In what is being dubbed "BetUS.com 2.0", the team at BetUS.com today announced the release of a new web site and betting engine – offering bettors a sleeker, more seamless portal to get in on the latest sports, casino and poker action.
Poker pro Annie Duke and actor Don Cheadle founded an Ant Up For Africa poker tournament, which will take place in this year's WSOP. It'll star in July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The money, raised from this tournament is destined to the African victims of Darfur and Sudan.
The operator of the website cantorcasino.com, Cantor Gaming, made a deal with the fantasy magazine, Heavy Metal. The Heavy Metal magazine is the American licensed magazine, which translated much of the content of the French original version called Métal Hurlant.
About a week ago an MS Charity Poker Tournament took place at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. This tournament was hosted by Montel Williams this year. This event was for the benefit of the Montel Williams MS Foundation. It took place at the pavilion of the Golden Nugget and it was the first event of a long series. The series of tournaments for the charity are called "The Grand".
The original Seminole casino has a rival across the street. The old one is still a formidable 25 poker tables, room that has many tournaments each week. The new Seminole Hard Rock has an extremely flashy style and a youthful casino hotel.
Four years ago a $ ½ no-limit came on the casino poker scene and it was often spread with $100 cap to the buy-in.
Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has new plans. There will be a new poker room in the casino. This room should have twelve PokerPro tables, but first it has to be approved by the New Jersey State Casino Control Commission.