Rio Hotel & Casino News - Page 53

Detailed logo restrictions for players and an explicit ban on third-party registrations from gaming sites conducting business with U.S. residents are among the new 2007 World Series of Poker rules announced by Harrah’s Wednesday morning.

Jamie Gold has agreed to settle a dispute over the World Series of Poker Main Event $12 million prize, according to the Associated Press.

After unprecedented success in 2006, Harrah's has added nine events to the 2007 World Series of Poker schedule. The WSOP will award 55 bracelets, including 13 "World Championships" in a wide variety of games.

After a lengthy delay, the detailed 2007 World Series of Poker schedule will be released later this month, according to WSOP officials.

The name Eric Lynch didn’t ring many bells in the poker community this summer when the Kansas resident made his first appearance at the World Series of Poker.

The 2007 World Series of Poker will begin on June 1.

The World Series of Poker is still legal. But the status of online satellite tournaments, which have driven participation in poker's premier event to record levels, is uncertain at best.

The ESPN broadcast of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event wrapped up last night, and the network once again outclassed all the other televised poker programs.

Cavalia, the spectacular equestrian Odyssey, will be presented under its majestic White Big Top that will be located at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, starting November 16, 2006.

Tony Green, a 34-year old salesman from Anchorage, Alaska, earned a seat in the Main Event of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by winning the first of seven online poker tournaments in the Milwaukee's Best Light Texas Hold'em Challenge on Sunday night.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane gives his ideas for what the 2007 World Series of Poker tournament schedule should look like.

Casino City reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane release the transcipt from the first Casino City Debate - an email-argument series that sometimes turns ugly. This week's topic - the Men's Most Outstanding Player (MOP) at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Bitter about not qualifying for the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, Casino City reporter Ryan McLane set off to Binions to play in what he called "The Real World Series of Poker."

Casino city reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane hand out their "Keys to the City" awards for outstanding players and best moments at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Jamie Gold dominated the 2006 WSOP Main Event for seven days, defeating a record-field of 8,773 players enroute to winning $12 million and poker's most prestigious bracelet.

Fan favorite 2006 WSOP Main Event Final Table participant Richard Lee rubbed a few people the wrong way with his carefree attitude about the $12 million prize money, but eventually his honesty won the hearts of WSOP spectators.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is providing recaps of the elimination hands at the Main Event Final Table. He will continue to update this column as players are eliminated from the largest live poker tournament ever held.

With the 2006 Main Event Final table just minutes away, Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is there live to report on all the hype and surroundings of poker's biggest day.

Although there were few people in the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, there was still plenty to report. Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is in Las Vegas covering the happenings live.

Expecting a record field for the World Series of Poker championship event, Harrah's Entertainment ordered several thousand specially manufactured green $100,000 tournament poker chips for use in the $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em tournament.