Jan
14
2008
Shane Warne may be retired from international cricket, but some thought he was to attend his club’s Twenty20 Cup campaign; they are to be disappointed as the former Australian cricket star will instead by catching cards in Las Vegas. Warne, who has expressed interest in putting his retirement time into poker, will be attending the famous World Series of Poker this summer, hoping to make his name in the growing popularity of poker. This isn’t Warne’s first foray into poker, however, as in 2006 he teamed up with Zac Goldsmith to host a high stakes charity poker tournament.Related Articles:Tilly made an appearance at the Aussie MillionsSports star to host charity poker event…
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Jan
14
2008
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission was conducting an investigation into the cheating scandal surrounding online poker room Absolute Poker, in which an employee participated and won an online poker event on the site where he could see all of his opponents’ cards. The results of their investigation were announced on January 11th and while they did hold AP blameless as far as knowledge and complicity in the cheating are concerned, they did hold them to their failure to report to the KGC within 24 hours of the incident, and fined them a half million dollars.Related Articles:Online poker cheat report donePoker editor fired for cheating. …
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Jan
14
2008
Traditionally people go to casinos in part to the glamour and bright lights associated with big time Las Vegas gambling houses, and the latest casino opening in Arizona has its fair share of the glitz, but the real reason so many are attending is the poker being spread. The Desert Diamond Casino Hotel has opened to the public with 20 poker tables available, along with blackjack and slot machines. The rooms boast whirlpools and wet bars as well…
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Jan
14
2008
LuckyAcePoker.com came into being in January of 2008. While they can’t boast the history that some sites have, Lucky Ace is far from being a fly-by-night outfit or a novice in the genre of online poker. Lucky Ace not only has some rather impressive software, graphics that are a breath of fresh air, as well as creative promotions, but they have added a new wrinkle to the equation. They offer a Pokerbility poker pot odds calculator to anyone who makes a real money deposit to the site.
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