World Gambling News » Gambling News http://www.worldgamblingnews.com Bringing you the very latest news in the gambling world Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:15:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Panic at EPT Berlin http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/03/panic-at-ept-berlin/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/03/panic-at-ept-berlin/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:15:26 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/03/panic-at-ept-berlin/

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News broke that a scandalous robbery happened yesterday at the EPT Berlin. The tournament was taking place at the Grand Hyatt in Berlin and the crime resembled a scene out of a movie. Six men with masks and (more…)

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Last Thursday it was announced that Sedo, a global domain marketplace, sold the domain Poker.org for $1 million! This was a record-breaking figure for a .org domain. The buyer was (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/02/pokerorg-domain-sold-for-record-breaking-figure/feed/ Online Gambling Bill to be Up for Voting in February http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/online-gambling-bill-to-be-up-for-voting-in-february/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/online-gambling-bill-to-be-up-for-voting-in-february/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:52:59 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/online-gambling-bill-to-be-up-for-voting-in-february/ us_map_flag2009-02-06-1233938519.jpg

The US gambling legislation seems to be taking a new stop next month. John Pappas, the executive director of the Poker Players Alliance said that HR 2267 could be up for a committee vote in February. “This will be the first time – ever – that there will be a (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/online-gambling-bill-to-be-up-for-voting-in-february/feed/ Playtech Plans to Re-Enter the US Online Gambling Market http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/playtech-plans-to-re-enter-the-us-online-gambling-market/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/playtech-plans-to-re-enter-the-us-online-gambling-market/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:13:23 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/playtech-plans-to-re-enter-the-us-online-gambling-market/ playtech.gif

Online gambling company Playtech recently signed a deal with NASDAQ listed Scientific Games Corporation. This is a move that is part of the company’s preparation to re-enter the US online gaming market (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/playtech-plans-to-re-enter-the-us-online-gambling-market/feed/ 2009 Casinomeister Awards Ceremony http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2009-casinomeister-awards-ceremony/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2009-casinomeister-awards-ceremony/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:36:22 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2009-casinomeister-awards-ceremony/ awards-best-casino-2008.gif

Casinomeister awarded the best online casino performances in 2009. They awarded the best features of online casinos and also some of the worst in an attempt to improve the online gaming industry as a whole.

As Casinomeister entered its second decade they decided to give a special award this year, the Casino of the Decade Award. This went directly to (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2009-casinomeister-awards-ceremony/feed/ 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has a Champion http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2010-pokerstars-caribbean-adventure-has-a-champion/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2010-pokerstars-caribbean-adventure-has-a-champion/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:51:32 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2010-pokerstars-caribbean-adventure-has-a-champion/ 2008pca_main.jpg

Young poker player Harrison Gimbel managed to outplay the entire field of players at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in The Bahamas and emerged victorious with a $2.2 million paycheck. With this Gimbel became the youngest PCA winner of all times as he is only (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/2010-pokerstars-caribbean-adventure-has-a-champion/feed/ RIP Amir Vahedi - Condolences to Friends and Family http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/rip-amir-vahedi-condolences-to-friends-and-family/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/rip-amir-vahedi-condolences-to-friends-and-family/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:09:37 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/rip-amir-vahedi-condolences-to-friends-and-family/ amir_vahedi.jpg

Dear professional poker player Amir Vahedi has sadly passed away due to complications from diabetes. The official date of his departure was January 8th of 2010.

Amir Vahedi was famous for his flashy cigars and his great perdonality. He was a true poker genius, a charismatic person and a great friend to many. In the latest years Vahedi became a (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/01/rip-amir-vahedi-condolences-to-friends-and-family/feed/ Isildur1 Suspects Cheating From Hastings and Co. http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/isildur1-suspects-cheating-from-hastings-and-co/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/isildur1-suspects-cheating-from-hastings-and-co/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:08:11 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/isildur1-suspects-cheating-from-hastings-and-co/ full-tilt-poker.png

Perhaps we are a bit behind but we did not want to leave all of you uninformed in a hot topic that has been going around the internet poker forums.

We previously reported that Brian Hastings managed to take an incredible sum of money from new online poker phenomenon Isildur1. However, controversy was born when ESPN published an article implying that Hastings, Cole South and Brian Townsend had cheated (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/isildur1-suspects-cheating-from-hastings-and-co/feed/ Barney Frank’s UIGEA Hearing Concludes with no Vote http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/barney-franks-uigea-hearing-concludes-with-no-vote/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/barney-franks-uigea-hearing-concludes-with-no-vote/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:28:26 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/barney-franks-uigea-hearing-concludes-with-no-vote/ In a widely attended hearing on Thursday morning, Rep. Barney Frank delivered the case for the regulation of the online gaming industry. The hearing featured several expert witnesses and questioning from a handful of members of the House Financial Services Committee. No committee vote was taken, and Rep. Frank concluded the meeting, saying, “We will be returning to this subject next year.”

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]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/12/barney-franks-uigea-hearing-concludes-with-no-vote/feed/ UIGEA Delayed for 6 Months http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/11/uigea-delayed-for-6-months/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/11/uigea-delayed-for-6-months/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:34 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/11/uigea-delayed-for-6-months/ poker-players-alliance.gif

News broke during the past week that the Unlawful Internet Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has officially been delayed for six months. The deadline for compliance under the ruling was meant to be on December 1st of 2009 but it has been re-scheduled to (more…)

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