The Business Week article about the Asian poker boom referenced here also has a photo-sidebar about the 20 Biggest Casinos in the World. Pretty cool, and interesting. I\’ve listed them in order below — a few surprising results. UPDATE: BW […]
Biggest Casinos in the World RE: Asian Poker Boom Is on
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They\’re in the money (and just waking up for Day 3 right now) at the APPT Main Event in Macau, and sure enough, Season 3 saw a record number of entrants and prize pool. 429 players, $2.1mm prize pool, $540k
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Those following @Pokerati may recall an unusual situation I faced in a 1/2 game at the Golden Nugget last weekend — when this guy, \”The Duke\”, bought in for $100,000 … which he pulled from purple velvet Crown Royal baggies
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Watching the latest episode of ESPN\’s Inside Deal … Laura Lane had a question for Howard Lederer, about who would win between him and his sister vs. the Brunson clan. Though Howard\’s non-committal answer shows he is definitely learnin\’ himself
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Funny … as Brazil accelerates efforts to ban online poker+gambling, Argentina is going completely the other way — looking to legally regulate it. And in a hurry, no less … From Dow Jones via NASDAQ: The Argentine government is working
A Brazilian UIGEA could seriously hurt their biggest national hero\’s ability to bring in real-money players. The Brazilian senate is soon to consider a bill modeled after the UIGEA — banning payments to and from online gambling sites. The original
Brazil Looking to Ban Online Gambling Think UIGEA + Kentucky + Washington State
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Apparently our good friends across the pond are a bit more optimistic about the notion of the US opening its online gambling market in 2010 than we are … and in preparation, the buzz around England is that Betfair —
Just to be clear … even with tribal casinos ready to get in on the action, California\’s efforts to create it\’s own little bubble of online poker freedom — the anti-Kentucky if you will — are done … at least
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The (American) football season is upon us … fantasy sports drafts and all that stuff. But more than that, some new NFL lottery tickets are hitting the 7-Elevens near you! $5 Eagles and Steelers scratch-off tickets (seen here) went on
Are You Ready for Some Lotto?!? NFL-sponsored gambling kicks into high gear
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The Antiscouse writes in seeking some info that I figure should share with all of you, too … because really, what more do Pokeratizens wanna know beyond the latest law, politics, tournament results where should I play and eat when
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