Spain Denies ‘Strip Poker’ Allegations, Chip Leaders at One Drop High Roller

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Thursday June 27, 2013 (Afternoon EDT). Follow us on Twitter here.

*Spain Denies ‘Strip Poker’ Allegations - The Spaniards' preparations ahead of their meeting with Italy come amid allegations that some players had items stolen during a strip poker party after their 2-1 victory over Uruguay. The Spanish Football Federation denies the allegations made by Brazilian media.

The FIFA, however, confirmed that cash was stolen from several Spanish footballers while they were playing their first Confederations match against Uruguay.

The story gets interesting as there are reports that the stolen cash followed a wild party involving the players after their 2-1 win which included beer, a band and group of women. The reports from the hotel staff claim that no less than five women joined the players for a night game of strip poker.

Stay tuned…

*Dan Shak, Daniel Negreanu Among Strong Early Performers at One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em – Brandon Steven led the pack at this week’s One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold’em event after Day 1.  108 players out of 166 remained in this $111,111 buy-in tournament.  Big name pros Dan Shak, Daniel Negreanu and John Juanda were among the early chip leaders within the top 20.

*Asia Market Rout Hits Resorts World Manila - In Asia’s volatile markets, even casino IPOs have fallen victim to the rout.  Resorts World Manila put on hold a $500 million Manila IPO, while Macau Legend cut its Hong Kong IPO as volatile markets sap investor appetite. (source: Wall Street Journal)

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com