With daily fantasy sports now legalised, online poker has been left out in the cold again The dramatic news over the weekend that daily fantasy sports had been legalised in a last-gasp legislative effort in New York focuses the spotlight on internet poker, which passed in the state Senate but did not make it through the Assembly due an inability...
Benny Glaser won his third career bracelet and his second in a week Brit online and live professional poker player Benny Glaser (27) is being hailed as a star at this year's World Series of Poker, having achieved two winner's bracelets this week to bring his collection of WSOP jewellery to three. In his latest victory, Glaser took charge in...
Gagliano, Glaser and Garcia all pick up prestigious jewellery At the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas three more poker players have won much-coveted gold winners' bracelets in major competitions. Michael Gagliano (31), who is a poker coach and a regular player on the licensed New Jersey online poker websites, took down the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event -...
Ian Johns claims his third winner's bracelet and $290,635 in first prize money 31-year-old Seattle cash game poker pro and tutor Ian Johns has earned himself $290,635 and his third World Series of Poker winner's bracelet after besting a field of 110 to win the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em event and the lion's share of a $1,034,000 prize pool. His...
Texas restauranteur Johnny Craig takes home $538,204 and his first winner's bracelet Johnny Craig (54), a Texas restauranteur and 25-year military vet with several Afghanistan and Iraq tours under his belt, survived a record 4,499-strong entry field and a tough heads up Monday to claim his first World Series of Poker winner's bracelet and a first prize of $538,204 in...
$230,626 bank account booster for 65-year-old Pennsylvanian James Moore James Moore, a 65-year-old radiologist from Pennsylvania, is the latest big winner at the World Series of Poker, taking home $230,671 and his first winner's bracelet after emerging victorious from the $1,000 buy-in Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship event. The competition concluded on Tuesday and attracted a field of 1,746, all...
State lawmakers struggle to agree as budget deadline approaches The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returned to session Monday with just 10 days left to the start of the new financial year and the budget still a source of disagreement as efforts to close a substantial $1.8 billion deficit gap and fund education projects continued. Measures to achieve this without increasing...
Unidentified private investor takes up offer Online gambling software and games provider NYX Gaming has announced that it has secured a private placement of $10.5 million with an unidentified private investor. The offering was made up of unsecured convertible debenture and 2,863,636 ordinary share purchase warrants, which have a strike price of $3.50 and a three term. The debenture will...
Agreement extends relationship with CIE and its New Jersey online casino Online gambling technology provider NYX Gaming Group has announced that it has signed an agreement to expand its partnership with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE) to re-launch the CaesarsCasino.com brand on the NYX Open Platform System in New Jersey. The platform will give CaesarsCasino.com improved marketing and loyalty services,...
Calvin Lee triumphs in $3,000 buy-in Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker New York poker pro Calvin Lee (28) made himself a cool $531,577 Friday when he claimed the main prize and his first gold winner's bracelet at the World Series of Poker, besting a field of 1,029 in the $3,000 buy-in Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event. Due...
