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A list of online gambling news articles and analyses written by ivap for GamingZion.
The XIII World Poker Tour Schedule For The New Season Is Announced

The XIII World Poker Tour Schedule For The New Season Is Announced

Iva P. June 2, 2014 22:39:19

With the end of the XII World Poker Tour championship, the new season is on its way and the schedule for it was broadcasted, promising lots of exciting events in plenty of locations. The World Poker Tour is a prestigious series of international tourneys, and its final table is widely broadcasted on TV. It was […]

WSOP 2014 Makes Record With The Second Largest Live Tournament in Poker History

WSOP 2014 Makes Record With The Second Largest Live Tournament in Poker History

Iva P. June 2, 2014 01:15:09

The World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker Event draws 7,977 entries, which is more than last year’s fabulous success and it makes up the second largest live tournament in poker history. The only tournament that had more participants was the 2006 WSOP main event, which made it into the gambling news and stayed in the […]

Is There Any Magic Behind Winning the Jackpot on Slot Machines?

Is There Any Magic Behind Winning the Jackpot on Slot Machines?

Iva P. June 1, 2014 08:03:26

Naturally, slot players are always aiming at winning the jackpot, but specialists say that it’s not about the skills, but about randomness and technical parameters, instead of special abilities. 12 casinos in South Mississippi witness over $1 billion in wagers every month and a lot of superstition is involved in players’ gambling habits. Boomtown Casino’s […]

2014 World Series of Poker Is Expected to Break Yet Another Record

2014 World Series of Poker Is Expected to Break Yet Another Record

Iva P. May 30, 2014 14:12:38

The 45thWorld Series of Poker began this week in Las Vegas and marked the beginning of almost two months of first-class poker games, promising the final winner at least $10 million and all the other players, who manage to achieve good results, a share of the fantastic over $200 million prize pool. WSOP this year […]

American Gaming Association Pulls Out Its Support For Online Gambling

American Gaming Association Pulls Out Its Support For Online Gambling

Iva P. May 30, 2014 02:12:56

The largest casino industry group in the US announced that it no longer supports internet gaming, because of the significant disagreement between key casinos. This important gambling news was reported by the Wall Street Journal, where Geoff Freeman, the American Gaming Association’s CEO, said that it is withdrawing the support. The reasons AGA withdraws its […]

Poker Pro William Jordanou Accused of $100 million Fraud

Poker Pro William Jordanou Accused of $100 million Fraud

Iva P. May 29, 2014 17:57:14

Melbourne poker professional William Jordanou was charged in court for $100 million fraud, after providing false documents to the Commonwealth Bank. He got this amount in the form of loans, along with three other people and used the money for various lifestyle and property projects, according to prosecutor Luke Excell. Excell explained that Jordanou purposefully […]

Australian Online Sportsbook Gives Up On Its UK Gambling License

Australian Online Sportsbook Gives Up On Its UK Gambling License

Iva P. May 29, 2014 00:58:08

Canbet, Australian online gambling company, gave up on its UK gambling license, and there are speculations that this move was undertaken, so that an embarrassing situation of the Commission pulling it, would be avoided. Canbet, an online sportsbook in Australia licensed with the UK Gambling Commission, became notoriously famous last year when it couldn’t pay […]

Horserace Bettor Scoops Fantastic GBP 1,342,599 From Paddy Power

Horserace Bettor Scoops Fantastic GBP 1,342,599 From Paddy Power

Iva P. May 28, 2014 15:54:16

London Paddy Power’s Kings Road shop punter was one of the eight individual winners of the last week’s Scoop6 who each won GBP 1,342,599. Scoop6 gives everyone who bet on sports in the UK, the chance to win great prizes for just a GBP 2,00 stake from the six races, which are on TV, on […]

Fed Informant on The PokerStars And Co Case May Not Go To Prison

Fed Informant on The PokerStars And Co Case May Not Go To Prison

Iva P. May 28, 2014 15:41:35

Daniel Tzvetkoff, the snitch who was giving information to the police against the massive operators PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker back in 2011, might have a chance to avoid going to jail again. The Courier-Mail reported for the gambling news that probation report suggests sentence between six and twelve months in prison, but […]