07.31.2009 | 11:32 am | Casino.co.uk
Sports broadcaster ESPN will be trying to capitalise on the growing trend for online video viewing by launching a weekly web-only poker show.
The three-month series will begin on August 4th at ESPN.com and will be presented by the station’’s magazine contributor Laura Lane, professional poker player Bernard Lee and the site’’s poker editor Andrew Feldman.
It will feature some of the biggest players in the game as well as news each week and will also take an inside look at the lifestyle in the world of poker.
Fans are also being encouraged to get involved with the show and they will be able to submit questions to their favourite players via Twitter and Facebook.
The series will conclude with the final table of the World Series of Poker and will interview and analyse each of the remaining ”November nine”.
ESPN also recently said that from August 3rd, subscribers of Virgin Media’’s XL TV package will be able to watch the channel.
It seems this broadcaster is really branching out on the road to sporting domination.
07.30.2009 | 9:58 am | Casino.co.uk
While some venues in Las Vegas may be seeing their profits take a severe hit during the recession, the Hard Rock Casino is bucking the trend by opening its brand new Paradise Tower ahead of schedule.
Completed almost two months before the expected date, the latest phase of the resort’’s $750 million (£450 million) expansion will invite guests into its 490 rooms this weekend.
Hard Rock said the tower has created jobs and hopes as the Las Vegas horizon begins to see signs of resurgence.
Adding to the allure of Paradise Tower’’s 18 floors is its glamorous, if not extravagant, Penthouse.
The mega-size suite measures 3,500 square feet with floor to ceiling windows throughout offering sweeping panoramic views of the strip.
It also features deep mahogany woods, platinum tiles, an oversize hot tub, interactive digital pool table and an entire video wall.
For those who are unable to cough up for the Penthouse, there are a host of other more modest rock ”n” roll-themed rooms designed by Mark Zeff.
Hard Rock has also recently announced plans to continue its quest for world domination by building a new casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York State.
07.29.2009 | 11:06 am | Casino.co.uk
A major shift in US gambling laws could be on the cards as more politicians have voiced their support for a new bill.
Fifty members of congress have now signed on as co-sponsors of the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act legislation, which was introduced by Barney Frank.
If passed, the bill would create a framework to allow licensed gambling operators to accept bets from players in the US.
It would also authorise a number of consumer protections, including safeguards against compulsive and underage gambling, money laundering, fraud and identify theft.
"Reaching this milestone illustrates that momentum is growing for a shift in US policy and a rewrite of US internet gambling laws," said Jeffrey Sandman, spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative.
He added that he expects the list of supporters to grow as more representatives are educated on the subject.
Last week, the Poker Players Alliance ran its US National Poker Week to rally the group’’s one million members in support of players” rights to gamble online.
07.28.2009 | 10:17 am | Casino.co.uk
The longest-running online casino in the world has added new games to its highly-successful Sound of Money promotion.
InterCasino will continue to give players the chance to sing when they are winning by giving them access to the new games - Street Fighter IV, Savannah Sunrise, Area 21 and Cleo Queen of Egypt – from July 30th.
Gamers can play their way up the leaderboard to win a share of $1.5 million (£900,000) or one of many money-can”t-buy prizes.
One lucky player from New South Wales in Australia has already scooped $168,309.88 playing Caribbean Stud Poker just 19 hours after registering with the site.
To celebrate the launch of the new games, InterCasino is also offering one lucky winner the chance to jet off to the Egyptian city of Cairo where they will be treated like royalty.
Other prizes given away during the promotion include an all-expenses weekend of expert tuition and musical concerts, a trip backstage at a Broadway musical and a series of other musical gadgets and gizmos.
07.24.2009 | 9:34 am | Casino.co.uk
Poker player Jeraint ”JJ” Hazan has failed to secure the £65,000 investment he was looking for after appearing on BBC One hit programme Dragons” Den.
Mr Hazan asked the five entrepreneurs for the cash to fund his tournament playing for a year, in exchange for a 40 per cent share of his winnings, but he failed to hold his poker face.
He played a quick hand against dragons Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne before delivering a confident pitch, in which he referred to himself as a "very good poker player".
Mr Hazan then pledged to use the dragons” money to play 33 tournaments in 12 months and promised to deliver them every penny of the first £50,000 he won.
However, it seemed that while the dragons may like a flutter in the casino, they were not interested in gambling with their investments and Mr Hazan was told "I”m out" by each of the five.
Budding entrepreneur Sharon Wright, however, faired rather better in the den, securing £30,000 more than the £50,000 investment she was seeking for her Magnamole device for guiding cables safely between cavity walls.
07.24.2009 | 9:34 am | Casino.co.uk
Poker player Jeraint ”JJ” Hazan has failed to secure the £65,000 investment he was looking for after appearing on BBC One hit programme Dragons” Den.
Mr Hazan asked the five entrepreneurs for the cash to fund his tournament playing for a year, in exchange for a 40 per cent share of his winnings, but he failed to hold his poker face.
He played a quick hand against dragons Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne before delivering a confident pitch, in which he referred to himself as a "very good poker player".
Mr Hazan then pledged to use the dragons” money to play 33 tournaments in 12 months and promised to deliver them every penny of the first £50,000 he won.
However, it seemed that while the dragons may like a flutter in the casino, they were not interested in gambling with their investments and Mr Hazan was told "I”m out" by each of the five.
Budding entrepreneur Sharon Wright, however, faired rather better in the den, securing £30,000 more than the £50,000 investment she was seeking for her Magnamole device for guiding cables safely between cavity walls.
07.24.2009 | 9:34 am | Casino.co.uk
Poker player Jeraint ”JJ” Hazan has failed to secure the £65,000 investment he was looking for after appearing on BBC One hit programme Dragons” Den.
Mr Hazan asked the five entrepreneurs for the cash to fund his tournament playing for a year, in exchange for a 40 per cent share of his winnings, but he failed to hold his poker face.
He played a quick hand against dragons Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne before delivering a confident pitch, in which he referred to himself as a "very good poker player".
Mr Hazan then pledged to use the dragons” money to play 33 tournaments in 12 months and promised to deliver them every penny of the first £50,000 he won.
However, it seemed that while the dragons may like a flutter in the casino, they were not interested in gambling with their investments and Mr Hazan was told "I”m out" by each of the five.
Budding entrepreneur Sharon Wright, however, faired rather better in the den, securing £30,000 more than the £50,000 investment she was seeking for her Magnamole device for guiding cables safely between cavity walls.
07.24.2009 | 9:34 am | Casino.co.uk
Poker player Jeraint ”JJ” Hazan has failed to secure the £65,000 investment he was looking for after appearing on BBC One hit programme Dragons” Den.
Mr Hazan asked the five entrepreneurs for the cash to fund his tournament playing for a year, in exchange for a 40 per cent share of his winnings, but he failed to hold his poker face.
He played a quick hand against dragons Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne before delivering a confident pitch, in which he referred to himself as a "very good poker player".
Mr Hazan then pledged to use the dragons” money to play 33 tournaments in 12 months and promised to deliver them every penny of the first £50,000 he won.
However, it seemed that while the dragons may like a flutter in the casino, they were not interested in gambling with their investments and Mr Hazan was told "I”m out" by each of the five.
Budding entrepreneur Sharon Wright, however, faired rather better in the den, securing £30,000 more than the £50,000 investment she was seeking for her Magnamole device for guiding cables safely between cavity walls.
07.24.2009 | 9:34 am | Casino.co.uk
Poker player Jeraint ”JJ” Hazan has failed to secure the £65,000 investment he was looking for after appearing on BBC One hit programme Dragons” Den.
Mr Hazan asked the five entrepreneurs for the cash to fund his tournament playing for a year, in exchange for a 40 per cent share of his winnings, but he failed to hold his poker face.
He played a quick hand against dragons Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne before delivering a confident pitch, in which he referred to himself as a "very good poker player".
Mr Hazan then pledged to use the dragons” money to play 33 tournaments in 12 months and promised to deliver them every penny of the first £50,000 he won.
However, it seemed that while the dragons may like a flutter in the casino, they were not interested in gambling with their investments and Mr Hazan was told "I”m out" by each of the five.
Budding entrepreneur Sharon Wright, however, faired rather better in the den, securing £30,000 more than the £50,000 investment she was seeking for her Magnamole device for guiding cables safely between cavity walls.
07.24.2009 | 9:34 am | Casino.co.uk
Poker player Jeraint ”JJ” Hazan has failed to secure the £65,000 investment he was looking for after appearing on BBC One hit programme Dragons” Den.
Mr Hazan asked the five entrepreneurs for the cash to fund his tournament playing for a year, in exchange for a 40 per cent share of his winnings, but he failed to hold his poker face.
He played a quick hand against dragons Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne before delivering a confident pitch, in which he referred to himself as a "very good poker player".
Mr Hazan then pledged to use the dragons” money to play 33 tournaments in 12 months and promised to deliver them every penny of the first £50,000 he won.
However, it seemed that while the dragons may like a flutter in the casino, they were not interested in gambling with their investments and Mr Hazan was told "I”m out" by each of the five.
Budding entrepreneur Sharon Wright, however, faired rather better in the den, securing £30,000 more than the £50,000 investment she was seeking for her Magnamole device for guiding cables safely between cavity walls.
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