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Murderer Convicted, Online Poker Alibi Didn't Hold Up

Jan 18, 2008

Richard Read, of Plymouth, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 50 years behind bars for the murder of Brian Raboin. Read stated that he was playing online poker t...

Online Casino Sends Two Players to Playboy Mansion

Jan 17, 2008
Every young boy and man's dream came true for two London friends this past New Year. Julian and David received an all expense paid trip to the Playboy Mansio...

Online Gambling: The Best (And Worst) Of 2007

Jan 17, 2008

2007 was a difficult year for those with a stake in the online gambling industry - the players, the operators and the gaming licensors alike. From the UIGEA to t...

Free Online Poker w/ Real Prizes On Facebook Platform

Jan 15, 2008

Free online poker community Ujogo has announced the first free poker application to provide rewards and prizes with the integration of the Facebook Platform. Alr...

Online Poker Rewarding Real Prizes On Facebook Platform

Jan 14, 2008
Free online poker community Ujogo has announced the first free poker application to provide rewards and prizes with the in...

Online Gambling Software Developer Hires New CEO

Jan 14, 2008
Online gambling software and solutions provider, NetSurf Media, has announced the company's latest addition, Mark Campbell, taking on the roll of Chief Executive ...

B4Playing and 888.com to Enhance Cooperation

Jan 13, 2008

The developer and marketer of the online casino and online poker room smart tool, B4Playing, and 888.com has made pla...

Absolute Poker Scandal Kahnawake Report

Jan 12, 2008

The audit by Gaming Associates is complete and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission has released its report regarding the Absolute Poker cheating scandal that occur...

Gus Hansen Launches ThePlayr

Jan 12, 2008

Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen, professional poker player and multiple WPT champion is not only taking on the worlds best poker players but also the

Online Poker Software Upgrades Please Betfair Players

Jan 11, 2008

According to online poker room, Betfair, its regular players are quite pleased with a recent upgrade to the online poker software platform. Updates to the paymen...

Daily Poker Tournament Feed Toolbar Now Available Online

Jan 10, 2008

It was announced this week that the site, PokerSitesUK.co.uk, will have a new toolbar available that will help online poker players keep up with live daily tourn...

Titan Poker $60k Winter Online Poker League

Jan 10, 2008
1/10/08 - Titan Poker, the largest member of the iPoker Network, announced the launch of the Titan Poker winter poker league today. The poker room will be adding a to...

Final Cabin up for Grabs for Ladbrokes Poker Cruise

Jan 9, 2008

Players have been qualifying for some time now to win their spot on the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise. This Friday, players will have one last chance to qualify for the...

Commentator Announced for Latin American Poker Tour

Jan 9, 2008

It was announced yesterday that a person had been selected to provide on-air commentary for the Vega Latin American Poker Tour. Vega Promotional Systems Inc, hav...

888 Poker Pro For A Year Winner is Luke Abolins

Jan 8, 2008

The website 888 started a tournament series at the beginning of last year titled Poker Pro For A Year. It would be a series of events in a series of six that wou...

NETeller Revamps Online Payment Processing Web Site

Jan 8, 2008

Online money transfer and payment processor, NETeller, announced Monday that the web site has undergone a complete overhaul, giving the payment portal a whole ne...

Virgin Games Closes Sportsbetting Site For Refurbishing

Jan 7, 2008
Online gaming company, Virgin Games, has made the decision to close down it's Sportsbetting operation, 'Virgin Bets', in an effort to refurbish the s...

Women in Poker Hall of Fame

Jan 7, 2008

This past Friday it was announced that women will soon have their own Poker Hall of Fame. The Ladies International Poker Series, otherwise known as LIPS, Tour wi...

Isaac westmenloAA Baron Is Online Player of the Year

Jan 2, 2008
Respected online poker genius Isaac Baron, also known as ‘westmenloAA' on most of the major sites, held off his g...

2007 Was Profitable in AP's Bad Beat Jackpot

Jan 2, 2008

Despite all the bad press regarding Absolute Poker during the latter part of 2007, it was still a profitable year for their poker players. The online poker site...

Backgammon Master Partners with Betting Terminal Inc

Jan 2, 2008

Betting Terminal Inc, a London based software developer, has teamed up with the Backgammon Master website and signed a deal. Betting Terminal Inc will use the we...

The Sale of Harrah’s Casino Means No WSOP Changes

Dec 30, 2007

It was made clear this week by the World Series of Poker Communications Director, Gary Thompson, that there will not be any changes to the tournament series desp...

Las Vegas To Cater To New Generation of Gamblers

Dec 29, 2007

With every New Year bringing new innovative changes and commerce finding new ways catering to consumers, casinos are no exception. The near future has us looking...

Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro Make Video

Dec 28, 2007

iAmplifyVegas, an online poker coaching site has announced their latest in instructional videos. This video, iAmplify Poker University joins together to of the...

Card Players Online Player of Year is Tight Race

Dec 28, 2007
It is a tight race for the 2007 Card Player Online Player of the Year (OPOY) and the latest tournament, the $200 rebuy on PokerStars December 23rd, sent Isaac &qu...

2008 WSOP Will Run Like Clockwork Despite Sale of Harrah's

Dec 27, 2007

The 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) can breathe a sigh of relief that business will continue to be structured as usual, even though Harrah Entertainment has a ...

New Year Bringing Online Gambling Prohibition To Germany?

Dec 27, 2007
As of January 1, 2008, Germany may be enacting an anti-online gambling law that would prohibit the act of gambling over the Internet within their borders. In mid-Dece...

Poker Pro For A Year Final Table Announced

Dec 27, 2007
The owners of PokerNews and Pacific Poker have finally announced the final table line-up for their annual Poker Pro For A Year promotion! 

 

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The Dragon Wins 2007 Poker Player Of The Year

Dec 26, 2007
The 2007 Poker Player of the Year award was granted to skilled poker pro, David 'The Dragon' Pham, after taking down Event 8 of the Five Diamond World Poker C...

Network Entertainment Licenses Stryyke Entertainment

Dec 23, 2007

Increasing their poker business with an online casino was a logical progression for Stryyke Entertainment Ltd.; licensed in Malta, this gaming operator offers sp...

$1-Million 1st-Place Prize From Online Poker Room

Dec 20, 2007
Just 2 months after returning from the Aruba Poker Classic 2007, popular online poker room, UltimateBet, is heading back to...

$31.5 million Paid By the Big Three for Gambling Ads

Dec 18, 2007

According to U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway the three largest Internet search companies, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., and Google Inc. have agreed to stop accep...

$11 Million Guaranteed Monthly At Online Poker Room

Dec 17, 2007
Prominent online poker room, Mansion Poker, has recently announced the extended monthly tournament schedule presenting a mi...

Skill vs. Luck Debate

Dec 17, 2007

The age old debate about skill vs. luck in the game of poker has now been taken up by The British Broadcasting Corporation who examines the argument using the ...

Prizes to Foreign Tournament Against U.K. Gambling Act

Dec 17, 2007

The U.K. Gambling Commission advised that seats being offered to foreign tournaments by gambling companies are violating the Gambling Act 2005.

The...

Ocala Jai Alai Seeking Poker Room License

Dec 15, 2007
In their to desire to their keep their gaming license full of energy, Ocala Jai...

Cutting Edge Poker Room Launched - Greyhound Poker

Dec 15, 2007

A contemporary online poker room whose concept was created “by online poker players for online poker players” has newly launched; Greyhound Poker.&nb...

Sorel Mizzi Wins The Tournament Titan

Dec 15, 2007

Sorel Mizzi, an online poker player from Canada is in the news again, this time for poker accomplishments, not poker ...

Online Canadian Affiliate Poker Tour Free-For-All

Dec 14, 2007
The Canadian Affiliate Management Team (CanAffco) announced in a recent press release the launching of a new, innovative online...

888.com Group Gets GamCare Certification

Dec 14, 2007

Pacific Poker, a popular online poker site, is again growing and this week received a GamCare certification. GameCare...

Another Co-Sponsor Signs Up for UIGEA

Dec 14, 2007
The Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA) which is Barney Frank's bill to regulate and license online gambling has another co-sponsor. The newest...

SportingBet CEO Says Online Poker Popularity Is Just "Hype"

Dec 13, 2007
Andrew McIver, CEO of SportingBet, who owns and operates the online poker room, Paradise Poker, revealed this week that despite strong first-quarter results, the curr...

Online Poker Cheating Scandal: Bluff Editor Fired

Dec 10, 2007
Managing Editor of Bluff Magazine, Chris Vaughan, has been fired from his position with Bluff Media over an online poker tournament cheating scandal. It was revealed ...

Legal UK Poker Club Grand Opening

Dec 1, 2007
For the first time ever, a 100% legal poker club will be opening up in Britain. After obtaining his casino license earlier in September 2007, Rob Young will be openin...

Students Create Smart Poker Table

Nov 30, 2007
There has been a recent problem with cheating with online poker tournaments and online casinos, there is now reports of f...

Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club Opening a Great Success

Nov 29, 2007
The long awaited opening of the poker club Dusk Till Dawn finally took place on November 28th. The club invited over 200 people to join in the opening festivities and...

Annie Duke Testifies For Online Poker

Nov 29, 2007
Professional poker player Annie Duke testified at a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on the subject of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)....

Power Play Software To Introduce Cupid 2.0 System

Nov 29, 2007
The Power Play Development Corporation is the parent company of the Internet's largest online poker community, National...

More Online Casino Cheating Reports

Nov 29, 2007
There are reports that there has been more online poker cheating going on and this time it has resulted in the suspension...

Absolute Pokers One Billionth Hand Coming Soon

Nov 29, 2007

The one billionth hand dealt at Absolute Poker is getting closer by the day.  Though the online poker room is n...

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