Poker News
Laurence Fishburne in new Vegas Thriller
Hollywoodreporter.com claims that Laurence Fishburne is in final negotiations to board Columbia Pictures’ Vegas-set thriller “21”, along with Liza Lapira and Josh Gad who have also joined the cast of the blackjack tale.
Bingo Entertainment N.V. withdraws from US
Bingo Entertainment N.V., the provider of several popular online bingo sites, has announced that as of 23rd January 2007, it will no longer accept bets from players resident in the US.
EPT Scandinavian Open winner was alsoWorld Backgammon Champ
The EPT Scandinavian Open tournament, which ended on Sunday, had 288 entrants, generating a prize pool of just under 8,000,000 Kr (€1m).
A shot in the gut for Gutshot Poker Club owner
Derek Kelly, the owner of Gutshot private members’ poker club in Clerkenwell Road, central London, last week lost his landmark case at Snaresbrook Crown Court in East London.
Aussie Millions Winner 2007
After six days, 746 eliminations and a heads-up battle that lasted over two hours, Gus Hansen was declared the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion, winning (Aus) $1.5 million!
Big Brother star to be Offered Asian Poker Role
The Asian Poker Classic, is reportedly set to capitalise on Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty’s success on the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother (CBB), by inviting the actress and reality TV star to present the Asian Poker Classic, taking place in Goa, on 1st to 5th March 2007.
Banks issued subpoenas by US Department of Justice
A report in this week’s Sunday Times Online claims the US Department of Justice has ordered the world’s biggest investment banks, accountants and law firms to hand over all e-mails, telephone records and papers connected with internet gaming firms as part of an investigation into illegal online gambling in America.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre – Gaming and Gambling Shows
Opening this week (23 – 25 January) at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre’s 1 & 2 will be the ATEI, ICE and ICEi – collectively know as the London shows.
Neteller – US market withdrawal
18 January 2007 – NETELLER Plc (LSE: NLR), the leading independent online money transfer business, today issued the following update regarding its position in the US market in the light of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006 (the “Act” or “UIGEA”) and the Act’s associated anticipated regulations.
Online Poker is addictive to Brits
Nielsen/NetRatings, a leading provider of Internet Research, has recently published ‘Applications Index’ for the first time.


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