Monica E.

Card Player Poker Tour Coming to the US and Caribbean

Card Player Poker Tour Coming to the US and Caribbean

Monica E. May 29, 2014 01:50:29

Season II of the Card Player Poker Tournament has already completed six stops; now the event is moving to Oklahoma. While politicians are trying to figure out whether to change the current American gambling laws and ban online casino games, gambling companies are trying to make sure that US players have other options when it […]

Coral Ad Banned for Linking Gambling to Seduction

Coral Ad Banned for Linking Gambling to Seduction

Monica E. May 28, 2014 14:57:57

A TV commercial for bookmakers Coral was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. Coral is one of the biggest British betting companies, operating an online sportsbook in the UK, as well as a mobile betting service. The controversial ad was created by DLKW Lowe and showed men in a barber’s shop, discussing betting on a […]

Ronaldo Gets Bluffed: Football Star Plays against Bebeto

Ronaldo Gets Bluffed: Football Star Plays against Bebeto

Monica E. May 28, 2014 14:46:54

Former Brazilian football star Ronaldo was filming a new clip for PokerStars, but he didn’t know the crew had prepared a surprise for him. The soccer pro joined the PokerStars team a year ago and now he accepted to take part in a marketing campaign put together by the online poker site in Brazil. The […]

FIFA Preparing to Fight against Corruption at the Rio World Cup

FIFA Preparing to Fight against Corruption at the Rio World Cup

Monica E. May 28, 2014 14:19:56

With two weeks left before the football event of the year, FIFA is expected to launch its biggest operation to combat match fixing. The 20th FIFA World Cup is getting everyone excited, especially those who like to bet on sports in UK. This is precisely why FIFA is gearing up for its biggest battle against […]

2014 WSOP: 7 Up-and-Coming Players Who Could Win Big This Summer

2014 WSOP: 7 Up-and-Coming Players Who Could Win Big This Summer

Monica E. May 28, 2014 13:04:19

New stars on the horizon: this year’s poker tournament will allow some poker players to take their first step to stardom. From May 27 until July 14, thousands of players will gather at one of the largest American poker rooms in Las Vegas for what could be the biggest poker tournament so far. With recent […]

Drunken Football Bet Raises Thousands for Charity

Drunken Football Bet Raises Thousands for Charity

Monica E. May 27, 2014 19:52:58

What started out as a drunken wager ended up in local businesses raising more than GBP 2,000 for a cancer charity. Football is very popular in England, so it comes as no surprise that locals like to bet on sports in the UK. But when Mark Kilpatrick, landlord of the Globe Inn in Misterton, had […]

VooDoo Zipline Opens in Time for 2014 WSOP

VooDoo Zipline Opens in Time for 2014 WSOP

Monica E. May 27, 2014 19:36:15

The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, home to the 45th annual World Series of Poker, is setting up a 500-foot zipline. Starting this Sunday, adrenaline-seeking tourists will be able to get on the VooDoo Zipline, which takes passengers from one tower to the other. The new attraction opens just in time for this year’s World […]

Winamax Summer Shots Offer EUR 1.5 Million Guaranteed Prize Pool

Winamax Summer Shots Offer EUR 1.5 Million Guaranteed Prize Pool

Monica E. May 27, 2014 07:41:30

Poker players get a chance to turn their small buy-ins into big prizes, as Winamax Poker brings back the Summer Shots series. The online poker site in France is making a comeback with its Summer Shots tournaments next month. The second edition of the big event brings 64 poker competitions spread out over 10 days. […]

The Cricket Controversy: Untangling One of the Most Complex Corruption Cases

The Cricket Controversy: Untangling One of the Most Complex Corruption Cases

Monica E. May 27, 2014 02:32:53

Sports fraud is a hot topic these days – especially in the world of cricket – as more details about an international corruption ring surface. All eyes are on international cricket’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), as recent gambling news reveal shocking information about the investigations conducted by the unit, as well as the people […]

Dominink Nitsche Wins National Circuit Championship

Dominink Nitsche Wins National Circuit Championship

Monica E. May 26, 2014 19:10:08

The 2014 World Series of Poker officially begins tomorrow, but the first bracelet has already been awarded to Dominik Nitsche. The National Circuit Championship brought the German player $352,800 in cash, as well as his second WSOP bracelet. The event took place at an American poker room in Atlantic City, where Nitsche had to make […]