The legendary Blackjack Team, a group of students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who learned how to cheat in blackjack, will now have their own movie. Based on the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich, the film named “21” will tell the story of the youngsters who used maths to defeat the casino.

It all started in 1979, when a group of MIT students that played poker regularly took a course called How To Gamble If You Must. There, they learned about the game of blackjack and card counting techniques and after the course finished they decided to try their skills.

The second edition of the Croupier Championship in Spain will take place on February 6 to 7 2008 at Casino Torrequebrada. The first and second best croupiers in the final tournament will represent Spain in the next European Championship, which will be held in Venice.

The croupier works for the casino, both distributing the game –like throwing the ball in roulette or dealing cards in blackjack- and taking care of payments. A good croupier makes sure games are played by the rules. Croupier tasks are mechanical, all clearly established.

“I paid off a poker debt with sexual favors, and I fell in love,” Pamela Anderson explained. After announcing she was in love with an anonymous poker player a few weeks ago, the mystery was revealed this weekend, when Pamela set to marry professional poker player Rick Solomon.

Son of a former Warner Bros. vice-president, Solomon grew up in Hollywood, marrying Beverly Hills 90210’s actress Shannon Doherty and co-starring the controversial Paris Hilton’s sex tape “A night in Paris”, widely distributed over the Internet.

Learning to play a new game can be a difficult task, but when it comes to learn how to play blackjack, fans say not only it’s easy and fun but it is also a chance to win a lot of money.

Experts on the game say that in order to improve your skills you should practice and practice, but first, you must learn everything you can about it. When you feel confident enough on how the rules work and think you have what it takes to try your luck, consistent winnings are just around the corner.

Luck was not on Lampard’s side. Last weekend, Chelsea’s midfield player threw out, in just a few hours, over 12,000 euros at the blackjack tables with some of his teammates such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge, Glen Johnson and the legendary Teddy Sheringham.

During the unfortunate hand, the player, engaged to former Catalan model Elen Rives –mother of his daughter Luna Patricia, almost two years old-, met a woman from East Europe, who was about 30 years old, with whom he spent four hours in his suite. According to the British tabloids, the relationship between the midfield player and the Spanish model is history, Rives has even been seen since Tuesday without her engagement ring that announced her future wedding this summer in Barcelona.

July 4th is a day to remember, a day to celebrate the Independence of the United States. For those that like gambling, spending the holyday at a casino might be an interesting choice. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is offering an Independence Day celebration customized for gamblers.

It will be a two day event, both on July 3rd and 4th. Players will have the chance to enjoy more than 1,100 slot machines. The non smoking Food Court area recently went through an 82-game expansion, now including Electronic Blackjack and Roulette. There will also be live –harness- and simulcast horse racing.

The manager of the biggest stock fund in the world is in his way to collect $5 million or even more with the stamps he bought for $2 million mostly in 2000. His fund of $104,000 million, Total Return Fund, had an annual rent of 6.9 percent in the last ten years.

The value of the collectable objects is going very high according to the millionaire who always looks for alternative investments or trophies. As an example, Stanley Ho, the casino businessman from Macao, paid $1.8 million in May for the throne of emperor Kangxi, which was sold in 1994 for $43,700. Gross’ stamps can collect up to triple the price paid for them seven years ago.

American tycoon investor Kirk Kerkorian announced his plans to purchase two Las Vegas Casinos owned and operated by MGM Mirage: the Bellagio and the CityCenter, still under construction. Any acquisition would be done through Tracinda, Kerkorian’s investment company, which already owns 56 percent of MGM Mirage.

Tracinda also informed that it intends to pursue “strategic alternatives” related to its share in MGM Mirage. “This will put them in play,” Matt Sodl, an investment banker with Los Angeles-based Innovation Capital LLC said. “It's a very aggressive move.”

The World Series of Blackjack IV, a new season of the most important blackjack championship in the world, will premier on Monday, June 4th, brought by GSN. This season the tournament will return to the Las Vegas Hilton and the winner will take home $500,000.

Qualification rounds for the WSOB IV took place in officially authorized casinos all over the United States and at the Las Vegas Hilton that hold “super satellite” championships. Several celebrities will complete the 40-player field, including Penn Jillette, Shannon Elizabeth and former Celebrity Blackjack winner Caroline Rhea.

Only a few poker fans can reach the fame of Johan Storakes, who is profiling himself as one of the greatest poker players in the world and with no doubt is at the moment the best poker player in Sweden.

Storakes’s fame didn’t come up by chance; it’s a combination of his persistence and his smart game that has made him stand out in the poker circuit. He has been playing the game for many years now and has reached the highest levels.