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Ryan Riess Triumphs at 2013 WSOP Main Event
If anyone thought that the old-guard had made a comeback in WSOP Main Events, their opinions were well and truly readjusted after 23-year-old Ryan Riess – the first WSOP winner to be born in the 1990s – triumphed in the 2013 showpiece,...
Massachusetts Casino Vote Defeated in East Boston and Palmer
Casino opponents in East Boston were hoping for a victory on Tuesday, and bracing themselves for what they thought was a likely loss. Instead, they quickly found out that they were facing a landslide – but one in their favor. Surprising Defeat...
Farber and Riess Heads Up at WSOP 2013 Final Table
Update: Ryan Riess wins the WSOP 2013 Main Event While all eyes were on the ‘big names’ of Amir Lehavot and JC Tran at 2013’s WSOP Main Event final table, it would be the lesser names of Jay Farber – who was...
WSOP 2013 Main Event Final Table Kicks Off Tonight
Every member of the World Series of Poker's (WSOP) November Nine has already won a life-changing sum of money; now, one of them will go on to become a poker legend. The nine players still alive in the WSOP Main Event will...
Problem Gambling Behavior Reduced in Rat Packs
Admittedly the idea of a rat casino conjures up images of Mickey Mouse et al placed around a poker felt or craps table, chain smoking comically large cigars while Minnie serves the boisterous crowd bourbon on the rocks, but a group of...
Regulating Play Money Social Gambling Sites: Is It Coming?
For most gamblers, the thrill of the casino doesn’t really exist without one key feature: money. The potential risk of losing - and thrill of winning - money is what drives most gamblers to play at all. But despite the fact that...
Delaware Online Gambling Soft Launch Open to Select Few Only
As promised, Delaware launched their online gambling sites on October 31, becoming the first state with both regulated poker and casino games available on the Internet – if you were one of the lucky few who were allowed to play. Although the...
UK Police Banned from Gambling and Porn Sites 2,700 Times, BBC Says
Police in the southern UK counties of Devon and Cornwall have been blocked from online gambling and pornographic websites a whopping 2,700 times over a period of just three months, according to a newly released report from the BBC. The scandalous findings bring...
Scottish North Sea Trawlerman Wins Biggest Online Jackpot Ever
Talk about a big catch. An unnamed Aberdeenshire Scottish fisherman has reeled in a £5.4m ($8.67m) online casino jackpot - but he has no intentions of giving up his life as a trawlerman on the North Sea. Even crazier, the jackpot came from...
MGM Grand and Cirque du Soleil Cited in KA Performer’s Death
In shows like the Cirque du Soleil franchise across Las Vegas - which constantly push the envelope on stunning aerial feats, jumps and drops - it's not immediately apparent when a real tragedy occurs and one of the performers is fatally injured....