HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Wrestling impresario Vince McMahon — who has largely avoided the role of political spouse and whose World Wrestling Entertainment alter ego has been on hiatus during his wife's Senate campaign in Connecticut — has emerged from ringside in the contest's final days, defending a business empire he says has been trashed because of politics.
Democrats call his actions a late tag-team effort to boost Republican Linda McMahon's campaign as she trails in the polls.
Fed up with what he called "malicious and misleading attacks," the bombastic 65-year-old McMahon recently launched an Internet campaign called "Stand up for WWE," whose past policies and programming have been attacked by his wife's opponents.
He also filed a federal lawsuit this week against the top state election official for suggesting that WWE fans who come to the polls cover up their wrestling clothing or paraphernalia, given Linda McMahon's ties to the company. A judge Wednesday ruled in McMahon's favor.
And on Saturday, the WWE is staging a fan appreciation event in Hartford just three days before Linda McMahon hopes to rally enough voters to defeat Democrat Richard Blumenthal for the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd. WWE announced Thursday it will hand out free merchandise near selected polling places on Election Day to "celebrate" its success with the lawsuit.
Vince McMahon says such efforts have been "a monumental success."
"Certain members of the media, they're a little less likely to write untruths. Elitists, a little less likely to be looking down their noses at us. And even government officials, are concerned about the collective power of you, the WWE universe," McMahon proudly tells the fans in a WWE Web message posted this week.
While WWE and Linda McMahon's Senate campaign both claim the "Stand up for WWE" endeavor is strictly a company initiative, state Democrats have sought a federal elections investigation into whether the company has illegally cooperated with the political campaign.
"Linda McMahon's $50 million attack machine is calling in corporate reinforcements with no respect for the law or the voters of Connecticut," said state Democratic Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo, referring to how much the candidate has said she'll spend on her campaign.
Vince McMahon has appeared politically only once with his wife since she declared her candidacy last fall — in May, when she won the state GOP's endorsement.
Still, his image and reputation have made an impression in a race where the issues of steroid abuses and the WWE's controversial programming have often outmatched policy discussions.
Political opponents have enjoyed showing clips of Vince McMahon — as WWE character Mr. McMahon — forcing a woman to bark like a dog. They also point to his 1994 trial when was faced charges of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids to wrestlers. He was later acquitted.
Linda McMahon has touted her 30 years as an executive at WWE, and its past incarnations, in saying she has what it takes to turn around Washington.
Her husband of 44 years acknowledges he doesn't have much use for politicians and politics.
"When Linda mentioned to me that she wanted to give this a run and what did I think, I said, 'Well if you're successful, you'll be the only honest politician I know in Washington D.C.,'" Vince McMahon told The Associated Press.
On the campaign trail, Linda McMahon has mostly been accompanied by her paid campaign staff, appearing at times with the couple's daughter Stephanie, or Stephanie's husband Paul Levesque, the wrestler known as Triple H.
And on WWE's programming, the fictional Mr. McMahon has been incapacitated for months after some renegade wrestlers beat him up in June. McMahon told the AP that he hopes to end the character, saying the performances in the ring have become physically grueling.
"This was not about Vince McMahon, it should not have been about WWE, it was about Linda. The campaign was about Linda McMahon running for Senate," WWE spokesman Rob Zimmerman said.
The McMahons transformed a small wrestling company they bought from Vince's father into the success that it's become today, complete with pay-per-view matches and a planned cable TV channel. Both talk about sharing a desk in the old days, not sure whether they could afford to pay their taxes or their staff.
Vince McMahon acknowledges he underestimated the interest, and scrutiny, the Senate race would bring to WWE and the issues he and the company have faced over the years, such as steroids, wrestler deaths and raunchy programming.
And he's also been surprised by how he's been portrayed as a mythic, all-controlling figure who knew what was really going "back in the day," before the company revamped everything from its programming to drug testing.
"I'm supposed to be this Machiavellian character of some kind ... ," he told the AP. "Oh yeah, I'm extremely aggressive, over the top and real matter-of-fact, and I go for the jugular everyday and have an extraordinary work ethic and what have you, but the stories are legendary."
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Hulk Hogan Hulkamania Casino Slot Via Endemol Games UK, by Greg Tingle - 23rd October 2010
G'day punters, gaming entrepreneurs, casino billionaires, journalists, gamers, wrestling fans and Hulk-A-Maniacs!... one and all. The Hulk Hogan Hulkamania slot game will soon be coming to an online casino near you!. Media Man and Gambling911 catch Hulkamania as the red and yellow runs wild...
There's been talk of a Hulk Hogan themed online slot game for years, and it was only last year when Hogan's 'The Hulkamania Experience' slot hit a couple of American land based casinos, thanks to an Eric Bischoff deal inked with Rainmaker Technology, ID Interactive and the Dreamseekers Foundation. In the process some substantial funds were raised to help out Native American Indians with the support of the National Indian Gaming Association.
Hogan's latest gaming effort may be more commercial in nature, but we think just as newsworthy, and you can bet long time rival, Ric Flair aka 'The Nature Boy' is closely watching the situation, Flair with his own themed Carolina Lottery deals in place, with his trademark Woooooo! It's most interesting timing with WWE, Hogan's former home turf promotion where he largely built his fame, launching WWE Poker just last August to mixed, mainly positive response.
To say this is a major coup for Endemol Games UK is an understatement, and numerous media and gaming commentators predict more pro wrestling themed games to follow, with the names of Ric Flair, Andre The Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Kevin "Big Sexy" Nash being thrown around. Nash, earlier in his career being known as Vinnie Vegas, has featured some online casino games on his website for a few years, so an official slot game for the NWO mainstay would not be a surprise.
A little known fact is that over a decade ago the then World Wrestling Federation purchased a land based casino in Las Vegas, but never got far with the project, actually selling it for a 2 million dollar profit (something unheard of these days).
Online casinos on the surface appear just as good a fit with pro wrestling aka sports entertainment, as action figures and wrestling video games. One may expect for security checks and age verification checks to be ramped up at online casinos as the trend towards pro wrestling slots continues.
A Media Man spokesperson said "This is one of the biggest online casino news stories in years. Hulk Hogan is of course one of the most recognizable people on the planet and a genuine living legend. Having met the man, we can say he's one hell of a great guy, generous of heart and spirit, and an innovator. He was one of the original pro wrestling entrepreneurs, having gained great experience working with the likes of WWE's Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff and Jimmy Hart over the years. Hogan can create buzz and set trends like few other entertainment stars, and we predicate mega success for Hogan and his team on his latest venture. We're hopeful that the likes of PartyGaming and Virgin Games get his world class online slot machine, as we are keen to show it off to our loyal and vast readership. What's ya going to do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?"
For the record, here's the press release...
ENDEMOL AND HULK HOGAN TEAM UP FOR ONLINE GAMING DEAL
Los Angeles / London: 15th October 2010
Hulk Hogan is taking to the ring again, this time online. The world-famous wrestling champion, actor, TV host, entrepreneur and reality-show star has formed a new tag-team with global production company Endemol, and the licensing division of Bischoff Hervey Entertainment, in order to take on the online gaming industry.
Seen weekly in over 120 countries as the star of TNA Wrestling, Hogan has now partnered with Endemol, one of the world’s largest producers of TV, film and digital content. The result is Hulk Hogan’s Hulkamania, an online slot created by Endemol Games UK. The game is slated for worldwide release early next year and will be distributed internationally by Endemol Worldwide Brands, a global division dedicated to brand partnerships and digital media. Hulkamania will be one of the first games of its type to integrate original video content of its star, who appears personally throughout in order to inspire players and personalize the gameplay experience.
Endemol Games UK is the recently launched division specializing in online gaming and headed up by Managing Director, Jurian van der Meer. Van der Meer comments; “Endemol Games UK is expanding into new areas and this deal marks one of our first third party licensing partnerships. Hulk Hogan is an icon with massive global appeal and we aim to attract his fans with creative online slot games. This is a great addition to our portfolio.”
The deal was spearheaded by producers and longtime Hogan partners, Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey, for the licensing division of Los Angeles-based Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment. “Endemol is a major player in international media. Titles like ‘Deal or No Deal’ and ‘Big Brother’ are still setting the standard for media properties across the world. We’re proud to be partners”, said Bischoff.
MX Gaming, a relative newcomer in the online world, is co-producing Hulkamania with Endemol and Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment, and was instrumental in the genesis of the deal. “We’ve worked closely with Bischoff and Hogan on prior projects, and when examining our options for online, Endemol was clearly the perfect fit. They know television, and they know gaming, and that’s precisely what we wanted”, said Ike Mcfadden of MX Gaming. “With a 25-year career and millions of fans, a game based on the exploits of Hulk Hogan is probably as close to a safe bet as exists in the highly competitive online gaming industry.”
For more information:
Eliot Nesmith
Memetix Public Relations
tel: + 1. 561.715.5907
eliot@memetixgroup.com
For more information about Endemol contact:
Rae Langford
Tel: +44 (0) 208 222 4176
Rae.langford@endemoluk.com
About HULK HOGAN
Known most recently as the star of TNA Nonstop Wrestling on SpikeTV, host of NBC’s top-rated “American Gladiator”, host and Executive Producer of CMT’s series, “Celebrity Wrestling”, and star of MTV’s “Hogan Knows Best”, Hulk Hogan is one of the best-recognized celebrities in the world. A twelve- time world wrestling champion, including six WCW World Heavyweight belts, six WWE Championships, and a World Tag Team championship belt, Hulk Hogan is arguably the greatest wrestler in sports entertainment history. Rarely has an athlete held so many professional titles to his name in such a vast career. Hulk Hogan is also well known among young fans for his four “demandments”: which include training, saying prayers, eating vitamins, and believing in one self. As a result, he is one of the most-requested celebrities for the Make-a-Wish Foundation children’s charity.
About BISCHOFF-HERVERY ENTERTAINMENT
Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment specializes in the creation and production of television content, as well as licensing opportunities for established entertainment properties. BHE has created, developed, and produced both television pilots and series for NBC, VH-1, CMT, A&E, E!, and SPIKE TV, including two seasons of the hit series “Scott Baio is 45…and Single” and “Scott Baio is 46…and Pregnant” on VH-1, and “Home Again” with Billy Ray Cyrus on CMT. In 2008 BHE produced “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling” for CMT and is currently in production for an upcoming series on TruTV. BHE licensing has developed brand strategies, licensing opportunities, and retail distribution for entertainment brands including WWE, Playboy, Socko Energy, Hulk Hogan, LG, and WalMart.
About ENDEMOL
Endemol is a global leader in entertainment programming and the largest independent television and digital production company in the world. Endemol comprises a global network of more than 80 companies in 26 countries. Each year the company produces content and partners with more than 400 broadcasters and cross media platforms worldwide. Endemol is also one of the largest independent distributors of formats and finished programming in the world. The company has a growing library of over 2,000 formats and more than 22,000 hours of content across genres including entertainment, reality TV, game shows, animation, comedy, drama, docu-dramas, features and feature films. Endemol’s credits include international blockbusters formats such as Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 1 vs. 100, Star Academy and Wipeout. Its growing drama portfolio includes worldwide hits such as Home and Away, Rush, McLeod’s Daughters; Wire in the Blood, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Robin Hood and Nini. Endemol is also behind a wide range of multi-media sports content including football, cricket, rugby and motor racing. Endemol is owned by Goldman Sachs, Mediacinco and Cyrte, which acquired the company in May 2007
About MX GAMING
MX Gaming is an independent game developer with offices in Palm Beach and Buenos Aires, distributing games in the US, Western and Eastern Europe, Mexico, Central and South America. MX Gaming Partner Ike Mcfadden placed third in the 2004 Iditarod with a run time of 13 days, 15 hours.
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There's been talk of a Hulk Hogan themed online slot game for years, and it was only last year when Hogan's 'The Hulkamania Experience' slot hit a couple of American land based casinos, thanks to an Eric Bischoff deal inked with Rainmaker Technology, ID Interactive and the Dreamseekers Foundation. In the process some substantial funds were raised to help out Native American Indians with the support of the National Indian Gaming Association.
Hogan's latest gaming effort may be more commercial in nature, but we think just as newsworthy, and you can bet long time rival, Ric Flair aka 'The Nature Boy' is closely watching the situation, Flair with his own themed Carolina Lottery deals in place, with his trademark Woooooo! It's most interesting timing with WWE, Hogan's former home turf promotion where he largely built his fame, launching WWE Poker just last August to mixed, mainly positive response.
To say this is a major coup for Endemol Games UK is an understatement, and numerous media and gaming commentators predict more pro wrestling themed games to follow, with the names of Ric Flair, Andre The Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Kevin "Big Sexy" Nash being thrown around. Nash, earlier in his career being known as Vinnie Vegas, has featured some online casino games on his website for a few years, so an official slot game for the NWO mainstay would not be a surprise.
A little known fact is that over a decade ago the then World Wrestling Federation purchased a land based casino in Las Vegas, but never got far with the project, actually selling it for a 2 million dollar profit (something unheard of these days).
Online casinos on the surface appear just as good a fit with pro wrestling aka sports entertainment, as action figures and wrestling video games. One may expect for security checks and age verification checks to be ramped up at online casinos as the trend towards pro wrestling slots continues.
A Media Man spokesperson said "This is one of the biggest online casino news stories in years. Hulk Hogan is of course one of the most recognizable people on the planet and a genuine living legend. Having met the man, we can say he's one hell of a great guy, generous of heart and spirit, and an innovator. He was one of the original pro wrestling entrepreneurs, having gained great experience working with the likes of WWE's Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff and Jimmy Hart over the years. Hogan can create buzz and set trends like few other entertainment stars, and we predicate mega success for Hogan and his team on his latest venture. We're hopeful that the likes of PartyGaming and Virgin Games get his world class online slot machine, as we are keen to show it off to our loyal and vast readership. What's ya going to do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?"
For the record, here's the press release...
ENDEMOL AND HULK HOGAN TEAM UP FOR ONLINE GAMING DEAL
Los Angeles / London: 15th October 2010
Hulk Hogan is taking to the ring again, this time online. The world-famous wrestling champion, actor, TV host, entrepreneur and reality-show star has formed a new tag-team with global production company Endemol, and the licensing division of Bischoff Hervey Entertainment, in order to take on the online gaming industry.
Seen weekly in over 120 countries as the star of TNA Wrestling, Hogan has now partnered with Endemol, one of the world’s largest producers of TV, film and digital content. The result is Hulk Hogan’s Hulkamania, an online slot created by Endemol Games UK. The game is slated for worldwide release early next year and will be distributed internationally by Endemol Worldwide Brands, a global division dedicated to brand partnerships and digital media. Hulkamania will be one of the first games of its type to integrate original video content of its star, who appears personally throughout in order to inspire players and personalize the gameplay experience.
Endemol Games UK is the recently launched division specializing in online gaming and headed up by Managing Director, Jurian van der Meer. Van der Meer comments; “Endemol Games UK is expanding into new areas and this deal marks one of our first third party licensing partnerships. Hulk Hogan is an icon with massive global appeal and we aim to attract his fans with creative online slot games. This is a great addition to our portfolio.”
The deal was spearheaded by producers and longtime Hogan partners, Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey, for the licensing division of Los Angeles-based Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment. “Endemol is a major player in international media. Titles like ‘Deal or No Deal’ and ‘Big Brother’ are still setting the standard for media properties across the world. We’re proud to be partners”, said Bischoff.
MX Gaming, a relative newcomer in the online world, is co-producing Hulkamania with Endemol and Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment, and was instrumental in the genesis of the deal. “We’ve worked closely with Bischoff and Hogan on prior projects, and when examining our options for online, Endemol was clearly the perfect fit. They know television, and they know gaming, and that’s precisely what we wanted”, said Ike Mcfadden of MX Gaming. “With a 25-year career and millions of fans, a game based on the exploits of Hulk Hogan is probably as close to a safe bet as exists in the highly competitive online gaming industry.”
For more information:
Eliot Nesmith
Memetix Public Relations
tel: + 1. 561.715.5907
eliot@memetixgroup.com
For more information about Endemol contact:
Rae Langford
Tel: +44 (0) 208 222 4176
Rae.langford@endemoluk.com
About HULK HOGAN
Known most recently as the star of TNA Nonstop Wrestling on SpikeTV, host of NBC’s top-rated “American Gladiator”, host and Executive Producer of CMT’s series, “Celebrity Wrestling”, and star of MTV’s “Hogan Knows Best”, Hulk Hogan is one of the best-recognized celebrities in the world. A twelve- time world wrestling champion, including six WCW World Heavyweight belts, six WWE Championships, and a World Tag Team championship belt, Hulk Hogan is arguably the greatest wrestler in sports entertainment history. Rarely has an athlete held so many professional titles to his name in such a vast career. Hulk Hogan is also well known among young fans for his four “demandments”: which include training, saying prayers, eating vitamins, and believing in one self. As a result, he is one of the most-requested celebrities for the Make-a-Wish Foundation children’s charity.
About BISCHOFF-HERVERY ENTERTAINMENT
Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment specializes in the creation and production of television content, as well as licensing opportunities for established entertainment properties. BHE has created, developed, and produced both television pilots and series for NBC, VH-1, CMT, A&E, E!, and SPIKE TV, including two seasons of the hit series “Scott Baio is 45…and Single” and “Scott Baio is 46…and Pregnant” on VH-1, and “Home Again” with Billy Ray Cyrus on CMT. In 2008 BHE produced “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling” for CMT and is currently in production for an upcoming series on TruTV. BHE licensing has developed brand strategies, licensing opportunities, and retail distribution for entertainment brands including WWE, Playboy, Socko Energy, Hulk Hogan, LG, and WalMart.
About ENDEMOL
Endemol is a global leader in entertainment programming and the largest independent television and digital production company in the world. Endemol comprises a global network of more than 80 companies in 26 countries. Each year the company produces content and partners with more than 400 broadcasters and cross media platforms worldwide. Endemol is also one of the largest independent distributors of formats and finished programming in the world. The company has a growing library of over 2,000 formats and more than 22,000 hours of content across genres including entertainment, reality TV, game shows, animation, comedy, drama, docu-dramas, features and feature films. Endemol’s credits include international blockbusters formats such as Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 1 vs. 100, Star Academy and Wipeout. Its growing drama portfolio includes worldwide hits such as Home and Away, Rush, McLeod’s Daughters; Wire in the Blood, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Robin Hood and Nini. Endemol is also behind a wide range of multi-media sports content including football, cricket, rugby and motor racing. Endemol is owned by Goldman Sachs, Mediacinco and Cyrte, which acquired the company in May 2007
About MX GAMING
MX Gaming is an independent game developer with offices in Palm Beach and Buenos Aires, distributing games in the US, Western and Eastern Europe, Mexico, Central and South America. MX Gaming Partner Ike Mcfadden placed third in the 2004 Iditarod with a run time of 13 days, 15 hours.
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Australian Gambling, Sports And Entertainment, by Greg Tingle - 12th October 2010
The Australian gambling, sports and entertainment sector continues to run at fever pitch. We've got Aussie poker politics, Mark Webber continuing his winning ways in F1, Royals banned from cricket, Commonwealth Games scandals and more. Media Man and Gambling911 give you a gold pass to the some of the best coverage found anywhere on the planet...
New South Wales Opposition: Liberal Party Would Stab Pokies Tax; Club Friendly And Smart...
A New South Wales Coalition government would slash and brutally cut up pokie taxes by a massive $300 million over 4 years if clubs agree to contribute significantly more to community organisations. In was in 2004 that the State Government increased tax rates on gambling revenue for large clubs but the Opposition has announced a plan to cut rates back, turning back Father Time (should be the name for slot game). Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says the plan is geared to create 2,000 jobs and raise community contributions from clubs by $270 million a year. He says the policy will ensure clubs remain viable but also contribute to the community, so its a real win - win. "When clubs are unable to provide funding to local social, community and sporting groups what happens is those groups come to Government," he said. Media Man also also recently seen a rise in the level of sponsorship requests, even though the books are full and not taking on any additional community projects for the time being. "It makes a lot of sense to ensure that clubs are able to do the job they've done for more than 50 years, which is support local neighbourhoods, support local groups through funds they're raising in their clubs." O'Farrell denies the announcement has anything to do with donations from clubs to the Liberal and National parties.
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Commonwealth Games: Network 10 Don't Show Steve Hooker Gold Medal Win Live...
Network 10 has got criticized after not providing live coverage of Steve Hooker's gold-medal winning efforts. Despite Hooker’s being the biggest track and field star of these Commonwealth Games, Ten did not manage to cross live to any of his attempts as they happened, focusing rather on events on the track. Hooker secured gold at 12.45am AEDT, when England’s Steven Lewis failed in his attempt at the height of 5.70, but Ten did not broadcast these events until 45 minutes later. Hooker's first jump was made at 12.25am AEDT, with Ten going on to show it 15 minutes late. Ten's head of sport David Barham said last night the network had been cursed by a faulty cable. "Ourselves and the BBC had an optical fibre fault from Nehru stadium, and there was nothing we could do about it," he told Delhi Now. "From my understanding it was about 20 minutes delayed, but we couldn't do anything. This happened before we started (the telecast) when a road fell in and cut the cable back to Australia, so it's happened before. "This time there was a fault and the line back to the IBC (International Broadcast Centre) didn't work." One of Foxtel’s Delhi-specific channels was able to broadcast the entire pole vault competition without interruption. Barham said the channel was on a two-minute delay while showing Sally Pearson’s 100m hurdles medal ceremony before the fault kicked in, causing viewers to miss the chance to see the end of the pole vault competition. However, Hooker had already won gold by the time Pearson's medal ceremony took place, unknown to to Network 10's viewers. Barham said the network had followed its policy of going live all the time. "We have been live with everything we have done, consistently live for all nine days," he said. Readers of Delhi Now’s live blog on the event were outraged. "Can't believe Ch10 is missing this," posted dp. "Effing channel 10,” posted Sarahmagpie. “This is ridiculous!” Steve wrote: "Up until now I've enjoyed 10's coverage, but not showing Hooker is inexcusable. Are the great minds behind Channel 7's coverage doing this? Although no one really cares about the Winter Olympics Nine did a great job showing it. Bring on Channel 9 and London 2012." The Seven Network was panned at the weekend for gradually delaying its coverage of Bathurst until it was nearly half an hour behind. The network's response was that "our objective was (for) viewers not miss a moment of action," but it allowed Seven to increase its ad revenue. Seven also came under fire for their delayed coverage of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, with their failure to show Hooker’s gold-medal winning efforts live used as a prime example.
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Drugs In Commonwealth Games...
Delhi's Commonwealth Games suffered its first positive drugs test on Monday, leaving the women's 100m with potentially a 3rd different winner, as India braced itself to hail a new track queen. Nigeria's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, who only inherited the winner's position after Australia's Sally Pearson was disqualified for false-starting, tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine. If the 24-year-old is stripped of her gold medal, Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and The Grenadines would be promoted to first with England's Kathryn Endacott taking silver and Bertille Atangana of Cameroon coming 3rd. "Any positive test, whether in a high-profile event or not, is something we very much regret because we all strive for a clean Games and a clean sport," said Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell. "We don't know what sort of damage will accrue but we want to let everyone know that we are very vigilant and we are doing all we can to eliminate doping in sport." Despite the positive result from Thursday's final, Oludamola competed in the 200m heats on Sunday, but finished fourth in her heat to miss out on making the final. That medal race was due to be held Sunday evening but was postponed after more chaos when Elena Artymata of Cyprus, the fastest qualifier, was disqualified from her semi-final for stepping out of her lane. Her appeal was turned down with the final delayed until Monday. India, who have stretched their gold medal lead over England, was still on a high Monday after seeing their men's hockey team defeat rivals Pakistan 7-4 to make the semi-finals, have high hopes of a rare track gold for Tintu Luka. She is one of the favourites for the 800m title later in the day, but she will face stiff opposition from a trio of Kenyans including Nancy Langat, the Olympic 1,500m champion. "Tintu is in good form. I don?t want to talk much about the final and put unnecessary pressure on her. It is a very competitive field," said her coach PT Usha. The 800m, which will be missing world champion Caster Semenya after the South African pulled out of the Games injured, is one of seven golds up for grabs on the track. Rugby sevens got underway on Monday with a series of one-sided encounters.
New Zealand, bidding to become the first country to win four successive team golds, saw off Canada 43-7, Wales beat hosts India 56-7, England mauled Sri Lanka 59-7 while world sevens series champions Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea 38-17. In women's hockey, defending champions Australia defeated England 1-0 to reach the final where they will face either New Zealand or South Africa. Media Man says its not whether you win or loose, its how you play the game. Former BetUS ambassador and Minnesota governor Jesse "The Body" Venture used to joke (we think), "It's not how you play the game, it's whether you win or loose, but always cheat"!
Aussie Pearson Pissed At Drug Fuelled 100m Race...
Sally Pearson has spoke out on the drug controversy surrounding her ill-fated 100-metre final, suggesting that gold medallist Oludamola Osayemi should not accept her medal and describing the situation surrounding the still-unresolved drug test as "a joke". Pearson added, in a pointed critique of Osayemi's positive test for a banned substance, that she was happy to be "running drug free. It's just a joke you know," said Pearson, minutes after her redemptive gold medal in the 100m hurdles. "I don't know how you can accept a medal knowing what you've done to yourself. But I'm happy I'm out here running drug free." Dr Mani Jegathesan, the Commonwealth Games anti-doping chief, admitted Osayemi's failed drugs test would tarnish the image of the Games to some degree. He also denied any suggestion that anti-doping measures had been compromised by the chaotic start to the Games, during which the late arrival of many athletes forced alterations to the testing program. "That has not been the case," Jegathesan told the press. "Every system in place is a balance between affordability and availability and you have to find that. What I believe we have put in place is a system where every athlete feels they are an equal chance of being tested before, during or after a race. They should be thinking, 'It could be me today' whether it's because they have won a medal, selected at random or targeted. "We've done nearly 900 tests and this is the first positive, and I think that says a lot. It's not great news for the Games, but it is news that shows there are systems in place that should act as a deterrent."
Aussie Shane Warne Pissed And Shocked With Royals' Demise From IPL Cricket...
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne says he is totally shocked by the news that the franchise has been thrown out of the Indian Premier League. The Australia sporting legend led the Royals to the IPL crown in the competition's inaugural season two years ago. Now the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Sunday that the Royals' franchise agreements with Punjab and Rajasthan had been terminated "based on legal opinions". The decision was made due to issues over the outfit's ownership, with Kings XI Punjab also greatly suffering the same fate and a warning being handed out to the new Kochi franchise. But Warnie said that he hoped the BCCI, who own the lucrative Twenty20 event, would "come to their senses". "Thank you for all your messages of support, still shocked at IPL news re the Royals, what are other owners saying? Hope to know more asap," he said on his infamous Twitter account. He then went on..."The Royals gave young unknown Indian players a chance and I as captain backed them, and our coaching staff supported them... we were a team. "Three seasons ago Royals won the first-ever IPL, underdogs come good, what a story, it helped give credibility to the competition. Now look. "What now for the youngsters?" As well as Warne, fellow Aussies Shane Watson and Shaun Tait, Graeme Smith of South Africa and Pakistan's Kamran Akmal and Younus Khan are among the star names who have played for the Royals. On a side note, Warnie remains passionate about poker and gambling, and has recently inked a deal with Australian casino king, James Packer, which will involve Warne doing lots of promos at Packer's Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.
F1 News: Red Bull 1 And 2 - Vettel Gets Victory, Webber Closes In On World Title...
Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix for the second consecutive year, leading a Red Bull one-two with Mark Webber on Sunday. The 23-year-old German, who started from pole position, snatched his 3rd victory of the season, with championship leader Webber finishing second, 0.9 seconds behind. It was Red Bull's 3rd 1-2 finish of the season after Malaysia and Monaco. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was 3rd, 1.8s behind Webber, while McLaren teammates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were fourth and fifth, Hamilton nursing an ailing car to the finish. The victory was the 8th of Vettel's career, and he joins Mika Hakkinen (1998, 1999) and Michael Schumacher (2000-02) as the only drivers to win consecutive races at the high-speed, 5.8 kilometre track. With only 3 races left, Webber leads with 220 points and Alonso is second with 206, edging out Vettel, also with 206, on race wins. Hamilton drops one place to 4th with 192, and Button remains fifth with 189. Despite finishing behind Vettel for the 2nd consecutive race, Webber said it had been a "very good day. The most important thing is the gap is going in the right way," Webber said. "I have to keep it like that. We have three races to go, and it is a good result for me. "Seb deserved the victory, but I need to win again in the future. I'm confident I can do that." Vettel praised his car after his first victory since the European Grand Prix at Valencia in June. "It's about time," he said. "This track is like it has been drawn for us with all the high-speed corners. It's always a pleasure. When the car was getting lighter and lighter with fuel at the end, it was more and more fun. "You want to push every single lap because the car is magnificent around here." Vettel was quickest to react at the start, leading Webber off the line. The Aussie was passed into the first corner by Renault's Robert Kubica but a safety car period slowed the race as quickly as it had started. Kubica's teammate, Vitaly Petrov, smashed into a wall trying to avoid the slow-starting Williams of Nico Hulkenberg, while Ferrari's Felipe Massa clashed with Force India's Tonio Liuzzi at the 1st turn. Both drivers retired on the spot. Kubica then retired under the safety car when the right rear wheel of his Renault worked loose on lap three, leaving Webber to chase Vettel when the race resumed 4 laps later. Button, the only driver in the top 10 to start on the more durable harder tyres, led the race for 13 laps in the middle stages before his pit stop for softer rubber dropped him to fifth. He regained a place when Hamilton had to slow with gear-selection problems with 9 laps left. In a recent poll 83% of Australians think Mark Webber will win the drivers championship. Media Man publicly congratulates on his outstanding success this season. Yep, Webber is no turkey.
Hugh Jackman Wolverine Body And Bank Account In Shape With Marvel Entertainment Money Making Machine...
Jackman continues to get into shape for "Wolverine 2,", and his bank account is also getting into even better shape, as is the case whenever he takes on the Marvel Comics - Marvel Entertainment 'Wolverine' role. Jackman remains good friends with News Limited king of the world Rupert Murdoch. Rumours are running crazy that the Wolverine game will soon appear at PartyGaming and Richard Branson's Virgin Casino. Thor And The Incredible Hulk are the 2 more popular games at Party at the time of publication, with Spider-Man making a late crawl up in the rankings. Stay tuned, but as we say at Media Man with Marvel - don't just watch the movies - play the games!
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New South Wales Opposition: Liberal Party Would Stab Pokies Tax; Club Friendly And Smart...
A New South Wales Coalition government would slash and brutally cut up pokie taxes by a massive $300 million over 4 years if clubs agree to contribute significantly more to community organisations. In was in 2004 that the State Government increased tax rates on gambling revenue for large clubs but the Opposition has announced a plan to cut rates back, turning back Father Time (should be the name for slot game). Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says the plan is geared to create 2,000 jobs and raise community contributions from clubs by $270 million a year. He says the policy will ensure clubs remain viable but also contribute to the community, so its a real win - win. "When clubs are unable to provide funding to local social, community and sporting groups what happens is those groups come to Government," he said. Media Man also also recently seen a rise in the level of sponsorship requests, even though the books are full and not taking on any additional community projects for the time being. "It makes a lot of sense to ensure that clubs are able to do the job they've done for more than 50 years, which is support local neighbourhoods, support local groups through funds they're raising in their clubs." O'Farrell denies the announcement has anything to do with donations from clubs to the Liberal and National parties.
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Commonwealth Games: Network 10 Don't Show Steve Hooker Gold Medal Win Live...
Network 10 has got criticized after not providing live coverage of Steve Hooker's gold-medal winning efforts. Despite Hooker’s being the biggest track and field star of these Commonwealth Games, Ten did not manage to cross live to any of his attempts as they happened, focusing rather on events on the track. Hooker secured gold at 12.45am AEDT, when England’s Steven Lewis failed in his attempt at the height of 5.70, but Ten did not broadcast these events until 45 minutes later. Hooker's first jump was made at 12.25am AEDT, with Ten going on to show it 15 minutes late. Ten's head of sport David Barham said last night the network had been cursed by a faulty cable. "Ourselves and the BBC had an optical fibre fault from Nehru stadium, and there was nothing we could do about it," he told Delhi Now. "From my understanding it was about 20 minutes delayed, but we couldn't do anything. This happened before we started (the telecast) when a road fell in and cut the cable back to Australia, so it's happened before. "This time there was a fault and the line back to the IBC (International Broadcast Centre) didn't work." One of Foxtel’s Delhi-specific channels was able to broadcast the entire pole vault competition without interruption. Barham said the channel was on a two-minute delay while showing Sally Pearson’s 100m hurdles medal ceremony before the fault kicked in, causing viewers to miss the chance to see the end of the pole vault competition. However, Hooker had already won gold by the time Pearson's medal ceremony took place, unknown to to Network 10's viewers. Barham said the network had followed its policy of going live all the time. "We have been live with everything we have done, consistently live for all nine days," he said. Readers of Delhi Now’s live blog on the event were outraged. "Can't believe Ch10 is missing this," posted dp. "Effing channel 10,” posted Sarahmagpie. “This is ridiculous!” Steve wrote: "Up until now I've enjoyed 10's coverage, but not showing Hooker is inexcusable. Are the great minds behind Channel 7's coverage doing this? Although no one really cares about the Winter Olympics Nine did a great job showing it. Bring on Channel 9 and London 2012." The Seven Network was panned at the weekend for gradually delaying its coverage of Bathurst until it was nearly half an hour behind. The network's response was that "our objective was (for) viewers not miss a moment of action," but it allowed Seven to increase its ad revenue. Seven also came under fire for their delayed coverage of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, with their failure to show Hooker’s gold-medal winning efforts live used as a prime example.
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Drugs In Commonwealth Games...
Delhi's Commonwealth Games suffered its first positive drugs test on Monday, leaving the women's 100m with potentially a 3rd different winner, as India braced itself to hail a new track queen. Nigeria's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, who only inherited the winner's position after Australia's Sally Pearson was disqualified for false-starting, tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine. If the 24-year-old is stripped of her gold medal, Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and The Grenadines would be promoted to first with England's Kathryn Endacott taking silver and Bertille Atangana of Cameroon coming 3rd. "Any positive test, whether in a high-profile event or not, is something we very much regret because we all strive for a clean Games and a clean sport," said Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell. "We don't know what sort of damage will accrue but we want to let everyone know that we are very vigilant and we are doing all we can to eliminate doping in sport." Despite the positive result from Thursday's final, Oludamola competed in the 200m heats on Sunday, but finished fourth in her heat to miss out on making the final. That medal race was due to be held Sunday evening but was postponed after more chaos when Elena Artymata of Cyprus, the fastest qualifier, was disqualified from her semi-final for stepping out of her lane. Her appeal was turned down with the final delayed until Monday. India, who have stretched their gold medal lead over England, was still on a high Monday after seeing their men's hockey team defeat rivals Pakistan 7-4 to make the semi-finals, have high hopes of a rare track gold for Tintu Luka. She is one of the favourites for the 800m title later in the day, but she will face stiff opposition from a trio of Kenyans including Nancy Langat, the Olympic 1,500m champion. "Tintu is in good form. I don?t want to talk much about the final and put unnecessary pressure on her. It is a very competitive field," said her coach PT Usha. The 800m, which will be missing world champion Caster Semenya after the South African pulled out of the Games injured, is one of seven golds up for grabs on the track. Rugby sevens got underway on Monday with a series of one-sided encounters.
New Zealand, bidding to become the first country to win four successive team golds, saw off Canada 43-7, Wales beat hosts India 56-7, England mauled Sri Lanka 59-7 while world sevens series champions Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea 38-17. In women's hockey, defending champions Australia defeated England 1-0 to reach the final where they will face either New Zealand or South Africa. Media Man says its not whether you win or loose, its how you play the game. Former BetUS ambassador and Minnesota governor Jesse "The Body" Venture used to joke (we think), "It's not how you play the game, it's whether you win or loose, but always cheat"!
Aussie Pearson Pissed At Drug Fuelled 100m Race...
Sally Pearson has spoke out on the drug controversy surrounding her ill-fated 100-metre final, suggesting that gold medallist Oludamola Osayemi should not accept her medal and describing the situation surrounding the still-unresolved drug test as "a joke". Pearson added, in a pointed critique of Osayemi's positive test for a banned substance, that she was happy to be "running drug free. It's just a joke you know," said Pearson, minutes after her redemptive gold medal in the 100m hurdles. "I don't know how you can accept a medal knowing what you've done to yourself. But I'm happy I'm out here running drug free." Dr Mani Jegathesan, the Commonwealth Games anti-doping chief, admitted Osayemi's failed drugs test would tarnish the image of the Games to some degree. He also denied any suggestion that anti-doping measures had been compromised by the chaotic start to the Games, during which the late arrival of many athletes forced alterations to the testing program. "That has not been the case," Jegathesan told the press. "Every system in place is a balance between affordability and availability and you have to find that. What I believe we have put in place is a system where every athlete feels they are an equal chance of being tested before, during or after a race. They should be thinking, 'It could be me today' whether it's because they have won a medal, selected at random or targeted. "We've done nearly 900 tests and this is the first positive, and I think that says a lot. It's not great news for the Games, but it is news that shows there are systems in place that should act as a deterrent."
Aussie Shane Warne Pissed And Shocked With Royals' Demise From IPL Cricket...
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne says he is totally shocked by the news that the franchise has been thrown out of the Indian Premier League. The Australia sporting legend led the Royals to the IPL crown in the competition's inaugural season two years ago. Now the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Sunday that the Royals' franchise agreements with Punjab and Rajasthan had been terminated "based on legal opinions". The decision was made due to issues over the outfit's ownership, with Kings XI Punjab also greatly suffering the same fate and a warning being handed out to the new Kochi franchise. But Warnie said that he hoped the BCCI, who own the lucrative Twenty20 event, would "come to their senses". "Thank you for all your messages of support, still shocked at IPL news re the Royals, what are other owners saying? Hope to know more asap," he said on his infamous Twitter account. He then went on..."The Royals gave young unknown Indian players a chance and I as captain backed them, and our coaching staff supported them... we were a team. "Three seasons ago Royals won the first-ever IPL, underdogs come good, what a story, it helped give credibility to the competition. Now look. "What now for the youngsters?" As well as Warne, fellow Aussies Shane Watson and Shaun Tait, Graeme Smith of South Africa and Pakistan's Kamran Akmal and Younus Khan are among the star names who have played for the Royals. On a side note, Warnie remains passionate about poker and gambling, and has recently inked a deal with Australian casino king, James Packer, which will involve Warne doing lots of promos at Packer's Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.
F1 News: Red Bull 1 And 2 - Vettel Gets Victory, Webber Closes In On World Title...
Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix for the second consecutive year, leading a Red Bull one-two with Mark Webber on Sunday. The 23-year-old German, who started from pole position, snatched his 3rd victory of the season, with championship leader Webber finishing second, 0.9 seconds behind. It was Red Bull's 3rd 1-2 finish of the season after Malaysia and Monaco. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was 3rd, 1.8s behind Webber, while McLaren teammates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were fourth and fifth, Hamilton nursing an ailing car to the finish. The victory was the 8th of Vettel's career, and he joins Mika Hakkinen (1998, 1999) and Michael Schumacher (2000-02) as the only drivers to win consecutive races at the high-speed, 5.8 kilometre track. With only 3 races left, Webber leads with 220 points and Alonso is second with 206, edging out Vettel, also with 206, on race wins. Hamilton drops one place to 4th with 192, and Button remains fifth with 189. Despite finishing behind Vettel for the 2nd consecutive race, Webber said it had been a "very good day. The most important thing is the gap is going in the right way," Webber said. "I have to keep it like that. We have three races to go, and it is a good result for me. "Seb deserved the victory, but I need to win again in the future. I'm confident I can do that." Vettel praised his car after his first victory since the European Grand Prix at Valencia in June. "It's about time," he said. "This track is like it has been drawn for us with all the high-speed corners. It's always a pleasure. When the car was getting lighter and lighter with fuel at the end, it was more and more fun. "You want to push every single lap because the car is magnificent around here." Vettel was quickest to react at the start, leading Webber off the line. The Aussie was passed into the first corner by Renault's Robert Kubica but a safety car period slowed the race as quickly as it had started. Kubica's teammate, Vitaly Petrov, smashed into a wall trying to avoid the slow-starting Williams of Nico Hulkenberg, while Ferrari's Felipe Massa clashed with Force India's Tonio Liuzzi at the 1st turn. Both drivers retired on the spot. Kubica then retired under the safety car when the right rear wheel of his Renault worked loose on lap three, leaving Webber to chase Vettel when the race resumed 4 laps later. Button, the only driver in the top 10 to start on the more durable harder tyres, led the race for 13 laps in the middle stages before his pit stop for softer rubber dropped him to fifth. He regained a place when Hamilton had to slow with gear-selection problems with 9 laps left. In a recent poll 83% of Australians think Mark Webber will win the drivers championship. Media Man publicly congratulates on his outstanding success this season. Yep, Webber is no turkey.
Hugh Jackman Wolverine Body And Bank Account In Shape With Marvel Entertainment Money Making Machine...
Jackman continues to get into shape for "Wolverine 2,", and his bank account is also getting into even better shape, as is the case whenever he takes on the Marvel Comics - Marvel Entertainment 'Wolverine' role. Jackman remains good friends with News Limited king of the world Rupert Murdoch. Rumours are running crazy that the Wolverine game will soon appear at PartyGaming and Richard Branson's Virgin Casino. Thor And The Incredible Hulk are the 2 more popular games at Party at the time of publication, with Spider-Man making a late crawl up in the rankings. Stay tuned, but as we say at Media Man with Marvel - don't just watch the movies - play the games!
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