Monthly Archives: February 2016

At Long Last, PokerStarsnj to Arrive in New Jersey March 21

The PokerStarsnj.com New Jersey launch date has been set at last, parent company Amaya announced late on Thursday. Four years, 11 months and six days after the online poker giant beat a hasty retreat from America’s computers, PokerStars is back, with the grand opening of PokerStarsnj.com set for March 21 in the Garden State. To […]

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Iovation’s Greg Pierson Opens Up (But Only So Far) About UB Scandal Following Nevada Licensing

Greg Pierson, CEO of the newly licensed in Nevada Iovation, opened up about his relationship with Russ Hamilton in an exclusive interview with Gaming Intelligence (GI) on Thursday. The former senior executive and major shareholder of disgraced online poker site UltimateBet.com, Pierson got through the interview almost as easily as he landed the Silver State […]

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Rascal Flatts Picks Up "Today" Show Interns Just in Time for Vegas Residency

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Garner candidly discussed what she has been up to since the divo… Just in time for their residency in Sin City, Rascal Flatts has picked up a couple of interns. NBC anchors Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones followed Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney on the first day of their Rhythm & Roots residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Rascal Flatts Picks Up "Today" Show Interns Just in Time for Vegas Residency

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Garner candidly discussed what she has been up to since the divo… Just in time for their residency in Sin City, Rascal Flatts has picked up a couple of interns. NBC anchors Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones followed Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney on the first day of their Rhythm & Roots residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Former Bwin.party execs Teufelberger, Bodner charged with bribery in Austria

Two former top executives at online gambling operator Bwin.party digital entertainment are facing bribery charges over a failed bid for a Turkish sports betting license.

This week, Austrian media outlet Trend reported that Vienna’s public prosecutor had on Jan. 13 filed charges of corruption, money laundering and breach of trust against eight individuals, including Norbert Teufelberger (pictured, on the right) and Manfred Bodner (on the left), the two former top execs at betting operator Bwin, which merged with rival PartyGaming in 2011 to form Bwin.party.

The brouhaha relates to Bwin’s failed attempts to win a sports betting license in Turkey in 2007. Frustrated by their lack of success via official channels, Bwin hired several lobbyists, who in turn hired other lobbyists in Turkey, including one Ali Ocak, who told Bwin that the license could be obtained if the company provided him with €2.25m.

According to the indictment, Bwin duly transferred the cash – which the company claims was intended as a consulting fee – to a Lichtenstein company called Cort International Establishment. Bwin did subsequently receive a Turkish betting license, only to discover shortly thereafter that the license was a fake. (Let’s have some fun and just assume that the gaming regulator’s name on this license simply read: McLovin.)