2011 February 19 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Poker pro Victor Ramdin has advised poker players to stay in school. The poker pro says that players should have a back up plan.

“British Columbia poker players have the opportunity to play on a secure and regulated poker network,” said Michael Graydon , BCLC President and CEO.

Player liquidity and consolidation have been two key words in the online poker industry for a number of years now.

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LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fairway Casino is delighted to announce that it will host the i> >Fairway Charity Golf Open b> i> taking place on Tuesday 24th May 2011, at the prestigious K Club Golf Resort which is situated just forty minutes from Dublin City Centre. Twenty five teams will tee off at 11 am on i> >The Palmer Ryder Cup Course b> i>, internationally recognised as one of Europe’s finest Championship Courses. This cour

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Federated Sports and Gaming (FS+G) and the Palms Casino Resort announced today the dates and formats for the first season of their professional poker league tournaments. All league events will take place at the Palms Casino Resort. There will be four different events in the inaugural season, along with a championship event. Each event week will include a Pro-Am event, a charity tournament, and a $20,000, rake-free
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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Las Vegas locals are calling on Station Casinos to support any new anti-discrimination legislation in Carson City that would make employers liable for discrimination against employees based on national origin. Thousands are attending a massive demonstration at Palace Station today to call on the company to support full and equal rights for all its employees. Latino workers were affected by over 80 percent of Station
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MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), a licensed gaming company and worldwide leader in automated poker, announced today that it will release financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 before the market opens on Thursday, February 24, 2011. A conference call and webcast will be held the same day at 11:00 AM ET. CEO and CFO Mark Roberson commented, “PokerTek reached important milestones in both the
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PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– iovation, the Device Reputation Authority™protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, announced today that the Merchant Risk Council (MRC) has named iovation as a finalist for the 2011 MRC Emerging Technology Awards (METAwards) that recognize the most innovative payment, fraud and security tools in electronic commerce. The MRC METAward finalists have been chosen by the merchant judging panel a
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