2010 October 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

With the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago kicking off today , we decided to catch up with the newest name on the WPT’s payroll and the host of the Raw Deal , Tony Dunst .

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies has been a headliner recently in the high-stakes online world - and the past few days have been no different.

Shortly after Tony Dunst was announced as the World Poker Tour’s newest correspondent for the segment “The Raw Deal,” play began for the eighth stop on the ninth season of the World Poker Tour, Festa al Lago .

I have been spending a lot of time in Los Angeles lately, partly for the jewelry and partly exploring the possibility of doing a reality show.

FullTiltPoker.com has launched a series of online poker freerolls qualifying players for the Full Tilt Pokera TMs Polish Poker Championship 2010 live tournament series.

District two candidate for state representative Liz Merry, D-Sanbornton, debates an issue with Dennis Fields, R-Sanbornton, center, and Bill Tobin, R-Sanbornton, on Friday night at the Sanbornton Town Hall.

MASHANTUCKET, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods today reported to the Connecticut State Division of Special Revenue that slot revenue for the month of September was $56.1 million. This amount represents an increase of 2.1 percent in slot win and 4.1 percent in total slot handle as compared to September of 2009. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the casino’s owner, also reported a $15.1 million payment to the Sta
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HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. (“AERL”) (NASDAQ: AERL, AERLW), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies as a VIP room gaming promoter, today announced that it will report its third quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. AERL will conduct a conference call to discuss the financial results on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 11:00AM EDT/ 11:
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WAUKEGAN, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS) announced that it will release its fiscal 2011 first quarter results after the market closes on Monday, November 1, 2010, and will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on Monday, November 1. Both the call and webcast are open to the general public. The conference call numbers are 212/231-2911 or 415/226-5361. Please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are
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