Phil Ivey vs. Full Tilt Poker, WSOP 2011, US Online Poker Legislation, and More
20.06.2011 -Phil Ivey Suing Full Tilt Poker for $150 Million
Phil Ivey was one of the nine final table participants in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, though he didn’t win that year, he took in two bracelets. Last year, he won his 8th bracelet making him the fifth highest bracelet winner for WSOP bracelets and giving him a $5.3 million total WSOP lifetime earnings making him the 13th all-time WSOP winner, but this year, he won’t be attending the WSOP. Ivey, along with a select few of other poker pros has decided to boycott the series this year.
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WSOP Seeks Non-Online Poker Sponsors
The World Series of Poker has seemingly been synonymous with big brand online poker sites advertising, but that’s just not the case this year, and yet, the WSOP still goes on. The Nevada Gaming Control Board is happy that WSOP officials have kept the advertisement of most online poker sites out of the tournament series this year.
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Online Poker Takes a Few Steps Closer to Reality
The debate over online gaming, poker in particular, has been raging since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed in 2006. But there have been a few recent developments that take online poker a few steps closer to reality.
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H2 predicts slow growth for online gaming in 2011
After analyzing the first five months of data and taking into account recent developments in the United States and Japan, H2 Gambling Capital has revised its forecast for revenues for the online gambling sector down from €25.0 billion to €23.76 billion.
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