Archive for June, 2011

Online Poker | Tougher Campaign Money Laws Come Into Play

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Tougher Campaign Money Laws Come Into Play CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Three years ago, an independent watchdog group ranked Nevada’s campaign finance transparency laws 45th in the nation — an “F” rating underscored by high-profile campaign finance hijinks in the past few months. Read more on FOX 11 Reno Barton’s bill would license poker [...]

Online Poker | Congressman to introduce bill to allow states to legalize online poker

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Congressman to introduce bill to allow states to legalize online poker LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Barton introduced a bill Friday to legalize online poker, hoping to pull the estimated $ 6 billion industry out of the shadows at a time when its top operators face serious legal troubles. Read more on San [...]

Online Casino | NASA Demonstrates Unique Manufacturing Capability at Langley Center

Friday, June 24th, 2011

NASA Demonstrates Unique Manufacturing Capability at Langley Center Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., will demonstrate a novel manufacturing technique called Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication, or EBF3. Read more on SpaceRef STS-135 Countdown Rehearsal Complete Work at the launch pad continues as technicians are scanning the bottom portions of the stringers on [...]

Online Poker | Boyd Gaming to acquire IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Boyd Gaming to acquire IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (PRESS RELEASE) — Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi, from Imperial Palace of Mississippi, LLC, and Key Largo Holdings, LLC, for $ [...]

Online Casino | NASA Invites News Media To Space Weather Enterprise Forum

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

NASA Invites News Media To Space Weather Enterprise Forum Journalists are invited to attend and interview NASA officials participating in the annual Space Weather Enterprise Forum on June 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT in the National Press Club Ballroom on the 13th Floor, 529 14th St. NW, Washington. Read more on SpaceRef [...]

Online Casino | Genting Poker launches first RFID poker table

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Genting Poker launches first RFID poker table LIVERPOOL, England — (PRESS RELEASE) — Genting Poker has today announced that it is testing its first RFID poker table at the Circus Casino Liverpool ahead of the live streaming of the Genting Poker Players Championship 2011. Read more on Rolling Good Times Liz Hurley In Photos (NSFW) [...]

Online Casino | Blue Collar comedian Reno Collier opens The Funny Bone at Harrah’s Tunica

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Blue Collar comedian Reno Collier opens The Funny Bone at Harrah’s Tunica Comedian Reno Collier knows there is nothing funny about a flood. Read more on Memphis Commercial Appeal Telco Bill Progresses, Crown Agencies Debated The Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill passed the second reading stage by 66 votes to 55 with [...]

Online Poker | Antioch, Pittsburg ready to Relay

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Antioch, Pittsburg ready to Relay Less than a month from the opening ceremonies, the Antioch/Pittsburg Relay For Life has already raised more than $ 35,000 for cancer research, but just like last year, a sizeable amount could come in as the event draws closer. Read more on ThePress.net Phil Ivey vs Full Tilt Poker Could [...]

Online Poker | Michael Brown, gambling man

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Michael Brown, gambling man LAST YEAR, D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown (I-At Large) engineered passage of legislation that will make the District the first jurisdiction in the country to allow online gaming . Undisclosed at the time was the fact that Mr. Brown was employed, and paid in excess of $ 200,000 last year, [...]

Online Casino | Shares ease on US falls

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Shares ease on US falls Australian shares are echoing a fall on Wall Street on Friday, with poor American jobs data combining with an unexpectedly bad Australian job ads reading. Read more on Australian Broadcasting Corporation Image: Eruption at the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic Complex As Seen From Orbit An eruption at the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic [...]