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Luckily, the Gambling Act of 2005 hasn’t hurt the UK gambling industry too badly.  In fact, the law that was designed to keep gambling under control hasn’t been used much as opposed to say the UIGEA in the United States.  But just recently, we’ve seen the act rear its head in a case against a Cheshire pub that may have a whole lot of people wanting to stick to online poker from now on.  The UK Gambling Commission, which was created as a result of the Gambling Act of 2005, recently commissioned three men for running poker games out of …

If you thought that you were a big player of online poker, then think again. Most people would fall out of their chair at the thought of playing 40,000 poker hands IN ONE DAY! But there is one man that has now set a new record that will surely take some beating! A Russian player known by the handle ‘innerpsy’ has clocked up a staggering 40,000 games in just 18 and a half hours. Imagine the rakeback that he must be generating aside from any winnings! I hope he’s got a great rakeback deal in place… Online poker is rapidly …

People often associate Las Vegas with excess and over indulgence and we could certainly see their point when we heard about Joey Chestnut! This powerhouse eating machine hit the Vegas headline for his participation in the first ever Martorano’s Masters Meatball Eating Championship. Yes, you did read that correctly, a meatball eating competition! The restaurant owner Steve Martorano came up with the idea, “I was debating whether to have a cheese steak eating contest or a meatball eating contest,” Martorano explained. “We’re really known for our meatballs, though. Gourmet magazine said we have the best meatballs in the world in …