Archive for July, 2009

Ohio gambling faces two new hurdles

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

As reported by the Dayton Daily News: “Efforts to expand gambling in Ohio took a double-barreled assault Monday, July 20.
” LetOhioVote, a newly formed committee, asked the Supreme Court to affirm the right of voters to decide whether video slot machines should be placed at Ohio’s seven racetracks. If the court agrees, the group will [...]

iPhone App Store roulette: A tale of rejection

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Think back to May 26, 1995. Steve Jobs was wandering in the desert, fiddling with some company called Pixar that made animated movies of dancing desk lamps, and planning his next step for NeXT. Bill Gates ruled the computing world and wrote a famous memo announcing that Microsoft was falling terribly behind in dominating the [...]

Parents OK with son forgoing UK diploma to become poker pro

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

0 investment in their son’s fledgling poker career five years ago has suspended Bill and Barbara Kopp’s dream of their son, Billy, getting a college degree, and turned it into his dream of playing poker professionally.
Last week, the University of Kentucky student from Erlanger earned $896,730 for finishing 12th in the World Series of Poker. [...]

Poker Players Lobby Washington to Legalize Online Poker

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

The Poker Players Alliance hopes a hot hand in the nation’s capital this week will help its efforts to legalize online poker.
As part of its “National Poker Week,” the group has set up nearly 100 meetings with members of Congress and their aides, and plans to present a petition to President Barack Obama on Wednesday [...]

LI-born author beats the house at blackjack

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Recently a seat at a $200 minimum blackjack table was vacant in one of Las Vegas’ most spectacular casinos. A man in dark, nondescript clothes wearing large-framed glasses slipped into the spot, silently placed his bet and began to win. He didn’t say much and when he did he seemed shy, even depressed. The pit [...]