Intra-state poker in Nevada could become a reality in 2012, as the state is poised to pass regulations paving the way for online gambling to be made available to residents of the state. While the traditionally-held view is that such a move could only go ahead if Congress were to change the law at federal [...]
Bet24 has become the latest site to offer mobile poker to its customers with the launch of a new smartphone app allowing play on the move. The service is currently only available to players in the UK and Austria, but they will be joined by Denmark at the beginning of 2012, when new legislation comes [...]
One of the founders of Absolute Poker has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud in a New York courtroom on Tuesday. Brent Beckley was the director of payment processing for Absolute Poker as well as one of its co-founders. [...]
British gaming company 888 Holdings Plc expects its profits for 2011 to be significantly higher than market expectations, thanks to strength in the online casino and poker arms of its business. The company has attributed the upswing in its fortunes to a greater number of Britons staying at home during the current economically-challenging times and [...]
Edoardo Alescio had no live cashes before yesterday, but he made his first one a good one by taking down the $255,842 prize for winning the WPT Venice. The Italian overcame the experienced Steve O’Dwyer in the heads up to claim the title. Six players returned for the final day with play beginning slowly. The [...]
Michele Caroli seized the initiative on the penultimate day of the World Poker Tour event in Venice, bagging up a handy chip lead to take into Sunday’s finale. The Italian is the only player to finish with more than two million chips in the quest for the $255,842 first prize. Caroli’s day began well as [...]
It took around ten hours for the forty-five remaining players at the World Poker Tour Venice to be reduced to two tables, with Marvin Rettenmaier dominating Day 3’s proceedings to emerge as chip leader. Many of the big names survived the day, lining up what should be an exciting weekend as the tournament moves towards [...]
Only four levels of poker were necessary at the World Poker Tour event in Venice to reduce the remaining 95 players down to 45 for today’s Day 3. Wanny Piazza emerged fromthe field late on to seize the chip lead, bagging an impressive 373,500. Although an Italian, most of Piazza’s previous live cashes, most in [...]
135 players entered the World Poker Tour event in Venice on the second of two opening days, bringing the total field to 230, although that figure included eighteen players who re-entered on Day 1B having bust out the previous day. Sixty-six players came through Wednesday’s play; they will be joined by the twenty-nine who survived [...]
The first opening day of the World Poker Tour tournament in Venice attracted just 78 entrants, a disappointing number considering the size of the recent WPT event in Prague. However, with those busting on Day 1A, of whom there were 49, being allowed to have another crack on Day 1B, a larger turnout is anticipated [...]
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