2008 July 23 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The refusal by Connecticut-based Foxwoods Casino operators the Mashantucket Pequot tribe to negotiate with elected labor union representatives for their poker and other table-games dealers has now seen the filing of a formal…
Early on Tuesday, the Poker Players Alliance released a statement authored by its chairman, former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, regarding the unfolding insider-cheating situation at UltimateBet and a similar situation at Absolute Poker…
July 23 - The new Bet 1128 poker site will be available from next month already on the Entraction network, and will feature exciting games.
A documentary surrounding the 2005 victory of Australian Joe Hachem over the international crowd at the World Series of Poker could be in the works, with Hachem’s brother Michael as a producer. When Diamond Joe won the 2005 WSOP, it was at that time the biggest individual sports prize in history, and Joe has been a popular figure ever since. The name of the documentary comes from Joe’s catchy catch phrase, uttered when he would win a big pot: “Pass the Sugar.” Additional celebrity poker player professionals will be interviewed for this project, such as Jennifer Tilly.
There will not be a drop in poker machine numbers if Tasmanian Government Treasurer Michael Aird has his way. He is not against working to help resolve problem gambling, but lowering the number of poker machines is just not in his plans. He does want to throw more money at the problem, such as implementing a “Smart Card” program that would limit gambling…
Gaming software and licensor Playtech announced record revenues for its second quarter of 2008, posting substantial growth across its business lines. The company received $42.4 million in total revenues for the three months ending…
Four illegal poker rings were recently busted by police raids in Pickering and Toronto, resulting in 47 people facing charges. Around $12k in cash was seized as well as gambling equipment, which according to Toronto police estimates to be worth more than double the amount of cash seized. The people running the poker rings could face up to $70k in fines and possible jail time…
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