Jews and Poker (part 3)
On : --I’ve written about Jews and Poker in two earlier posts. In my last post about Jews and Poker I said that I read that the Torah is opposed to gambling if it’s done as a profession or out of greed. I asked…
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Sam Trickett Joins The Grinder As The Face of ISPT
On : --The most successful poker player that the United Kingdom & Ireland has ever produced, Sam Trickett, has recently announced, on Twitter, that he will be joining the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) as an official Ambassador. He joins fellow all-time money list…
Women are more confident gamblers than men?
On : --Forget the stereotype of women being no good in casinos because they are too shy and don’t like to risk anything. New figures released by the UK online casino Roxy Palace have revealed that more women than ever are placing bets online,…
Macau’s Galaxy Ents profits triple in 2011
On : --Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment has announced that its profits tripled in 2011 thanks mainly to the opening of a $2 billion resort in the Chinese tourist destination. Those over at poker genius’ note how Galaxy reported that profits totalled $247 million…
How Popular is the World Series of Poker? 6,800 Players are Main Event Entries; a Big Win for Vegas? And Worldwide, More than 75,000 Entries. Wow!
On : --From Vegas, our correspondent (I went to school with him), reports that more than 6,800 Main Event entries began their pursuit of first place cash totaling $8.71 million on July 12. Worldwide, 75,672 entries in 58 different tournaments makes this year’s WSOP…
Here’s a Poker Player You Don’t Want to Mess With; Ron “Mad Yank” Fanelli Confesses to Murder
On : --Have you heard about the confession of Ron “Mad Yank” Fanelli? He’s a fairly well known poker player…but his days of playing (at least as a free man) are probably over. I saw a news item recently about Fanelli. Apparently, he is now…
Star College Quarterback Suspended for Playing Poker; Are You as Outraged as I am about This?
On : --Look, I know rules is rules and NCAA rules are no nonsense rules. But this story irked me. A pretty good quarterback,”middle Tennessee State quarterback Dwight Dasher has been suspended by the University and the NCAA indefinitely, and will miss the season…