2010 February 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

VALLEY CENTER, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Today the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, located in northeast San Diego County and the owners of Valley View Casino, filed a $115 million lawsuit, against the State of California for lost profits. Stephen Warren Solomon and Stephen Allen Jamieson, with the law firm of Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson, represent the Tribe in this lawsuit, and filed it in Los Angeles Superior Court. The damages are alleged to arise from Governor Schwarzenegger’s

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Thursday February 11, 2010 meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been postponed due to the expected hazardous conditions in the Harrisburg area from the impending snowstorm. The meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm in Room 8E-B in the East Wing of the State Capitol Building. “Due to the fact that our meetings require travel from outside of Harrisburg by a number of participant
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DUBLIN, February 9 /PRNewswire/ — Full Tilt Poker’s FTOPS XV - the world’s best online poker series - begins on February 10th, offering over $17 million in guaranteed prize money across 27 events. There are six events that each guarantee at least $1 million in prizemoney: pre> - Event #1: $1 million guaranteed, $200 + $16 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament, on Wednesday, February 10th at 21:00 ET - Event #10: $1.5 million guaranteed, $300 + $22 buy-in No-Limit Hold ‘
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WILTON, Conn., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Anticipating the passage of federal legislation to regulate online gambling, U.K.-based UC Group Ltd., an advocate for regulating Internet gambling in the U.S. and a leading provider of online payment processing services announced today the launch of its U.S. subsidiary, SecureTrading Inc., to allow licensed companies to serve the U.S. market once the marketplace is regulated. The company is poised to provide a complete suite of services that ensu

LONDON, February 9 /PRNewswire/ — DevilfishPoker.com today announced its poker ambassador Dave “Devilfish”Ulliott is returning to Paris this week to defend his Euro Finals of Pokertitle. Last year Ulliott defeated 151 opponents in the EUR5,000 buy-inno-limit hold’em Diamond Championship main event at the Aviation Club deParis to win the EUR152,000 top prize. Ulliott, currently in Gran Canaria working on his eagerly awaitedautobiography, has just come from his first cash of the year w
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Finding locations that could resemble gambling dens, bombarding them with dirt and grime, painting gruesome graffiti…’Teen Patti’ production designer Ayesha Punvani says creating setups for the film was a crazy experience.

Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents, The Washington Post is reporting .

The New Jersey State Senate Committee on Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation passed a bill on Monday that would legalize sports betting in the state, according to a report by Poker News Daily . The measure was easily approved …

There are new problems for Gov. David Paterson — a potential probe into his decision to award a lucrative aqueduct gambling contract to a politically connected firm. Sources told CBS 2 HD on Tuesday that federal officials are considering the preliminary inquiry into Gov. Paterson’s decision to award a multi-billion dollar gambling contract at Aqueduct to a firm with ties to the Rev. Floyd Flake …