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Archive 2009

Restrictions on types of wagers that may be taken dampen expected results

Comments by a respected journalist in Delaware’s News Journal are receiving wide publicity following the high profile dispute over sportsbetting that has seen the state clashing with the major US sports leagues recently.
Quoting official sources, journo Jeff Montgomery has revealed that the first week’s betting revenues have been lower than predicted, with Delaware’s casinos handling [...]

Personal reasons cited for Gomez resignation

Gibraltar-based Party Gaming plc has announced the resignation ‘for personal reasons’ of one of its non-executive directors.
Emilio Gomez joined the board late 2007, and his resignation takes immediate effect, the statement advises.
Following his departure the Board of Directors once again has a balance of independent and non-independent directors (excluding the chairman) and therefore complies with [...]

Bonus Poker can be played 50 hands at a time

Slotland 3D online casino subsidiary WinADay.com has launched another unique, proprietary software-powered video poker game, bringing to nine the number of online offerings in its gaming suite.
The new Bonus Poker game gives players a chance to double their winnings after any winning hand. Players can play 1, 3, 5, 10, 25 or even 50 [...]

Eleven language variations give these games universal appeal

Swedish gaming solutions developer Play’n Go has released the latest version of its instant-play online casino software, Casino 1.9, which features three new slot games alongside four unique mini titles.
To appeal to a wide variety of different nationalities, Casino 1.9 is available in eleven languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Hungarian, [...]

Players to get a chance to take down a world champ

Could you beat a world champion poker player? How about beating two? Jamie Gold and Peter Eastgate are hosting a charity poker tournament at The Casino at The Empire, Leicester Square Thursday, August 13th.
Do you think your poker game is up to scratch? If you do, and you fancy pitting your skills against WSOP [...]

Banks say Fontainebleau faces huge liabilities

The $656 million that Fontainebleau Las Vegas wants a group of banks to release won’t be anywhere near enough to complete the project, the banks argue in motions filed with the bankruptcy court in Florida.
The banks, which are being sued by Fontainebleau Las Vegas for backing out of a loan agreement, also believe the Strip [...]

Harrah’s to hold memorial for beloved gaming pioneer

A memorial service for pioneering female executive Claudine Williams will be conducted at 11 a.m. June 13 in the main ballroom of Harrah’s Las Vegas.
Williams, who died May 13, was the first woman to hold the positions of a major executive of a casino, chairman of a Nevada bank and president of the Las [...]

Checking in with Salvatore ‘Sasa80′ Tomaciello, PokerStars Sunday Million Winner

Italian online player Salvatore “Sasa80” Tomaciello scored a life-changing win recently, taking down the PokerStars Sunday Million. Tomaciello, a regular on the Italian PokerNews forum (pokernews.it) as “erotavlas” shares here his breakthrough tale with PokerNews.
PokerNews: Hi, Salvatore. Please introduce yourself to our readers:
Salvatore “Sasa80” Tomaciello: Hi. I’m Salvatore (“Sasa80” for online friends) and I’m from [...]

Jung Triumphs In PartyPoker Millions

Alexander Jung Captures PartyPoker Millions VI — PartyPoker’s annual floating cruise-ship event, the PartyPoker Millions, was captured this time around by Germany’s Alexander Jung. Jung triumphed over a 171-player field light on American players, who were unable to qualify online (Party does not accept US players online at this time), but still could [...]

Sports betting, casino table games possibility in Delaware

Delaware’s three racetrack casinos are working hard on fending off the increasing gambling competition from neighboring states, now legalizing casino table games and sports betting are being proposed. The Delaware Video Lottery Advisory Council, a gaming industry group, is placing top priority on legalizing sports betting and casino tables games as a way to [...]