2010 December 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Day 1a of the 2010 European Poker Tour Prague Main Event has ended and the 191 players who exchanged a 5,300 for 30,000 in tournament chips were whittled down to 85 survivors.

Why Poker Sharks Are for the Legal Poker Law Dec 13 2010, 11:23 AM ET The tax cut deal President Obama struck with Republicans is packed to the gills with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts, tax gifts and unemployment benefits.

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– >Research and Markets b> (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/af3f39/india_mobile_gamin) has announced the addition of the “India Mobile Gaming Analysis” report to their offering. India, with around 584 Million mobile subscribers (FY 2010) represents one of the worlds largest, fastest growing, and highly untapped mobile gaming markets. Particularly, past few years have been quite revolutionary for the industr
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MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK) today announced that it has installed eight PokerPro® tables at Ho-Chunk Gaming in Madison, Wisconsin. The property now features Madison’s only full-service poker room in a newly constructed, state-of-the-art setting. Also referred to as Dejope Gaming, the property is operated by the Ho-Chunk Nation. “PokerPro allows Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison to offer the traditional game
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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — The BP oil spill, tainted seafood imports, elevated mercury levels and limited government oversight are significant concerns on the growing list of threats to seafood safety. These threats represent an unprecedented challenge to the American seafood industry. In response, Micro Analytical Systems, Inc. (MASI) has greatly expanded its Safe Harbor Certification program to include real-time, low cost screening for select pathogens and histamines in additio

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, December 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Playtech’s iPoker network, the largest B2B network in the world, has given away over $100,000 to its latest three jackpot winners, in less than a month. (Logo: a>http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090929/360954 ) The Rio Jackpot Sit ‘n Go Tournament has already given away over $6.5 million since its launch six years ago, and in the last month has seen two more lucky winners scoop $45,000 and $25,
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Last week, PokerStars.neta s The Big Game continued with Week 11 and a lineup that included Daniel Negreanu , Joe Hachem , Doyle Brunson , Scott Seiver , and Phil Galfond .

He says a “nosebleed” poker pro — one of the best high-stakes players in history — lost $4 million in online poker.

Legalized gaming is not and never will be America’s fiscal savior. As if it’s not nauseating enough that states are stampeding to the legalized gambling buffet as a way to feed their own spending frenzies, now U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing to legalize online poker as part of the already controversial tax bill being negotiated in …