Full Tilt’s new progressive jackpot has been hit for the first time by a part-time hockey coach from Canada playing on his mobile phone.

The progressive jackpot on Full Tilt’s ‘The Deal’ has been breached for the first time. A $233,852 reason why getting involved in Full Tilt’s Players Club is not a bad idea.

The man celebrating more than most is a part time Canadian hockey coach and restaurateur going by the name ‘Dbecks23x’. The apparent David Beckham fan hit the jackpot whilst playing Full Tilt’s new game on his mobile phone.

“I was just watching the baseball, the Blue Jays against the Atlanta Braves, and had my phone going. At first I thought I won $116, and thought it was kind of cool, then I realized it was the jackpot and got an e-mail from Full Tilt.” The jackpot winner told Full Tilt after his win.

Julien Sitbon has won the Unibet Open in Cannes after beating the Swede Karl Stark in heads-up action at the Casino Barriere.

Julien Sitbon is the winner of Unibet Open Cannes.

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The Frenchman defeated the Swede, Karl Stark, in a heads-up battle of Lazarus of Bethany style proportions, after coming back from a 15-1 chip deficit.

November Niner Josh Beckley has won the opening event of the World Series of Poker Circuit at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Florida, after a heads-up victory over Aric Pluskiat.

Joshua Beckley has sharpened up his skills, ahead of his World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine final table appearance, by winning the opening event at the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) at the Palm Beach

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Kennel Club in Florida.

THE AMERICAS

PayPal continue their U.S. Online gambling pilot scheme with the launch of services via WSOP.com in New Jersey; New Jersey Sen. Frank Pallone called for the panel to investigate the link between fantasy sports and gambling following the increased promotion and coverage of DFS products throughout national TV broadcast networks; SVP Equity Analyst said PokerStars could be up and running in New Jersey, by the end of the month; Zynga has acquired free-to-play social-casino start-up Rising Tide Games in an effort to expand its footprint in the social casino market; MGM Resorts International called Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes’ alliance “the result of an illegal and unfair gaming act”; Donald Trump thwarted in his plans to bring casino gambling in Florida claimed Jed Bush; Rebecca Liggero talks to Comcast Venture’s Principal, Gavin Teo on innovation in eSports and daily fantasy sports; Malware Odlanor has been spotted peaking at PokerStars and Full Tilt players’ cards to skew any chances of a win; Borgata casino can fire its cocktail waitresses for putting on too much weight, a court has ruled; Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man at FIFA was relieved of his duties and faces formal investigation after fresh allegations of World Cup Tickets Scheme; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced Bitcoin is a commodity, just like oil and corn.

 ASIA

The Chinese government has tapped its neighbors in Southeast Asia for help in what it called fight against cross-border cybercrime; Japanese prosecutors has filed embezzlement charges against Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles in connection swith the disappearance of about $2.7 million in virtual currency; Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCI) has implemented junket regulations, imposing license fees and regulating promoters who bring in high-rollers to Best Sunshine International; Despite a decade of financial losses, Macau Jockey Club won a two-year extension to run horse-racing operation until 2017; Philippine casino operator Bloomberry is re-opening its casino in Korea under the new management of Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino this month; China’s Yue Feng Pan has won the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon after beating his fellow countryman Shao Po Liu in heads-up action; Dane Pia Jeppesen has won the Genting Poker Series leg in Stoke after overpowering a final table that included the likes of Simon Deadman and Leo McClean; James Chen has won the Macau Poker Cup 23 High Roller; Tom Alner and Scott Davies also make the final table; Halex International Sdn Bhd has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cambodian lottery firm VW Win Holdings plc; US-based union trade has identified a number of lending and consulting firms across China that have links with junket groups.