Archive for December 2nd, 2007Dec 02 2007 PRESS RELEASE: I-play Launches ‘Negreanu Poker Pro’ Mobile Game (gamesindustry.biz)San Mateo, CA / London, U.K. – November 30, 2007 – I-play, the mobile entertainment company, today announced the global launch of ‘Negreanu Poker Pro’ the mobile game, fronted by Daniel Negreanu, arguably the most successful tournament player in poker history. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Poker machine removal to ‘impact profit’ (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance)Tattersall’s has warned the removal of poker machines in accordance with new government regulations will likely have an impact on profit this financial year. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Cops raid store, find illegal poker machines (Philadelphia Daily News)You like playing poker, pal? Well, forget the Borgata. Cops say small-time gamblers have been flocking to a South Philadelphia variety store that boasted four illegal poker machines. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Obama’s complex history with lobbyists (AP via Yahoo! News)Barack Obama played poker and basketball with lobbyists when he was a state senator. He took their campaign donations and worked with them to write legislation. But he also helped pass ethics laws to reduce sharply their influence. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Poker + Search Engine Optimization = LINKANTE.COM SEO Tournament Series For Webmasters (PRWeb)24 Year Old Internet Marketer Dimitry Rappoport Unleashes Massively Popular Poker Tournament Series Geared Towards WebMasters Concerned with Search Engine Optimization - All in a Bid to Keep a Promise Made to His Grandmother (PRWeb Dec 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1QaWdnLUNyYXMtSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8= More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Police: Illegal Poker Operation Busted (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)People who frequent Tory’s variety store were disappointed to find the city ordered it closed because of alleged illegal gambling on video poker machines inside. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Poker and Search Engine Optimization = LINKANTE.COM SEO Tournament Series For Webmasters (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)24 Year Old Internet Marketer Dimitry Rappoport Unleashes Massively Popular Poker Tournament Series Geared Towards WebMasters Concerned with Search Engine Optimization - All in a Bid to Keep a Promise Made to His Grandmother More: continued here Dec 02 2007 There’s still plenty of action in Chicago for dollar video poker players (The Bolingbrook Sun)Q: I’m about to lose my upper tier status on my player rewards card, and I think it’s just because I’ve been in a losing streak. I go back and forth between quarter and dollar video poker. My budget is the same as it always was, but the money just doesn’t seem to go as far. Is this just chance, or do you think there’s something wrong with the machines? More: continued here Dec 02 2007 4 arrested in raid on illegal poker den (The Record)ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS — A raid of an illegal poker den early Friday resulted in the arrest of four people for gambling and drug offenses, authorities said. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Macau casino features Vietnamese poker talent (The Jakarta Post)Dinh Le’s victory at the recent PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour (AAPT) tournament in Macau vindicated Vietnamese talent in another class of mind game. More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Poker Fundraiser Raises ConcernsTASER is a foundation that raises money to support the families of fallen police officers in the United States, and most say they do a great job of it, but an upcoming poker fundraiser is raising concerns by some who feel that it is mixing “virtues and vices”. The tournament, which will be hosted by poker pro Phil Hellmuth, is a Vegas style event to be held at the Palms Casino Resort under the name Beauty and the Bet, and the beauty part comes from several Playboy Bunnies appearing at the event. This, plus the “Vegas” atmosphere, are concerns to some, but TASER staff point out that they have had three previous poker themed fundraisers with no complaints.Related Articles:Poker Brat TASERedRussell Crowe to play poker for charity… More: continued here Dec 02 2007 Online Poker Cheat CaughtBluff Magazine employee Chris Vaughn recently won a $1 Million Guaranteed online tournament and astounded everyone by winning a different $1 Million Guaranteed the next weekend at another online poker room. The runner up to the former event, European poker pro Soren Kongsgaard, was notified that he was moved up to 1st place because BluffMagCV had been caught passing his play off to another player. Having someone else sit at your account and play your cards breaks a cardinal rule in poker, and the accused is allegedly Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi, a well known online pro… More: continued here Dec 02 2007 One Step Closer to WSOP SaleThe company that owns and operates the World Series of Poker brand, Harrah’s Entertainment Inc, may soon be sold off to private investors, as the lights keep turning green on the game plan. Recently Harrah’s announced that the Missouri Gaming Commission had granted approval regarding the company’s proposed acquisition by Apollo Management and TPG Capital. This is just one step of a long journey, but many other steps have been taken prior to this, with approval coming from many sources, including various states and the European Union… More: continued here |
