Jeffrey Pollack, a World Series Commissioner, and Steve Lipscomb, a World Poker Tour President, are to be joined by Vikrant Bhargava, the group marketing director for PartyGaming, at the scheduled for June 27 and 28 in Stockholm World Poker Congress.
Of course, Vicrant Bhargava is a valuable high skilled professional for the World Poker Congress, and as Sue Schneider, President of the River City Group, has admitted, “Vicrant’  innovative marketing campaigns and customer service initiatives have become an industry standard”. His former experience includes working for the Bank of America as a credit officer, for British Gas as a business analyst. He has also got a degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, and a BA in technology in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.

They will explore and discuss the following topics at the conference: synergies between the live and online games, marketing your poker room, player development, legislation and economics in Europe, staging tournaments, building a player base, business strategies for a fast growing industry, fraud and security, mergers and acquisitions, etc. Moreover, the conference will feature two tracks dedicated to various forms of the game. So, the questions above, surely, will appeal to everyone.

Paul Dworin, publisher of Global Gaming Business and PokerBIZ magazines, the other producer of WPC says: “The World Poker Congress has quickly become the premier conference for the business of poker globally. The addition of Vikrant Bhargava as a keynote speaker demonstrates our commitment to providing cutting-edge information from the most prestigious speakers”.

Douglas Shipley has been appointed corporate vice president of racino operations located in Pompano Beach, Fla. His duties will be comprised of the opening and operations of the Pompano Rack racino. His began to acquire experience in the gaming industry and in racino management 26 years ago. Anybody would be proud to have held a great number of different management and leadership positions, all providing perfect skills and experience. Douglas’ name is associated with such companies as Atlantic City, N.J., Lake Tahoe, Nev., Laughlin, Nev., Cascade Entertainment Group, Delaware North Companies based in Buffalo, New York.

About Capri Casinos Inc.

It’s considered to be a leading developer and owner of gaming and entertainment facilities. It operates 15 casinos in 13 locations, riverboat and dockside casinos in Biloxi, Vicksburg, Lula and Natchez, Mississippi; Bossier City and Lake Charles (2 riverboats), Louisiana; Bettendorf, Davenport and Marquette, Iowa; and Kansas City and Boonville, Missouri. Besides, the company possesses a 57% interest and operates land-based casinos in Black Hawk (two casinos), Colorado. Isle of Capri’s international gaming interests include a casino that it operates in Freeport, Grand Bahama, and a two-thirds ownership interest in casinos in Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton, England. The company also owns and operates Pompano Park Harness Racing Track in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Being an ex-possession of the Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association (AGMMA), being at the time comprised of the largest casino gaming equipment trade exhibition in the Asian region, the Asian Gaming Expo after the acquisition (June 13 -14) will soon get the name G2E Asia. It is believed to be unique within the growing gaming market in Asia.

G2E (Global Gaming Expo is the international gaming trade show and conference “by the industry and for the industry”. Organized by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and Reed Exhibitions, G2E made its debut in 2001, defining itself as the pre-eminent show for the gaming-entertainment industry) has always been popular what is proved by the fact that the last year’s annual conference in Las Vegas attracted more than 26,000 people (there were more than 4,600 foreign participants among them). With the help of G2E Asia, G2E expects to expand its influence and interests in the gaming world.

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., president and CEO of the AGA, says: “With Singapore’s decision last year to legalize casinos and Macau’s gaming operations flourishing, Asian gaming markets are playing a larger role in the global gaming landscape. As the leading resource for the worldwide gaming industry, G2E is creating G2E Asia to highlight the remarkable growth in the Asian gaming markets and bring the unbeatable quality and value of the G2E experience to an even larger audience”.

The debut of G2E Asia is expected to take place in June, 12 -13, 2007 at the Macau Tower. The 2008 event will be run at the Venetian Macao which is a new mega-resort property planned to be open next year.

To get more information about the events connected with G2E, go to http://www.globalgamingexpo.com.

Southern Gaming Solutions LLC (www.southerngamingsolutions.com), a leading supplier of high quality poker chips, poker tables and gaming supplies for both home and professional use has recently informed the community about its special release – Palmetto Tree and Moon style poker chip that features a custom gold hot-stamp in the shape of the same Palmetto Tree and Moon insignia found on the South Carolina state flag. As co-owner of the Southern Gaming Solutions, LLC Jared Jones admitted, a South Carolina based company could not but design such a chip. As a result each chip weighs 11,5 grams and has eight different colors. And more than that: each chip is especially designed for its customer, i.e. there is room for extra customer’s information such as initials, logos or denominations, and whatever.

Now the chips can be purchased at www.southerngamingsolutions.com but pretty soon they’ll be available throughout the state as Southern Gaming Solutions, LLC are currently working with some South Carolina retailers who specialize in Palmetto Tree and Moon merchandise. So, the market is expanding.

This fact has been recently discussed in the article “Gaming on the Go” written by Jack Bulavsky. You are able to find the article in the June 2006 edition of “Casino Journal” where the author claims by quoting CEO of Diamond I, Inc. (OTCBB: DMOI) that the future of wireless gaming in Nevada casinos is extremely bright, and a lot of gaming manufacturers cannot but notice it.

David Loflin comments on the business relationship of Diamond I and The Palms Resort and Casino: “The age of the average gambler is getting younger and younger and I believe wireless gaming will catch on with the younger… It will be a successful method for casinos to capture gaming dollars, particularly when gamers are not in the casino. We view our device as a lucrative casino marketing opportunity”.

More than 50 teams (that is more than 900 volunteers) will take place in this event. It is said to be a fund-raising slo-pitch tournament run at the Optimist Park sports complex in Niagara Falls on June 13 and 14, 2006. The event is recognized to be the largest one staged by any corporate supporter of the Federated Health Charities Campaign. Among these 50 teams there are 20 teams from Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara.

“This really shows what our people and our organization are all about,” said Larry Flynn, Senior Vice President – Gaming, OLGC. “We’re going to have some great fun and support an important cause, and we’re proud so many of our employees are joining in. Every day we work to make life better across Ontario by generating revenues provincially and economic and social benefits locally, and this showcases how our people take that to heart”.

There is no need to say how useful such events are. E. g. last year’s event raised more than $6,000. The money was donated to the Canadian Cancer Society through the Federated Health Campaign. The tradition to hold such events was started 6 years ago by an OLGC employee who died of cancer. This year, two cancer-surviving employees will join in throwing the ceremonial first pitch.

The Federated Health Campaign is a unique organization raising more than $21.8 million for major health charities in Ontario. No doubt, the campaign promotes wellness and supports all the sufferers.

Some words about OLGC:

It is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games, commercial and charitable casinos, and the operation and management of slot machine facilities at horse racing tracks.

Football fans all over the world for the next month will focus their attention on Germany where the 2006 World Cup takes place. Besides watching, fans will be able to bet as the leading sports book operator www.BETonSPORTS.com has taken it into consideration and many bettors all over the world have already taken a chance to bet on Costa Rica and Germany in the opening match.

As BETonSPORTS.com reports, much attention of bettors will be drawn by the American squad who are believed to make a deep run into the qualifiers. But Brazil as BETonSPORTS.com claims is sure to be a favorite. Others like England, Argentina, France and Italy also pretend to win the title.

Being the leading online betting source, www.BETonSPORTS.com provides its customers not only with possibility to predict who will be the winner of the Cup, but also with the possibility to put money on what country will win each group, quarterfinals, and even the exact finishing order of each group. Besides that, in future the customers will be able to bet on the leading goal scorer, best goalkeeper and who will be booked the most. So, the list of wages BETonSPORTS.com is really varied.

It has been stated that the company undergoes a steady rise. Mostly it is explained by the increased interest of the American sporting public. Will Griffiths, BETonSPORTS.com director of marketing, says: “Every four years the World Cup keeps getting bigger and bigger in one form or another. This is no longer considered a secondary event to the American sports fan and the amount of betting action we are seeing on it before a single game has even been played is proof of that. The matches should be exciting and customers will have plenty to choose from at BETonSPORTS.com to get their World Cup fix”.

Go to http://www.betonsports.com/betting_lines.shtml to see the live odds for the World Cup.

For further information on the 2006 World Cup wagering option or any other sports betting or casino opportunities, please visit Eye On Gambling (http://www.eog.com) and the EOG Forums (http://www.eog.com/forums/).

The annual evening, as reported at http://www.pokerteam.com/aid-brain-tumor-research.html is to take place in November, 2006 at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fact is that a number of sports, entertaining and poker stars are said to take part in a Tecas Hold’em poker competition called “An Evening with Tim McGraw & Friends: Honoring Those Who Make a Difference”. The evening will include a great number of poker games, where the biggest prize will be a trip to Las Vegas with the further participation in the World Series of Poker.

As it has already become clear the evening will be hosted by Grammy award winning country singer and the Tug McGraw Foundation’s Honorary Chairman Tim McGraw who is sure the evening will be rather inspiring and entertaining for people.

As it is known the event is dedicated to McGraw’s father – Tug McGraw, a pop baseball player, who used to play for Phillies and Mets, and who died of brain cancer in 2004.

The evening will not be limited only to poker. It will include a live stage show, different auctions and awarding people who have given aid to the patients suffering from brain tumor and their families. There you will be able to see such celebrities as Bob Costas, legendary baseball commentator; Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox First Baseman; Dr. Darrel Bigner, a leading brain tumor researcher; Bill Giles, Chairman of the Philadelphia Phillies; Jim McMahon, former Chicago Bear Super Bowl winning quarterback.

The previous year gala event that took place in NY City hosted about 400 guests. This year they expect to host that many people including the world’s best poker players.

Get more details in the event and keep in touch with http://www.PokerTeam.com.

The jackpot was won at the Cannery Casino and Hotel in North Las Vegas and amounted to $ 20, 519, 025. It is said to be the second jackpot at the Cannery within the period of 9 months. Elmer Sherwin was announced to be the winner in September, 2005. The second winner preferred not to divulge her name, but she mentioned that she had played only $ 12 and she had pulled the slot handle four times only before she hit the megabucks jackpot.
The woman informed us that she would like to pay off her mortgage and buy a new car.
A penny video version of Megabucks(R) has a statistically overdue jackpot of more than $14.6 million.There are more than 600 Megabucks(R) dollar slots in 164 casinos throughout Nevada. The progressive system’s MegaJackpot(R) can be won for a $3 bet and is paid in annual installments upon verification. Megabucks(R) was developed by IGT (http://www.IGT.com), a global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products.