22 Dec 06
Italy to Auction Poker & Gambling Licenses
pokerpages.com - Seen as yet another indicator towards liberalization of gambling restrictions in Europe, the Italian government has announced that it will auction off 17,000 licenses for betting shops, kiosks, casinos as well as for online casinos, poker rooms and sportsbooks.
This is in preparation for January 1st, when all Italians will be able to legally play online poker.
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22 Dec 06
NJ Roofing Contractor Takes Major Poker Pot
online-casinos.com - 37 year old New Jersey roofing contractor Rick Rosetti took home the big money - all $368 096 of it and a $10 000 WSOP sponsorship to boot - this week when he won the Harrah's World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) main event in Atlantic City.
In an exciting heads up with management consultant Alex Gomez, who had a dominating lead in chips Rosetti played a blinder of a game for 75 hands to triumph, winning the cash, the sponsored 2007 WSOP seat and a champion's ring.
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21 Dec 06
The Ban: Only an Inconvenience
allinmag.com - Since President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (the “Act”) in mid-October, many popular Internet gambling sites have voluntarily blocked U.S. gamblers from real money games. However, other sites are continuing to advertise, promote and host real money games.
In passing the Act, Congress failed to understand that Internet gamblers are exceptionally resourceful, fiercely independent and technologically savvy. A determined poker player will be able to play cash games on-line, despite this ill-conceived law.
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21 Dec 06
Negreanu on Poker: Giving Away a Free Card
fcnp.com - What you’re about to read goes against a strategy that’s often taught in poker literature which recommends a straight forward, all-out aggressive approach when playing in No Limit Hold’em tournaments.
Undoubtedly, the best approach to No Limit tournaments is to be aggressive, but at the same time, you must avoid major risks in marginal situations.
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20 Dec 06
Another crown for Oz poker king
news.com.au - Melbourne poker king Joe Hachem has won the second-biggest poker tournament in the world, pocketing almost $US2.2 million ($2.8 million) at the Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
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19 Dec 06
Bluff's Annual Readers’ Choice Poker Awards
Bluff magazine (www.bluffmagazine.com), America’s leading poker magazine, has announced the winners of their 2006 Readers’ Choice Awards in their January issue, available on newsstands now. These awards are determined by the fans of poker--not the industry--and are the only magazine awards of their kind.
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19 Dec 06
Legal Online Poker & Gambling in Spain
pokerpages.com - Spain, like the UK and Italy, decided that there is much to be gained from regulating online gambling. Last Friday Spain announced that it will allow gaming in regulated locations, specifically including online ones.
The potential revenues are high, especially how legal wagering in Italy alone is close to 30 billion Euros. Now Spain is looking forward to a similar cash flow, that otherwise would be barely accounted for.
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19 Dec 06
Harrah's Agrees to Buyout Offer
"Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino company, accepted a $17.1 billion offer from Apollo Management LP and Texas Pacific Group in the fourth- biggest private-equity buyout ever."
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18 Dec 06
Europe Deals Online Gambling A Strong Hand
"Any day now the Italian government is expected to show its hand on gambling.
In a move viewed by many in the sector as the latest evidence of a shift towards the liberalization of gambling in Europe, Rome will award new gaming licences to a range of national and international companies vying for the chance to run betting shops, kiosks, casinos and online services."
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18 Dec 06
Poker players go for longest game
news.bbc.co.uk - A group of poker players is attempting to set a new world record for the longest uninterrupted game.
The 24 players began their endurance bid on Friday night in a club in Greenwich, south-east London, and must keep going for more than 42 hours.
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18 Dec 06
Paradise Gives Canadians a Chance to Play Down Under
bluffmagazine.com - Paradise Poker is bringing a little of the Australian outback to Canada through daily qualifiers for the Crown Australian Poker Championship, the southern hemisphere’s largest poker event.
ParadisePoker.com’s Aussie Millions qualifiers run daily and start at $3 with the main event taking place on December 23. Alternatively, players can buy-in to the main event on December 23 at a cost of $200.
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18 Dec 06
Major Nations Now Debating Online Poker Legislation
pokernews.com - An old adage states that 'as the U.S. goes, so goes the world.' While the saying itself is increasingly untrue, the wake left by the America's passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act [UIGEA], finds several important countries now taking up the issue, in addition to those reported in recent weeks. Germany, South Africa, Spain and Italy have each seen developments connected to the regulation of online poker
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15 Dec 06
Harrah's is Undecided
pokerpages.com - The special board committee for Harrah's Entertainment Inc. ended their 2 day meeting yesterday with no decision regarding buyout offers it has received, according to a person close to the matter.
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15 Dec 06
Middle pairs can be full of tricks
freep.com - Here's the thing with middle pairs: They will win and lose you tournaments. A lot of times when you flop a set against aces and kings, you can win big pots. But they are tricky hands to play to the river.
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15 Dec 06
Crypto signs new UK-based poker club
online-casinos.com - CryptoLogic Inc.has sealed another lucrative poker room software deal in the form of an exclusive 3-year contract to supply software for DTDPoker.com, the online home of the new UK-based poker club, Dusk Till Dawn.
DTD has generated considerable buzz with its European targeting and plans to open a major land venue in Nottingham, UK by April 2007. The company plans to be the largest live poker venue in Europe, and has applied to be the first fully-licensed dedicated poker facility in the UK.
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14 Dec 06
Partygaming deals poker pick-up
news.bbc.co.uk - Daily poker revenues averaged $721,000 (£366,000) in the past four weeks, up from a low of $637,000 in October.
The company pulled out of the US market after the US toughened up anti-gambling laws, effectively making it illegal for firms to collect money there.
Partygaming used to make 75% of its earnings in the US.
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13 Dec 06
CryptoLogic sign three year deal with U.K poker site
jackpot.co.uk - CryptoLogic, one of the leading casino software developers has announced a three year deal with DTDPoker.com to be their software provider.
The new site, which is called DUSKTILLDAWN, launched today.
"With DUSKTILLDAWN, CryptoLogic adds a dynamic brand to its growing list of poker customers," said Lewis Rose, CryptoLogic's President and CEO.
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13 Dec 06
Hellmuth Launches Online Poker Course
cardplayer.com - Phil Hellmuth has been called many things over his career, from broadcaster to writer to the greatest poker player that ever lived (although, that quote is attributed to Hellmuth himself). Now, thanks to iAmplify.com, he can be called "online teacher."
Launching today, iAmplify.com is offering poker fans the chance to learn from Hellmuth through its "Phil Hellmuth White to Black Belt" poker course through its site.
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12 Dec 06
David Slays the Goliaths of the Poker World
biz.yahoo.com - 23-year-old UK musician David Tighe stunned the top acts of the poker world, as he came from nowhere to sensationally scoop the PartyPoker.com Late Night Poker Masters crown and a cool US$100,000 in the process.
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12 Dec 06
Pacific Poker owner close to takeover by Ladbrokes
pokerpages.com - In November, rumors were flying that UK online gaming giant Ladbrokes was considering a takeover bid for rival 888 Holdings, operator of Pacific Poker and Casino-on-Net.
It turns out that the two firms have been in talks for more than a month. The Daily Mail newspaper predicts a deal will close as early as next week for around GBP 490 million.
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