Archive for November 19th, 2007Nov 19 2007 Police Raid Poker Club For Illegal Gambling (KTHV Little Rock)Just before 9:00 pm Sunday night undercover Little Rock Police officers raided a poker club. Five people have been arrested. Police tell us they served a search warrant and are right now in the process of confiscating the tables and other equipment used at the NPC poker room on Reservoir. More: continued here Nov 19 2007 23 charged in illegal gambling ring run out of Borgata poker room (The Record)ATLANTIC CITY — An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday and 23 people were charged, including four with mob ties. More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Poker operator found liable to pay $19,246 to commercial cleaner (Saipan Tribune)The Department of Labor has ordered a poker operator to pay $19,246.08 in unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages to a commercial cleaner who was required to work as a poker cashier with no days off for one year. More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Pro Poker Player Speaks (Online Casino Reports)Professional poker player Annie Duke is widely respected across the industry. That’s what winning a World Series of Poker bracelet do. Duke is also related to another poker star, Howard Lederer, her older brother. More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Tahoe’s Dustin Fox among final four in World Series of Poker $5,000 main event (Tahoe Daily Tribune)South Shore native Dustin Fox is among the final four participants at the More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Student win lucrative poker tournament (The West Australian)A 19-year-old university student and part-time supermarket shelf-stacker has won $96,000 at a poker tournament in Adelaide. And he’s only been playing the game seriously for five months. More: continued here Nov 19 2007 SA student wins $96K in poker tournament (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)A 19-year-old university student and part-time supermarket shelf-stacker has won $96,000 at a poker tournament in Adelaide. More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Poker Pro Sheikhan Not Deported YetPoker pro Sharam Sheikhan, better known as Shawn Sheikhan, was arrested on August 30th and held for one week (released on a $10k bond) in preparation to deport him thanks to a Homeland Security maneuver that removes foreign nationals convicted of sex crimes. In 1995 Sheikhan was arrested and charged with misdemeanor sexual battery charges, but thanks to the Contra Costa County practice of not keeping misdemeanor files for more than ten years, a U.S. Immigration Court Judge could not tell if he was actually convicted of the crime… More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Florida Poker Room Doing WellThe poker room at the Sarasota Kennel Club in Florida has expanded over the last year - since they opened - going from 24 to 32 poker tables, and it may expand yet again. The poker room has been doing well, due in part to the decline in racing popularity, with more people interested in playing Texas Holdem poker than betting on dogs. Racing during the summer has been suspended completely, with the Club subsiding on the custom they get at the poker room alone… More: continued here Nov 19 2007 Online Poker Room Nears 3D LaunchMuch like the first online poker room to utilize 3D, PKR.com, online poker room Ladbrokes Poker will soon be offering a blended poker and video game experience, thanks to their upcoming 3D virtual reality poker. One thing that Labrokes Poker will offer that offers a more “real” experience is an option for players to use the 3D technology to create custom avatars, and then watch those avatars interact with other players during the course of a game. The end result is a more “real” poker like experience combined with the convenience of playing the game online.Related Articles:Online poker room joins 3D gangOnline poker room has 3D facelift… More: continued here |
