Bald ist es wieder soweit. Das dritte 888 Superfinale steht an. Am 25.August findet unser Superfinale in einem der besten Hotels Deutschlands statt. Preise im Wert von rund € 15,000 werden im Hotel Pyramide in Nürnberg/Fürth ausgespielt. Beim ersten Finale gewann Maik Wnendt. Er spielt mittlerweile im National Team von 888. Bei der World Series of Poker in Las Vegas war er bereits, jetzt fährt er zum UK Open nach England.

Ganze 166 Minuten dauerte es, bis die 10 Finalisten am Final-Table Platz nehmen konnten. Bis dahin hatte die Turnierleitung und auch der Cashgame-Manager alle Hände voll zu tun. Die „seat open“ Rufe der Dealer erklangen annähernd im Minutentakt. Paralleles Zusammenlegen von Turniertischen und die Öffnung weiterer Cashgames prägten den Ablauf.

A faulty slot machine called Easy Money cost Caesars Indiana nearly half a million dollars a year ago, giving big payoffs to gamblers when it showed 10 times the credit for each dollar they inserted. But some of the winners may face an unwanted cost — in criminal court. Harrison County Prosecutor Dennis Byrd will decide in the next few weeks whether to file charges against any of the 30 or so patrons...

The state’s highest court upheld the decision of state regulators to allow groups led by a Connecticut Indian tribe and by a Chicago billionaire developer to build slot-machine casinos on Philadelphia’s riverfront. The Supreme Court rejected the challenge by a rival applicant that lost out on a license, and sped Philadelphia toward becoming the nation’s largest city with downtown casinos.

The Union of Members Clubs and Lottery Workers (UMCLW) is demanding that Government put a hold on granting licences and work permits to foreigners as a way of dealing with the reported foreign infiltration and alleged "foreign Mafia" in the gaming industry.

Hopes of winning a multi million pound large casino development for Middlesbrough are back on track. Confusion has surrounded the future of the Government’s plans for a supercasino and 16 other large and small casinos since the House of Lords voted against them in April. Prime Minister Gordon Brown also questioned last week if a supercasino was the right vehicle to spark regeneration of an area.

Wer in das Casino Esplanade kommt, nimmt gewöhnlich seinen Hut ab. Eine Ausnahme machte das Casino am Dienstag, den 17. Juli: Als Roger Cicero Fotos für sein neues Album macht, bleibt das Markenzeichen auf dem Haupt des deutschen Swing-Maestros. Hinter der Kamera war keine Geringere als Gabo. Die Süddeutsche Zeitung nennt die Fotografin die „Herrin des Lichts“ oder: Die deutsche Annie Leibowitz.

Biloxi, Mississippi - This seaside gambling resort along a stretch of the Gulf Coast, sometimes called the “redneck Riviera,” has 40 percent fewer hotel rooms and only two-thirds as many slot machines as it did before Hurricane Katrina. A major bridge that connects the casinos in this popular tourist destination to Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and other points east remains closed...

East St. Louis - Tom Monaghan, general manager of the Casino Queen, has on his best poker face. In less than three weeks, the casino that has operated on a riverboat for 14 years is moving to fancier, larger quarters on the Queen's parking lot. It will be the first of Illinois' nine casinos to move inland, but the gaming floor will still float, housed in a basin filled with 340,000 gallons of water.

Pokerfaces treffen sich am 30. August bei Texas Hold'em

Tropicana Casinos and Resorts announced that the company is changing the name of its property in Laughlin, Nevada, to Tropicana Express. The change, which aims to leverage the brand awareness of its legendary sister on the in Las Vegas strip, takes effect July 28. It will be ushered in with special promotions for visitors and a player event program.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reflecting on plans to build a Las Vegas-style supercasino in Manchester, his spokesman said on Thursday, after Brown sparked fury among casino supporters by backing away from the proposal. Brown told parliament on Wednesday that there may be better ways to encourage economic growth in the northern English city than building a gambling centre and a government source told Reuters the supercasino plan was close to being shelved.