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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.
Bwin.Party Given Waiver to Operate in Atlantic City
European online gambling firm Bwin.Party has been given the green light to begin offering Web poker and casino games for real money to New Jersey residents and visitors by month’s end via a partnership with the Borgata Hotel and Casino.
The state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement awarded the firm a waiver to begin operating.
As noted by the Wall Street Journal:
Heritage Sports Joins the Equity Poker Network
San Jose, Costa Rica, – The EquityPokerNetwork.com (“EPN”) announced today that the new Cooperative poker network has inked an agreement with the premier online Sportsbook and gaming destination, Heritage Sports. The deal has seen HeritageSports.eu expand its gaming portfolio to offer poker to their community of sports bettors and casino players in soft launch mode since September 27th, and will join the EPN as of November 8th, 2013.
Bitcoin Currency Hits All Time High of $309: Silk Road Resurfaces
The anonymous digital currency known as Bitcoin hit an all time high of $309 Thursday (November 7, 2013).
Equity Poker Network Signs PokerHiro.com
San Jose, Costa Rica - The EquityPokerNetwork.com (“EPN”) announced today that it has signed the online card room, PokerHiro.com (“PokerHiro”) to the innovative Cooperative poker network. The launch of PokerHiro at EPN brings the first Asian-facing Operator into the mix, giving the ‘non-profit’ Network access to the growing and relatively untapped Asian online poker market.
Americas Cardroom 2nd Progressive Points race for Sit and Go Grinders
Americas Cardroom announced today they will be hosting a new monthly progressive points race for Sit & Go players starting December 1st. The new promotion will reward players cash prizes and tournament entries based upon volume of Sit & Goes. The US-friendly site will be redistributing tournament fees to fuel a monthly leaderboard.
Oregon vs. Stanford Prediction: Thursday Night Football (Video)
Host and Barstool “Big Game Hunter” Randy Mann gives his prediction for the big Oregon vs. Stanford game Thursday night. When all is said and done, this could be among the most wagered on game of the College Football season at BetDSI.com, where you can bet LIVE with the best IN-PLAY WAGERING online right up to the final second.
Win Cake Launches Fast Fold Poker: Announces 100 Percent Reload Bonus
November 7th, 2013 – Popular online gaming site Win Cake (WinCake.com) has joined the speed poker revolution with the launch of Fast Fold Poker. It is Win Cake’s quickest way to play poker ring game tables, eliminating wait times and giving players what they crave – more hands and more action. To celebrate, Win Cake is offering a special reload bonus of up to $1,000.
Ultimate Poker Hosts Hall of Fame Poker Game Featuring UFC Fighters
LAS VEGAS - In honor of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s (UFC®) 20th anniversary, Ultimate Poker will host a Hall of Fame Poker Game featuring world-renowned UFC® fighters and personalities Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, Matt Hughes, Royce Gracie and Bruce Buffer at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa at the Race and Sports Book from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15.
HPT Announces First Stops of Season 10
Fargo, ND - With a handful of stops left in 2013, Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) is preparing for a busy 2014. So far, two dozen stops fill the calendar with additional casinos still being considered. The tenth season of the nationally-televised tour will kick-off in January aboard a Card Player Cruise. A week later, HPT heads to California with return visits to Thunder Valley Casino Resort and Club One Casino. One of HPT’s most popular stops, Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour in Black Hawk, Colorado will take place in early February.
GearPoker.com Joins the Equity Poker Network
San Jose, Costa Rica - The EquityPokerNetwork.com (“EPN”) is enjoying a sizable surge in liquidity, following today’s announcement that yet another online poker room, GearPoker.com (“GearPoker”), has joined the new Cooperative Network.
UltimatePoker.com Now Offering Pot Limit Omaha
Ultimate Gaming, a majority-owned subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC, has launched real-money Pot Limit Omaha at UltimatePoker.com. Currently, players can test their skills in a variety of ring games with tournament games debuting during Ultimate Poker Championship (UPC) 2, which lasts through November 10.
Booted Giant Panda Among Highlights at WSOP Main Event Final
With two players nobody has heard of competing for a $8,361,570 first-place prize at this week's World Series of Poker Main Event final table, why not enter a giant panda to the equation to spice things up?
Better yet, have that giant panda escorted out by security.
Freidman Dominates Experienced HPT Final Table
Florence, IN - Adam Friedman of Gahanna, Ohio returned to Belterra Casino Resort over the weekend to improve on his fourteenth-place Heartland Poker Tour finish in March. A successful pro player, Freidman has accumulated over $1.3 million in winnings and four World Series of Poker Final Tables. A WSOP bracelet winner, Freidman was one of many accomplished players at Monday’s HPT Final Table at Belterra. He was the only one with well over a million in chips.
Venture Capitalists Infuse More Money Into Betable
London-based online gambling website Betable has just received another $18.5 million in a round of funding led by Venture51, according to Christopher Griffin, CEO of Betable. So far, the Web gambling firm has raised an impressive $23 million in venture capital.
From The Wall Street Journal:
PokerStars to Give Away More Than $1.5 Mil With 'November Mission Weeks' Promo
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – PokerStars Tuesday unveiled a new promotion called ‘November Mission Weeks’, which will award more than $1.5 million in cash giveaway prizes to players of all abilities and stakes across three weeks.
Robert Gustafsson Slapped With Second Indictment re: Alleged Embezzlement
Another Gambling911.com world exclusive as we have learned that late Tuesday evening (Philippines time) that the Global Internal Audit (Asset Management Group) investigating the alleged embezzlements by former Bodog director Robert Gustafsson and his so called "Swedish Mafia" have leveled yet another indictment against Gustafsson, former CFO Arleen Aldaba, Sherwin Quiambao and Sylvia De Guzman.
Jay Farber vs. Ryan Riess: And The 2013 WSOP Main Event Winner Is....
The 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was cut down to its final two players. Tuesday, the second leg of the conclusion to this epic event will take place between Jay Farber and Ryan Riess kicked off at 6 pm PST and was not decided until after Midnight Eastern Standard Time with Reiss leading in number of chips. Reiss Wins!!! (And the winner is....See how it all went down here)
David Benefield, Mark Newhouse First Elimination of WSOP Main Event Final 2013
Mark Newhouse was the first to say “good bye” and big name player David Benefield was quick to follow at this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event Final table.
Americas Cardroom Asks Poker Players to Name 2nd Progressive Race With $5k Contest
San Jose, Costa Rica – Americas Cardroom is giving players the power to call the shots in the marketing department. The US-friendly online poker site announced today that they're putting $5,000 on the table for players who can help come up with a name for their new progressive points race designed for sit & go players.
World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Kicks Off This Evening
The big day is finally here. The 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event final table kicks off this evening and all the poker world will be clamoring to find out who the next World Champion will be.
Chavit Singson Claims to be Victim of the Robert Gustafsson Gang
We have a new reader on Gambling911.com, it’s rumored the former Governor of Philippine province Ilcos Sur Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson really liked that we chose a picture of him next to his favorite pet tiger. Multiple sources also allege that Chavit Singson has stated Robert Gustafsson, Patrik Selin and their so-called "Swedish Mafia" had swindled him out of $3 Million US.
Crackdown on Michigan Charity Poker ‘Millionaire Parties’ Causes Backlash
LANSING, Michigan — (Associated Press) - Poker's rise in popularity has helped Michigan's charities and civic groups stay afloat at a time of dwindling donations from elsewhere.
And efforts to rein in a charitable gambling industry that has grown more than 20-fold in a decade are sparking backlash.
At stake is the future of "millionaire parties." The casino-style events allow nonprofits licensed to hold gambling events to split cash proceeds with unlicensed poker rooms that provide the space, dealers and supplies.
Equity Poker Network Gears Up For Real-Money Gaming Launch
San Jose, Costa Rica - Following a successful beta-test phase of flagship online poker room, FullFlushPoker.com, the Equity Poker Network (“EPN”) has confirmed a November 8th launch of their real-money gaming options. EPN’s shift from free-play to full real-money gaming finally gives Operators a viable, profitable alternative, and provides players across the Network with a safe, secure and entertaining poker experience with prize money on the table.
Borgata Sees 7 Percent Increase in 3rd Quarter Revenues
ATLANTIC CITY — (Associated Press) - Revenue at Atlantic City’s top casino increased by nearly 7 percent in the third quarter of this year.
The Borgata reported net revenue of more than $200 million, an increase of 6.9 percent.
Its earnings were up nearly 40 percent to $46.6 million due to better luck at table games.
The casino also increased its share of the Atlantic City casino market by three percentage points, to 21.4 percent.
Divorcing PartyGaming Founders Sell Stake in Gambling Firm Ahead of NJ Bid
Two of online gambling’s richest people are divorcing and will also be giving up their respective shares in bwin.party, the world’s largest digital gambling firm.
IAA Issues Statement Regarding Lock Leaving Revolution Network
IAA has issued its own statement regarding Lock Poker leaving the Revolution network to start its own independent online poker site effective yesterday (Tuesday). Gambling911.com maintains a stellar relationship with both Cake Poker (partnered with IAA) and Lock Poker and hope both companies can move forward in their respective directions and prosper.
Both companies went to war this week.
IAA responded to Lock’s accusations against them featured on the Gambling911 website Tuesday:
FullFlushPoker.com Confirms November 8 Launch of Real Money Poker, Gaming
San Jose, Costa Rica – FullFlushPoker.com (“FFP”) is primed and ready to go live with full real-money gaming options on Friday, November 8th, when the new online poker room’s Cashier will be available for player deposits, and the FFP tables will finally open for much-anticipated ring games, buy-in tournaments, and sit n gos. (learn more about FlushFlushPoker.com here)
Delaware Ready to Go With Halloween Launch of Online Gambling
DOVER, Del. (Associated Press) — Delaware lottery officials are beginning real-stakes Internet gambling in Delaware with an element of secrecy.
State lottery director Vernon Kirk said Tuesday that officials will conduct a “soft launch” of online gambling on Thursday with a select group of preferred players.
He refused to say who those players are, how they were selected, or how many there are, saying state officials have decided to keep that information confidential
Lock Poker Customers Exposed to Automatic Download of Different Client
Following the termination by "Lock" of its contract with the Revolution Network earlier today it has come to Lock’s attention that players who attempt to log onto the Lock software are being redirected by the network to a page that contains false and misleading information and, rather than being presented with the new Lock 2.0 software, customers are subjected to an automatic download of competing poker software.
PokerStars Micromillions 6 Set for November With 100 Events and $5 Million
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – PokerStars today announced that the world’s most popular online poker series, MicroMillions, will return from November 14-24. The sixth series will have 100 events and $5 million in guaranteed prizes.
