 | It’s Tournament Time!
August 07, 2008. Posted by Nick. | Oh August, the November of the Poker world. With so many huge online tournaments underway and set to start in the coming weeks, we take a look at which sites will be worth your while over the next month.
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 | It’s Responsible Gaming Education Week
August 06, 2008. Posted by Marylou. | Almost 100 casinos and gaming concerns across North America are joining efforts in the 11th annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), which will take place on August 4-8. This initiative is coordinated by the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) and the American Gaming Association (AGA).
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| Full Tilt down for maintenance
August 05, 2008. Posted by Marylou. | Full Tilt shut down for 5 hours for scheduled maintenance this morning, and the poker forums are already swarming with posts from disgruntled players who have no access to their favorite site.
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| Morris Mohawk stands by Bodog
August 01, 2008. Posted by Marylou. | Earlier this week, Forbes magazine published an article about the U.S. government seizing $12 million from Bodog’s bank accounts and hinting at potential legal actions against the company. Bodog’s North America licensee Morris Mohawk group has another side to that story, which they claim “creates several misimpressions.”
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| Common Pitfalls in Final Table Dealmaking
July 31, 2008. Posted by Nick. | One of the biggest mistakes made at the final table of a poker tournament is not actually made at the poker table. Deals and dealmaking are often worth huge percentages of the remaining prize pool, and in the case of these 4 July Party Poker 300Ks, bad dealmaking cost some players more than $100,000. Here are some common mistakes and how to avoid them
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| Bodog funds seized, Ayre missing
July 31, 2008. Posted by Marylou. | Forbes magazine reported yesterday that $24 million have been seized from accounts belonging to Bodog in four of the largest banks in the U.S. Calvin Ayre is nowhere to be found, and a lawsuit has just been filed – things do not bode well for the poker and sports betting monster.
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| Mixed reactions to the Kahnawake Commission’s appointed Monitor
July 30, 2008. Posted by Marylou. | After the compound Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet scandals, their regulating entity had come into question. To appease public opinion, the Kahnawake Commission has commissioned an independent monitoring team to evaluate Tokwiro Enterprises, but it appears that there are questions about the independence of this monitor.
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