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The World Series of Poker has announced that they are expecting a record breaking 10,000 participants in the 2007 championship poker tournament. This would represent a 14% increase over last year’s participating in the poker tournament, and would provide a first place prize that far exceeds last year’s $12 Million poker tournament. Read more

The U.S. government has done it, and American online gamers are not happy about it. The United States of America has put its foot down against online gaming. Its decision rests on the premise that online casinos and especially poker rooms are drawing minors into their treacherous web. Its practical reason, of course, is the fact that online casinos are now getting a continuously bigger share of the American gamblers’ money. Read more

Strip Casino Celebrates Golden Anniversary

As one of the original casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, the Tropicana Hotel Casino has seen it’s share of excitement in a city that changes it’s face every few years. Originally linked to mob ties, and then more mob ties, and eventually legitimate corporations, the Tropicana has gone through several changes of it’s own in the 50 years it has offered entertainment to the city of Las Vegas. Read more

2006 Winner Committed Two Poker Infractions

The world of poker was turned upside down this week when an interview with 2006 World Series of Poker champion, Jamie Gold, appeared in the New York Times. During the course of the interview, Gold admitted to reporters that he violated the poker rules twice during the WSOP main event. With the 2007 World Series of Poker around the corner, many have eagerly awaited the official response from tournament organizers, who seem to be willing to look the other way in Gold’s case. Read more

By Jerry Garner
Since gambling was first legalized in New Jersey in 1978, the casinos of Atlantic City have faced more than their fair share of obstacles. They have endured hurricanes, blizzards, and the collapse of a parking garage. Last year the casinos were even closed due to a State budget crisis, and more recently the city has been plagued by a serial killer targeting prostitutes. Despite all of this, gaming revenues at the casinos have always skyrocketed, increasing each year, until now. Read more

CBC News Online | November 17, 2003

Place your bets now. The odds are uncertain, the game might be illegal, but the prize is well worth it: $5 billion U.S. This is the game facing companies and consumers deciding whether to deal themselves in to online gambling. Read more

It has been confirmed that the local government in Ontario has tightened its grip on online gambling advertisements. According to the passed bill, online businesses which run advertisement for online gambling intended for Ontario residents are no longer able to do it. Search engine queries were excluded from the interpretation for advertisement, however, websites, TV, radio and paper publications are no longer allowed to run ads for internet gambling websites. Read more

The Canadian province of Alberta is again making headlines in the online gambling industry. It was just announced that the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) is conducting a survey among its residents to find out how they feel about online gambling, with the question focusing mostly on the games of poker, blackjack and bingo. The survey started through the phone in the beginning and now it’s spreading online, as well. However, spokesman for the AGLC said that it will take a long time before, and if, the local government allows Internet gambling websites from outside the province to operate on its jurisdiction. Read more

— Newsweek, 10/28/02; Reuters Health, 10/28/02
Those who try their luck on an online, virtual casino lose money twice as fast as their counterparts in a real-life, physical-world casino, according to the operator of one Internet gambling site. Read more