• GIGSE Sumo Event Raises $40k for GamCare

The first ever GIGSE fundraising event--a series of "sumo grudge matches" featuring high-level industry execs--was an overwhelming success. The Sixth Annual Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo wrapped up Wednesday with the highly entertaining Charity Sumo Wrestling Grudge Match, featuring six bouts between industry rivals dressed in puffy sumo outfits. Donations are still coming in, but at last count the total was approaching US$40,000. GIGSE attendees were each given $1,000 of play money to wager on the competing wrestlers. All participants were encouraged to pledge money for GamCare. Veteran bookmakers Mark Blandford of Sporting bet and Alan Weinrib of SportsSpread.com handled the betting. The most successful bettor, Rob Dowling, turned his $1,000 into $2,500 and was rewarded with a free pass to GIGSE '05 in Montreal. [...]

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• World Series Of Poker: Last Day At Binion's Horseshoe Casino

LAS VEGAS, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The final table is set. Nine players and $16,120,400 in prize money remain at the world's richest sporting event. The final player in the No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em event will walk away with $5 million and the coveted World Series of Poker world champion gold bracelet. The pressure is mounting at Binion's Horseshoe Casino, where 14 ESPN television cameras are focused on the last day of action at the 35th annual World Series of Poker. Play begins at 1 p.m. PDT and is expected to continue until late tonight. The original field of 2,576 players that began the World Championship event on May 21 has been narrowed to nine: Occupying Seat One at the final table is Mattias Andersson, a 24-year-old Swede who previously worked as a salesman in a toy store. Andersson developed his poker game on the Internet and has supported himself for the past year by playing online poker tournaments. This is the first time Andersson has played in the World Series of Poker. Heading into today's action, Andersson's chip count stands at $740,000. [...]

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• Golden Tiger Poker Re-launch Their Website

Golden Tiger Poker have just re-launched their website incorporating all the existing information with some brand new elements that make it a truly informative and comprehensive online poker site. Visitors to the site will initially be impressed by the sharp new graphics and easy to navigate layout. The front page clearly lists the number of players on Golden Tiger Poker at any given time, giving an idea of the amount of action to be found at the tables. There is also a smart drop down notice detailing the latest exciting tournament taking place ensuring that visitors don't miss out on any opportunities and special offers running at that time. Golden Tiger Poker are committed to sending more players to land based tournaments than any other poker room and are therefore constantly running Satellite tournaments to prestigious events such as The World Series of Poker and The World Poker Tour. As well as this they offer some of the lowest table limits online so new players can practice and get a feel for the online game before really risking their personal funds. Starting up at Golden Tiger Poker is very easy and the website provides new players with step by step downloading and installing instructions to guide them through. Upon registering their account, new players are given the opportunity to take advantage of a $30 matching bonus as well as automatic membership to PokerRewards, the first online poker loyalty program allowing you to build your credit as you play. With all this and so much more, it can easily be said that Golden Tiger Poker have taken an already successful formula and made it better. As the gateway to a highly competitive and popular online poker room, the website provides players with all the information they need to enjoy their online poker experience to the max!

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• Jackpot Dispute In Mississippi: Should You Stay Online?

Picture this: You put in three dollars into a progressive jackpot slot machine in Biloxi, Mississippi. You pull the handle and the reels spin. Suddenly they stop, with jackpot symbols lined up on the payline. Bells ring and lights flash. The machine freezes, with a scale showing the progressive jackpot is $509,000. Other players are congratulating you. What a feeling! You just won the jackpot. Right? Now imagine casino employees show up, take a quick look and say, 'The machine malfunctioned.' They open the front of the machine and start fiddling around inside. You cannot see what they are doing. Suddenly you realize they are spinning the reels, erasing the jackpot, your jackpot. One of them even removes one of the reels from the machine! A man in a suit and tie tells you that you did not win. A crowd has gathered. A player whispers in your ear, 'Have them call the Gaming Commission.' 'Would you please call the Gaming Commission,' you ask the suit. Even though the law requires that in disputes of at least $500, Mississippi casinos 'shall immediately notify the executive director,' the suit actually discourages you from involving the Commission. You keep asking. [...] ©Copyright 2004, all rights reserved worldwide Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. Professor I Nelson Rose is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gambling law. His website is www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com.

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