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Getting a look at the Turbo Takedown car
The Turbo Takedown lived a long and fruitful life on PokerStars. A fixture at the end of every month, the tournament let players buy in with Frequent Player Points for a shot at a $750,000 prize pool. To the winner went a brand new Audi TT.
Though the tournament ran for a long time, none of us here at the PokerStars Blog were ever offered a ride in one of the new cars. It was more than a little disappointing. However, now that the Turbo Takedown has shuffled off its mortal coil, we have at least gotten our first look at one of the winning cars.
Back in February, Slovenia’s Arvaj23 won the Turbo Takedown for $60,000 and the Audi TT.
Poker is a game of SKILL not luck, claims ‘Freakonomics’ economics professor
Poker might not fall under federal gambling rules if proven to be game of skill
Professors Steven Levitt and Thomas Miles argue that poker is a game of skill, not luck findings which could have a huge impact on the legality of online gambling
A pair of academic aces have wandered into the row surrounding the legality of the U.S.
Meehans Lady Ruled Out Of Royal Ascot
Brian Meehans high-class sprinter Lady of the Desert will miss her intended engagements at Royal Ascot next week having met with a minor training setback, writes Elliot Slater.
The Jaber Abdullah-owned four-year-old, who finished a fine second to Gilt Edged Girl in last seasons Group 1 Prix de lAbbaye at Longchamp in October, is reported under a cloud at present and Abdullahs racing manager Bruce Raymond was categorical in confirming that the daughter of Rahy will not be seen in action this month.
Ladbrokes Pulls out of Poland Following New Legislation
Online casino players in Poland will be unable to access many of their favourite casinos as of next month as new legislation comes in to place.
The new Polish Gambling act comes into effect at the beginning of July and will allow for sports betting under a Polish license only. Therefore, those operating under any license provided by a European Union country will not be able to operate in Poland unless they obtain a specific license for the country.
The act, designed to increase the number of Polish gambling licensees, appears to be having a negative affect as operators decide to leave the market completely.
DOJ at it again – why don’t they just buy a domain like us all!
Doylesroom.com and Bookmaker.com were among 10 dot.com domains seized last night by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, following an undercover operation which shed light on poker sites’ ties with third-party payment processors reports EGR
The US Attorneys Office for the District of Maryland has also helped obtain seizure warrants for two domestic bank accounts registered in Guam and North Carolina, as well as nine further accounts registered in Malta, Panama, Portugal and the Netherlands.
On top of the seizures, three individuals have been indicted on counts of alleged money laundering and operating an illegal gambling business: Darren Wright and David Parchomchuk of BetEd owner ThrillX Systems, and Ann Marie Puig of Bookmaker.com owner BMX Entertainment
The Guam and North Carolina bank accounts registered to Linwood Payment Solutions, described in a sworn affidavit as “an undercover payment processor business[set up]in an effort to identify online gambling organizations utilizing third-party payment processors in the United States.”
The affidavit goes on to establish that Linwood processed transactions for companies such as BetEd one of those named in yesterday’s indictments as well as Black Friday indictees Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet.
The seized domains other than BetEd.com were identified to the undercover agents through a series of contracts signed by another company BMX Entertainment SA when consulting with Linwood over payment processing possibilities.
It is currently unclear whether or not the indicted sites and companies have suspended play to US players, with one Bookmaker.com operating from the bmaker.ag domain.
Since the Black Friday indictments, a number of other US-facing poker sites and associated individuals have distanced themselves from the American market, despite not being subject to any criminal proceedings themselves.
Victory Poker stopped taking US bets in the immediate aftermath of 15 April, while Doyle Brunson reportedly left Doyle’s Room last week due to “potential legal ramifications.”
Yesterday saw Hero Poker on the Merge poker network, which also powers the poker offerings of US offshore sportsbooks such as BetED and Jazette-owned Sportsbook.com, announce it would take no more new US players after 25 May.
BodogBrand.com also revealed that those customers who had been able to access the Bodog.com domain would now be redirected to Bodog.eu under the terms of a new licensing agreement with the Kahnawake-licensed Morris Mohawk Gaming Group.
The response from players to the latest series of indictments has already begun, with Poker Players Network sponsored player Josh Brikis a Pennsylvania-based pro informing eGaming Review that he resigned from the Merge site in the light of the actions from the federal prosecutors.
The seized domains are:
- Bookmaker.com
- 2Betsdi.com
- Funtimebingo.com
- Goldenarchcasino.com
- Betmaker.com
- Betgrandesports.com
- Betehorse.com
- BetEd.com
- Doylesroom.com
- Truepoker.com
A look back at Day 28 of the 2011 WSOP: The day the 10-Level Rule took over
Monday was the day the 10-Level Rule at the 2011 World Series of Poker truly let its presence be felt and likely spelled the end of the line for shameful rule looking ahead to the 2012 WSOP. Two tournaments were called to a halt during heads-up and will have to be completed on Tuesday.
Event #42: $10,000 PLO Championship, Day 4
The $10k PLO Championship was another event that needed an extra day to be completed, and yesterday we saw Ben Lamb win his first WSOP bracelet after defeating Sami LarsLuzak Kelopuro in heads-up action to claim the title.