Antigua defends online gambling

Antigua and Barbuda’s finance minister on Friday defended his nation’s bid to impose $3.4 billion in trade sanctions against the US, which it accuses of ignoring a World Trade Organization ruling against a U.S. online betting ban. Minister L. Errol Cort dismissed criticism of Antigua’s plan to target U.S. trademarks with $3.4 billion in penalties…

The 2007 Aruba Poker Classic

The 2007 Aruba Poker Classic was the most talked about poker tournament of the year, and became the signature Texas Hold’em event for the famous UltimateBet online poker room. Industry experts are beginning to reflect on the success of the island tournament and what it says about the state of online poker. *The 2007 Aruba…

UltimateBet with Its Largest-Ever Bad Beat Jackpot

The latest $234,812.04 online poker jackpot was hit on Ultimate Bet when a player with the moniker *DADDYHOUSE* lost a hand of Texas Hold’em holding four 8s to ATLANTA66’s four queens. For his loss, *DADDYHOUSE* immediately secured $76,313.92 of the jackpot. An additional $38,156.95 went to the winner of the hand and eight players seated…