State More Than 260 Million Soles19 September 2006
International News Brief: Slot machine and casino owners have been fighting with the state over unpaid taxes worth some 260 million soles ($80 million), according to the national tax collection body.
Get The Holidays Started With $50,000 Up For Grabs19 September 2006
The Pechanga Poker Room offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of the approaching weeks with the 'Novemberfest 2006 Poker Tournament.'
Final Table Set for 2006 WPT Borgata Open19 September 2006
The names and faces filling the final six seats at the 2006 World Poker Tour Borgata Open is a cast of relatively unknown players, but that doesn’t mean this group lacks solid tournament poker experience.
Backdoor Move to Ban Web Gambling Fizzles19 September 2006
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., tried to attach an Internet gambling ban to a defense bill last week but was rebuffed by two powerful senators, congressional sources said Monday.
BodogFight Premiers Tonight19 September 2006
The groundbreaking mixed martial arts reality TV series BodogFight premiers tonight online and in millions of homes across America.
Aces.com Player Wins VIP Package19 September 2006
The grand prize in Aces.com’s Free Bet-to-Go Contest won’t be awarded until Wild Card Weekend in January, but the first monthly winner has already won a VIP package to attend the Tennessee game in Miami on September 24.
Man Wins Phone Casino Jackpot19 September 2006
Warehouse worker Peter Battye won a GBP25,000 jackpot on a mobile phone casino game on the Phone Casino.
Mississippi Casinos Take Hit19 September 2006
News Brief: Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casino revenues took a hit in August despite the reopening of three properties that were expected to grow the market.
Washington Tribe Opens Non-Smoking Casino19 September 2006
News Brief: The Muckleshoot Tribe, a sovereign nation that is exempt from the smoking ban, has opened a non-smoking tribal casino.
Macau Gaming Taxes Up19 September 2006
International News Brief: The government of the Macao Special Administrative Region has collected $1.5 billion in direct gaming taxes in the first eight months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 14.4 percent.
Hain Welcomes Casino Proposals19 September 2006
International News Brief: Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain has welcomed the completion of the Independent Casino Advisory Panel's series of examinations-in-public of the proposals for a regional casino.
Michigan Tribe Plans Casino19 September 2006
News Brief: The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians plans to build a new $80 million casino and resort at the site of its Turtle Creek Casino along M-72.
PinnacleSports.com Offers Odds on Ratings Race19 September 2006
With the showdown between "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI" on tap for
9 p.m. this Thursday, PinnacleSports.com has created odds on which season premiere will draw more viewers.
UK Mom Wins PartyPoker.com Tournament19 September 2006
Pippa Flanders, a UK mother
of two who began playing poker professionally in 2002 beat out over 70 UK, American and European poker stars
gathering at the PartyPoker.com World Open II.
TeamUSA Listed as Ryder Cup Underdogs19 September 2006
Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to Sportsbook.com.
Betbull Condemn Arrests19 September 2006
The Directors of betbull plc and their advisors have condemned the
Arrests of bwin CEOs by the French authorities.
Island View Casino Resorts Opens19 September 2006
Hundreds of Mississippi Gulf
Coast residents, dignitaries and more than 1,000 newly employed casino
workers celebrated the grand opening of Island View Casino Resort on
Monday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.
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