Poker and Gambling News for March 22, 2017

We are  passionate about poker and gambling industry news and we try to offer, daily or as often is the case, the most interesting news in an descending order that we consider relevant but not necessarily the most important.

Each notice will present a short summary and a link to the author of the news for those who want detailed information.



7] There were quite a few stars at the Neymar Jr Charity Home Game held in Spain last Thursday night, but one got to shine a little brighter. Andre Akkari defeated a field of 15, to win the trophy and a piece of the €52,300 prize pool for charity.

https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/2017/andre-akkari-tops-neymar-jrs-celebrity-p-165695.shtml


6] Tom Dwan scored his first cash in a live poker tournament since 2014. He finished 2nd in a Super High Roller event at the 2017 Macau Billionaire Poker Spring Challenge in China.
Dwan has never been a tournament grinder but he used to play in high roller events with wins more than $2.9 million.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/tom-dwan-finally-cashed-in-a-poker-tournament-41363

5] The platform, which enables players to bet real money on competitive gaming matches, confirmed that Psyonix’s game would be joining the line-up in Australia. However, Psyonix wanted to make it very clear that it’s not officially on board with the platform.

http://wwg.com/esports/2017/03/22/rocket-league-s-creators-aren-t-fond-of-money-betting-services/


4] Australian online poker players, welcome to the hell we have had to deal with in the United States. On Tuesday, the Australian Senate passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, effectively eliminating online poker from the country’s entertainment landscape.

http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/online-gambling-amendment-passes-in-australia-poker-banned-29517/


3] The Off Shore Gaming Association (OSGA) is an independent "watchdog" agency that monitors the Offshore Sportsbook, Casino and Poker Industry in an effort to provide the public with information if they choose to wager online.

http://www.osga.com/


2] A team from the Metropolitan Police Range Bhaktapur on Tuesday arrested eight persons from the New Unique Restaurant for gambling.
Police confiscated Rs 67, 240 in cash from them and has forwarded them for action.

http://bit.ly/2nc6U83


1] Funny poker story.
''''I sent a text to the boss to see how she was doing.
“She is on the nipple, so everything is cool.” Came the reply.
So I started talking about breastfeeding, but nobody wanted to play. Then Charlie Godwin from partypoker sat down, and I changed the subject rather rapidly.''''

http://calvinayre.com/2017/03/21/poker/unibet-uk-poker-tour-brighton-day-1a-report-waifs-nappies-baby-poo/


GL ALL.