TOP FIVE

Top 5 – Weird College Nicknames

In honor of March Madness, we present unusual nicknames for NCAA teams

5) Vermont Catamounts

4) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

3) Saint Louis Billikens

2) Georgetown Hoyas

1) Southern Illinois Salukis

 

POKER

No dot-com, No Problem

Unlike last year's WSOP, the 2007 edition will not be taking any entrants who have qualified via online tournaments. In addition, dot-com, dot-net ads on t-shirts also won't be allowed

Nevertheless, WSOP commish Jeffrey Pollack is still projecting a successful tournament.

World Series organizers are planning to accomodate 10,000 participants.

First events start on June 1 and the main event final table takes place on July 17, 2007.

SPORTS

March is supposed to be a time of much madness, that is if you are involved with NCAA basketball

This year’s tourney has seen a fair number of faves advancing, but that doesn’t mean there weren't upsets.

Duke (-8) was upset by Virginia Commonwealth by a score of 79-77.

Notre Dame (-4) was beaten by Winthrop by a score of 74-64.
Read more here.

 

FEATURE

The London Financial Times reported this week that Barney Frank, the Democratic chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, will trying to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which was passed by the U.S. Congress last year. Mr. Frank called the Act one of the "stupidest laws" ever passed.

Financial markets—hungry for good news after several months of menacing activity directed at the online gaming industry by U.S. law enforcement officials—responded quickly. Shares of Gibraltar-based internet poker operator PartyGaming Plc saw their biggest gain in 15 months and shares of 888 Holdings Plc and SportingBet Plc also advanced in London.

Frank has spoken out on internet gambling before: speaking in Congress last year—prior to the UIGEA—he responded to claims that online gaming contributes nothing to the U.S. economy by stating, "Has it become the role of this Congress to prohibit any activity that an adult wants to engage in voluntarily, if it doesn't add to the GDP or make us more competitive? What kind of socio-cultural authoritarianism are we advocating here?"

Read more here.

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