20 August 2008 ~ 0 Comments

ChanPoker Closes Down: The End for the Johnny Chan Casino

ChanPoker Closes Down: The End for the Johnny Chan Casino

Big news has just gone down in the poker room world: ChanPoker.com has closed down.
Chan Poker, which was fronted by two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion Johnny Chan, is officially closing its online doors on August 21. This was shocking news to me as the flashy internet poker website had a great design and [...]

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04 November 2007 ~ 18 Comments

Johnny Chan Academy: Casino Dealer School

Who’s Johnny Chan?
He’s a professional poker player, born in Guangzhou (Canton), China in 1957 and now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. His name in Traditional Chinese is 陳強尼. Yeah, I’m international like that.
He’s got 10 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, two WSOP championship titles (1987 and 1988) and founder of online casino ChanPoker.
What’s the [...]

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03 November 2007 ~ 0 Comments

University Refuses to Offer Casino Gaming Classes

If you wanted to take casino gaming training at the University at Buffalo, you’re out of luck.
Just one day after the University and Gatlin Educational Services came to an agreement to host casino classes and training by the Johnny Chan Academy, the U. of B. has backed out. They have decided that the classes aren’t [...]

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