Vegas Poker 24-7 to be purchased by Absolute Poker

  Several Vegas Poker 24-7 affiliates were notified this week that the company has reached an agreement to merge with Absolute Poker. By the terms of the agreement, Absolute Poker will be taking over ownership of Vegas Poker 24-7. The company apparently plans to make a formal announcement to players in a few days.

No concrete reason was given for the transfer of ownership to Absolute Poker. Since its inception, Vegas Poker 24-7 has been a part of the Absolute Poker network.

Players will apparently have the option to keep their current account or to transfer their funds to an existing Absolute account.

WSOP Coverage with Bluff Media

The upcoming 2008 World Series of Poker will have live coverage via Bluff Media and Bluff Magazine, according to a recent press release. The series, which is the longest running and most popular pro level poker series of its kind in the world, begins at the end of May and will run for about six weeks. Every year the eyes of the poker world are on Las Vegas to see how the WSOP will do in terms of payouts, how many players will sign up to play, and who will emerge the winners. Bluff Media will provide live coverage of the WSOP from the Rio Hotel and Casino.

Devilfish Poker to Go Public

 

The online poker company that runs DevilfishPoker will soon be a publicly floated firm, according to a recent press release. The company, Devilfish Gaming, is joining the small club of online poker rooms that are publicly traded, a practice that has been on the wan ever since the UIGEA was passed in the United States. The company is named after one of the most well known poker players, especially in the UK, David "Devilfish" Ulliott. The site is growing with over six thousand registered users with an average of 700 real money games running at one time.

WSOP Circuit in the Big Easy in May

 

The Big Easy will see the World Series of Poker Circuit hit their Harrah’s casino for the fourth year this May, as poker fans and poker pros descend on Harrah’s New Orleans for a chance at big money prizes and a seat to the 2008 World Series of Poker. This will be the last stop on the Circuit tour, a popular outreach of the WSOP that brings that brand to casinos around the country. There will be 15 events culminating in the $5k No Limit Holdem championship event. Satellites starting in April will let players at Harrah’s New Orleans have a shot at winning a free ticket to the event.

Polish Open Coming in March

The next leg of the European Poker Tour will take place in Poland, an appropriate place for a poker tournament called the Polish Open. This will take place in March and will be a five day No Limit Texas Holdem tournament with a $8,600 buy in, which is 21,000 zlotys in local currency. The top prize may reach eight million zlotys, which is more than three million US dollars. The event will cap at 400 players, which means those poker fans looking to win a seat in an online qualifier should try now before the seats sell out.

"Ghost Hunters" open auditions next week

 

Got a haunted kitchen?

Sci-Fi Channel's "Ghost Hunters" wants to hear about it and all other hauntings.

Open auditions for the Great American Ghost Hunt take place Feb. 15 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Feb. 16 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (With an additional unscheduled date of Feb. 17.)

Both will be at the Las Vegas Town Square, the new shopping area off the Strip a couple miles south of Mandalay Bay. Could the Town Square be built on old Indian burial grounds? We suspect more than a couple bodies were buried in that space, Indian or not.

If the former plumbers choose your haunted location, it'll be featured on a live show this Halloween. You'll also join the team at the Stanley Hotel for dinner and a ghost-hyunt.

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Las Vegas Sports Books Lose Millions on the Super Bowl

Nevada casinos reported a total loss of $2.6 million on the Super Bowl because of the upset win from the New York Giants over the New England Patriots.

According to an ESPN article, Giants winning outright costs sports books record $2.6M, an influx of tourists in town for the Super Bowl apparently bet heavily on the underdog NY Giants.

Overall, the upset might be great news for Giants fans, but the outcome cost the casinos. The betting line had dropped to -12. In addition, a lot of money was wagered on a two-way parlay with betting on the Under at 54 (for the final score) and the Giants getting +12. The sports books had to payout 2.5 to 1 on those wagers. And don't forget all those money line payouts for the Giants at +475.

The press release says that 174 sports books in Nevada collected over $92 million in Super Bowl wagers. That was the third highest amount. The record was set in 2006 with $94.5 million.