The Wynn Las Vegas has taken poker technology to the next level. All of the poker chips in the casino have a radio frequency ID tag. The tag allows the chips to be tracked from the cashier to the table and back to the cashier.
In cash games, the ID tag eliminates human error when a player is chipping up before leaving the table or when cashing out at the end of the day. In tournament play, chip counts would be immediate and accurate and allow for better tournament reporting.
Other benefits of the new poker chip technology would include the elimination of chip passing between players. Also, it would help prevent cheating by tracking players who add additional poker chips to their tournament stack.
Although a long way from becoming law, the proposed anti-gaming legislation in the US caused a drop in shares of companies associated with online gaming. Companies traded in the UK like Neteller and PartyGaming found their shares in a decline after political maneuvering in the US attempting to block on-line gaming companies from accepting credit cards and other methods from US gamblers. Previous anti-gaming legislation attempts in the US have been defeated.
World Poker Tour founder, Steve Lipscomb, is being sued in federal court for allegedly stealing the idea of televised poker. In a conversation with Lipscomb 10 years ago, Jonathan Waessil claims that he mentioned discussions with casino owners about the possibility of televising poker. After that, he claims Lipscomb took the idea and began the WPT. A spokesperson for the WPT has called the case groundless.
A new Diet Pepsi commercial will begin its run next week as the Diet Pepsi can takes on poker pros Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, and Phil Hellmuth. This is the third installment of the off-the-wall ad campaign that had the Diet Pepsi can acting along side Jackie Chan and singing with P. Diddy. Watch the pros squirm as the Diet Pepsi can gets his poker rush.
After 42 episodes as co-host and poker expert of Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, Phil Gordon has announced that he will be leaving the show. His replacement has not yet been determined. In his playing career, Gordon has two wins on the World Poker Tour and has made several final table at WSOP events.
