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Vin Narayanan Gaming Guru - Page 32  News analysis of Wednesday's hearing on UIGEA regulations3 April 2008
Let's be perfectly clear here. Wednesday's congressional hearing on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act's (UGIEA) regulations exposed the anti-online gambling law as poorly constructed and nearly impossible to enforce. But it did not kill it by any stretch of the imagination. Instead, Congress ... (read more)
Rushmore Casino provides a fun Keno experience20 March 2008
Ok. It's confession time. Until today, I had never played Keno. I've seen it in bars. I've seen it in casinos. I know people who have won significant amounts of money playing Keno. But until my visit to Rushmore Casino today, I had never actually played it.
As it turns out, the game is ridiculously easy. ... (read more)
News analysis: Judge's ruling stacks odds against iMEGA12 March 2008
U.S. District Court Judge Mary Cooper sent two very clear messages to the online gaming industry last week:
1. The courts are not going to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) because the law is either ineffective or unwise.
2. The iMEGA case has very little chance of overturning the UIGEA. ... (read more)
Top-10 Hollywood gambling moments10 March 2008
10. Swingers
The beauty of this scene is that almost anyone who's been to Vegas can relate to it. Mikey (Jon Favreau) and Trent (Vince Vauhn) are desperately trying get
comps and women by trying to gamble like experienced high rollers -- and they fail miserably. Meanwhile, the old lady at the low-stakes table misplays her
blackjack hand, wins, and gets a free breakfast out of the deal. ... (read more)
Draft UIGEA regulations under fire5 March 2008
The U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are still struggling to create and implement regulations to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act more than 16 months after the law's adoption.
The UIGEA prohibits financial institutions from processing financial gambling to Internet ... (read more)
Top-10 celebrities who might be bad poker players3 March 2008
Last week, we covered the top ten celebrities who we thought might make good poker players. This week, we take a look at the top ten celebrities that
might be really bad at poker -- complete with video clips illustrating our points. The list features people who don't talk, people who talk too much, and one
person who's not really a person. ... (read more)
Top-10 celebrities who might be good poker players25 February 2008
The Oscar ceremony Sunday prompted a fair amount of debate in the Casino City editorial offices over which celebrities would make good poker players. We excluded the likes of Jen Tilly, James Woods, Tobey Maguire, Shannon Elizabeth, Ben Affleck and others who have all established their bona fides, and instead focused on celebrities we've never seen play. ... (read more)
Online gaming sites attacked by botnets20 February 2008
Distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) wreaked havoc at online gaming sites earlier this week. Full Tilt Poker, Titan Poker, Virgin Games and Party Poker were among the sites attacked by a web-based botnet, according to the Shadowserver Foundation, a watchdog group of security professionals that gathers, tracks, and reports on malware, botnet activity, and electronic fraud. ... (read more)
U.K. court says poker is a game of chance12 February 2008
A British appeals court declared this week that poker is a game of chance under U.K. law, and Gutshot will need a license if it wants to offer the game in a private club.
Gutshot, which operates popular online poker room and community Gutshot.com, opened a brick-and-mortar facility in 2004 to ... (read more)
As the Finnish dice roll24 January 2008
Two different ministers in the Finnish government have floated proposals regarding online gambling in the media this past week, though no one is sure what prompted it.
This week, Minister of Culture and Sport Stefan Wallin suggested that Finland should consider launching a state-run online poker room. ... (read more)
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