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“All In for Hope” Celeb Poker Tourney to Benefit Cancer Patients
City of Hope, a Los Angeles cancer research hospital and treatment facility, has announced an upcoming celebrity poker tournament that will raise money for its foundation, funds from which help treat cancer sufferers. The "All In For Hope" Celebrity Poker Tournament kicks...
Alleged Illegal Poker Ring Connections Dash Marc Lasry’s Embassy Hopes
Marc Lasry, founder of the investment firm Avenue Capital, had been considered a contender to become the next U.S. ambassador to France, but has withdrawn his name from the running after revelations of his connections to an alleged illegal poker ring run...
Las Vegas Sands Breaks Ties with PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Following dissatisfaction and an uneasy feeling towards the Las Vegas Sands Corporation’s ongoing legal issues, PricerwaterhouseCoopers has resigned as the official auditor of the casino empire, ending a partnership which spanned 25 years in the industry. No Reason Given The Wall Street...
Support Grows for Canadian Sports Betting Bill
The bill to legalize single sports betting in Canada may look tired and defeated at this point, but the support for the Bill C-290 is still seeing growth throughout the country as the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce has now voiced their...
WSOP 2013 – A Look At The Tournament To Come
WSOP 2013 - It's Poker Time Again The WSOP 2013 will be opening its doors on May 29 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Everyone who is anyone - and a few who are no one, but hoping...
Atlantic City’s Mayor Less Than Dazzled by Christie Five-Year Plan
While New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been pushing madly for online gaming for the Garden State, Atlantic City's 11-year Mayor Lorenzo Langford says the guvner's plans for his bailiwick have not produced dazzling results so far. "The numbers don't lie," said...
MGM Resorts Frontrunner for Western Massachusetts Casino Project
It's a kind of Miss America pageant for Massachusetts casinos, and it's now down to the finalist round; MGM Resorts International is waiting tearfully with its Springfield, Massachusetts sash on, hoping her name will be called to represent the western part of...
Think Your Job’s Tough? Try Being Nevada’s New Online Gaming Commissioner
As Day One of UltiimatePoker.com's legal online poker wraps up in Nevada - the first of the racing U.S. states to get 'er done (with New Jersey panting and out of breath now, we're sure) - you can bet that Las Vegas...
UltimatePoker.com Goes Live Online for Nevada Players
It's a new day; online legal poker is kicking off today for Nevada players. After almost two years of trying to turn Internet poker into a legitimate entity, looks like Stations Casinos-owned UltimatePoker gets to go down in the history books as...
Scratching the Surface of $5 Million Alleged Lottery Scam
Online publication Syracuse.com has reported an alleged lottery ticket fraud in New York's Syracuse area dating back to 2006, that involves two brothers from central New York who claimed a $5 million lottery ticket sold at their family's convenience store. Subsequently, they...
