Publicity helps

Posted on 28 Apr 2010 at 14:04 by Carl Barnett
Reality TV and poker seem to be the very best of bedfellows. The two mediums offer up to the minute action, and a level of drama that is hard to find elsewhere. So it is particularly pleasing that HeadsUp Entertainment are planning to bring about ano...


For the love of the game

Posted on 28 Apr 2010 at 14:04 by Carl Barnett
APAT has just seen the latest leg of its UK Poker Championship completed in London, and the winner was John Murray from Portsmouth. John has seen some success in recent years as the captain of a team from Solent, as well as a player in an Irish team ...


Poker tournament survives ash

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
While the majority of northern Europe lies paralysed by a cloud of volcanic ash that has travelled over from Iceland, a major poker tournament that basically requires air travel to get to it is going ahead with a huge roster of players turning up for...


Star of poker

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
The World Team Poker Event is about to have a very special guest join its ranks over the next few weeks. Shannon Elizabeth is an actress who has starred in some of the most successful movies of recent years. She was in American Pie, for a start. But ...


Apple start something big

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
Apple continue to cause a massive buzz with their iPad gadget, which has managed to become one of the most talked about media events of all time, never mind this first quarter. What is intriguing for gamblers is that it has such potential for users o...


Recession? Not here

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
The problem with a recession is that it makes most things seem almost impossible, or just downright sad. As with most industries, the recession has had some impact on the casino industry with some analysts predicting slow growth. However, every now...


Native Americans doing very well indeed

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
For a very long time, Native American people have been seen as innovators when it comes to casino development. Their ethos, which is one of making a business on a large scale and with a profit minded outlook, is one that has meant they have become ve...


Poker in space

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
More and more celebrities are turning out for poker games as a means to benefit others less fortunate than themselves. There is nothing wrong with this of course; it is just perhaps a sign of the times. Back in the day, it was unlikely that famous n...


MicahJ testament to natural talent

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
When young people went to college, the first thing on their minds used to be having fun. This meant going to outrageous parties and meeting lots of new and interesting people. Generally, a good time is had by all when you start college. These days, ...


Nevada bounces back

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 at 08:04 by Carl Barnett
There has been some excellent news in Nevada, where revenue from land based gambling has been up in the first quarter. The figures for February in 2010 are higher than they were in the same month last year. This is very positive for the area, which w...


Frank gets his day?

Posted on 16 Apr 2010 at 13:04 by Carl Barnett
Finally, a date has been set for Barney Frank’s bill to have its day in court. April 16th will, all things being equal, see the bill that Frank has been trying to have discussed for months finally opened up and scrutinised by Congress. The bill is ma...


Isildur1 vanishes, again

Posted on 16 Apr 2010 at 13:04 by Carl Barnett
Isildur1 is quite possibly the biggest secret in online poker. Photos are abound of him on the Internet yet there is no single piece of photographic evidence confirming he is not some twelve year old kid with an incredibly lucky streak going on. H...


Pennsylvania loves gambling

Posted on 16 Apr 2010 at 14:04 by Carl Barnett
Pennsylvania, it seems, has gone crazy for gambling. It is dishing out gambling licenses left right and centre in the state. Companies that run casinos have never had it so good. Just this week three more casinos have been granted licenses for up to...


Tournaments getting more frequent

Posted on 16 Apr 2010 at 14:04 by Carl Barnett
The Estrellas poker event saw a Spanish winner this week. The rest of the top eight was made up of mainly Spanish or German players. The tournament is a good one, and it certainly separates the wheat from the chaff. But isn’t it interesting that ther...


Californian city to expand gambling options

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
San José faces a massive budget shortfall. We’re talking millions and millions. The lawmakers have seen an opportunity, and they intend to add to the card clubs that are already in place with some more gambling options. This will bring in a total of...


DeLeo in charge

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
You have got to admire Robert DeLeo. He is always in the media for one thing. And for a man who is steadfastly putting forward an ever more convincing argument for putting slots machines in at racecourses around his state this is no bad thing. Every ...


ESPN keep up the good PR

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
There is a place for rankings, and when it comes to poker, there is definitely a place. ESPN have just brought out their rankings table for poker players. There are no major surprises, but there is a lot of fun to be had if you follow poker. This...


Italy sees sense

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
Over in Italy, the lawmakers have got themselves into a bit of a muddle when it comes to whether or not online bingo is to be legalised. Like some great game of legal tennis, one court decreed that online bingo was not to be legalised or regulated in...


Kehls setting example

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
The Kehl family are looking to make moves in the casino industry, and they have a rather interesting business model to push out too. Rather than take on a load of debt for their plans to develop a casino in Iowa, they have laid a lot of emphasis on c...


Macau to slow down

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
Macau is often referred to as a possible major player in the decades to come with regards to casino development. However, the Chief Executive is expected to make an announcement soon that could mean a slowing down of the industry, at least for this y...


Morongo show the way

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
While a conference on responsible gambling was in full swing in California, there were things happening not a million miles away that showed just how powerful the industry is shaping up to be. The conference included input from academics and medica...


Native American casino model

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 16:03 by Carl Barnett
An Arizona city and an Indian tribe have clashed heavily over the tribe’s plans to build on unincorporated land. The land is near the fair city of Glendale, and the residents are not happy about the fact that the tribe want to build casino property o...


Obama to watch gambling show?

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
A new TV show that is to air in Canada will look at the world of online gambling. The show, called The Jackpot, will feature a magazine style, and focus on the fun and the glamour around online gambling. It will also take viewers through the context ...


Online Casino Regulation closer in the USA

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
There is a brand new body that has just been created in the United States. It’s called the Internet Gaming Study Committee and it looks like it may well add more impetus to the long fight by reputable online casino operators to get online gambling re...


Online casinos see positive response from customers

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
Penn National has just issued a press release that goes into detail over their ambitious plans for Ohio. Beulah Park holds a racecourse, among other things, and Penn National has just announced that they want to build a $400 million casino complex on...


Ordinary guy wins major tournament

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
Paul Vogel recently won a major poker tournament at Caesars Atlantic City. The total payout came to over $60,000. He did well, and what is even more amazing is that he plays poker for fun. Well, that’s his story. Anyone who wins a major tournament at...


Pham a happy bunny

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
Paul Pham is a poker player who has just won a major London event, scoring a $15,000 total payout. The Black Belt Poker event attracted 300 players, some of whom are more at home on the World Series of Poker circuit. Pham is an online poker player, a...


Sea change in Ontario

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
The Ontario lawmakers are currently talking a lot about the merits of online gambling, which is something that certainly would not have been the case five years ago. The head of the Ontario lottery has been speaking openly about the viability of cr...


Super Bowl helps online casinos

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
The Super Bowl game has brought in a ton of extra revenue to casinos, both online casinos and their land based cousins. A game that any other nation finds a little bit difficult to understand, American Football draws together Americans like no other ...


Tropicana emerges from ashes

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
The major US casino company Tropicana entertainment has managed to emerge from bankruptcy after months of uncertainty. The company faced numerous financial problems and the recession caused them to suffer a significant drop in business and revenue. H...


US government needs to think about tax potential

Posted on 24 Mar 2010 at 14:03 by Carl Barnett
An Argentinean player has just become the Team Poker Stars Pro player to win a major Latin American event, the Punta Del Este. The Punta Del Este is everything we want in the world of poker, and having the event take place in Uruguay, with a good few...


Delaware to vote

Posted on 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03 by Carl Barnett
Delaware could well be holding a vote pretty soon as regards the expansion of gambling. The state has three racetracks that run gambling options, and the lawmakers in the state are pretty certain that there could be a vote just before Easter. House ...


Everyone needs to share

Posted on 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03 by Carl Barnett
Barney Frank is trying his best to get a bill through that will help to regulate online gambling. However, he has had strife every step of the way from religious groups and other groups too. This has come in the form of protests, some quite vitriolic...


Gambling on Facebook

Posted on 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03 by Carl Barnett
Many people use online social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. They are becoming more popular every week, with Twitter recently registering the billionth tweet on their site. The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK is making plans t...


Go east, young man

Posted on 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03 by Carl Barnett
In China, there are very few places where it is legal to gamble. China has cracked down on a number of aspects of gambling in recent times, which means that a gambler in the area would jump at the chance to play blackjack, or Omaha Poker. But where t...


Honeymoon already over?

Posted on 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03 by Carl Barnett
Another great success story from the United States, with the Tropicana casino group coming out of bankruptcy with their plans for the future much more than a dream. Billionaire mogul Carl Icahn has, with the help of fellow investors, turned around th...


Isildur1 loses big

Posted on 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03 by Carl Barnett
Isildur1, the Swede who no one seems to know very well, has just lost close to $2 million in an online disaster that saw him face off against some major players. But the pedigree of the players he faced seems to pale into something like insignificanc...


DeLeo speaks clearly

Posted on 17 Mar 2010 at 14:03 by Carl Barnett
Robert DeLeo has caused a few shockwaves with his plans for gambling in recent days. The Speaker has stated that he recommends two casino resorts in Boston, and that this would be good for the state of Massachusetts. However, lawmakers and politicia...


Online, there is always capacity

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 14:03 by Carl Barnett
Waterimage had plans to turn an old nightclub in Leeds into a cabaret style casino complex, with dancing girls and roulette tables that would light up the night. But the dream dies, because the judges in the area felt that there was enough for gambl...


Poker Olympics?

Posted on 11 Mar 2010 at 08:03 by Carl Barnett
There is a long and glorious Olympic tradition, with the Games making nations sentimental and proud. How fitting that poker, one of the most exciting and fastest growing sports around today, should become potentially the next big thing at the Olympic...


Florida State online Casino Super Affiliate?

Posted on 11 Mar 2010 at 08:03 by Carl Barnett
State representative Joseph Abruzzo is trying to get a bill passed through in Florida that would allow Florida State to have legalised online gambling in special hubs that work through affiliate sites. If this sounds a little complicated, that's beca...


Wynn to get what he wants?

Posted on 11 Mar 2010 at 08:03 by Carl Barnett
Steve Wynn is pretty much a man who gets what he wants. But he might not be so lucky in Pennsylvania. The casino mogul visited the state a few days ago to look over the Foxwoods casino. The state gaming board have granted him a little more time to g...


Tatts offer even more options for gamblers

Posted on 11 Mar 2010 at 08:03 by Carl Barnett
The Tatts Group could soon be giving New South Wales the opportunity to buy scratch cards and Lotto tickets when they shop for their greens and their cereals. The government over there are going to relinquish the license for running lotteries to Tatt...


Reality poker?

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
Since the advent of reality TV, which is fast becoming a kind of scourge of our times, it has been a lot easier to mess with the collective public consciousness as regards what looks right on our boxes and what looks very wrong. TV is becoming even...


Poker loses a great show

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 15:03 by Carl Barnett
G4, the cable television station, has decided to withdraw the famous poker show ‘2 Months, $2 Million’ from the airwaves. By all accounts it was doing quite well, and no one was too offended by it. In fact, a lot of poker fans thought it was the gr...


Philadelphia obviously the place to be

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 14:03 by Carl Barnett
Philadelphia has allowed table gaming to happen within the state boundaries, and people who run casinos and other such gambling concerns are already circling, ready to stake their claim. Sands has just announced that their casino is to get a brand n...


Pennsylvania tightens up

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 14:03 by Carl Barnett
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board have arranged for new regulations to be in place as regards the training of dealers in their land based casinos. Some of the new regulations are about as rigorous as you can get. For example, if you do not happe...


Online casinos can be played indoors, you know

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 13:03 by Carl Barnett
Atlantic City has always had a great connection to gambling and casinos in general. Shame, then, that it has another major disaster to deal with as regards its revenue. The recession kicked it in the teeth, and now it sits in the middle of an ava...