Category Archives: Betting

Sahara Hotel closes its doors

Due to the financial crisis, the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has announced that they will close their hotel on May 16th. More than one thousand jobs will be affected by the closing of the hotel and casino, … Continue reading

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Daily Online Poker News 14-03-2011

Harrahs Against Intrastate Movement The gambling media is noting that Caesars Entertainment has been pushing against intrastate online gambling. A spokesperson has commented that the company would prefer interstate online gambling over intrastate gambling. Slow Race To US Online Gambling … Continue reading

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Daily Online Poker News 18-02-2011

Zynga Worth $7 Billion The Wall Street Journal has posted an article estimating the value of social gaming developer Zynga at $7 billion. Zynga operates the game Zynga Texas Hold’em Poker, which is considered to be one of its more … Continue reading

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Daily Online Poker News 12-02-2011

Online Gaming Ban Nearly Dead The current restrictions on online gambling in the United States are ‘as good as dead’. Bringing Back The Fun In Poker The fun aspect has been lost in online poker as the social side of … Continue reading

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Underwater Poker Tour

At first, the idea of a poker tournament at the Durango Community Recreation Center in Durango, Colorado doesn’t sound especially strange, until you learned that it featured 30 players all in the crystal blue waters of the facility’s swimming pool, … Continue reading

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California Poker Profits

A group of legislators, casino owners and American Indian tribes are framing a state Senate bill that would legalize Internet poker as a way to address California’s $25 billion budget gap. SB 40 would allow a licensed operator to run … Continue reading

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The Problem With Online Gambling

A sign seen in the new Aviator Casino, in Delano, California, reminding me of a difference between casinos regulated in lands we know well and virtual establishments based out of places that may or may not exist beyond our poker … Continue reading

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Daily Online Poker News 10-02-2011

Online casinos come to Italy Gambling operators and gamblers are getting ready for the upcoming opening of certain markets for online gambling in Italy. Real money cash poker games are expected to become available in March and casino gambling becoming … Continue reading

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Daily Online Poker News 09-02-2011

Letter to Issa Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Congressman Darrell Issa, has issued a call for businesses to submit suggestions on laws that are impairing the growth of the US economy. The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has … Continue reading

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Letter to Issa

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently called for business leaders to let him know how Washington could help taxpayers and entrepreneurs secure the right to succeed and grow in the United States. That’s all that poker players, the iGaming industry, and … Continue reading

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