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Online Ace Cleans Up In World Series Of Poker

Kevin Eyster wins his first bracelet and $622,998 in NLHE Six Handed event 24-year-old Kevin Eyster added to his career earnings in online poker of over $3 million Friday by taking down the four day event 24 - NLHE Six Handed - for his first WSOP bracelet and a handsome first prize of $622,998. Along with 540 other players, Eyster bought in for the event at $5,000, creating a prize pool of $2,542,700. By Day 3 the final table had

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By Casinomeister Jun 20, 2014

Online Ace Wins His First World Series Of Poker Bracelet

"Cal42688" adds a prestigious WSOP win to an already impressive c.v. Online poker ace Calvin "Cal42688" Anderson, who has already amassed well over $3 million in career earnings, showed once again that he is more than comfortable around a top live tournament table over the weekend when he won event 30 at the World Series of Poker - a $1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better competition. The win followed an eighth for the young pro in the $10,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E.

Online Gambling In The U.s.a. Will Evolve Slowly

Corporate financier says momentum will grow as more states legalise and look to interstate compacts Corporate financier Steve Epperly, Senior Director, CIT Corporate Finance - Gaming, a division of CIT Group Inc. says an increasing number of US states want to provide gaming options to their residents rather than see them head to adjacent states to gamble, leading to the recent expansion of the gaming industry… and that legalised online gambling will evolve slowly in America. These are some of

Paddy Power Clinches Itv-twitter Deal

Forward thinking initiative utilises power of online microblogging service Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has sealed a deal with ITV and Twitter Amplify for a World Cup Highlights sponsorship. ITV will tweet up to ten Paddy Power sponsored near-live football highlights per game on Twitter following a successful trial run during the Brazil and Croatia opening match. Promoted Tweets will be sent out from both ITV's and Paddy Power's account and then amplified through Twitter's third party "public user data" -

Pariplay To Launch Three Stooges Titles

In partnership with C3 Entertainment Software provider Pariplay has partnered with C3 Entertainment in a licencing agreement that will see the release of its first branded slot title "The Three Stooges". The slot is themed around The Three Stooges short called Disorder in the Court. It features two bonus rounds and a free game mode that takes players to the Black Bottom Café for the first time. "The Three Stooges are true American icons after 80 years of success on

Pelepower Makes Legal Waves For Irish Bookie

More guerilla marketing from Paddy Power's mischief marketers Exploiting the interest around football generated by the current World Cup in Brazil, the mischief marketers at the online and land bookmaker Paddy Power again grabbed media coverage this week by changing the signage on a small percentage of the company's betting shops in the UK and Ireland to reflect an association with one of the legends of the game, Brazilian hero Pele. Probably as intended, the signage "PelePower" immediately triggered a

Pennsylvanian Online Gambling Legalisation Bill Introduced (update)

Erickson bill promised earlier this month introduced to state legislature Comment around a proposed online gambling legalisation bill prepared by Pennsylvanian state Senator Edwin Erickson (see previous InfoPowa reports) intensified Tuesday when the senator introduced SB 1386 to the state Senate. The bill is supported by Senator Bob Mensch but there was some speculation on what it actually covers; the preamble suggests a focus on internet poker, but references in the draft to any online activity approved by state authorities

Pokerstars Exec Reassures Players In The Wake Of The Amaya Deal

"No significant impact on the player experience," says director of poker operations The Pokerstars brand has been putting time in on the player communications front following the buzz around the deal between its parent the Rational Group and Amaya Gaming, with director of poker room operations, Steve Day, doing sterling work on major forums like twoplustwo. The central message is that there will be little change for players, Day posted, writing: "The short version is that there will be no

Pokerstars U.s. Deal With Resorts Casino To Be Revived

Amaya plans an early start on entry to the New Jersey online gambling market During a conference call Friday on his company';s $4.9 billion acquisition of The Rational Group (see previous InfoPowa reports), Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov said he regards reviving the Pokerstars deal with New Jersey's Resorts Casino as a priority. The deal has been on the back burner since the New Jersey regulators put the application on hold for two years pending infrastructural changes at Pokerstars. Baazov

Portuguese Political Debate On Internet Gambling Imminent

Final draft of proposed legislation scheduled for parliamentary discussion before session ends in July The long-awaited regulation and licensing of online gambling in Portugal is progressing steadily toward parliament and debate prior to the summer break on July 10, according to economic and financial reportage from national Portuguese media. The Ministry of Economics has reportedly completed the legislative drafting process, which in the past failed to meet time deadlines on at least two occasions, and Luís Marques Guedes, minister of

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