Archive for the 'Gaming' Category
High Stakes on The Vegas Strip: Poker Edition
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Sony Online Entertainment have announced High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition – a poker game for the Playstation 2 that allows you to play poker online against your friends.
World’s Farthest Backgammon Dice Toss
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Backgammon Masters will be attempting to break records during the forthcoming Backgammon tournament, when they will be going for the world’s farthest backgammon dice roll.
World’s Farthest Backgammon Dice Toss
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Backgammon Masters will be attempting to break records during the forthcoming Backgammon tournament, when they will be going for the world’s farthest backgammon dice roll.
Poker Smash On Xbox Live Arcade
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008This Wednesday a new kind of poker game is heading to Xbox Live Arcade.
Poker Smash, created by independent developer Void Star Creations, is a fast paced game somewhere in between poker and tetris.
Mixed Reactions to Automated Poker Tables
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino held a different kind of Texas Hold’em tournament recently – replacing the dealer, cards, and chips, with a set of automated touch screens.
Publican Pulls the Plug on Poker Machines
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008A pub / hotel owner in Queensland, Australia, has pulled the plug on the poker machines at his establishment, stating that he could not bear to see his patrons losing all their money to the poker machines and leaving in tears.
Poker Machines Targeting Poor in Australia
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Poker machine gamblers in poorer suburbs are among the biggest financial losers in Australia – paying out $128 million AU in just 1 year. On average, an adult in the city of Monash spends $960 a year on poker machines.
No Lottery Prize For Bank Robber
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Timothy Elliott as the lucky buyer of a $1 million scratch card in the $800 Million Spectacular game – the odds of his ticket being the winner were 1 in 1,247,400 – but buying the lucky ticket was as far as his luck went.
Gambling Rising Problem For Teens?
Sunday, November 11th, 2007A survey of New York teenagers has found that close to three quarters of teens in grades 7 to 12 have gambled at least once in the past year.
Ohio Attorney General Files Suit Against Gambling Parlors
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today filed four complaints seeking preliminary injunctions against gambling parlors in Belmont and Licking counties.