Online gamblers in the UK will soon be able to play a variety of online games from the comfort of your couch on your big screen TV, just like they would play a video game. Imagine playing any number of these games on a 60-inch screen in your living room: Live Blackjack, Live Roulette, and Bingo. Talk about no more a decreased need for the land-based casino! All the games you could want and more will be among the games that NetPlay TV will be offering players in the UK and perhaps someday in the US when regulation efforts are successful.
The well known leader in providing interactive gaming in Europe is expanding to the television screen. Net Play TV will allow players to play interactively on their televisions via an Internet connection. NetPlay has a goal of flooding the market and becoming the best known online provider and with moves like these, they are well on their way. With all of this happening the past year has been one active one for interactive gaming services. It’s business has expanded to new markets and has a whole bag of tricks to introduce in the future.
Netplay TV’s Clive Jones, recently said, “NetPlay TV has come of age. The business has been transformed during the course of the year into a significantly larger interactive media business. The demand for ‘live’ gaming is starting to gather momentum and we are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this major opportunity. The UK Government is committed to the delivery of a fast Internet service for all and, as such, TV quality interactive programming is now available to an increased and growing number of UK homes.”
SuperCasino.com, Bingos.com and EuroTeleMillions.com are organizations that NetPlay TV will be linking up with. These sights can been on an array of Freeview, Sky, and FreeSat channels, which are all European channels. However, planting the seed in the UK is only a stepping stone for NetPlay. By the time online gambling becomes legal in the US, the system will be all the more developed and ready for US TV. Currently, NetPlay is soaring in the stock market, so get in while it is hot or before it gets too hot!
August 17th, 2009
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People all over the world have fallen in love with poker, some being very rich and influential celebrities who hold a special place in their hearts for Darfur, Africa. In response, Annie Duke and Don Cheadle hosted the second annual Ante up for Africa tournament. All the proceeds were to go to help he people of Darfur, showing just what the poker community is made of. In addition to supporting the survivors of Darfur, an event like this helps bring awareness to those who would otherwise never know about the suffering in remote places of the world like Darfur.
Duke and Cheadle were the backbone behind this event. The tournament was held at the Rio in the Amazon Room during the WSOP and required a mere $5,000 buy-in. The event was so successful, it actually made the cut on ESPN and was aired for the first time this year. Since this was a charity event, the tournament not only attracted some of the top world class poker players, but many Hollywood stars as well.
“Everybody Loves Ramon” star Brad Garrett was the first to step out onto the red carpet and then it was on. He was followed by the likes of Jennifer Tilly, Cedric the Entertainer, Charles Barkley, Dean Cain and Jason Alexander, and the list goes on. Then came the poker pros, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Greenstein, Andy Bloch, and Peter Eastgate, among other, who were all more than willing to share the limelight with the Hollywood stars.
Later ladies started going crazy for the arrival of Ben Afflack and Matt Damon. Even Mike Tyson made an appearance. But the most excited group were the fans who showed up to get a glimpse of their favorite stars. It really shows what our nation is made of when so many people can come together to help people across the world. There is no value on our freedom, but we’re willing to help others obtain it, and poker definitely makes money!
August 17th, 2009
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2008’s hot hitter in online poker Tom “drrrrr” Dwan is back after quite a scare. Dwan, a popular young buck in the online poker scene, was a heavy player directly in the spotlight in 2008. Unfortunately though, his 2008 luck did not carry over into the beginning of 2009 as many had predicted. The attention he’s been receiving this year seems to be the polar opposite of the headlines from last year. Comparable to a bowling score, his poker track record has dramatically reduced in numbers. In the first six months of 2009, he was down $4 million.
In an effort to catch up, Dwan initiated the “drrrrrr challenge,” which he hoped just might be his path to redemption. In this feat he challenged any one to play him in 50,000 hands of poker at four Omaha tables running simultaneously. So far, Dwan only has had only one challenger. At a head to head Dwan had better be on is toes, if he does not win his challenge he can add $1.5 million to his deficit for the year. He’s recently issued a new challenge though, but he may quickly gain the reputation of a quitter, as he has yet to complete his first challenger, Marc Antonius.
Lady Luck did come through for Dwan recently though, thanks to a game where he left Llari Sahamies and Phil Ivey in the dust. It was like a game of cops and robbers and Dwan made off like a bank robber, with bags of their cash. The intensity of this game was so high, everything was moving at lightning speeds, cash going back and forth, it is truly all the buzz around town. Pots as high as $300,000 were flying back and forth.
So now Dwan is $1.5 million in the positive for 2009. As he climbs his way back up the ladder to luxury his news status has gotten more friendly and supportive. And he is sure to remain in the headlines the rest of the year. Keep your eyes open to see what unfolds next, but you have to look quick because these guys and their bankrolls are pretty erratic.
August 17th, 2009
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Since 1869 The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has been giving financial advice to families, business, and even our government. Goldman Sachs as it is greater known made itself a household name over the years. It is working with America to create a way to legalize online gambling. Goldman Sachs predict that the total wealth of America’s online poker activity and in addition to the online casino market is worth about $12 billion dollars.
“We believe it is logical to assume that the US market will eventually regulate – given the potential implications for US tax take, if nothing else,” Sachs stated. “Were the market to be legalized, we believe that the size of the revenue opportunity could increase materially,” Goldman stated that the progress will be slow. It will take a while convince the parties involved and get around loop holes. The federal level is where the process will be slowed down. Florida and California will speed up things on the state level as they plan to capitalize on the extra cash generated from tax revenue. It is funny that it all it can take to speed people up is extra lining in their pockets.
Goldman Sachs is a worldwide corporation. In 2006 they had 23,467 employees. Not only giving advice to the wealthy but also providing jobs, help make the name for them that they have. $9.34 billion dollars was what Goldman Sachs raked in, in 2006. They played a key role in the presidential election. Sacks was the major contributor financially to the Obama foundation for the election. Employees for Sachs have held positions in the government such as Robert Rubin and Henry Poulson. There was no discrimination based on what party was running the White House as to which they were still employed with Goldman. It has been thought that perhaps it was their inside knowledge that helped make some decisions that proved so prosperous.
August 17th, 2009
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Peter Eastgate won the 2008 WSOP Main Event this year, bringing home more than $9 million. By winning, he’s taken Phil Hellmuth’s record for being the youngest player to ever win the WSOP. At 22, Eastgate will probably hold this record for quite some time, as Hellmuth was only 24 when he won the main event in 1989. Eastgate was only three years old when Hellmuth won the title, who has held it now for 19 years.
Eastgate, born in Odense, Denmark is also only the second Dane to make it to the final table, and the first to win the WSOP. He has been playing poker since 2005, and in three short years, he is now the #1 poker player in the world. His first year, he broke even, after choosing to play poker instead of going to college. The next year he profited and it’s been an exciting ride since. He has been associated with PokerStars and Ladbrokes online poker rooms.
Eastgate is a top Net pro, but didn’t win his seat via a satellite. He actually paid the $10,000 buy-in, which is now well-worth the price tag. After making it through 6800 players and knocking out Tiffany Michelle, his path to the final table and then to the winner’s seat was obviously written in the stars. After 18 hours at the Main Event, he was tired, rich, and his arm was feeling a little heavy as he displayed the WSOP bracelet with pride.
He credits his win to knowing when to fold. There were many instances where he did not fold, though, in the hand against Michelle, and then at the final table when he wen all in against Dennis Phillips, who folded, making Eastgate the chip leader. Also, Eastgate attributes his winning style to knowing how to read his opponents psychologically. He says he can get into their mindset and think like they do in order to read their game.
With the money he won, he wants to travel well and eat well, but is mostly looking forward to treating his friends and family well. What a nice guy!
November 17th, 2008
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