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PokerStars , the largest online poker site in the world, is launching a new interface called ‘Home Games Online’ which will allow associations, clubs and groups of poker players will compete in the Internet.

Now available only in Beta on the international version of PokerStars to be tested by players in a real situation, these “private parties online” allow anyone to create and manage their own virtual poker club, whose members can play together via the Internet.

If successful, it would be surprising if we do not see this application quickly integrated into local versions of such software in France on PokerStars PokerStars.fr and Italy.
Daniel Negreanu: “Nothing resembles PokerStars Home Games”

Although at first glance these ‘Home Games Online’ is as an extension of ‘Private Tournaments’ found on all online poker rooms, the new system offers far more than anything that currently exists in this area .

As said Daniel Negreanu Team PokerStars Pro and current biggest winner in tournament poker history: “Nothing that resembles PokerStars Home Games has been offered before, and it’s so easy to use (. ..) exactly as you would at home with friends. ”
Home Games Online manual

To create your club (free), first choose a name and password for invitations. Then you can manage and customize the lobby of your club in your own software PokerStars , organize and play tournaments you want when you want and with whomever you want.

You can also invite friends who are not yet members of the club by providing the identification number of the club and an invitation code, you can then add them as a member of your club online.

To create a private party, choose your variant and the boundary and enter the departure date of the tournament, all club members receive online then all the details automatically. Other possibilities of this new interface ‘Home Games Online one finds the following functions:
Club Management Tools – directors and management, changes in the lobby of the club, competitions calendar management, etc..
Club Ranking – automatic update of points of the best players
Statistics – access to points earned, best players, etc. bounty.
Management tools Parties – details and dates of tournaments
Party Favorites management – setting up regular season games
Party Planning – managing dates and times of tournaments and cash games
Results – Tournament Results, Winning and Bounty
Private parties – management of all parties for club members
Custom tables-tables marked with the logo of your club
Management Alternatives – selection of games: Hold’em, Omaha, Stud, HORSE Mixed Game

19 Apr 2011

PokerStars PCA 2011: results of side events

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA 2011) is not limited only to the Main Event tournaments and Super Hign Roller to $ 100,000.

One of the undoubted attractions of PCA is that players do not even have to break their piggy banks to participate in many tournaments in the program. The planning has all sorts of variants and buy-ins with forty eight tournaments on the calendar of the event which lasts until 16 January and we just spent the first half.
PCA 2011: relaxation, poker and fishing miraculous

The relaxed atmosphere of the Atlantis Resort has inspired organizers to create a mix of sport fishing and tournament poker, showdown Fish & Chips (Event # 1) in which each event earns points for the final standings.

Wade Townsend won the poker tournament while in the fishing competition is the lovely Dana Weeks, who won $ 2,175 because of the huge barracuda that hung to his line.
Plenty of tournaments will not be detrimental

Ilan Ruach

PokerNews teams present on site have covered the Super High Roller $ 100,000 , the Main Event , the High Roller $ 25,000 and the North American Poker Tour Shootout Bounty and reaped the results of side events.

Among these we note the tournament victory for a player, Jessica Lamie in Event # 4 No Limit Hold’em $ 300, while the best French player of the early days of Main Event, Ilan Ruach has had time to win the 11th place in Event # 6 NLHE Turbo Bounty.

19 Apr 2011

PCA Main Event 2011 Day 3: Chris Moneymaker in the Top 5 (PokerStars)

Tuesday, January 11, 173 players were back in the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas to compete in the Main Event Day 3 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2011. After just under six levels played, the chips have been sorted when the 48 remaining players were known.
Chris Oliver chip leader goes on a daring move

This third day of competition saw a new chip leader to take control of the tournament. With a carpet of 3,675,000, American Chris Oliver, who has no notable performance to date has seen a rush impressive, losing almost no shot of the day. Moreover, he became head of the PCA 2011 on a “move” more dares:

Chis Oliver, the middle position, raise to 23,000 and the stock goes to Harry Kaczka who reraised (3-bet) to 65,000 in the blinds. Oliver takes his time before raising the stakes to 112,000 and Kaczka replied with a 5-bet to 255,000. Then the action gets crazy. Oliver hand carpet for 1.2 million chips and Kaczka forthwith pay to create the biggest pot of the tournament so far. Hands?

Oliver:
Kaczka:

The dealer hits the table, burns a card and reveals the flop. Kaczka is vexed. Neither the turn, nor the the river will not come to save him and he swings his chips on the table before leaving the room. After this time, Oliver is the new chip leader with a carpet of 2,228,000. Until the end of the day, he will make you fat.
The deep run by Chris Moneymaker

At the beginning of Day 3, Adam Geyer occupied the top of the list of tokens. He is one of 48 survivors but he finished with only 435,000. Chris Moneymaker is also still in the race for the title. World champion poker 2003 (winner of the WSOP Main Event), the man who started the poker boom, continues its journey to the beautiful Bahamas. A member of Team PokerStars still has one of the big stack with 1,636,000.
Ilan Ruach and Erika cerastes, last French hope

The French contingent is itself reduced to two. Rouah Ilan had a day sawtooth but he did pretty well finishing with 1,349,000, or the 9th mat. He was particularly involved in the removal of Alexis Fourcade in a pot with three players. Van Gelder with , With Fourcade And Ruach, which covers, with are all in preflop. Table fate and van Gelder touches the river its color to win the pot. For his part, Erika cerastes is struggling with a carpet of 338,000 but is still alive and assured of coming away with at least $ 52,000.
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2011 is finished for ‘ElkY’

Finally, one day of a poker tournament would be nothing without its share of beautiful people removed and took the way out on Day 3. These include the November Nine (final table of WSOP 2010) Eric Buchman, David “Doc” Sands Dwyte Pilgrim, Faraz Jaka, and Other PokerStars Victor Ramdin, JP Kelly, Pieter de Korver, Greg and Debora Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. ‘ElkY’ pushed his last chips with and it has been paid by with Zuev Moneymaker and with . The board has made a , Ending the tournament champion French.

Wednesday, Day 4 will see the field from 48 to 24 players. The action starts at noon (18h in France) and PokerNews you will summarize.

19 Apr 2011

Full Tilt Poker High Stakes “URnotINdanger2″ duel against Tom “durrrr” Dwan

The high stakes tables of Full Tilt Poker have been dominated by two players recently. The biggest pot of the last few days have undoubtedly been played between Scott “URnotINdanger2″ Palmer, Player Pro PokerNews Strategy and Tom “durrrr” Dwan. They both played in Pot Limit Omaha $ 300 / $ 600 Pot Limit Hold’em and $ 300 / $ 600. The three largest pots, each exceeding $ 200,000 have been won by Palmer.
The battle between Scott “URnotINdanger2″ Palmer and Tom “durrrr” Dwan

The biggest pot was played during a session of hold’em. Dwan is the button opens the auction is for $ 1,800. Palmer raises to $ 5,400 from the big blind, Dwan and follows the flop is dealt . Palmer put $ 6,000 but quickly re-raised to $ 16,800 by Dwan. Palmer and the following falls on the River. Palmer check again. Dwan shove all-in for his remaining $ 66,400. Palmer followed with Dwan while back a missed flush draw and saw the pot of $ 224,000 from at Palmer.

The second largest pot occurred in a session of Omaha and Palmer is still prevailed. Palmer bouto, opens at $ 1,800 and saw Dwan reraised to $ 5,400 from the big blind. Palmer follows and we see the flop . Dwan put $ 7,200, followed immediately by Palmer. Dwan check the on the turn, where Palmer put $ 17,400. Dwan’s response? A raise to $ 77,400. Palmer follows, adding the additional $ 18,000 he has left. Dwan follows.

Palmer: (Two Pair)
Dwan: (Multiple straight draws and color)

Dwan must improve, but fails to find his outs despite two rivers. The was followed No ADDUCES Assistance Dwan. Palmer wins a pot of $ 215,000.

The bad news continued for Dwan on the third and final pot of more than $ 200,000. Also in Omaha, Palmer has the button and raised to $ 1,800. As is common in the “monster pots,” Dwan preflop 3-bet to $ 5,400. Rarer, Palmer 4-bet to $ 16-200. Dwan re-raised again to $ 48,600. Palmer 6-bet all-in for more than $ 100,000 and Dwan call for about $ 54,000. The pot preflop is then $ 206,000 and the board is shot twice!

Dwan returns while Palmer shows . Palmer is only a slight favorite with 57% chance of winning. The first flop Dwan made before ironing to 59%. The turn and river totally lacking Dwan loses the first half of the pot.

The second board is , Giving a double pair in Palmer, cons for Dwan one who loses the second half of the pot.
Who loses? Who wins?

(Ignores the duel Dwan vs. Palmer. The results will be updated when the data will be Available)

- The biggest winners of the week (January 7 to 10): Tom “durrrr” Dwan (+ $ 306,000), Di “Urindanger” Dang (+ $ 305,000) Patrik Antonius (+ $ 221,000), Gus Hansen (+ $ 173,000)

- The biggest losers of the week: Jared “harrington25″ Bleznick (- $ 348,000), “FinnishNightmre (- $ 286,000),” Kagome Kagome “(- $ 221,000), Ilari” Ziigmund “Sahamies (- $ 152,000)

- The winners in the last 12 months: Di “Urindanger” Dang (+ $ 984,000), Scott “URnotINdanger2″ Palmer (+ $ 592,000), Jared “harrington25″ Bleznick (+ $ 529,000)

- The losers in the last 12 months: “Kpederson (- $ 545,000),” cadillac1944 (- $ 478,000), “DrugsOrMe (- $ 406,000)

19 Apr 2011

Mercato Poker: Peter Jetten signed with Full Tilt

This is apparently the time ads in the poker world. Recently, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have said they were leaving UB (ex-Ultimate Bet). Departure cleared the site with the recruitment of controversy Prahlad Friedman . Then, PokerStars has revealed the identity of Ilsildur1 and, as expected, the Swede Viktor Blom proved to be the mystery player. Finally, Full Tilt Poker is also moved in its press release announcing Sunday, January 9 signing of Peter Jetten in his team of professionals.
$ 75 to $ 100,000 in one year

Jetten joins at 25, his good friend Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan in the prestigious Pro Team Red. The Toronto native began playing poker in 2004 by winning $ 75 in a freeroll tournament (free). With this money, he started playing in tournaments with low buy-ins (entrance) and then he started to cash game and one year he managed to get a bankroll of $ 100,000. According Bluffmagazine Peter Jetten won today over $ 650,000 in online tournaments.
The winners Peter Jetten

The Canadian, whose high-stakes cash games (the highest limits) is the specialty, was also renowned for live by raising nearly $ 1,900,000. His biggest win, Jetten won it by taking second place in the $ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha at the 2008 WSOP for $ 528,256. It also has to his credit a 4th place in the High Roller of the European Poker Tour London 2008 and $ 346,078 for 5th place in the Main Event Aussie Millions 2010 for $ 323,036. Finally, it was shown in the Main Event World Series of Poker 2010, ranking 54th for a gain of $ 160,000.
“Proud to represent Full Tilt Poker

On the occasion of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2011 that is currently taking place in the Bahamas, Sarah Grant, the American journalist PokerNews collected the impressions of the new recruit Full Tilt Poker: “This sponsorship will give me more recognition but it does will not change the way I play. The main change is that I will attend many more games televised cash game. I always enjoyed playing at Full Titl. It is a very reputable site and I am proud to represent, “said Peter Jetten.

19 Apr 2011

Winamax.fr: A buy-in European Poker Tour Challenge offered in the Grand Prize (5,300 €)

Each month Winamax.fr reward the best players of the tournament site by establishing a classification with key to the € 14,000 tournament tickets with a buy-in European Poker Tour with a value of 5,300 € for the first. Of course, these bonuses are added to gains in tournaments. In addition, weekly challenges sit’n'go, cash games and even virtual money can you afford to earn prize money in cash, still more than your winnings at the tables.
Grand Prix Winamax.fr: A buy-in European Poker Tour

Winamax.fr organizes monthly challenge “Grand Prix” which rewards players who achieved the highest performance multi-table tournaments for real money or freeroll. Only Sit’n'Gos tournaments are not taken into account.

The classification is established taking into account the 10 best performances of players each month. Whatever the variant, Hold’em or Omaha, classification is made ??through a points system, calculated using a mathematical formula available on the site Winamax.fr , which takes into account your final position, the buy-in and number of participants in the tournament.

Distribution of Gains Grand Prix in January
- 1: A Buy-In European Poker Tour (EPT Pokerstars.com) worth of 5300 €.
- 2nd to 5th: A ticket worth 1000 € for € 50,000 Guaranteed Grand Tournament
- 6th to 10th: A ticket worth 300 €.
- 11th to 20th: A ticket worth 150 € to € 100,000 Guaranteed Main Event.
- 21st to 30th: A ticket worth 100 €.
- 31th to 50th: A ticket worth 50 €.
The weekly challenges Winamax.fr

If you’re not a regular player multi-table tournaments, Winamax.fr offers other challenges that occur on a weekly basis.

Challenge Play Money: Insist on the tables you play money and reward you in Winamax.fr “miles” reward points redeemable at the store Winamax.fr cons of goodies, hi-tech items and bonuses in cash.

Sit & Go Challenge: With more than 3,000 €, it rewards each week the best players in four categories SnG buy-ins.

Hand Challenge: 7.000 € to share every week between players who play as many hands, according to three categories of limits played.

Cash Game Challenge: Each week, 3,000 € are shared among the players who won the largest number of buy-in into four categories depending on the limits to which they play.

19 Apr 2011

Mercato Poker: Jonathan Duhamel PokerStars Pro for good

Viktor Bloom (aka Isildur1) who signed with Pokestars, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke who leave UB, Prahlad Friedman taking place and Peter Jetten that integrates the Pros of Full Tilt … Early this year, the mercato of poker has experienced a sudden boost. And the last announcement on the subject dates only from January 11, with the official arrival in the lap of the PokerStars World Champion title, Quebec Jonathan Duhamel.
No, it was not signed

An announcement that took everyone a little short because it was believed the case weighed and packaged in a long time, Duhamel has won the Main Event World Series of Poker under the banner Pokerstars last November. Apparently, all the contract details had not yet been validated by both parties and the signing has now finally been put on the precious document that earlier this week, allowing Pokestars to claim a world champion more in its Pro Team.
World champions Pokerstars

At PokerStars, Duhamel will indeed join his illustrious predecessors Cada (2009 champion), Joe Hachem (Champion 2006), Greg Raymer (Champion 2004). Not to mention Chris Moneymaker, the first amateur to have qualified on the Internet and becoming world champion in stride. Moneymaker was in 2003 and again now speak of him in the main event of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure . Finally, remember that until his early retirement, the Dane Peter Eastgate (World Champion 2008) was also part of the team Pokestars.
Jonathan Duhamel present on the circuit

In addition to further strengthen the status of PokerStars as the first online poker room in the world, this sponsorship deal will have the merit that we can see more of Duhamel in the fields of departure of the biggest international tournaments. The Canadian was already professional before winning the WSOP Main Event but his main hunting ground while still confined to large portions of cash game on the Internet, where he plays regularly on 18 tables at once. Which explains why it has so far participated in only a handful of big events ‘live’.

Jonathan Duhamel is present in this very moment in Paradise Island in the Bahamas, where the PCA is held. And if that was not enough to enlighten us on the good intentions of the young man is what he said about his inclusion in the Team PokerStars Pro: “I am determined to compete in the biggest tournaments the world. And I will do my best to get back a big result. “That’s right. It expects that.

19 Apr 2011

Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure 2011: Interview with Hoyt Corkins

Hoyt Corkins, often dubbed the “Alabama Cowboy” is one of the most famous faces of the circuit pokéristique U.S.. With his famous drawl, Corkins has first appeared on the media scene in 1992 when he won his first bracelet and $ 96,000 in the tournament pot-limit Omaha at $ 5,000 World Series of Poker . After a break of 11 years, Corkins returned to poker in 2003 and has directly won the WPT World Poker Finals for $ 1,089,200. The following year he finished second in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) for $ 290,065. Weakened by the flu, it would eventually be defeated by Gus Hansen in the head-to-head final.

PokerNews has had the opportunity to speak with Corkins, who recently returned the money in the Main Event of the PCA 2011 (160th for $ 17,500). We discussed his career in the Bahamas, the Super High Roller ‘to $ 100,000 and his future program for the first months of the year.
Main Event of the PCA

- PokerNews: Hoyt, our team of reporters on the ground was pleased to see you go far in this year’s Main Event of the PCA. You have been eliminated at the beginning of Day 3, on which hand are you out?

- Hoyt Corkins: I think I was the cutoff, a guy raises before me and I return to AK. It is 14,000 (the blinds are 3.000/6.000) and my stack is 150,000. I decided to put everything in the middle. Button, just to my left, calle immediately with two ladies. You know, the kind of hands that play all alone. There is nothing to say except to regret that it ended badly for me either.

- PN: Are you going to enroll in the tournament ‘Shootout’ or ‘High Roller’ to $ 25,000?

- HC: No, I think I’m going to get me out quickly. I played the Super High Roller ‘to $ 100,000 and then $ 10,000 Main Event. All tournaments you may bring money to seven digits are passed, I have much to do here. I think I’d rather go to the Beau Rivage in Mississippi.

- PN: You make reference to Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. Traditionally, you have a lot of success in the southern U.S., right?

- HC: Yeah, I like the area and I have many friends, it’s always a pleasure to return.
On the Super High Roller

- PN: How was it for you in the Super High Roller?

- HC: Not great. I flopped two pairs of stockings, another guy had two pairs from the top is a hand that cost me about 60,000 chips. Afterwards, the one that got me off is when I found myself with the trips of the trips down against the top.

- PN: While you were in the Bahamas, do you have time to do anything other than playing poker?

- HC: Not really. I am a little sick right now and the trip was quite tiring. I preferred to save me.
Following the program Corkins

- PN: You just said that you would now direct you to the Beau Rivage. In the longer term, what are your plans for the first months of 2011?

- HC: Well, I will first go to LA for the tournament Commerce Casino (The LA Poker Classic 2011, which takes place from 19 January to 3 March) and then after we’ll improvise.

- PN: Last question: your general feeling about the PCA this year?

- HC: It’s a great tournament. The main event is very special. There are four places paid over a million dollars, you know, it’s really worth it.

19 Apr 2011

Novembers 9 in the representation Foxwood Resort & Casino

The 9 finalists Main Event World Series 2010 will again face to face February 8, 2011 as part of a completely new and live event billed as one of revenge. The Foxwood Resort & Casino, at the initiative of this project, and place the red carpet to Jonathan Duhamel, John Racener, Joseph Cheong, Filippo Candio, Michael Mizrachi, John Dolan, Jason Senti, Matt Jarvis, and Soi Nguyen under a promotional campaign to promote the establishment of game and the last event he moved, the Mega Stack Challenge 2011, a series of six tournaments with a total prize pool of $ 400,000.
The November 9 performance

In welcoming in its case on 9 hero of the final world championship of poker, the Foxwoods Resort & Casino achieves a great marketing coup. The November 9 have received wide media exposure in the general press and specialist in the U.S. and worldwide and are also passed to posterity under the cameras of ESPN.

The new show which will engage the world champion Jonathan Duhamel and his 8 opponents defeated in the final table would certainly create excitement. The tournament is also announced as one of revenge but the term seems a bit overused since the issue will obviously be very limited compared to that of November 9 and its first prize of $ 8,944,138! The November 9 will be primarily representation but it will be interesting to find these 9 players and see them grow together again in a completely different context. The interest will be whether Duhamel Jonathan is able to win again before his opponent even 8.
Pro vs. amateur

But the deal will, however, somewhat different since the November 9 will evolve along with 18 other players from the qualifying live organized by the Foxwood Resort & Casino. And this is where lies the strength of this tournament events, propose to the amateur player the opportunity to compete with players that the time for a fortnight during the summer of 2010 they established themselves as the best in the world.
Bernard Lee, spokesman for the Foxwoods Resort & Casino said:

“This tournament will be an unprecedented meeting observed by the entire poker community. The November 9 will meet to revive the memory of the final table of WSOP 2010. These professionals will also confront the best players to our casino. ”

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EPT Deauville + PokerNews Freeroll with PokerStars.fr

The online poker room is at stake Sunday, January 16 the last 7 packages for the Main Event EPT Deauville 2011. Each lot of a value of 8,000 € includes the buy-in Main Event (€ 5,300), accommodation at the Royal Hotel (8 nights for two persons, breakfast included) and € 818 to cover your expenses transport.

19 Apr 2011

Steve Wynn illegal citizen of Monaco?

The multi-billionaire Stephen A. Wynn, better known by the name of Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts CEO and owner of the eponymous hotel in Las Vegas and Macau, was made ??a citizen of the Principality of Monaco in the final days of 2010. The news is somewhat increased under the radar sites specializing in the gaming industry but could make some waves in the Big Blue, in part because Steve Wynn does not intend to abandon his American citizenship, a choice at first glance incompatible with Monegasque law. Steve Wynn: Macau in Monaco Wynn and Encore hotels in Las Vegas Wynn Resorts companies and QD SAM Monaco Hotel & Property Investment Limited, a joint venture (JV) luxury hotel created in August 2010 by the government of Monaco, and Qatar have signed a strategic partnership with Steve Wynn has been appointed external manager. After offering a little brother named Encore at Wynn Las Vegas luxury hotel , Steve Wynn has thrown headlong over Macao (China) constructing Wynn Macau in 2006 which proved particularly profitable. It must be said that in 2010 the new El Dorado of the games has put the wind in all its competing with Las Vegas, the traditional “Sin City” no longer represent a short quarter of sales of its Chinese counterpart (23 , $ 5 billion with a staggering growth of 58%). Wynn competitor to its own partners? After Las Vegas and Macao , so it now from another stronghold of the game world that Steve Wynn is now turning, a project he honed for over eight years and whose first stone was an alliance in 2003 with the Company des Bains de Mer (SBM), which owns the casino market in Monaco. Since the phasing out of the SBM with an investment of $ 45 million in Wynn Resorts not resulted in any concrete project soil Monaco, Steve Wynn was offered a leadership position in Monaco that QD International he has accepted the end of December 2010. Franck Biancheri, Minister Plenipotentiary and officer of the Government of Monaco and now deputy chairman of Monaco QD International, underlines that “this company has no intention of managing hotels located in the principality of Monaco, but especially in the USA , Macao, Singapore and Qatar, whose government owns 80% stake in the company. This is indeed the very name “Monte Carlo”, a prestigious brand if any, that is bankable for investors and foreign customers. Now on this ground the two companies will compete well. “Monaco has the international image of a unique” Franck Biancheri told the daily Nice-Matin, “Development of a new brand and a hotel concept luxury abroad will not only reflect positively on the image of Monaco luxury hotel. ” A princely gift of Christmas in American billionaire Monte Carlo is not only known for its casinos, its Rock or Grand Prix. The principality has been regularly accused in recent decades by the French government, notably by De Gaulle in 1962, “tax haven” enjoyed many millionaires and people with very high incomes who have obtained citizenship from Monaco. Under the authority of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, citizenship was offered Dec. 20, 2010 Steve Wynn (and officially confirmed a week later) “in order to fulfill its functions in the QD Monaco International Hotels & Resorts Management “. But as indicated by Jennifer Dunne, a spokesman for the group Wynn Resorts’ Steve Wynn does not give up his U.S. citizenship and will remain a U.S. taxpayer. ” Steve Wynn illegal citizen of Monaco? Even if the reasons for Steve Wynn to enjoy citizenship of Monaco is purely professional, it is possible that this “gift of the prince” is unintentionally poisoned. In effect, become a citizen of Monaco pre-supposes to have abandoned its previous nationality, under Monegasque law No. 1155 of December 18, 1992. This law clearly states that can “be naturalized without qualifying period (residence, NDR) abroad that the Prince considers worthy of the favor” (Article 6) but also and especially that “foreigners who subscribed a declaration to acquire Monegasque nationality must, under conditions set by sovereign order, or justify the loss of his original nationality, or commit to repudiate it or prove that he is unable to proceed this act “(Article 5). Asked about the dual nationality issue, the spokesman for the group Wynn merely reiterate that Steve Wynn will remain an American citizen and taxpayer “before declining to comment further on this. Steve Wynn in troubled waters on the Rock Apparent illegality of his newly acquired citizenship? Potential conflicts of interest between the SBM (which still holds one third of its investment in Wynn Resorts or 1.3% of the company) and the new QD Monaco International Hotels & Resorts Management? What about this turnaround princely who decides to invest via a new company rather than going through the history of SBM, especially since Qatar had provided two years ago to buy a third of its shares through the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company? So many questions unanswered for now. Steve Wynn may be caught between the hammer and the anvil, a lawyer from Santa Barbara had already requested an investigation from the Nevada Gaming Commission. The arrival of the eccentric businessman as the new Ambassador of the Principality is going to raise some eyebrows and maybe even some rabbits by wanting to run too much at once.

19 Apr 2011