On April 15, 2011, now universally recognized as the ‘Black Friday’ of online poker, the largest poker sites facing the US market were effectively shut down by the US Department of Justice (DoJ). The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) seized the domain names of PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com, Absolute Poker.com and UB.com.
In late January, a famously controversial reporter in Vietnam, Le Hoang Hung (50) died in his hospital bed, ten days after agonizing third-degree burns covered more than half of his body. His wife, Tran Thi Thuy Lieu (40), was devastated, blaming his job for the brutal attack turned murder. That is, until three weeks later when she confessed that she had actually lit him on fire herself.
Who do you trust, a major Las Vegas casino operation, or a happy-go-lucky porn film maker who openly admits that he always gets his way? That question will be for the courts to decide as Wynn Las Vegas casino and ‘Girls Gone Wild’ producer Joe Francis duke it out.
With the fascinating rise of online gambling that began in the 1990’s, and continues to see exponential growth to this day, it’s little wonder that Hollywood would decide to make a film about it. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that big name actors bring in big dollars at the box office either.
Anyone who has been gambling over the internet for any decent period of time is aware that there are two main types of online gambling sites. You have your legal, reputable establishments, which make up the majority of players’ preferred destinations, and then you have your illegal, underground operations, where there is no guarantee that your winnings will be paid, but you can rest assured your deposits will be accepted with vigor.
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In gambling, you win some and you lose some; you can't win them all. But for some of the world's most fearless gamblers, a bad day can cost them anywhere from a small fortune to a Japanese import empire. From the $14 million lost by Australian business Kerry Packer to the $127 million lost by Terrance Watanabe, it’s all here, read them and weep.
An online dating fraud was uncovered recently, and oddly enough, it involves online poker, Facebook and a particularly handsome deceased soldier’s photograph. Apparently a man by the assumed name of Dylan Sorvino was meeting women on Facebook by using the strikingly good looking photo of the dead soldier in uniform, then playing online poker with them while getting to know them better over the internet.
There may be millions of people all over the world with registered accounts on the mega-social network Facebook, sharing thoughts, links, videos, photos and more, but who would have thought there would be even more activity around the world at online bingo games?
There is a resounding question coming from online poker, casino, bingo and sports betting enthusiasts hailing from the United States. Are there any viable deposit methods left for US online casino and poker players?
Marketing directors all across the online casino industry have been spending countless hours in search of fresh new ways to promote their products. Big bonus offers for new players are nice, but players have begun looking for something a bit more substantial these days. Calida Gaming came up with a unique idea by choosing to crown a Miss Online Casino each month in 2011.
Imagine being seated at a poker table, playing in a tournament where you’ve spent hours protecting your chip stack, waiting for the perfect hand to make your move. That hand finally comes, and just as you prepare to push your stack, or a substantial part of it into the pot, the lights go out.
