A bill that would allow gamblers to transfer money from their bank accounts directly to online gambling sites is picking up some congressional momentum. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., in April, also provides for the federal regulation and licensing of Internet gambling. U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott -Â D-Wash, a co-sponsor of the…
Bodog poker players Matt Larsh and Matt McCullough will both be in the field for the start of the US Poker Championship, which begins tomorrow at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City. The $10,000 buy-in tournament lasts four days with the final table being played out this coming Saturday. It is now well…
Tonight, Jon *Pearljammed* Turner and Jared *TheWacoKidd* Hamby were unofficially introduced to the poker community as being part of the Full Tilt Poker roster. Full Tilt Poker has made a great choice in deciding to sponsor these players, as they are both enormously successful both online and live, and are both extremely popular in the…
BookMaker Mobile Betting welcomes you to a new experience in online betting. This new service from BookMaker Sportsbook and Casino allows you to access our products using your PDA, cell phone or other wireless device. You have the freedom to play anytime and anywhere. It really is that easy, so download the BookMaker Mobile Betting…
$200K guaranteed at Titan Poker this weekend Titan Poker has doubled the prize pool of its weekly guaranteed event – $200,000 will be up on Sunday at 6 p.m. If the number of entrants is less than 1,000 Titan Poker site has to come up with extra cash to match the guarantee. The first prize is…
Julian Thew from England won the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Baden Open collecting €670,800 after he called Hungarian Denes Kalo all-in. This was Julian Thew second major victory in as many months, coming on the back of winning the Plymouth leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in September where he picked up £59,500. Julian…
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Congressman Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA), bill H.R.2046, gained another co-sponsor. Congressman Raul M. Grijalva on Wednesday joined Frank and 37 others to become the 38th representative of the United States House to join in the fight to regulate online gambling. Rep. Grijalva serves on the Committee on Natural Resources and…
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the 39th annual World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light will be staged at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from May 30 through July 17, 2008. The WSOP brand is owned by Harrah’s License Company, LLC an affiliate of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., the…
Long-time friend and professional poker player Rick Salomon were married with Anderson on Saturday night in Las Vegas at the Mirage Hotel. Anderson, 40, was wed wearing a white denim Valentino dress at the small ceremony. Salomon, 38, is best known for making a sex videotape with Paris Hilton, his then-girlfriend. He was previously married…