Heavyweight champion of poker Gus Hansen will fight rival Theo Jorgensen in Copenhagen, with 200,000 DKK at stake in a boxing match airing live free of charge on the evening of February 21, 2009 on Gushansentv. Beating up Theo in boxing will be much more enjoyable than winning over him in poker. The sweet taste…
Leading full service mobile gaming solutions provider Spin3 powered by Microgaming, the world’s largest online gaming software provider, has launched Royal Derby, an innovative virtual horse racing mobile gambling game. Royal Derby is a virtual horse racing game where players exercise their skills to pick a winner using a variety of race scenarios – including…
US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank is preparing legislation that would repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the US law that bans non-skill based internet gambling. The move follows reports that EU could file a World Trade Organization complaint over the law, which forbids European companies offering online gambling to…
Because of the recession, at least 14 states are considering allowing gambling or expanding existing gaming operations to plug state budget gaps. In most of these states, there has been fierce opposition to gambling, but with revenues from other sources dipping, resistance to games of chances as sources of revenues are easier to hurdle. The…
Casino operators are sure that Japan has what it takes to be a successful destination: a large and relatively wealthy population, a responsible government, and people who are constantly looking for new forms of entertainment. In Japan many forms of gambling are banned. There are no land based casinos and no online casinos operating out…
Doyle Brunson is considered one of the legends of poker. His name comes up at poker games all across the US, whether they are being played in casinos or somebody’s living room. That may be why he wants his online poker site, Doyle’s Room, to be available to US players. Originally – Doyle’s Room was a…
Chris Ferguson, a.k.a. Jesus – has won $7 million playing poker. He also helped to start Full Tilt Poker, the second-biggest online poker site today. Online poker is a $4 billion business. Unlike other online gambling companies, Full Tilt Poker didn’t panic when the U.S. enacted its absurd ban on online gambling, and it still allows Americans…
Rules governing online gambling should not be laid down by the EU, as Member States are quite capable of regulating the industry themselves, a majority of MEPs decided. The report as adopted calls on the Council (which represents the Member States) to seek “a potential political solution” to the problems of online and traditional gambling…
A combination of illegal land gambling and Internet casino availability is costing the economy of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus Euro 2.5 billion a year, reports the Cyprus Mail. The newspaper was quoting a statement to the House Institutions Committee by Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis, who was bombarded with deputies’ questions as to why no…
The Senate Committee authorized $1 billion in expanded gambling in Florida, allowing the governor to negotiate a compact with the Seminoles that gives them roulette wheels and craps tables and gives lighter-fare games to horse and dog tracks around the state. Committee members did not debate before unanimously approving the proposal to give the state’s…