Jeffrey McMillan
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Man Makes Fake Bomb Threats to Cruise Ship After Losing $2K at Casino
A man made a fake bomb threat against a cruise ship after claiming that he lost around $2,000 gambling at the onboard casino. Neo Hui Ghim, from Singapore, allegedly emailed the bomb threats to Resorts World Cruises. The threats turned out to be fake, but they still caused a two-hour...
Ossi ‘Monarch’ Ketola Rules Out Possibility of Duel Poker in Reddit AMA Thread
Ossi "Monarch" Ketola conducted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit last week, in which he ruled out the possibility of introducing poker to Duel. While most questions focused on...
Vegas Fabulous Five-Day Sale: Cheap Room Rates for the WPT World Championship in December
Poker players planning on traveling to Las Vegas in the coming months may want to check out the Vegas Fabulous Five-Day Sale, which began yesterday and will run all week....
No Casino in Manhattan: Last Bidder Freedom Plaza Voted Down
A Monday vote from a community advisory committee rejected the proposed Freedom Plaza casino bid in the race for a downstate New York license. That confirms that no casino project...
Odds Improve for Hard Rock Metropolitan Park Proposal With Caesars Out of the Way
Odds for the Hard Rock Metropolitan Park proposal in New York are now looking favorable following the shutdown of the Caesars Times Square casino bid earlier this week. Long considered...
Caio Borralho’s ‘Fighting Nerds’ and MMA’s History With Poker
The so-called "Fighting Nerds" of Brazil, run in part by top fighter Caio Borralho, are bringing mind games to mixed martial arts (MMA). In a recent interview, Borralho specifically mentioned...
‘Fabulous Five-Day Sale’ Might Provide Cheaper Vegas Trips for Poker Players Who Wait Until Next Week
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is teasing a city-wide sale next week called the "Fabulous Five-Day Sale," in partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders. Although it remains to be...
External Crises Can Mitigate Problem Gambling as Well as Cause It, Say Israeli Researchers
It's generally accepted that external traumas can provoke addiction — including to gambling — but a recent study out of Israel suggests that traumatic events may just as readily jar...
Caesars Times Square Casino Proposal Rejected by Community Advisory Committee
The bid to create a Caesars Casino in the heart of Times Square appears to be dead in the water. A community advisory committee voted on Wednesday against moving forward with...
CoinPoker Pro Mario Mosbock Chops Heads-Up for $3 Million in Triton Super High Roller
The largest event of Triton Poker Jeju, $150K Super High Roller, generated a massive prize pool of $17.1 million and ended with Mario Mosbock agreeing to a heads-up chop with...
