A player on the International Poker Network won €177,500 when his quad queens were busted by a royal flush.
IPN pays out €507,144 bad beat jackpot
A player on the International Poker Network won €177,500 when his quad queens were busted by a royal flush.
Ex-Barona employee kills manager, then himself
A former Barona Gaming Commission employee shot and killed a commission manager and himself yesterday.
Indiana bridge closing could hurt Ameristar Casinos
The shut down of the Cline Avenue Bridge will force customers of Ameristar East Chicago to find a new access to the riverboat casino.
New Year’s Eve provides Vegas a boost
Las Vegas Strip hotel room rates for the New Year’s Eve celebration are projected to be up 4 percent over last year.
Casino City Gang talks NBA, NFL and more Vegas construction
Casino City’s Vin Narayanan, Gary Trask and Dan Igo discuss commissioner David Stern’s comments on legalized NBA betting, more construction in Las Vegas and make their Week 17 NFL picks.
African way to win the lottery
It seems that some South African gamblers is trying to win millions on the country’s national lottery have been using some ‘chemicals’ to see the “vision” of winning numbers in their head. According to the UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, they believe that the smoking dried vulture brains and other ancient ‘muti’ which is their organic traditional medicines, has caused reduction in the vulture population. “Wildlife specialists have warned that vultures face extermination in South Africa among a rising trend for smoking their dried brains so as to get a vision of winning lottery numbers,” as reported by the newspaper this week.
Online gambling site fills up the loss made by a problem gambler
In Sweden an anonymous online gambling company has willingly paid back 4.9 million kronor, about $673 000. This money was stolen by a gambling addict from her employer and wagered at its website. The unidentified gambler in question was managing an Uppsala company’s finances and embezzled around 15 million kronor to use in her gambling addiction.
Additional Israelis being prosecuted
According to the Jerusalem Post, police and trial officials have appealed condemnations in the Petah Tikva District Court in opposition to 5 suspects on charges of money laundering, conducting illegitimate gambling, white collar thievery, scam, and tax stealing, claiming that from 2000 to 2002, they operated a network of around 100 gambling computer programs located in Internet cafes, kiosks and lottery stations all over the country. The suspects have been identified as Meir Abergil, Yoram Zarfati, Yoel Schneider and brothers Reuven and Ezra Gavrieli
Playtech starts up TV games
Online gambling software manufacturer Playtech and its related company Euro Partners has revealed the start up of TV Games. This latest set-up is accessible at the online casinos such as Europa Casino, Titan Casino and Casino Tropez to begin with, and provides players a most modern and interactive gaming environment. The new casino games that are being released in the TV streaming video format include Roulette Royal and Club Roulette
