Chris Ferguson's lawyer declares, Full Tilt no Ponzi scheme
Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC) on the British Channel Islands revoked Full Tilt Poker's online license on Thursday saying the site lied to regulators about its finances. Without a valid gaming license the supposed sale of Full Tilt to an unnamed investor prepared to repay Full Tilt players would be DOA according to Full Tilt lawyer, Jeff Ifrah.
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2006 Caesars Palace Tournament Room
Heading into the holidays begins with the world's best poker players converging on Las Vegas for a round of high end poker tournaments and the ESPN TV poker spectacular, final conclusion of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Final Table. The all time, original and first ever poker tournament/event, Caesars Entertainment's WSOP Main Event, crowns the top poker player in the world for 2011 at the final table November 5-7.
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Full Tilters Chris Ferguson and Andy Bloch - 2006
Shari Geller, feature writer for Poker Player Newspaper, has posted a detailed account of Full Tilt revelations since Black Friday. The article's title tells it all, Full Tilt Poker's Statements Since April Versus the Truth. A must read for all online players and should be of particular interest to those players that have unpaid Full Tilt player's accounts.
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Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson at the 2010 WSOP
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To lull away players from Station Casinos, South Point is holding a $125,000 freeroll poker tournament on Dec. 13 and 14.
To qualify, play 100 hours of cash games now through Nov. 30. Then you'll be entered and get T2000 chips (pay $10 for T1000 more).
You can also gain extra chips by playing more:
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A cheap charity poker tournament event takes place tomorrow, Sept. 14, at the Treasure Island poker room.
Buy-in is $50, with a $50 re-entry in the first hour. Half the proceeds will support the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Fallen Heroes USA, Special Olympics, and Step by Step Foundation.
Other prizes will also be added to the pool, including a free 2-night stay at the Eurkea casino in Mesquite, Nevada.
The tourney begins at 7 p.m.
Las Vegas will benefit from legal online poker
Wednesday the Nevada Gaming Control Board published proposed regulations intended to establish state regulations for legal online gaming, namely online poker. This set of guides was produced to satisfy the 2011 Nevada Legislature Assembly Bill 258.
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Benny Binion purchased the Eldorado Club and the Apache Hotel in 1951, remodeled both joints into one casino that he opened as the Horseshoe and went on to make the property the most profitable per square foot in the state. Binion was the first to offer free drinks to all gamblers, add carpet to the casino floor, provide air conditioning and an elavator to the second floor guest rooms.
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2011 WSOP ESPN TV Feature Table
Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest operator of casinos, released the second-quarter and first-half 2011 report on Tuesday, August 11, 2011. Even thought the company reported a loss of $153.9 million it was a substantial improvement over the reported 2010 second-quarter loss of $274.0 million.
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Martin Staszko is the favorite to win at 14/5
Nevada Gaming Control Board approved changes to sports book betting earlier this year with the addition of action on non-sports events. Although odds have been posted in the past on non-sporting events the bookmakers could not accept wagers and did it for fun only. The first non-sporting event that will post odds and actually accept wagers is the final table of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main event to be played in November.
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