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European Poker Tour Prague Schedule 2013 to be Unveiled
Event Will be a 47-event schedule that features EPT-run cash games for the first time
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – The European Poker Tour today released the schedule for the forthcoming EPT10 Prague Poker Festival in December and announced that Main Event qualifiers will start tomorrow (Saturday October 5).
Henri Balcazar Wins Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event
Ontario Man Wins Record-Breaking Main Event At Montreal Festival
Montreal, Canada – Henri Balcazar is the inaugural Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event champion, taking home C$194,044 for being the last player standing in a record-breaking field.
After just three hands of heads-up play, the 32-year-old from Kitchener, Ontario hoisted the trophy, beating local player Eric Despres to the top spot.
William Hill Issues Profit Warning
(Reuters) - British bookmaker William Hill said a poor retail performance in its third quarter meant operating profit had fallen 20 million pounds ($32.5 million) below expectations, warning that shortfall may not be recovered by the year end.
Quiet trading in July helped push retail net revenue in the 13 week period to Oct 1 down 4 percent on an underlying basis, the firm said on Thursday, with gross margin wins falling 0.8 percentage points as football results went the way of customers.
Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation Blasts AGA for Hypocrisy re ‘Runner, Runner’
The Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation has come out swinging against the Nevada lobbying group, American Gaming Association (AGA), for its advertisements suggesting the new film “Runner, Runner” is a cautionary tale depicting the ills of an unregulated online gambling industry.
Over $1.25 Million in Guaranteed Prize Pools Up for Grabs at WPT Regional Series
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Time to tune-up the poker strategies for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open returning November 13 – December 2, 2013. During this World Poker Tour® (WPT®) Regional event, players can win their share of over $1,250,000 in guaranteed prize pools in a challenging 20-event series that will take place in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
‘Runner, Runner’ May Have You Running Out of Theatre Before Film Ends
As first reported by Gambling911.com last week, initial reviews for the online gambling themed film “Runner, Runner” were not especially good. The film continues to be widely panned by critics.
“’Runner, Runner’ Stumbles, Stumbles” reads the headline from the Orange County Register.
Key Cantor Gaming Execs May Have had Role in Sports Betting Probe: Colbert Caves
The New York Times is reporting that federal prosecutors are investigating whether top executives at Cantor Fitzgerald LP's gambling unit participated in the company accepting illegal sports bets.
Cantor Senior Executive Lee Amaitis has been mentioned following a guilty plea entered by former Cantor employee, Mike Colbert. The former sportsbook director admitted to accepting illegal bets.
Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event 2013 Final Table Determined
Day 4 of the Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event saw 25 players return and in just six hours the final table of nine was found.
The unfortunate player to bubble the final table was Jeremie Trepanier. Trepanier took the defeat with a smile and left the tournament in an agonizing 10th place (C$21,121).
Poker Pro Jonathan Duhamel Gets Beaten Up by Another Woman (Video)
2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel is preparing to take on fellow Full Tilt Poker sponsored female pro Danielle Andersen in Canadian Football League drills at the Alouettes practice field.
It certainly wouldn’t be the first time Canadian Duhamel has been tackled and beaten by a woman.
College Student Beaten by Police Leaving AC Casino: Head Smashed In (Video)
A June beating by police officers of a college student leaving the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City was captured by surveillance video and will be used as evidence in a lawsuit filed by the student’s parents.
Odds Offered on Which ‘Simpsons’ Character Will Die: Comic Book Guy a Favorite
One of the main characters from the long-running Fox animated series “The Simpsons” is about to be killed off and leave it to Irish bookmaker Paddy Power to offer odds on who it might be.
Chris Moorman First Poker Player to Pass $10 Mil Mark Online in Tournaments
Chris Moorman is the first poker player to reach the $10 million mark in online tournaments.
The breakdown according to PokerUpdate.com is mighty impressive:
23500 Petitions Received for Full Tilt Poker Remission Process
Claims administration firm, Garden City Group (GCG), has completed the remission process for payments to Full Tilt Poker players.
It was reported yesterday (October 1, 2013) that some 1.4 million emails have been received from those still owed money from Full Tilt Poker. 23,500 petitions were also processed.
Full Tilt Poker abruptly exited the US market on April 15, 2011 following a series of indictments. Last year, the US Government settled with the company and began the process of determining payout distributions.
Iowa Won’t File Charges Against Nuke Boss in Counterfeit Poker Chip Probe
OMAHA, Neb. (Associated Press) — Iowa will take no legal action against the No. 2 officer in charge of U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces who is accused of using counterfeit gambling chips at a casino in the state, officials said Tuesday.
Nonetheless Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina could still face federal charges.
Giardina was suspended Sept. 3 while Naval Criminal Investigative Service examines the allegation that he used $1,500 in counterfeit chips at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa in June.
Paddy Power Odds: ‘US Government Shutdown Will Not Last More Than 7 Days’
Gambling911.com has received significant traffic for odds on a US Government shutdown, but being a news site, we don’t actually take such bets. We’ll leave that to the fine folks over at Paddy Power, who, ironically, do not accept wagers from US bettors.
Judge Tosses Out Some Allied Veterans Counts in Illegal Gambling Case
(Associated Press) - A Florida judge on Tuesday threw out about a third of the more than 150 charges against a Jacksonville attorney accused of using a veterans group as a front for a $300 million gambling operation.
Judge Kenneth Lester tossed out more than 50 money laundering charges against Kelly Mathis. A jury will still decide whether he is guilty of more than 100 other charges of racketeering, running a lottery and possessing slot machines related to Allied Veterans of the World.
Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event Attracts Record Field
Montreal, Canada –– The Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event has set a new Canadian attendance record for number of entrants in a tournament with a buy-in of C$1,000 or higher. The festival’s headline event has surpassed the C$1 million guarantee by a long shot, attracting 1,625 entrants to create a total prize pool of C$1,576,250.
The winner will walk away from Playground Poker Club with C$260,582 and the Main Event title.
Brad Albrinck Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Cincinnati 2013
Brad Albrinck has won the 2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Cincinnati and the $221,994 prize that goes along with it.
Prior to this win, the local Cincinnati player had amassed just over $60,000 on the live circuit with three cashouts.
David Kash finished 2nd with $136,863.
Americas Cardroom Unleashes Revamped 2-Week Beast Promotion
San Jose, Costa Rica – Forget poker point races. Americas Cardroom has unleashed an all-out points war. The US-friendly online poker site has officially taken the wraps off a brand new Beast competition. Beginning today, the new progressive points competition will be a 2-week contest. The former monthly race will now reset on the 16th and final day of the month rewarding players twice every month.
Thunder Valley Champ Banks $180K
Lincoln, CA - There are few second chances in life, but Mel Weiner got one Monday at Heartland Poker Tour’s televised Final Table. Just one week after his third-place finish at HPT’s stop at The Commerce Casino, the real estate investor from Calabasas, California found himself playing heads up for over $180k at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Surviving through a massive field over two days of play and a Final Table that stretched into Tuesday, just one opponent stood between him and the championship title. Michael Rosenbach, a pro player from Berkeley, Ca
Poker Face: Vanessa Rousso The Next Lady Gaga (Video)
Poker pro Vanessa Rousso is going from poker to pop it appears. One of the game’s top female players and a PokerStars.com pro (not to mention a big Gambling911.com fan favorite), Rousso recently expressed her love for music and her desire to enter the recording industry.
“Why not check out taking online classes in music?” Rousso said in a recent interview. “I did my research and found out that Berkley was the best school for contemporary music.
Prosecutors Rest in Florida Charity Gambling Scandal
(Associated Press) - Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of a Jacksonville attorney accused of masterminding a veterans group that ran a $300 million gambling operation.
Prosecutors told jurors at attorney Kelly Mathis' trial Monday that they had rested their case, less than 10 days after giving opening statements in which they accused Mathis of helping build a network of Internet cafes that actually were computer casinos.
Vegas Visitor Count Up Slightly in August
(Associated Press) - Tourism authorities say the number of visitors to Las Vegas went up slightly in August compared with last year.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Monday that about 3.4 million visitors came to town in August, up 0.9 percent from the same month last year.
The number of conventions and meetings held in Las Vegas in August was down 13 percent year-over-year.
Room occupancy ticked up slightly from last August to just more than 84 percent, and average hotel room rates ticked up more than 3 percent to $105 per night.
PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2013 Prize Pool Surpasses $62 million
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2013 concludes later today with the $5,200 No Limit Hold’em Main Event and $215 No Limit Hold’em [8-Max] tournaments playing to a finish.
‘Breaking Bad’ Pays Out: Bet Online Talks Action With Esquire
Bet Online reported some decent business related to its “Breaking Bad” finale betting odds, re-issued last week. This is a spoiler alert so you may not wish to continue reading below.
Robert McGuigan Talks of How Gambling Killed His Son – Part III of This Woo Report
Gambling911.com International Correspondent Jenny Woo concludes her riveting report on Robert McGuigan and how gambling addiction ultimately lead to his son’s untimely death. This is Part III of the series.
Prosecutor: Mobster Claims he has Bladder Cancer to Get Lighter Sentence
An 86-year-old mobster got a lighter sentence than the two years in prison he had previously been facing after claiming a series of ailments, including bladder cancer.
Explosive Revelations in Nuke Boss Gambling Probe
A vice admiral and the second in command of the US nuke program at the United States Strategic Command outside of Omaha, Nebraska, has been suspended for his alleged role in a counterfeit casino chip probe.
Line Change in Redskins Raiders Game With Terrelle Pryor Not Starting
The line on the Redskins-Raiders game has shifted a half point from +3 to +3.5 Oakland on news that Raiders starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor will be sidelined.
The last minute decision was announced late Sunday morning following concerns over Pryor’s condition after suffering a concussion last weekend. Pryor reportedly still showed concussion symptoms Saturday night.
Colts, Broncos, Seahawks Parlay has Vegas Sportsbooks on Edge
The Sporting News Linesmakers bring up an interesting little factoid regarding the young 2013 regular NFL season. A $10 3-team parlay on the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and whomever is playing the Jacksonville Jaguars would have paid out $2,520 heading into to Week 4.
