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The UK Takes a Harder Stance on Gambling
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
If it were possible to go beyond a ban, it appears as though the current british administration and Prime Minister Gordon Brown would do just that.
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First Ever Australian Poker News Cup
Jul 31, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Australia is staking its claim in the Poker World. Poker News, an online magazine for internet poker fans, is teaming up with Euro Poker to send some one to the ...
Jerry Yang, Family Guy of Poker
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Poker and its place in history, often makes people think of the back room in some bar, or a spot in a dark alley. Often heavy drinking and smoking come to mind as wel...
Phantom Fiber Upgrades Mobile Solutions To Meet Demand
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker Software
With all of the latest advancements in mobile technology and networking devices, the demand for upgraded developments is on the rise. Phantom Fiber Corporation has re...
GamCare Gives Poker Stars High Approval Rating
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
GamCare, a British responsible gambling organization has acknowledged the Gibraltar-based online poker room, Poker Stars for displaying "...high standards in pla...
New Services From eCOGRA 'Safe & Secure'
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
The eCOGRA Seal of Approval attributes to the safety, security and high standards of an online gambling operation. With the recent expansion of the company's prof...
Online Poker Room Awarding Tropical WPT Prize Package
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
The first destination on the World Poker Tour (WPT) will be the beautiful tropics of Turks and Caicos this fall at the extravagant Club Med resort. Members of Players...
MusicBox Creates Theme for WSOP on ESPN
Jul 31, 2007
Category: Poker TV / Movies
ESPN has been airing the World Series of Poker for the last four years, each time they have had the same theme song. This year the WSOP officials thought it would be ...
Neteller Begins Releasing US Funds Today
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
It's official - in a press release for Monday 30 July, the Isle of Man-based NETeller has established from today US players have access to their accounts to withd...
Bodog Online Casino Announces Global Slots Jackpot
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Bodog Casino has added two new online slots to their decorous lineup of progressive jackpot games. Mid-Life Crisis and Sho...
Online Casino Buys Paris Hilton's Dental Floss
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Online Casino
A piece of dental floss, once used by Paris Hilton, was discovered and auctioned off by HollywoodStarTrash.com last week. Online casino GoldenPalace.com was quick to ...
Hansen celebrates Pot Limit Omaha to the tune of $1 million
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Hansen celebrates Pot Limit Omaha to the tune of $1 million
Another ambitious 24 hours at the Full Tilt Pot-Limit Omaha tables last week resulted in anothe...
Another ambitious 24 hours at the Full Tilt Pot-Limit Omaha tables last week resulted in anothe...
PokerStars.com Draws Crowd of 20,000 Entrants
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
The widely popular online poker room, PokerStars.com, drew a record number of entrants...
Gambling Boom Continues Despite Recent Legislation
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Over the last several years, the internet has seen an enormous boom in gambling related businesses popping up, one after the other. The online poker and gambling...
Online Poker Player Wins Full Tilt $500,000 Guaranteed
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Full Tilt Poker saw incredible action this past Sunday with 3,378 entries to the weekly $500,000 Guaranteed Tourn...
England's Oxford University Examines Online Gambling
Jul 30, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), the first multi-disciplinary internet institute to be based from a major university, will be conducting a survey of online g...
Bodog to Send SIX Poker Players to WSOPE
Jul 29, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Bodog Poker continues their tradition of sending poker players to the World Series of Poker, this time, to the World Series of Poker Europe....
World Poker Association (WPA) Releases Ethics Code
Jul 29, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
The World Poker Association [WPA] has released an Ethics Code for poker tournament players. This new ethics code is designed to provide basic standards for poker tour...
Legal Online Poker on The Horizon
Jul 29, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
On the horizon is a legal way for United States Poker and Gambling player to play online. A new opportunity may be coming for the US poker player. In hopes to reopen ...
New Jersey Casino Control Commission Pushes for Change
Jul 29, 2007
Category: General Poker News
In the changing and unionizing Atlantic City gaming environment, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission added just a little more to the push for change.
There...
Irish financial and sports spread-betting firm to float on AIM
Jul 29, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Worldspreads, an Irish financial and sports spread-betting firm hopes to raise in the area of Euro 8 million in improvement capital next week when it premiers on the ...
PPA Employs Prime Lobbyist/Law Firm In Washington
Jul 29, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
US poker advocate group Poker Player's Alliance (PPA) has been highly involved in the initiative to declare poker a 'game of skill', thereby omitting...
Jaxx & AOL UK Partner For Online Sports Betting
Jul 29, 2007
Category: General Poker News
In what is being called an unlikely partnership, the British arm of America Online and Jaxx UK Limited, a subsidiary of a major German betting company FLUXX, have tea...
Sports Betting Operator Supports Homeless World Cup
Jul 29, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Copenhagen will soon be hosting the fifth Homeless World Cup, scheduled for August 4, 2007, to benefit homeless across the globe. The seven day event will bring 500 h...
Support Increasing for Online Gambling Bill
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Representative Barney Frank is getting more support for the online gambling bill (HR 2046). Three more congressmen signed on to cosponsor the bill Thursday, bringing ...
Lee Rousso vs. Washington State Update
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Lee Rousso is finding that he is becoming a local celebrity. Since filing his lawsuit against the state of Washington and the unconstitutional law put into place that...
NETeller Distribution Plan
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
NETeller has recently released details of their distribution plan for American account holders. In review, the distribution of the 94 million dollars in US customer f...
Heatland Poker Tour 2007
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
2005 saw the first ever Heartland Poker Tour played in the Midwest. A lot has happened in the 2 years the tour has been in existence. The tour now has 16 live events ...
Poker Networking Site Caters to the US
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
With the ever-growing popularity of online networking, and the growing draw to poker, it was only a matter of time until they were brought together. The newest combin...
Skill Game Protection Act, New Cosponsors
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Robert Wexler's Skill Game Protection Act, HR 2610 saw a jump in cosponsors this month. Many of the representatives signing on to his bill to create an exception ...
Online Poker Giant Bodog Plays Catch Up
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
The World Series of Poker Europe scrambled Bodog Poker's regular scheduling. Not only were their pros busy,...
New Laws for Connecticut Home Poker
Jul 28, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Last week, the Division of Special Revenue repeated a warning to Connecticut residents pertaining to how they can and cannot legally play poker. State Attorney Genera...
Atlantic City Poker Cheats, Arrest Details Released
Jul 27, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has released new details on the June 7th arrest of four men for their alleged involvement in a poker related cheating sca...
England To Film Party Poker Dutch Open
Jul 27, 2007
Category: Poker TV / Movies
The first ever Party Poker Dutch Open will be filmed August 11-14, in London England under the capable direction of Matchroom Sport. The company is owned by Barry Hea...
NPL Location or London Circuit Stop
Jul 27, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
The Loose Cannon Club, a sports bar and players lounge, in London will host the National Poker League (NPL) UK Open from August 12th. This is the first NPL tournament...
EU vs. France Restrictions
Jul 27, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The European High Court has ruled that France must open to real money gambling online. It has specifically demanded the reversal of a verdict under preparation, which...
UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic
Jul 27, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
The World Series of Poker may be over but you best not rest, another major poker tournament is just around the corner, the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic. This year ...
NETeller Reinstated to AIM
Jul 27, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Without the possibility of returning to the U.S. markets, and its long term viability being reduced with news from other nations, NETeller still succeeded in getting ...
Online Progressive Slot Approaching £2.5 million
Jul 27, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Mega Moolah, Microgamings most popular progressive slot game is rapidly approaching £2.5 million.
Mega Moolah offers a four tired progressive jack...
Online Slots Player Hits Amazing Hot Streak
Jul 26, 2007
Category: Online Casino
According to US online casino, Slotland.com, one of their regular slots playe...
Online Poker Player Wins Direct Entry To WSOPE
Jul 26, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Online poker play "jujumalo" is the first player at Everest Poker to win direct entry to the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) main event. 245 p...
Atlantic City Testing Electronic Poker Dealers
Jul 26, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission recently approved testing of electronic dealers in local casinos. Eleven of Atlantic City's casino establishments may soo...
World Poker Congress Set For November 2007
Jul 26, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
The second annual World Poker Congress (WPC) is set to kick off November 29 and 30, 2007 at the Westin Dragonara Resort in St. Julian's, Malta. World Poker Tour p...
Everest Poker Avalanche at Sea
Jul 26, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Everest Poker has been promoting their "Everest Avalanche" online tournaments for close to nine months. The top ten will play live and the location of the e...
Company Changes At Cryptologic, 3 New Directors Employed
Jul 26, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Robert Stikeman, chairman of Cryptologic Limited, announced the departure of director Nigel Simon as well as the addition of three new directors to the board.
Shannon Elizabeth 'Carded Out' At VPC Australia
Jul 26, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Multi-talented celebrity and self-affirmed 'professional poker player, Shannon Elizabeth packed her bags, boarded a airplane and made the long journey all the way...
Big Names Pre-Register for WSOPE
Jul 26, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
In September the World Series of Poker Europe will premier. The WSOPE began pre-registration this week. It is still unclear as to how this event will compare to the U...
Unibet Not Concerned By $36-Mil Lawsuit
Jul 25, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Unibet has revealed they are not concerned by the $36 million lawsuit brought against them by Swedish government owned ATG. The ATG claims Unibet was not licensed...
GamCare Launches Trade Services
Jul 25, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
GamCare, a British-based problem gambling organization, has launched a new program called GamCare Trade Services (GTS), an e-learning system developed for gaming oper...
Viper Software By Microgaming Coming To Online Casino
Jul 25, 2007
Category: Online Casino
GlobetCasino.com currently runs on the Microgaming platform utilizing a no-download flash casino version for their players. The Gibraltar-based subsidiary of Global I...
PlayTech Reports 2nd-Quarter Revenue Up 76%
Jul 25, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Gaming software developer PlayTech Ltd released a second quarter revenue update today revealing a 76% increase with the exclusion of US-based business. The significan...
Poker Hope From Danish Court
Jul 25, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Imagine this, you are a quarterback in the Super bowl, preparing to throw the most important pass of the game. After spotting your receiver, you release the ball only...
Man Wins vs. Machine
Jul 25, 2007
Category: General Poker News
In heads up competition between team human and team machine, the results are in. The team of Phil Laak and Ali Eslami won the fourth and final poker session against t...
High Stakes Poker Scam Broken
Jul 25, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The police and the FBI weren't bluffing when they brought an end to a high-stakes poker scam at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
When they entered th...
Neteller Trades Again
Jul 25, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Business is finally starting to return to normal for NETeller. After a six-month suspension from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) they have finally been able to return...
Poker in the Sky
Jul 24, 2007
Category: General Poker News
There is another reason to watch the marketing efforts of
New Phil Hellmuth Poker Game By Oasys Mobile
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker Games
Mobile media content, products and service provider, Oasys Mobile announced today the launch of 'Texas Hold'Em 2007 with Phil Hellmuth', the newest versio...
PlayTech Software Upgrade Equals 4 New Casino Games
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Online gaming software provider, PlayTech has developed and integrated four new online casino games on their gaming software platform. Two of the games, 21 Duel Black...
UIGEA Effecting Offshore Banks
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The effects of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 are already being felt by financial institutions and online gaming operators alike, even...
Gambling Bill Updates
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The House of Representatives are full of measures this cycle to end or exempt or repeal the UIGEA. First was Representative Barney Frank and the Internet Gambling Reg...
WSOPE Update
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
History in the making - again!
"I'm going to London to make history again by winning the first WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside of Las Vegas...
Prepare For Social Responsibility
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
One of the requirements for the new Gambling Act going into effect September 1st in the United Kingdom is in the area of social responsibility. It is the desire of th...
ESPN Begins Airing WSOP 2007
Jul 24, 2007
Category: Poker TV / Movies
ESPN has been airing the World Series of Poker for several years now. The ever growing poker following anticipates it, as many are unable to make the live event, whic...
HPT Goes National, Heartland Poker League Announced
Jul 23, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The Heartland Poker Tour has announced plans to create a national league that should be open to players this coming September. The lofty expansion will deliver the fi...
Wexler New Online Poker Legislation As 'Palatable'
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The word 'palatable' is defined as "acceptable or agreeable" - this is how US Congressman Robert Wexler, a Democrat from Florida, has described his ...
England Regulates Gaming Industry
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Although the regulation of gambling for the U.K. has been both beneficial, and prosperous, the adjustment and encompassment of the industry has come with a significan...
Poker in the Park
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
PKR.com pulled in a crowd at the recent Scottish Rock Festival, T in the Park. The tent they provided for visitors drew in more than 5,000 people to play poker, roule...
High Stakes Poker will return for season 4
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker TV / Movies
Recently the network announced this years line up of poker talent for the show. This is a high stakes cash game where the c...
Mansion Poker's New Poker Tournament Schedule
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
More chances to cash in now at Mansion Poker with their new guaranteed online poker tournament schedule. No matter what level of player you are there will be a guaran...
Turner Wins Bodog $100K Guarantee
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
After four cashes for $81, 138 in the 2007 WSOP, Jon Turner follows that up with a win in B...
Bodog WSOPE Plans
Jul 23, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Bodog Poker is becoming known as the extravagant way to get into the
Mobile Phone Meets Poker Online
Jul 22, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The first cell phone based Texas HoldEm game will soon be released by Artificial Life Inc. The designer is already known for selling more than a million mobile games ...
Support for HR 2046
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
As time has passed, Congressman Barney Frank has been able to add names to his list of supporters for HR 2046. Barney Frank is currently the chairman of the House Fin...
New Online Poker Site From Bet-Win Poker
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
BetWin-Poker.com is an independent online poker information website created by online poker players for people who are interested in online poker whether they are new...
Ruling May Open Online Gambling in France
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The Malta based company Zeturf saw the Frence appeals court, Cour de Cessation, overturn a court decision to ban them from offering online betting on horse racing. Th...
Golden Star Lounge Launches
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Having been around for the last ten years, Golden Riviera has seen its share of different owners. Now the owners of this online casino group have decided to change th...
Online Slot Jackpot Hits Big
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Online Casino
After playing the online slot machine Space Ace, a French player hit the jackpot for over $77,000. He was playing at the online casino Imperial Casino and had bee...
888 Reports Expansion Into Online Sports Betting Industry
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Online gambling giant 888.com has announced their intentions to expand into the online sports betting arena, an estimated £35-billion/year industry. The launch ...
ATG Sues Unibet For $36 Million
Jul 22, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Swedish government owned horse betting company, ATG is suing the online bookmaker Unibet for allegedly stealing information from it's horse racing database. ATG c...
Additional Withdrawals For NETeller
Jul 21, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
It appears the NETeller saga continues. As in the United States it has been announced that they will no longer be processing online gambling transactions for any resi...
New H.O.R.S.E Camp
Jul 21, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The Academy of the World Series of Poker is promoting a new camp for the pokers players. For the first time they are offering a H.O.R.S.E. instructional poker camp, d...
Poker is Not an Excuse
Jul 21, 2007
Category: General Poker News
It was 95 degrees in St. Augustine, Florida this past Wednesday. That heat did not stop a 36-year-old father of two from leaving his children in the car so he could p...
Chicago Setting For Upcoming Poker Charity Events
Jul 21, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Chicago, Illinois will be the setting for several upcoming poker and poker tournament charity events. The benefits of each event will go to worthy causes, most often ...
Online Casino Added By The Great Poker League Ltd
Jul 21, 2007
Category: Online Casino
The Great Poker League Ltd has had a very successful poker site with its Poker League. Now it has decided to compliment that success with the launch of a new online c...
Free Token Gets $65,000 at Titan Poker
Jul 21, 2007
Category: General Poker News
In June Jose Manuel Gomez Rebenaque received a free token to the satellite for the Titan Poker $...
Poker Popularity A Pros Perception
Jul 21, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Basically, if the online (poker) sites were able to send the players like they did last year, we would have been well over 10,000 players this year," Phil Gordon...
Party Poker Inaugural Women's World Open
Jul 21, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Jennifer Tilly, Shannon Elizabeth and Liz Lieu will be some of the 36 women poker players playing for $108,000 in the Party Poker $3,000 Women's World ope...
Bluff Europe Poker Magazine Strikes Deal With Rileys
Jul 20, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Bluff Europe, a popular poker magazine, has struck a deal with gaming chain Rileys Ltd, that will see free publications of the poker magazine available to poker ...
Ujogo Launches Free Rewards-Based USA Poker Site
Jul 20, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Ujogo has announced the launch of it's free rewards-based online poker site for US players. Ujogo has side steppe...
Inside Gaming Converts To PlayTech; Migration Complete
Jul 20, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Inside Gaming Ltd, specializing in online poker, casino and bingo gaming services, has announced the finalized migration to the PlayTech software platform. The s...
$50k Hold'em Championship Poker Tournament
Jul 20, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The Poker Academy has agreed to supply the software for the world's first ever 'Man Versus Machine' Texas Hold'Em Poker Championship Tournament. ...
Online Gambling Ads in UK May Not Be
Jul 20, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
New UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is rethinking allowing online gambling advertising on TV and radio in the United Kingdom according to a report in the UK Times...
Poker Players Alliance Progress Report
Jul 20, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
According to Alfonso D'Amato, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has managed to do a lot in 6 months and the former Senator outlines as much in a recent letter to i...
Congressman Frank Calls on American People
Jul 20, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Congressman Barney Frank has proposed a bill that will repeal the current Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) that was sneaked in the Port Security Bil...
PartyGaming to Meet Earning Forecast
Jul 20, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
PartyGaming PLC has financially had a rough time of late after pulling out on the U.S. market in October announced that it expects second quarter earnings to match it...
A Bad Beat For UK's Proposed Super Casino?
Jul 19, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Before his departure from public office, former Prime Minister Tony Blair proposed a plan to develop a 'Las Vegas style' Super
India To Host Asian Poker Classic 2008
Jul 19, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
In March of 2007, the first ever Asian Poker Classic was held in Goa, India, awarding a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000. Being such a huge success, they have ...
Gearing up for the World Cup of Poker
Jul 19, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
The World Series of Poker is finally over, but not the competition. Several of the regional qualifying events have been completed for the Fourth Annual World Cup of P...
Bodog to Sponsor Luxor Night Club Grand Opening
Jul 19, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Britney Spears will be hosting the grand opening of LAX Nightclub Casino at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new club casino will be opening its doors August...
NETeller Makes Deal
Jul 19, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
NETeller, a British company that was the major online payment center to online gambling has agreed to forfeit $136 million in a deal with US prosecutors.
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EcoCard to Exit Online Market
Jul 19, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Following the announcement of the founders of Neteller's guilty plea, the firm responsible for the payment transaction company EcoCard Ltd appears to have announc...
GPCPokerRoom.com Now Open
Jul 19, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
GPCPokerRoom.com is the latest online poker room to launch. Universal Gaming Concepts Inc. announced the launch today. UGC has been a leading gaming company for seven...
Swedish Board Cracking Down On Gambling Operators
Jul 18, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The Swedish Gaming Board is initiating a stratagem to ensure all gaming related operations conducting business within their borders abide by Swedish law. This comes a...
UK's Great Poker League Expands To Online Casino
Jul 18, 2007
Category: Online Casino
The UK-based company Great Poker League Ltd. is expanding its horizons with a new venture into the online casino industry. With GPL already holding successful earning...
Online Gambling Advertising Ban Sticks In UK
Jul 18, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and culture secretary Tessa Jowell, had been working to allow the advertisement of online casinos, online poker and betting shop...
2008 World Series of Poker Improvements
Jul 18, 2007
Category: WSOP
The 2007 World Series of Poker took first steps on unsteady legs in June as complaints of snaking registration lines, illegible playing cards and shrouded final table...
The Poker Brat on display
Jul 18, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Recently we have seen a great deal of Phil Hellmuth, the poker brat. The record setter has helped bring poker out of the shadows into the spotlight, here and abroad. ...
NETeller Epic Finally Drawing to a Close
Jul 18, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
The epic that has been NETeller is finally drawing to a close, even if that final chapter has yet to be written. The company announced that it would pay the United St...
2007 WSOP Main Event Winner
Jul 18, 2007
Category: WSOP
The Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2007 started with 6 358 players. The phenomenal event stretched out eleven days, with 5 millionaires, but only one bracele...
Net Entertainment Software Upgrade; 5 New Casino Games
Jul 18, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Game developer Net Entertainment, based in Sweden, announced this week the release of CasinoModule 3.8, the latest upgrade to their online casino gaming software. Wit...
2007 WSOP Chip Leader Philp Hilm
Jul 17, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Nine players have made it to the WSOP final table that commences today, five of them will become millionaires, and one of them will win not only a cash prize of ...
Upcoming 'Poker Run' Biker Events For Charity
Jul 17, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
They're big - they're bold - they're bikers! While many people see the American Biker as a fearsome, rough-neck member of society (thanks be to Hollywood!...
100K Guaranteed At Bodog,
Jul 17, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Due to Bodog Poker's heavy involvement with the World Series of Poker 2007, having sent a large number of pla...
Internet Gambling Traffic Increases Thanks To WSOP
Jul 17, 2007
Category: WSOP
According to research reports published by comScore Media Metrix, a web monitoring firm, their monthly analysis of US consumer Internet activity for June, 2007 has re...
'MegazBucks' $5mil+ Progressive Jackpot Slot
Jul 17, 2007
Category: Online Casino
GalaxiWorld.com is the first online casino to launch the newest and largest progressive jackpot slot machine game in online casino history, MegazBucks. This new ...
WSOP One Player Closer to Declaring WInner
Jul 17, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker main event is one player closer to naming a winner as Lee Watkinson busts out of the tournament, losing with a/7 to Jerry Yang's a/9. Le...
Void Star Creations Releases Poker Smash For Xbox-360
Jul 17, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Ahh, the excitement of puzzle solving video games. First there was Tetris, adored by many, frantically turning those little shapes to line them up in perfect rows. Th...
WSOP Main Event Entry Down 27 Percent
Jul 16, 2007
Category: WSOP
As the World Series of Poker main event comes down to the final days, there has been great speculation as to why the tournament attendance has been down 27% since las...
Scotty Nguyen Finishes 2007 WSOP in 11th Place
Jul 16, 2007
Category: WSOP
Scotty Nguyen, the 1998 WSOP main event champion, and favorite of many WSOP (World Series of Poker) fans due to his fun personality, and awesome skill at a poker tabl...
2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Final Table
Jul 16, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker main event for 2007, has finally become consolidated into just one WSOP final table. Players will now take a break through Monday, and begin...
Pres. Candidate Ron Paul's Popularity Virtually Ignored
Jul 16, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
You won't hear much about him on the news, but according to Internet analysts, Ron Paul is the most widely searched US Presidential candidate in the 2008 election...
D'Amato Speaks Out For Poker Players Alliance (PPA)
Jul 16, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Senator Alfonse D'Amato, Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and strong advocate of Frank's Bill, expressed his views today on the current situation ...
CasinoUnreal Refurbished, Adding Poker & Sports Betting
Jul 16, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Established in 2001, CasinoUnreal.com has for years been a reputable online casino enjoyed by bounds of players from around the globe. Those numbers are expected to c...
Bodog.com Releases WSOP Odds
Jul 16, 2007
Category: WSOP
Online gambling giant www.Bodog.com has released odds for the 2007 WSOP (World Series of Poker)...
2008 WSOP and a Years Supply of Beer
Jul 16, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker Bubble Playoff was played in Las Vegas, Nevada today, making it the second year running for the fairly new tradition. The tournament is full...
Betdirectpoker.com To Be Redesigned Over Coming Weeks
Jul 16, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Betdirectpoker.com will undergo a complete web site face-lift in the coming weeks. The refurbishing is said to involve easier navigation, added poker information and ...
Poker Continues to Grow in Popularity
Jul 15, 2007
Category: General Poker News
WSOP entrants are drastically below previous predictions due to the WSOP's decision to not to allow online poker rooms to register their United States Satellite w...
Top 36 in 2007 WSOP Main Event
Jul 15, 2007
Category: WSOP
In the land of make believe, where power comes in ones ability to pretend to be something they are not, some actors have been recognized there for. Now, after&nb...
2007 WSOP down to 17 at Dinner Break.
Jul 15, 2007
Category: WSOP
Scotty Nguyen is still hanging in their, or "Floating along" as he called it in an earlier quote, whilst the WSOP take's a dinner break with just 17 pla...
Carribbean Nations Join Antigua and Barbuda
Jul 15, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Antigua and Barbuda are no longer fighting the United States Gambling ban alone, Caribbean Nations have joined in the call for regulated online gambling.
The ...
Titan Announces New Prize for the World Poker Challenge
Jul 15, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Titan Poker, an online poker site, attempts to outdo their previous promotions with the World ...
Poker Madness in August at Ultimate Bet
Jul 15, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Ultimate Bet is one of the largest and most respected online poker rooms today. There are currently over two million registered players at Ultimate Bet including...
Ladies Hold it Down in Japan.
Jul 15, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Two Japanese women, Marisuke and Akemin find success at Everest Poker Japan Qualifiers. Jonathan May, property manager for Everest Poker says the wins are "Stati...
Golden Casino Opens its Virtual Doors
Jul 15, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Summer time is here and in full swing and with it brings the grand opening of a brand new online casino, Golden Casino. When you register to play at Golden Casin...
2007 Bellagio Cup Champion, Kevin 'Belowabove' Saul
Jul 15, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
The 2007 Bellagio Cup Championship has finally come to an end with the winner taking home over 1 million dollars!
Heads up was between Mike Matusow ...
WSOP, Gus Hansen Reinvented!
Jul 14, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker of 2007 Event 55, known as the main event has reached the pivotal change where all the players, are in the money. The excitement is building...
Barely 21, Battling for WSOP Chiplead
Jul 14, 2007
Category: WSOP
At age 21 and three weeks Norwegian Dag Martin Mikkelsen is fighting his way toward the cheap lead in the 2007 World Series of Poker.On his way to 5.7 Million tournam...
Full Tilt Online Poker Series V Announced
Jul 14, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Everyone is so busy right now with the main event of the World Series of Poker but there will be no break in excitem...
Game Show Network's High Stakes Poker Season 4
Jul 14, 2007
Category: Poker TV / Movies
The ever popular Game Show Network (GSN) has announced the airing of a brand new season of its hot live High Stakes Poker show. Season four is scheduled to air i...
Last 2 Women Standing at WSOP Main Event
Jul 14, 2007
Category: WSOP
The competition is getting intense at the World Series Of Poker 2007, main event. At the end of day 4, there are 112 players competing for the final table. Of th...
Humberto 'The Shark' Brenes
Jul 14, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Humberto Brenes, a 55-year-old Costa Rican Businessman, is an avid poker player nicknamed 'The Shark'. At the last check, Brenes was in the bottom quarte...
Brenes Continues to Bring Humor, and Action to the WSOP
Jul 14, 2007
Category: WSOP
Humberto Brenes, a 55-year-old Costa Rican Businessman, is an avid poker player nicknamed "the Shark". At the last check, Brenes was in the bottom quarter o...
WSOP, Last 2 Women Sitting
Jul 14, 2007
Category: WSOP
The competition is getting intense at the World Series Of Poker 2007, main event. At the end of day 4, there are 112 players competing for the final table. Of that 11...
UIGEA 270-Day Deadline Come & Goes Uneventfully
Jul 13, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The US government was given 9 months - 270 days - since the signing of a
Port Security Bill with the unrelated Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ...
Decrease in WSOP Entrants Largely Effects Prize
Jul 13, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker 2007 Main Event has seen a decline not only in entrants, but in direct relation, a decline in the prize as well. The 2006 WSOP Main Eve...
WSOP Day 3: Opposition Down To One Room
Jul 13, 2007
Category: WSOP
You can feel the enthusiasm from both players and spectators reverberating from the walls as Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event brings the remaining 797 co...
WSOP Day 3, Big Names At ESPN Table
Jul 13, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event Day 3 saw a lot of big names, especially at the ESPN TV table. The previous night's random redraw brought an international me...
Gambling Industry Potential Mergers & Acquisitions
Jul 13, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
With much of the Internet gambling industry on the rocks thanks to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), it is not unlikely that we will see...
Absolute Poker Awards $464,652 To Unlucky Player
Jul 13, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Absolute Poker has become famous for their ongoing promotion, the Bad Beat Progressive Jackpot. On Wednesday, July 11th, this Jackpot reached a record breaking amount...
Odds against amending HR 2046
Jul 13, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
HR 2046 has 19 co-sponsors including Massachusetts House Representative, Barney Frank. The bill designed to regulate and license the Internet gambling industry, contr...
NETeller Update
Jul 13, 2007
Category: General Poker News
A lot has happed with NETeller since the January arrests of co-founders Steven Lawrence and John Lebvre. The biggest item of concern currently includes the money that...
WSOP, One Day of Poker, In One Day!
Jul 12, 2007
Category: WSOP
July 11th, is the last split day of the 2007 World Series of Poker deemed day 2B from here out, all the players will be playing the event at the same time. Surprising...
Poker and Art Become Opportunity for Sandra Palmer
Jul 12, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Something came about when professional artist Sandra Palmer learned about poker. "Suddenly, my lifelong passion for art and my new passion for poker fused in a k...
Experts Believe iMEGA Suit Against UIGEA Strongest Ever
Jul 12, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
iMEGA reportedly files a brief Monday to further support their request to implement a Temporary Restraining Order against enforcement of the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet ...
Industry Experts Speak Out in Support Of Frank's Bill
Jul 12, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
More experts of the Internet gambling industry have thrown his support
behind Barney Frank's proposed Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGR...
behind Barney Frank's proposed Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGR...
'Megaz Bucks', Largest Progressive Jackpot
Jul 12, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Progressive gaming software and entertainment service provider, Veridigm Inc. announced today the launch of their recently developed progressive game, 'Megaz Buck...
iMEGA Vs. UIGEA Hearing Set For September 4th
Jul 12, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) filed a lawsuit on June 5th against the US Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez, to halt enforcemen...
Court Ruling Delivers Blow To French Gambling Monopolies
Jul 12, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The Cour de Cessation, the highest appeals court in France, ruled that the
country's only justification for maintaining a state-wide monopoly on gambling i...
country's only justification for maintaining a state-wide monopoly on gambling i...
Lefebvre Finally Speaks, Agrees to Plea Deal
Jul 11, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
NETeller continues to be in the spotlight as cofounder John David Lefebvre has finally been heard from. Lefebvre has agreed to a plea deal with the United States fede...
Betcha.com Shut Down By Authorities, Computers Seized
Jul 11, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Nick Jenkins, Chief Executive of Betcha.com, was furious when the authorities told him he would have to shut down his recently launched web site, Betcha.com. Accordin...
Online Poker Players Tool 'Poker Evolver' Goes Beta
Jul 11, 2007
Category: General Poker News
According to a team of online poker players, the evolution of poker tracking tools has arrived. The team has developed an online poker tool, Poker Evolver, which has ...
Rep. Wexler and PPAs D'Amato Make WSOP Appearance
Jul 11, 2007
Category: WSOP
Former Senator Alfonso D'Amato, now chairman and chief spokesperson/lobbyist for the Poker Player's Alliance (PPA), along with Florida State Representative Ro...
Big Changes At FunTech, Four Directors Leave Post
Jul 11, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
Skill gaming grouped Fun Technologies (FunTech), listed in Toronto and London, has announced the departure of four directors, including the company's accomplished...
Heartland Poker Tour Event - Chicago
Jul 11, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
It all began in October of 2006 when Majestic Star Casinos hosted their first, incredibly successful, Heartland Poker Tour Event shattering all known records wit...
WSOP Unhappy Endings Become WPT Possibilities
Jul 11, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
The World Series of Poker has seen a wave of professional poker players knocked out in the second round, as the main event is narrowing its field to single day p...
Unrealized WSOP Dreams
Jul 11, 2007
Category: WSOP
The mature competition is rough this year on many of the pro's. The aspiration of Phil Hellmuth to reach his 12th bracelet this year, will not be realized, K...
WSOP: Skill Vs. Luck
Jul 10, 2007
Category: WSOP
The primary event of the World Series of Poker is coming under attack for being a "crap shoot", an allusion to the inconceivable amount of luck needed to wi...
Hellmuth Fashionably Late For Event 1D Grand Entrance
Jul 10, 2007
Category: Poker Players
Phil Hellmuth has gained a reputation for fashionably late appearances at large poker tournaments and the WSOP Main Event 1D was no exception. He arrived in a racing ...
NPL 2007 First UK Open Set For London
Jul 10, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The National Poker League (NPL) just announced they will be hosting the first NPL 2007 UK Open, set to begin August 12. The widely anticipated event will take place a...
Redbet Poker Joins The Ongame Network
Jul 10, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
British gaming house Redbet Limited has signed with the Ongame Network, a subsidiary of the BWIN Internet Gambling group listed in Vienna. Redbet Limited owns and ope...
WSOP Day 1b Noticable Moments
Jul 10, 2007
Category: WSOP
During day one of the main event in the WSOP there were a number of noticeable moments that got people talking. The first bust out of the day was a clash of Aces and ...
Favored Players Find WSOP to be Rough Waters
Jul 10, 2007
Category: WSOP
The mature competition is rough this year on many of the pro's. The aspiration of Phil Hellmuth to reach his 12th bracelet this year, will not be realized, Katja ...
Poker Writers Fairing Well
Jul 10, 2007
Category: WSOP
July 11th, is the last split day of the 2007 World Series of Poker deemed day 2B from here out, all the players will be playing the event at the same time. Surprising...
Second Chance to Cash
Jul 10, 2007
Category: General Poker News
The World Series of Poker has seen a wave of professional poker players knocked out in the second round, as the main event is narrowing its field to single...
MGM Mirage Interested in Online Gambling
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
In a conversation with a newspaper journalist, a senior executive with MGM Mirage gambling group stated that they would seek to get involved in online gambling, if th...
Seeing Tells No One Else Can See
Jul 9, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Jason Holbrook is a challenge in the poker world. He won his $10 000 World Series of Poker Main Event seat in a satellite competition at the Golden West Casino. H...
Israel Cracking Down on Online Gambling
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Reports have come from Israeli news publications indicating that a District Court in Tel Aviv has upheld the allegation that any online gambling companies targeting I...
Boss Media Finds Funding Errors
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Online Casino
Recently there has been a buzz on various online gaming boards about a
foreign exchange mistake benefiting Turkish players. As was reported
some players were charge...
Fantasy Sports Deemed Legal By US Federal Court
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Several Viacom companies were sued recently for allegedly violating state gambling laws by operating fantasy sports web sites. The lawsuit came about because these co...
270 Day Deadline For UIGEA Regulations Tomorrow
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
When President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), attached to a Port Security Bill, in October of 2006, a 270 deadline was set...
Are Online Video Games Considered Gambling In UK?
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Legislation is being thrown about across the globe concerning "online gambling" and what constitutes the act of "online gambling". The US has pass...
WCOOP at Poker Stars Starts Soon
Jul 9, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Last year was the biggest World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) with a guaranteed $10 million in prize money put up by
Hellmuth and Enright Join Poker Hall Of Fame
Jul 8, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Professional poker players Phil Hellmuth and Barbara Enright have become the latest members inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Since their induction, the list of e...
WSOP Charity Event Raises $500,000 For Darfur Refugees
Jul 8, 2007
Category: WSOP
Annie Duke and Don Cheadle have been working diligently
to raise money for refugees of Darfur in the Sudanese Crisis. Their commendable
efforts received a much appr...
Tom Schneider Wins WSOP Player Of The Year
Jul 8, 2007
Category: WSOP
As the World Series of Poker runs, before the Main Event, each player collects points throughout the tournament. This year's final tournament before the Main Even...
WSOP Court Jester Hijinks
Jul 8, 2007
Category: General Poker News
Graciousness is obviously in the nature of Jeff Madsen the 2006 World Series of Poker double bracelet winner. He displayed his gracious bets men's side for t...
Costa Rica WPS Qualifiers
Jul 8, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
Renowned for beautiful beaches, ourtageous parties and great surfing, Costa Rica is a travelers hot spot.
Now you can add poker to the lost. In October ...
WSOP Day 3 Wrap Up
Jul 8, 2007
Category: WSOP
Day 3 or officially day 1c is in the books. Though there will most likely be a lot less than the 8,700+ players from last year, the poker has been great.
...
CARICOM Supports Antigua in Dispute with U.S.
Jul 8, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
Antigua's dispute with the United States over internet gambling will get the full support of the other Carribbean nations according to The Prime Minister Baldwin ...
Legalized Texas Holdem Bill Stalls in Lousianna
Jul 8, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The Louisiana State Senate has recently stopped legislation that would have legalized Texas Hold'em poker to be played in restaurants and bars across the state. T...
Not Just Poker Stars Want a Bracelet
Jul 7, 2007
Category: WSOP
Many well-known faces are playing in this year's World Series of Poker. Quite a few of them are known for the poker f...
WSOP: Big Names Start In Main Event 1A
Jul 7, 2007
Category: WSOP
The first event of the 2007 WSOP was packed with several big names in the poker circuit, including that of Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein, David Grey, J...
Titan Poker Players Winning World-Wide
Jul 7, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
Every poker enthusiast from around the world perks his ears at the mention of a large prize pool tournament. Players from Titan Poker were no different this Sunday, g...
Poker Player Dave Williams Gets A Bum Deal
Jul 7, 2007
Category: General Poker News
In the game of poker, you win some - you lose some. But in the case of Dave Williams of Florida, the phrase takes on a whole new meaning. Williams won $10,000 ent...
Sweden to Tax Gaming Portals
Jul 7, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
The Swedish Tax Board has recently released notice of their intentions to begin a concentrated tax collection. This effort will be aimed at the gambling web site port...
Mom Knows Best Again at WSOP
Jul 7, 2007
Category: WSOP
Another team Bodog poker pro has been ousted early from the 2007 World Series of Poker today. David Williams pair of nines ran into queens to send him ho...
Sportsbet and Bwin Call Off Talks
Jul 7, 2007
Category: Online Casino
After a long period of talks and negotiations, Sportingbet annunced that the talks regarding the takeover of Bwin, an Australian Internet Bookmaker site, have co...
Poker Pro For A Year Tournament
Jul 7, 2007
Category: Poker Tournaments
In the year-long tournament for the coveted PokerProForAYear title, three seats have been filled. Series 1 and 2 filled their seats with German Ilja Smid and Englishm...
WSOP Event 53: Ram Vaswani Claims Victory
Jul 6, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker Event #53, $1,500 Limit Hold'Em Shootout,
started with a field of 720 entrants. By day two, 47 players were left
to compete on 8 t...
WSOP Attracts More Players Despite US Legislation
Jul 6, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
This year's World Series of Poker was expected to turn out a lower number of participants than usual because of current legislation in the United States concernin...
Deuce-to-Seven Draw Event Ruling Leads to Fireworks at WSOP
Jul 6, 2007
Category: WSOP
Many people who were in Las Vegas for the 4th of July were disappointed to learn the annual ‘Red, Hoot and Boom' fireworks show had been cancelled. Firework...
UltimateBet Redesigned
Jul 6, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
UltimateBet has announced the completion of their online poker web site overhaul. The upgrade comes complete with a redesigned web site, enhanced graphical and system...
Poker Books Online Offers Free Texas Hold'Em eBooks
Jul 6, 2007
Category: Poker Books
In the past, Poker Books Online was an excellent resource for poker book reviews. Now a days, they're distributing their own Texas Hold'Em eBook, written by p...
Poker Pro Josh Arieh Exits Early at WSOP
Jul 6, 2007
Category: WSOP
Poker Pro and Team Bodog member Josh Arieh has been illuminated early in this years World Series of Poker Main Event. Josh had a pocket pair of sixes and had made a s...
State of Washington Sued over Online Gambling Ban
Jul 6, 2007
Category: Poker Law / Affairs
The month of June could be known for two big events for all poker fans. Of course June is the month of the World Series of Poker and now it could be considered the mo...
WSOP Main Event Underway
Jul 6, 2007
Category: WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event started off with a bang last night as more than 1,300 players sat down to play Event 1A. The entire Main Event is expected to see...
New Look! New Features! Same Great Online Casino!
Jul 5, 2007
Category: Online Casino
CasinoUnreal.com has changed their look and the games they feature, but the great play and customer support is still there! Recently CasinoUnreal.com u...
Svenska Spel To Introduce AI Anti-Problem Gambling Software
Jul 5, 2007
Category: Poker Industry
According to reports on Radio Sweden, Svenska Spel, a Swedish government online gambling organization, will be introducing a new anti-problem gambling software develo...
Phil Hellmuth poker endorsement king
Jul 5, 2007
Category: Poker Players
The 43 year old Poker Pro, is setting records and making them too. Days after his record setting win of the 11th bracelet in the WSOP, he spent a few hours shooting h...
WPT Poker Site Re-Launched
Jul 5, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
WorldPokerTour.com has re-launched their web site after a software overhaul. Now running under the incomparable Cryptologic software platform, the WPT poker site unve...
Absolute Poker: Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Over $104,000
Jul 5, 2007
Category: Poker Sites
In most cases, a bad beat is the last thing a poker player wants to experience, but in the case of one (un)lucky player, the bad beat resounded to the tune of $10...