Mangas Captial Gaming (MCG), which is the majority owner of Betclick has announced that they have now acquired Expekt’s sports betting and gaming operations. After a long series of discussions and negotiations it is believed that Expekt.com eventually agreed to sell for between €110m and €125m.
Bodog Poker, one of the industry leaders in recent years in the sportsbook and casino sector, has really been making strong efforts to bulk up their software in another important part of their operation: the poker room.
The site has been making great strides in the playability and graphics department, completely overhauling their poker software recently to really match up with the big boys in the online poker world. With its current setup, Bodog makes it super easy to multi-table, and has endless customizations in regards to how your table looks and setting up different avatars and buddy notes.
In addition to that, they just added a new Mac-friendly software client to their already-packed arsenal of poker goodies. Right now, new and existing players can go directly to the Bodog Life website and click on the “Instant Play” feature that allows all Mac users to play right through their browser and not ever needing to download the regular software. This makes finding and opening up tables easy as ever and so far there haven’t been many complaints whatsoever as far as lag or dull graphics go.
Tom Dwan, also known as the infamous “Durrr” on Full Tilt Poker, is not exactly having the most stellar start to his new year - especially on the virtual felt.
“Amarillo” Slim Preston, hands-down one of the greatest living gamblers and poker players of all-time, was rushed to a local area hospital in Amarillo, Texas, this past week after being beaten and robbed of his possessions and a large amount of cash.
The robbery, which occurred when Preston was trying to collect on a $3,000 debt that was owed to him, not only costed Slim $8,000 in cash and an $85,000 ring he was wearing, but he also suffered a broken jaw, hand, and thumb!
According to police reports, he was led to an open field in his hometown of Amarillo by someone planning to give him a 4-wheel drive vehicle as collateral on the debt, but was then subsequently beaten down and blatantly robbed on the spot. The person was not identified in the reports, however, local police authorities are hoping to find the culprit as soon as possible.
Players Network, a leader in the industry of “gaming lifestyle,” has announced their partnership with the National League of Poker (NLOP) to invent a new online poker site under the Players Network brand.
