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D-Day for 2016 Presidential Election: As Americans Cast Votes, Bookmakers Hold Breath
09/11/2016 02:00
D-Day for 2016 Presidential Election: As Americans Cast Votes, Bookmakers Hold Breath
November 08, 2016 By Kevin Horridge
The 2016 US presidential election is finally here.
It’s been 576 days since Democrat Hillary Clinton formally announced her White House aspirations on April 12, 2015....
Social and Video Internet Gaming Not as Addictive as Gambling, Says Study
09/11/2016 01:59
Internet Gaming Disorder is far less common than problem gambling says a new study, which did not find a clear link between potential addiction and negative effects on health. (Image: Shutterstock)
Online gaming is not as addictive as gambling, according to a new clinical study by Oxford...
Neighbor who triumphed over Trump is moving on
18/09/2016 11:40
Mel Evans / AP
The Trump Plaza towers over Vera Coking’s three-story rooming house Wednesday, July 23, 2015, in Atlantic City. The decrepit boarding home owned by the Atlantic City woman who has been turning down multimillion-dollar offers for the building in the shadow of Trump Plaza...
Wynn Resorts 2nd-quarter profit rises on Las Vegas strength
18/09/2016 11:37
Steve Marcus
An exterior view of the Wynn and Encore Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
Wynn Resorts Ltd.'s second-quarter earnings increased 57 percent, bolstered by strong results in Las Vegas.
The casino operator's adjusted profit topped analysts' estimates, but revenue...
Nevada Regulators Approve Inter-Operator Online Poker Network
17/09/2016 18:38
Nevada’s population puts it in the lower half of the states in the U.S. The Silver State’s 14-month old regulated online poker industry, while not a bust by any means, has not seen the success that people envisioned. Something needs to be done to wake things up and looks like...
2014 WSOP Main Event Day 4: Liporace, Yousefzadeh Eclipse Million Chip Mark, Phil Ivey Still Holding Strong
17/07/2016 18:37
Day 3 of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was the first day of the tournament in which all remaining players were competing at the same time, the first without a letter suffix. 1,871 players began the day with their eyes still set on the prize, but only...
Yggdrasil Gaming Appoints Ulf Norder to Head Up New Gibraltar Office
17/07/2016 18:19
Yggdrasil Gaming, a leading Swedish online casino games developer, has revealed that it has expanded its senior team by appointing Ulf Norder, an online gaming expert, as its Business Development Director.
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Norder will be based in...
10 Year Giveaway Promotion at Mansion Casino
17/07/2016 18:17
Mansion Casino, the flagship site of the prestigious Mansion Group of casinos, is celebrating the fact that it has been ten years in the business by running a great “10 Year Giveaway” Promotion at the site.
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The “10 Year Giveaway” Promotion...
Net Entertainment Signs Global Agreement with Bwin.Party
17/07/2016 18:13
Net Entertainment, the Swedish world leading casino software developing company, has announced that it has signed a contract with Bwin.Party. They will be providing Bwin.Party digital entertainment, an all round online gambling entertainment provider that operates several...
Card Player Poker Tour to make stop at Bicycle Casino in Southern California
10/09/2016 17:33
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Card Player Media has announced that he next exciting stop on the Card Player Poker Tour will take place at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California with a nine-tournament series beginning September 21.
The highlight of the series will be the $1,000 no-limit hold’em main event beginning October 11 and wrapping up October 15. Last season Thomas Beckstead walked away with upwards of $100,000 dollars for besting the main event field.
The winner of the main event will become the ninth CPPT champion of Season II and will likely take home one of the largest paydays of the season thus far.
Card Player Poker Tour Season II Champions
Harvey Vandeven (bestbet Jacksonville) - $76,598
John McNulty (Palm Beach Kennel Club) - $68,191
Ronnie Pease (Foxwoods) - $91,346
Erkut Yilmaz (Atlantis Reno) - $42,665
Patrick Clarke (Irish Open) - $276,380
Sean Winter (bestbet Jacksonville) - $84,000
Card Player Poker Tour Upcoming Stops
Prior to the Bike, the CPPT will stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17-August 4 and then continue on to a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Allure of the Seas September 7-14. Once the main event at the Bike is complete the tour will move just up the road to Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California for a tournament series October 17-26.
The highlight of the series will be the $1,000 no-limit hold’em main event beginning October 11 and wrapping up October 15. Last season Thomas Beckstead walked away with upwards of $100,000 dollars for besting the main event field.
The winner of the main event will become the ninth CPPT champion of Season II and will likely take home one of the largest paydays of the season thus far.
Card Player Poker Tour Season II Champions
Harvey Vandeven (bestbet Jacksonville) - $76,598
John McNulty (Palm Beach Kennel Club) - $68,191
Ronnie Pease (Foxwoods) - $91,346
Erkut Yilmaz (Atlantis Reno) - $42,665
Patrick Clarke (Irish Open) - $276,380
Sean Winter (bestbet Jacksonville) - $84,000
Card Player Poker Tour Upcoming Stops
Prior to the Bike, the CPPT will stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17-August 4 and then continue on to a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Allure of the Seas September 7-14. Once the main event at the Bike is complete the tour will move just up the road to Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California for a tournament series October 17-26.