Ein Full House als Gewinnerblatt krönte den Lauf von George Can, der mit viel Geschick aber auch Glück einen Finalisten nach dem anderen aus dem Turnier würfelte. Sein erster Platz mit 1520 Euro war also absolut verdient. Insgesamt waren 3800 Euro zu verteilen. Wacker hielten sich die anderen Finalisten, unter ihnen auch Daniel Matissek, der aber gegen Can ebenso wenig eine Chance hatte wie Antonio Ciardo oder Zvonko Marunica.

The owners of Leeds's new GBP 13m casino and entertainment venue have offered a sneak preview ahead of its official opening in September. The 1,700 capacity Alea Leeds casino is located in the recently developed £260m Clarence Dock quarter of the city and its owners believe it will become one of Leeds's hottest entertainment destinations. The official opening party is on September 10 when customers will be able to see the development for themselves.

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned an agreement Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to allow Las Vegas-style slot machines, baccarat, black jack and other card games at its facilities, which include the Hard Rock casinos in Tampa and Hollywood. The court ruled that Crist does not have the constitutional authority "to bind the state to a gaming compact that clearly departs from the state's public policy by legalizing types of gaming that are illegal everywhere else in the state."

Twin River casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island says that because it hands over 60 percent of its profits to the state that it’s going under. So it’s asking the state to take less. In return, it promises to pay more! It would start by promising to give the state USD 500 million up front. It wants the state to cut its take from 61.45 percent to 25 percent. “The situation is dire. We are standing on the edge of a precipice,” announced a spokesman for the casino.

A federal judge who earlier said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger negotiated in bad faith with the Rincon Indian band will not force the state into new negotiations with the tribe, for now. Judge William McCurine said Tuesday that the two sides can wait until an appeals court rules on his decision that the state can't legally demand a cut of casino profits when negotiating with tribes that want to expand gambling.

George Bush administration is illegally withholding details of its World Trade Organization (WTO) online gambling deal with the European Union claims a lawsuit filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Following a 2007 WTO ruling which authorized trade sanctions against the United States for failing to confirm its gambling laws to WTO rules, the Bush administration announced that it would remove the gambling sector from its WTO obligations.

Am Samstag, den 17.05.2008 fand im Casino Seefeld bei toller Atmosphäre das Black Jack Turnier "Jack is back" statt. 41 Teilnehmer aus 6 Nationen spielten um den Preispool von 6.213,-- Euro.

Finland’s government has said that no decision has yet been taken on whether Veikkaus should be granted a license to operate a national online bingo site. This despite news that Boss Media has already been awarded the contract to provide software and services to the site. Government sources told Gaming Intelligence Group that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has distributed Veikkaus’ application to relevant departments in Finland, seeking opinion on whether the application should be granted.

Los Angeles (Hollywood Reporter) - The world of high-stakes poker provides the backdrop for "Deal," a latecomer to the card-playing movie game that brings nothing new to the table. Directed and co-written by Gil Cates Jr., the dull production obviously sees itself as an updated "Cincinnati Kid" for the World Poker Tour set, but the end result and its characters have all the originality and dramatic depth of a TV telecast.

Bad Ems, den 27.4.2008: Da war für die andern Gäste nichts zu holen: Michael Ising gewann das Sonntags-Turnier mit einer selten souveränen Vorstellung. Teilweise hatte man das Gefühl, er würde […]

Ich habe mir ein paar Gedanken gemacht zum Thema "Tournaments, durch ESBK bewilligt", usw. Ausschlaggebend war der Kommentar eines Kollegen, der mir sagte, dass er regelmäßig bei diesen "privaten" Tournaments mit ESBK-Bewilligung mitspielen würde. Er erzählte mir, dass einige Tournaments mit Dealer, andere mit "Self-dealing" ausgetragen werden. Final Table hat meistens einen Dealer, bis dahin müssen die Leute selbst dealen.

Trotz Schneeregens und Graupelschauern fanden sich 17 Spieler zum sonntäglichen Pokerturnier in Bad Ems ein. Wie im April üblich wechselten sich auch im Turnier unvorhersehbar Regen und Sonnenschein ab.