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Ryan McLane Gaming Guru - Page 8  NETeller agrees to distribution plan for U.S. customer money4 June 2007
NETeller has agreed to a distribution plan for returning seized monies to U.S. customers and hopes to implement the plan no later than mid-July, according to a press release issued today.
U.S. authorities seized up to $55 million from U.S. NETeller accounts earlier this spring.
Since than time, NETeller has been working with the Southern District of New York U.S. ... (read more)
WSOP weekend - Records fall, first bracelets awarded4 June 2007
Player numbers up
So much for the expected decline in player participation.
Event #3, the first $1,500 No Limit Hold'em affair, drew 2,998 players, making it the third largest live-poker tournament of all time. The previous record of 2,891 players was set at the 2006 WSOP in the $1,000 buy-in Event #17 won by Jon Friedberg. ... (read more)
Online Sunday tournaments - Players still competing despite WSOP4 June 2007
The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the unofficial home to thousands of poker players for the next six weeks, did little to dampen player participation numbers in the online Sunday tournament this weekend, just one week after the sites drew unexpected record numbers on the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. ... (read more)
Chase begins for WSOP records1 June 2007
The 2007 World Series of Poker begins today with the first two events in a 55-bracelet tournament schedule. First on the list are the $500 employees-only event and the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em World Championship. Mixed Hold'em combines limit and no-limit action.
The World Championship designator is being showcased for the first time at the WSOP. ... (read more)
Indicted financial processing group pleads not guilty31 May 2007
Hill Financial Services, Gateway Technologies and seven defendants pleaded not guilty yesterday to money laundering, racketeering conspiracy and bank fraud charges, according to U.S. Attorney Brett L. Tolman's office.
Representatives from BetUS.com and CurrenC Worldwide, two other companies charged in the ... (read more)
Five reasons why the 2007 WSOP will rock31 May 2007
The 2007 World Series of Poker will be better than last year's. It has to be.
Last year's event was missing something. The most exciting moment came when Phil Hellmuth won his tenth-bracelet. This was when I was still a Hellmuth fan. But then he started blogging about his pseudo-celebrity status and I stopped caring. ... (read more)
Four Microgaming sites to pull out of U.S.30 May 2007
Four Microgaming-powered casinos will stop accepting U.S. bets effective June 1, according to letters emailed to affiliates from the casinos.
Roxy Palace, Casino Splendido, Roxy Poker and Dream Poker announced their decisions this week.
"The contribution of bets from U.S. players currently comprises an ... (read more)
Online Sunday tournaments - Big names, big money29 May 2007
Big names highlighted a big weekend of Sunday tournaments as online legends Bo "Legato" Sehlstedt and Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy nearly missed adding jewels to their already studded online tournament crowns.
The Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. did not keep players from coming to the major sites one week after PokerStars and Full Tilt broke participation records for their Sunday offerings. ... (read more)
Fossilman eyes Libertarian VP run23 May 2007
Vice President Fossilman?
Greg Raymer, a name made famous worldwide the day he won the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been in contact with Libertarian Party officials and is seriously considering a vice presidential run in 2008.
He will not make his decision until spring 2008, just before ... (read more)
Online Sunday tournaments - Records fall everywhere21 May 2007
Even with the deck stacked against U.S. online poker play, participation in big-buy-in Sunday tournaments has never been larger. Casino City provides you with a weekly Monday round-up of the big money tournaments.
In this week's installment, two PokerStars-participation records fall, Full tilt crowns ... (read more)
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