Archive for July, 2010
Dane wins World Backgammon Championship – Backgammon
This week at the 35th Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship, Lars Bentzon of Denmark was crowned the world’s new backgammon champion and he ruled in every sportsbook reviews. At the event at the Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo, Bentzon, also a professional poker player wrapped up the world title. Bentzon, nicknamed “Buster”, is best known [...]
Video Poker to be banned by North Carolina
If Video Poker players want to hit the jackpot, they have to hurry. Well, state of North Carolina’s players at least does the same. The popular electronic games video slot machines and video poker games have been embraced by other jurisdictions. At hundreds of North Carolina Internet cafes, business service centers and various other places, [...]
Colorado Woman’s $11-Million Win Turns Into $1600
Mary McMahon of Colorado was playing the quarter slot machines June first at Wildwood casino at Cripple Creek when it became what she thought was her lucky day. She hit the progressive jackpot on her machine, and soon thought that she was a millionaire. The machine flashed the progressive jackpot amount of $1627.82, but also [...]
B.C. First Nations: Set Up Private Gambling Authority
Regardless of the opposition the B.C. provincial government has shown, First Nations leaders have decided to set up their own gaming authority. For the provincial government, casinos, casino games and online casino generate a billion dollars of revenue each year; aboriginal people believe that some of that money should be used to fund First Nation [...]