Poker News – Last year, 20th Century Fox released Runner Runner, a poker-themed movie starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. The film earned $19.3 million at the U.S. box office, well below the estimated $30 million budget. Now, a new poker indie film is slated to be released on September 1. Gutshot Straight by Jay-X Entertainment stars George Eads, who played Nick Stokes on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as Steven Seagal (Under Siege, Marked for Death), Vinnie Jones (Snatch, X-Men: The Last Stand), and Tia Carrere (Wayne’s World, True Lies). The film was written by Jerry Rapp and…

The new movie “Runner Runner” is set to open soon, and the American Gaming Association looks to use this movie to help spur the US Congress to take legislative action for online gambling. J Todd speaks directly with the President of the AGA, Geoff Freeman, about how the movie will be used, and the thoughts behind using this film as an opportunity. See our related stories about the AGA coming under fire for it’s use of the “Runner Runner” poker movie, and poker pro Antonio Esfandiari speaks on shooting for the film.

The reviews are in for the online gambling thriller “Runner, Runner” and they aren’t very good.  In fact, to date, just 20 percent of critics at movie review aggregator site RottenTomatoes.com have given the film a thumb’s up.  Audience reviews were equally as harsh, though somewhat limited. Richie, a Princeton college student played by Justin Timberlake, travels to Costa Rica to confront the on-line mastermind, Ivan, whom he believes has swindled him out of monies wagered on his Web poker site. Ivan, played by Ben Affleck, sees a kindred spirit in Richie and brings the younger man into his operation….

Investor Place – The gambling industry is preparing for fallout from an upcoming Ben Affleck film that focuses on online gambling. The movie, Runner Runner, stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. In the film, Affleck plays the role of a rich online gambling entrepreneur. Affleck’s character is chased down by Timberlake’s character, a grad student that believes he has been cheated by Affleck’s site. Gambling industry groups are preparing for the film by readying advertising and special screenings to inform people that regulated online gambling isn’t how the movie portrays it. The gambling industry is pushing to protect the image…

From Gambling 911 Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake will star in the September 2013 release of Runner, Runner, a film about an offshore Internet gambling operator (Affleck) and his student gambler (played by Timberlake). The film is directed by Brad Furman with Leonardo DiCaprio as producer. Gambling911.com had alerted its readers last summer that filming was taking place throughout San Juan, Puerto Rico with the stars regularly frequenting the Marriott Resort. Affleck runs the online gambling site, Timberlake’s character looses his Princeton tuition to the online gambling site, and the rest is history… FULL STORY