May Newsletter 2011
www.pokerevening.co.uk
15th April
Steve Wynn
earned $14.6 million in 2010
Las Vegas Nevada, Steve Wynn 69, earned more than $16.4 million dollars in 2010 as chairman and chief executive of Wynn Resorts ltd.
www.wynnlasvegas.com
15th April
Online poker
attacked by US regulators
The US attorney for the southern district of New York unsealed an indictment on Friday 15 April
charging eleven people including the owners of Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker
with bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling offences.
The sites domains have been seized and 76 bank accounts in 14 countries have been frozen in an attempt to collect $3 billion dollars in civil money laundering penalties.
www.casinocitytimes.com
25th March
Trump Casinos
unveil more than 700 new slots
Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino and Trump Taj Mahal Casino announced the arrival of over 700 new slot machines to be installed by the 31st of March.
488 of the new machines will be installed on the 167,000 square foot casino floor of the Trump Taj Mahal.
www.trumptaj.com
220 will be installed in the smaller 86,000 square foot casino floor of the Trump Plaza.
www.trumpplaza.com
23rd March
Micheal Washam
wins $1,185,286 dollars
at penny slot machine
Micheal Washam, from Plano Texas won $1,185,286 dollars playing an Indiana Jones 3-d Mega jackpot
machine at the Choctaw Casino Resort Durant Oklahoma USA.
The casinos floor measures 110,000 square feet housing 3000 slots 38 gaming tables and 30 poker tables.
There is also a 330 room hotel with fitness centre and five restaurants.
www.choctawcasinos.com
29th April
Poker Stars
European Poker Tour
www.pokerstars.com
Poker Stars to broadcast EPT Grand Final from Madrid.
www.europenpokertour.com
The tournament will begin on the 12th of May at the Casino Gran Madrid
www.casinogranmadrid
Last year at the EPT final in Monte Carlo,
Nicolas Chouity ( Lebanon )triumphed over a field of 848 to win first prize 1.7 million euros.
More than 40 players have already signed up for the tournament including Liv Boeree, Vicky Coren, Galen Hall, Auraud Mattern and Pieter de Korver.
www.casinocitynews.com
Poker Tip
Last April I was dealing at the main event UK and Irish Texas Hold em Tournament at the Isle of Capri Casino Ricoh Arena Coventry UK.
www.ukipt.com
There were several masseurs for the players that were suffering from back and shoulder fatigue.
Importantly, keeping in reasonable shape for 3 4 and 5 days of arduous poker play is essential.
It not just footballers that need to abstain from partying before and after big matches!!!
Terry Poole
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