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National Basketball Association: Heat vs. Lakers

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

In a huge NBA game on Thursday night, the Miami Heat will host the Los Angeles Lakers. This game features three All Star game starters in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant. At the start of the season, these two teams were the favorites in their respective conferences. Since the season has ... Read More

What’s in a Poker Room, eh? Finding the Best for Canadian Players.

Written by Sadonna | Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Online gambling in Canada can be quite difficult – especially when it comes to online poker. The government of Canada already has certain laws in place that make it difficult for outside operators to conduct online gambling business in the country. Such sites as Bodog Poker have only been ... Read More

UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot Struck Again for $340,875!

Written by Thomas | Saturday, March 5th, 2011

UB.com enjoyed some much needed positive face time recently when its world-famous Bad Beat Jackpot was hit to the tune of $340,875.15 earlier this week. User “ODESSA99” ended up having his quad Queens beaten by “FARFLUNG” and his quad Kings on a board that read ... Read More

New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Vetoed by Governor

Written by Thomas | Friday, March 4th, 2011

Online poker isn’t going to be legalized any time soon in the state of New Jersey, dealing a somewhat significant blow to the state of internet gambling regulation here in the United States. After a few suspenseful days of lying on the desk of the Governor, the state’s proposal was ... Read More

College Basketball: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas A&M Aggies

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Inside the Big 12 Conference, the Kansas Jayhawks will host the Texas A+M Aggies. The Jayhawks are two wins away from winning the Big 12 conference outright. Texas A+M is currently in third place, trailing just Kansas and Texas. This is the first time this season these two teams have played, but ... Read More

Full Tilt Mini FTOPS XIX Starts March 6th, 2011

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Starting this March 6th, this is truly one of those online events not to be missed – especially if you have a smaller bankroll and looking for HUGE prizepools! With a guaranteed total prize pool across all events in the schedule of $8m, you really do need to check this out and get involved ... Read More

Iowa to Offer Online Poker in the Future?

Written by Thomas | Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Individual states in the United States have been making big changes when it comes to gambling. Many states have started opening up new casinos as well as adding new games to their existing casinos. Such states as Pennsylvania have started offering table games for their residents and other states ... Read More

G666 Updates for Casino Slots Bonuses in 2011

Written by Sadonna | Monday, February 28th, 2011

Slots gaming is a top choice for online gamblers. Players love to sit down and enjoy their favorite slot games from the comfort of their own home. A great online casino to enjoy slot gaming is Cherry Red Casino. Currently, Cherry Red is offering players a great slots special bonus. The bonus is ... Read More

Carbon Poker Upgrades Software and Customer Website

Written by Thomas | Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Carbon Poker has recently announced they have revamped and upgraded both their Carbon software client and their official customer website. In addition, they’ve also improved their already-stellar VIP program that allows new and existing players the ability to move up to higher tiers to earn ... Read More

NBA Bet of the Week: THE Statement Game – Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks

Written by Thomas | Friday, February 25th, 2011

The National Basketball Association will feature an all-star game of another kind when the Miami Heat take on the New York Knicks this Sunday, February 27th, 2011. The game has been magnitized now that the Knicks acquired Carmelo Anthony in a multi-player trade this week from the Denver Nuggets. ... Read More

Carbon Poker Increases $50K Weekly to $100K this Sunday

Written by Sadonna | Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Carbon Poker has a great surprise for their players coming at the end of February. Their usual $50k guaranteed freeze out tournament will now become a $100k guaranteed 2R/A tournament – but it will only be this weekend. The poker room will also be holding a special promotion to celebrate ... Read More

New Jersey Governor Gets an Extra Week to Decide on Online Gambling Bill

Written by Sadonna | Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

New Jersey Governor Steve Christie has a big decision to make over the next few days. On top of  his normal agenda, Christie has to deal with two different gambling bills that have been sent to his desk, both of which involve gambling. However, one bill is a bigger deal than the other as it ... Read More

Sorel Mizzi Accused of Cheating – AGAIN…

Written by Sadonna | Monday, February 21st, 2011

Sorel Mizzi is a top poker pro who has made a name for himself playing online as well as in some of the largest poker tournaments in the world. Last year Mizzi was named the Bluff Magazine Player of the Year and after a year of success he now faces cheating accusations that are sure to hurt his ... Read More

Legalizing Online Gambling: Infographic Style

Written by Thomas | Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Here’s a cool infographic that explains why legalizing online gambling would be so beneficial revenue-wise to our government  here in the United States.  It brings to light the popularity of poker – and gambling in general – through today’s social media world and gives ... Read More

Online Gambling in South Africa Under Debate

Written by Sadonna | Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Since 2009 South Africa has been trying to legalize and license online gambling so their citizens can enjoy placing wagers online. Now it is 2011 and South Africa isn’t any closer to offering online gambling. According to IT Web, a South African news site, online gambling is at least two years ... Read More