Some of you that watched the live coverage of the 2011 WSOP Main Event may remember Daniel Negreanu throwing a mild tantrum when he wasnt allowed to talk during a hand at the featured table.

When this went down, I voiced my opinion that I would not be surprised to see that rule changed before the 2012 WSOP.

I wish I had put some money on that.

Earlier today, WSOP announced rule changes that will allow players to talk about anything they want during their hand short of exposing their hand.

This wasnt surprising after Daniels tantrum last year, but also it didnt make a lot of sense to have that rule unless they had proof that players were someone passing messages in code or something.

Officials also announced a change to the anti-celebration rule that will allow for some celebration.

Terrence Chan summed it up best regarding the relaxing of the anti-celebration rule:

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While online gamblers and land based blackjack players are looking for places to play their favorite games in the US, some companies are making provisions to add more blackjack games to their offerings.

American blackjack players will be excited to note that DEQ Systems Corporation and Lucky Lucky Nevada have made an agreement where the company will be distributing around a 100 units of the Lucky Lucky Blackjack side bet in the country.

This is a side bet for real land based casino games and is a felt based side bet. DEQ Systems Corporation has already launched other casino gambling products relating to pai gow poker, baccarat and poker. With the Lucky Lucky Blackjack side bet, DEQ Systems will be able to improve their blackjack game offerings in the US.

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Greed is often cited as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, with the intention to keep it for one’s self, far beyond the dictates of basic survival and comfort. The implication is that greed is a personal trait to be abhorred and avoided, as we teach our children. Yet we find greed throughout our society, even among highly regarded successful people.

A basketball star negotiates a multi-million-dollar contract. Is he greedy? The L.A. Dodgers were sold to a group led by former basketball star Magic Johnson for $2.15 billion, netting owner Frank McCourt a profit of about $1 billion. Was he greedy?

The CEO of a corporation is paid millions of dollars while the company lays off workers on the production line. I

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After a long and arduous Republican Party race in which Massachusetts’ Mitt Romney finally secured the GOP’s nomination, the general election trail can begin and that means media outlets can start to release the results of polls that they feel will give you an idea of how the American public feels.
   
One poll shows that President Obama holds a 2% lead over Romney overall with the battle ground states appearing to be Wisconsin, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and New Mexico. In Ma

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For years online bingo operators in the UK have bemoaned the fact that offshore bingo operators had a very unfair tax advantage. While online bingo and gambling operators in the UK are subject to a 15% to 20% tax rate some offshore operators are paying as little as 1% in taxes. Land based bingo hall operators have been faced with higher gaming machine taxes and local licensing fees have skyrocketed during the past two years putting further pressure on hall operators. UK operators are not pleased that offshore operators are free to advertise their services to UK players if they are located in ‘white list’ licensing jurisdictions.

In late March Matthew Hancock, the MP for West Suffolk published his proposed offshore gaming bill. Han

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