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Playing at Foxwoods

27 March 2007
It took me two hours to get to Foxwoods to play in the $300 Modified Shootout on Monday. It took me nine hands to find the rail. Sure, 30 minutes of driving per hand hardly makes a good session, but I'm not mad about my play -- and overall, I'm happy with the decisions I made. I just wish there was a casino that was closer … I think. ... (read more)
 

Adventures in depositing

27 March 2007
American poker players looking to fund their online accounts should look no further than their local Walmart. MoneyGram, a money transfer service available worldwide and featured at the retail giant Walmart, can be used to fund PokerStars accounts. The service is quick, taking less than an hour depending on how far away you live from your local MoneyGram provider. ... (read more)
 

Planet Poker suspends real-money play

26 March 2007
Planetpoker.com, the Internet's first real-money card room, will suspend their cash game play beginning March 31. The company said it was closing because of payment processing issues related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, according to press release. All players "can rest assured ... (read more)
 

Using my girlfriend

23 March 2007
I'm pimping out my girlfriend this weekend. That's right - Chrissy Newcomb is going to work for me on Sunday, with the potential to earn somewhere around $40,000. Foxwoods is offering a $300 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em tournament this weekend. Last year, the event drew more than 300 lovely ladies, creating a prize pool scenario that would make any man drool. ... (read more)
 

Giftcards.com closes doors to online gamblers

22 March 2007
The Virtual Visa Gift Card option at www.giftcards.com has shut its doors to online gamblers. Just a couple of days after it reappeared as a purchasing option, an addition to the www.giftcards.com FAQ stated that the card could not be used for online gambling. Byran Micon, a spokesperson for ... (read more)
 

Virtual Visa Gift Cards return

20 March 2007
The Virtual Visa Gift Card is back. After spending a month in limbo, the Virtual Visa Gift Card, available through www.giftscards.com and www.pokerdeposits.com , makes its return, giving online gamblers another viable option for funding their player accounts. Casino City first reported ... (read more)
 

PokerStars hosts largest poker tournament in history

20 March 2007
The largest poker tournament in history took less than 11 hours to complete. PokerStars, celebrating the one-year anniversary of their weekly Sunday Million, drew 10,508 players for their $1.5 million guaranteed event, creating the largest field for any big-buy-in-tournament live or online. The prize ... (read more)
 

Frank ponders UIGEA repeal

15 March 2007
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) is contemplating an attempt to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, but reports stating Frank is actively working on this front are misleading. "It's still in the thinking stage," Frank spokesperson Steve Adamske said. Rumors about Frank's ... (read more)
 

NETeller hearing scheduled for Friday

14 March 2007
NETeller co-founders Stephen Lawrence and John LeFebvre are scheduled to appear in court on Friday, but that doesn't mean a hearing will take place, said Rebekah Carmichael, a spokesperson for the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's office. One of three things can happen in the time period between being charged for a crime and being indicted on the charges, Carmichael said. ... (read more)
 

Ayer, Parasol, DeLeon fall from Forbes Billionaire list

9 March 2007
Several land-based gambling tycoons rank high on the Forbes billionaire list, but the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement act has driven Bodog founder Calvin Ayre and PartyGaming founders Ruth Parasol and Russell DeLeon off the list. Online Gambling hit hard Calvin Ayre, playboy founder of the powerful Bodog brand, dropped off the list one year after making the cover. ... (read more)

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Ryan McLane
Ryan McLane was a poker reporter for Casino City. Although he has a strong background in reporting, the same can't be said for his poker skills. He has never won a major tournament nor is he a professional player. He applied for this job thinking it was a joke, only to find it out that it's true, people will pay you to write about poker. His favorite word is ridiculous.

After receiving his BA in History from Stonehill College in Easton, MA, he somehow ended up freelance reporting for a couple years before being deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom III with the Massachusetts National Guard. He's back now and is a strong advocate of the phrase "God Bless America."

Currently, Ryan lives in Boston and occasionally makes international treks to cover tournament poker and news. Feature writing is his passion and there is no need to ask for his opinion, he'll probably offer it first - free of charge.
Ryan McLane
Ryan McLane was a poker reporter for Casino City. Although he has a strong background in reporting, the same can't be said for his poker skills. He has never won a major tournament nor is he a professional player. He applied for this job thinking it was a joke, only to find it out that it's true, people will pay you to write about poker. His favorite word is ridiculous.

After receiving his BA in History from Stonehill College in Easton, MA, he somehow ended up freelance reporting for a couple years before being deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom III with the Massachusetts National Guard. He's back now and is a strong advocate of the phrase "God Bless America."

Currently, Ryan lives in Boston and occasionally makes international treks to cover tournament poker and news. Feature writing is his passion and there is no need to ask for his opinion, he'll probably offer it first - free of charge.