NoDeposit.org RSS Feeds http://www.nodeposit.org Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:43:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=99 Not just Zavidovo is the only place where poker is getting popular. In Moscow, casinos are opened almost every month and they are very luxurious. Casinos like Golden Ring Club can be visited only by invitation. The Shangri La is open to everybody and it's offering tournaments daily with $ 500 buy-in and unlimited rebuys. And several clubs are open to those who are new at the poker scene and can't spend a big amount in big buy-in events.

Korona and Metelitsa are the most popular poker clubs in Moscow and 100 of players come there every day. John Kockbek, who's Australian, owns Korona and he was one of the poker poneers in Moscow, but he's not the only one who makes poker business in Russia's capital. Reese Jones, from New Zealand, is the general manager of Poker House club and Tony Powell, from England, is one of the owners of the Poker Club Management Company. Though in Russia, poker is officially recognized as sport, several poker-only clubs have been opened. Le Poker Club is one of these and recently it organized its first –ever poker tournament and the game was live broadcast.

Some of the biggest international poker names will play at the Zavidovo resort. The economy in Russia is really booming and that also because of the casinos of course. One of Russia's best poker players, observed a pot-limit stud game, which is not a frequent game in the US. The ante of this special game was $ 2,000. The pots in some pot-limit games can exceed $ 1 million. Tony G, a big poker player, once won a single pot of over $ 3 million. Tony G will also participate at the event at Zavidovo and also the players Patrick Antonius and Phil Ivey will be there. The event at Zavidovo will probably have about 90 participants and it will be the biggest event in Russia. All biggest names in Russian poker will take part at Zavidovo in the event: WSOP record-holder Nikolay Edvakov, WSOP 2008 final-tablist Ivan Demidov, bracelet winners Vitality Lunkin and Alex Kravchenko. The biggest online poker rooms, like PokerStars started sponsoring Demidov and Kravchenko, because the Russian poker market is starting to be very attractive.

There will be also many holdem events in Zavidovo, beside the Main Event. The Main Event will last for 5 days and on the last day, the tournament will be televised.]]> info@nodeposit.org Latest News Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=98 Bruce Berg began his career in 1983 as Project Manager for Xerox Reality Corporation; afterwards he worked for a while as director of Market Development for AMF Bowling and in 1999, he worked as a director of Development for Disney Development Company.

His work at the Cappelli Enterprises includes overseeing the approvals, licensing, design and leasing of numerous major projects such as Westchester - a big resort, City Center and The Ritz-Carlton. Besides, he is also responsible for design approvals and design of the Concord Resort Masterplan. CEO and president of Empire Resorts, David P. Hanlon, claimed that they needed somebody like Berg, who had so many work experiences.

His development background it's important as a great asset as the Empire resorts relocate their Monticello gaming and raceway facilities to the new Concord project in Thompson town, N.Y. Berg lives with his family in Chappaqua, N.Y.]]> info@nodeposit.org Latest News Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=97 The Resort has a great profit also in Macau and some Chinese newspapers wrote about the Wynn Resort and the fact that it may consider a Hong Kong stock offering to raise up to $ 3billion and that should help the company to fund the planned Encore at Wynn Macau. The Encore at the Wynn Macau will be a resort with 400 luxury suites and villas, shops, many restaurants and also VIP gaming space.

The construction began already and 2010 the project should be ready to be opened. In Macau the income situation is different, that's the reason why Wynn wants to build an Encore there: Wynn Macau expects second-quarter operating revenues to be between $ 100 million to $106 million, last year those incomes were just $ 53, 2 million.

The adjusted property cash flow incomes are expected to be between $ 152 million and $ 158 million and last year it has been $ 92 million. The final results for the second-quarter will be released on July 24. Wynn Resorts affirmed also that its board approved the increase of up to $ 500 million to the previously announced $ 1, 2 billion stock buyback program. Unnamed sourced diffused the news that Wynn Resorts hired Morgan Stanley, UBS and Deutsche Bank, because it needs help with a possible Hong Kong stock offering. Probably the project is going to be realized soon.]]> info@nodeposit.org Latest News Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=96 The agreement concerns in FutureLogic's GEN2 printers that will be fitted as the default option in Aristocrat's current and also the new one TITO gaming platform. All this includes also the Slant and the new technologically advanced Viridian cabinets with Gen7 platform. For the next three years this will take place around Australia and worldwide.

The CEO of FutureLogic, Eric Meyerhofer, expressed his pleasure about the agreement, being selected as a strategic partner, because he respects a lot Aristocrat Leisure Limited, as it is a renowned company in the gaming industry. He also claimed that the fact that they've been chosen is due to their design engineers and the support team around the world and for its leading technology. Its reputation for reliability and performance and its outstanding support for the international expansion and development were the primer reasons why Aristocrat chose FutureLogic as a partner, that's what Gareth Phillips, the Chief Technology Officer for Aristocrat, said.

Roxanne Costello, who is the Global General Manager Marketing of Aristocrat, explained also that they chose FutureLogic after evaluating their options and listening to the global markets. FutureLogic is the leader in gaming printer technology and around the world it is the most preferred company. Besides, it focuses above all on customer service and satisfaction and that is exactly what Aristocrat required from its technology partner. John Edmunds, who works for FutureLogic, claimed that for the company it's a very important moment, now that they have been chosen as the dominant supplier of slot machine printers to the Australian gaming market. He also claimed that the company now will continue to work hard and that slowly they will increase the sales of their slot machine printers. The company is really happy to support Aristocrat by continually developing innovative printing and marketing solutions. ]]> info@nodeposit.org Latest News Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=94 The problem is, that the Board wants that those who control the slot machine licence should be investigated prior to the licensing the casino. In this way, the Board has time to investigate the background on the application of the developers so in the future they have all the necessary information to consider the award of a slot license. Chairman Mary DiGiacomo Colins said the Pennsylvania Board has a very strict regulatory environment. The important fact is, that the decision made by the Board these days, doesn't mean that it would impact any future decision on Valley View's project for a slot operator's license.]]> info@nodeposit.org Latest News Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=95 The dolphin was 11 years old and he was called Sage, the cause of his death is yet unknown. The spokesman of MGM Mirage Gordon Absher Monday, claimed that now the animal care official of the company are trying to determine the cause of the death of Sage. He also said that in 1990 the attraction opened with 5 dolphins. During the years 13 dolphins died at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat.

PETA asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture's animal care division to investigate the death. The Department was asked in a letter, to investigate the circumstances of the death of Sage by making a necropsy. Normally this dolphin habitat is very successful though it offers tours and hosts birthday parties. For the interested ones, it can be rented for private parties as well.]]> info@nodeposit.org Latest News Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.nodeposit.org/article_detail.php?recordID=92 There are many women who actually play very well and they play among the leaders on the WSOP. Some of them are JJ Liu, Kristy Gazes, Kathy Liebert, Clonie Gowen and many others. For example Kathy Liebert appeared at the final table in the first event; she finished third and won in four other events. In her lifetime she won already $ 4.8 million. Lately she affirmed that she is going to win this year's WSOP Main Event.

Last year, another top player, Kristy Gazes, won the 5th place at the NBC Heads-Up Championship. She is also the WPT Ladies Night Champion, and she made the 13th place on the women's all time money list. JJ Liu, whose best cash ever was at the 2007 WPT Shooting Star, when she reached the 2nd place, recently achieved her first cash in the 2008 WSOP. Some years ago she has also been a WPT Ladies Night Champion.

Her lifetime winnings are $ 1,7 million. It seems that this year the one who has to be feared the most at the Main Event is Vanessa Selbst. She's a new player though, but with her aggressive nature she can surprise many long-time players. It's her third WSOP ever and she even managed it to play 2 tournaments simultaneously and she won her first gold bracelet. Not too bad for just a 23 year old girl.

She also plays more heads-up matches online than any other tournament type and it's definitely one of her strongest elements of her game. There are really a lot of very good women poker players. The number of prominent women in poker grew 3 times the number of last year. So, now we just have to wait, if one of them wins the 2008 WSOP. ]]> info@nodeposit.org Online Gambling Discussions Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100