Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based out of the United States and known as the biggest MMA league, is owned by Lorenzo Fertitta, along with his brother Frank. And he just said something pretty damn controversial. He’s declared that he feels “it’s not a bad thing” to bet on the UFC. The [...]
Continue reading...25. November 2007
Did you know playing cards were invented in 9th century China? They even had four suits. The difference is that their suits were coins, strings of coins, myriads of strings, and tens of myriads. A little different from diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades. Well even though they’ve been around forever, apparently designs on the card can [...]
Continue reading...22. November 2007
Ready to hit the Caribbean? And play poker while you’re there - at a major poker tournament? You’ll have your chance at the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The PCA 2008 just got even bigger because now it’s a part of the European Poker Tour - the top poker series in Europe. With this combo, [...]
Continue reading...19. November 2007
Harvard got a taste of poker. Crandall Addington and Howard Lederer appeared at Harvard Law School, making their case for the full legalization of poker. And yes, they want legal online poker too. The gathering at the university was arranged by the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS). This group was begun by Harvard Law professor Charles [...]
Continue reading...16. November 2007
What a shocker. Underground sports gambling rings are often associated with the mafia. Ok, maybe it’s not such a surprise. Location in this story is Atlantic City in New Jersey, home state of Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show The Sopranos. The casino sting operation 23 people have been charged with taking part in a high-stakes poker room with [...]
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27. November 2007
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