Casinos are magical places filled with flashing lights and the sound of money clinking out of the slot machines. Over the past few years, with a quick click of the mouse, gamblers all over the world have been transported instantly to the casino to play the game of their choice, while never leaving their homes. […]
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A reputed underboss of the New England Mafia was arrested Friday on gambling and extortion charges, authorities said………. Carmen Salvatore DiNunzio, 49, was arrested by state police in Boston’s North End after being indicted by an Essex County grand jury on charges of extortion, maintaining and operating a gaming operation, and conspiracy to maintain or […]
Singapore is expected to announce the winning bid for its second casino resort this week in a deal worth as much as US$3.5bil. The city-state is building two gaming resorts with family attractions in a bid to lure more tourists and develop the services sector. The two casino projects have attracted bids from several of the […]
Singapore awarded its second casino resort contract Friday to Genting International, whose proposal of a venture worth 5.2 billion Singapore dollars is intended to lure thousands of visitors with a Universal Studios theme park and a huge outdoor marine park. Genting, which runs two casinos in Malaysia, had joined with Star Cruises in its bid […]
The British-based Internet gambling company whose former chief executive is under house arrest in the U.S. on racketeering charges, said Monday that a Caribbean court ruled that it may not sell its Antiguan operations. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice Antigua made the ruling and has ordered BetOnSports to provide […]
Play65, the world’s biggest online backgammon room, has launched a free Java backgammon version of their very popular game platform. This allows anyone to play the backgammon game right away, without any installation – and it is all for free! The Java version of Play65’s backgammon software is free of charge and allows avid players […]
Here are three simple poker tips guaranteed to raise the game of any beginning or low limit Texas holdem poker player to the next level. You neednt be a rocket scientist or Johnny Chan to apply them either. All it takes is discipline and the desire to play a winning poker game. 1. Fold more […]
It took less than 45 minutes for Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and avid bridge player, to go broke in a charity poker tournament. Its different than bridge, said Buffett, 76, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. I was confused. I thought the low score won. He was among 50 amateur, celebrity and professional […]
Actor Hayden Christensen has agreed to play the role of Phil Hellmuth, the youngest poker world champion, in the biopic “The Madison Kid”. Hellmuth’s friend, Bob Soderstrom, wrote the script, reports ananova.com. In 1989, the 24-year-old Hellmuth became the youngest world champion of poker by defeating two-time defending champion, Johnny Chan, in the World Series […]
An Israeli investor, who made his fortune in the online gambling industry, is offering some high-stakes bucks in a bid for Mideast peace. Avi Shaked is offering the Palestinian prime minister US$1 billion, if he and his Israeli counterpart agree to sit down and reach a peace agreement. “We cannot continue suffering…and it doesn’t make […]