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Updates on H.R. 2140

Aug 31, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Fall is on its way and so is more news about the proposed H.R. 2140 or Internet Gambling Study Bill, which was brought to the table by Shelly Berkley a Democrat of Nevada. While this Bill will not do anything to change online gambling right away there are some interesting item...

UK Advertising Starting

Aug 31, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Industry

This weekend, in fact midnight today is the time many online gaming sites have been waiting for if they have been lucky enough to be included on the "white list," meaning they have the approval to advertise in the U.K. Poker on television.

Today a press re...

IMega Gets New Date

Aug 31, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

In the case of iMega v. Gonzales that is to be held in the U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey and was to be held this coming week on the 4th of September has been delayed until September 26th, this was agreed upon by both parties. This new date for the first hearing ...

KickOffPoker Announces 5.000 Buy-in Poker Tournament

Aug 31, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

KickOffPoker.com, a Danish company announced today that it will be launching a poker tournament that will measure up to the largest in Las Vegas. Starting August 29th, they will start the tournaments to get access to the €5.000 poker tournament.

At a €5.000 buy...

Antigua and Barbuda Vs. U.S.

Aug 31, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Industry

Antigua and Barbuda face off with the United States and the World Trade Organization today, Friday August 31; in the battle that has been ongoing for some time.

At this meeting they will argue the sanctions they feel they are entitled to place on the United States, in t...

PartyGaming Posts Record Gain Despite U.S. ban

Aug 31, 2007 by Catalina Munoz

Category: Poker Sites

Shares of the world's biggest Internet poker company, PartyGaming, beating analysts' estimates, rose the most ever in London trading after publication of first-half profit estimates. The company, based in Gibraltar, said Wednesday the earnings before interest, t...

South African Online Gambling Worries Subdued

Aug 31, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

For now the worries that plagued the South African politicians of online gambling over shadowing land based casino gambling is over. The figures that are now out show that there is two percent of the gambling population in South Africa using online casinos, the rest of the eig...

Poker isn't Just for the Guys!

Aug 30, 2007 by Rebecca

Category: Poker Tournaments

Many envision the game of poker to be a mens venue, however there are many big time ladies tournaments and leagues too.

The Ladies Night Tournament was recently held in the US Casino, the Bicycle. The champion of the tournament was none other than the daughter of the poker...

Sweden Backs Online Gambling

Aug 30, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

In Sweden the government thinks far differently about online gaming than the United States Government who does not want their citizens visiting online gaming sites and has gone to some lengths to prevent online gaming.

Swedish Officials not only have a website for online...

Mixed Martial Arts Enters The Online Gambling World

Aug 30, 2007 by Dido Arellano

Category: Online Casino

Popularly known for setting up the first sports betting operation in the Caribbean for North American clients, BetCRIS proves that they continue to develop the world of online gambling by announcing that they have just entered into a partnership agreement with a Brazilian extr...

US Losing Online Gambling Battle Against Antigua

Aug 30, 2007 by Dido Arellano

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

In April 2005, the WTO ruled in favor of Antigua who claimed that the US prevents foreign internet gambling firms from doing business with US residents. This assertion that proved to be true especially with the release of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) ...

Online Poker Bad Beat Equals $800K Plus

Aug 30, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Sites

The wait to see who would win the record breaking online poker bad beat jackpot at Absolute Poker is over. KADI, an Australian player win the over $800K jackpot when his ten high straight flush went down to a king high straight flush. The previous record for a bad bea...

Where Will The Chips Fall

Aug 30, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Recently PartyGaming, who is reportedly the largest online gaming site in the industry, has come out in the public forum stating that after the United States put new regulations (UIGEA) into effect last year its online poker site, Party Poker, banned the use of their online ga...

Malta and Online Gambling Advertising

Aug 30, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Many online gambling site from the U.K. have moved to Malta and more continue to do so avoiding the U.K. Gambling Act which as of September 1, 2007 will go into effect and with it a new law permitting only certain countries to be given permission to advertise. The countries in...

Holland Officials Next to Give Citizens Online Gambling

Aug 30, 2007 by Sandy Kitchen

Category: Poker Industry

The reports coming from Holland are that with the success that the government of Sweden has had with their Internet poker gambling websites that Holland has decided they will also open their own Internet gaming sites and the Dutch government is behind them.

Holland has p...

Bodog.com Poker Site Down - Domain Dispute

Aug 29, 2007 by

Category: Poker Sites

Bodog is encountering DNS issues related to several of its websites and is directing customers to an alternate site (www.newbodog.com) with little or no interruption to service.

"We are having difficulties related to our DNS registration but in little more t...

27 More Online Gambling Firms Move to Malta

Aug 29, 2007 by A Emmanuel

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

The small Mediterranean island of Malta is fast becoming the choice destination for gambling firms to house their online operations. No less than 27 international gaming firms are expected to relocate their operations to Malta by the end of this month.

Among the 27 online g...

Betdirect Revamps Website

Aug 29, 2007 by Dido L. Arellano

Category: Poker Sites

Betdirect has long been known for its bookmaking services in sports betting and a wide range of gaming products. They have provided many different platforms for online gambling where they highly specialize in online poker, poker tournaments, and other casino style games. With ...

New Casino Breaker Release

Aug 29, 2007 by Dido L. Arellano

Category: Poker Software

The developers of Casino Breaker have just released another version that has gained a lot of positive attention from online players. Although the previous version was enough to please the average online gambler, the new release has been packed with more features that promise t...

PartyGaming Reports Loss

Aug 29, 2007 by Dido L. Arellano

Category: Poker Industry

Partygaming, the company behind popular Party Poker online poker site, suffered a major setback when it was forced to discontinue its operations in the United States. The online gambling company reported a half-year net loss of around $47 million despite a strong increase ...

PokerRoom.com Announces New Mini Table Feature

Aug 29, 2007 by Dido L. Arellano

Category: Poker Sites

Experienced and multi-tasking poker players can now enjoy playing up to 12 online poker games at once thanks to PokerRoom's latest mini table feature. This newest innovative functionality makes it easier for PokerRoom players to sit at up to 12 poker tables simultaneously ...

Television Advertising For Online Gaming Sites

Aug 29, 2007 by Sarah Kitchen

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

While here in the United States the fight rages on whether online gaming should be legal, illegal or regulated by the government and the amount of internet poker players continues to grow daily, things are different in other countries and the way they are dealing with online g...

U.S. Banks Still Connected With Online Gambling

Aug 29, 2007 by Sarah Kitchen

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

In 2006 with the UIGEA or Unlawful Internet Gambling Act came into effect banks, credit card and debit card companies were to stop any transfers or accept payments from online gambling sites. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Act included using American banking facilities and cre...

Poker.com New Software Features

Aug 28, 2007 by Sarah Kitchen

Category: Poker Sites

It has been announced that one of the largest online poker sites on the internet, Poker.com, is releasing a new and updated program to play their game. This release comes, as customers demanded better features enabling a friendlier gaming program, this update has better views....

2008 Irish Open $1 Qualifier

Aug 28, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

If you missed the Irish Open in 2007, you know have a chance to play in one of the biggest European tournaments in 2008. Paddy Power Poker announced that they are starting their online poker qualification satellites for the 2008 Irish open starting at one dollar.

To celeb...

Online-Casinos.com gets Over Haul

Aug 28, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Online Casino

As many online gamblers and industry participants seek their daily news, one popular site has made some significant changes, and improvements this month.

Web master and site owner Jan Pedersen and team have been diligently updating the site design and adding new features ...

Absolute Poker Version 8.0 Software

Aug 28, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Online poker is an industry of competition on many levels, both across the virtual felt as well as across company lines. In the effort to continue that tradition Absolute Poker.com has released version 8.0 of their software program. This enhanced program offers numerous and ex...

UK Football Comes To Everest Poker

Aug 28, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Maintaining the tradition of excellence, Everest Poker, one of the leading virtual poker rooms, made an interesting announcement recently. For a tournament dedicated to U. K. residents, the free roll will award the first place winner with a one year sponsorship of their favori...

Gibraltar Defends Their Regulations

Aug 28, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Neil Parish, Conservative Party MP for Gibraltar, spoke in the defense of Gibraltar's licensing regimen for online poker and online gambling protection of minors. In his statement he was quoted as saying it is the UK government's inconsistent gambling policy under newl...

PTseats Brings Vacationers to Poker Anywhere

Aug 28, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Software

Ticket convenience has finally come to the poker world. PTseats.com has launched a new online booking service in partnership with the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. This amazing new booking opportunity allows for players from all areas of the US to purchase poker tournament...

WagerWorks Teams with 24hPoker

Aug 28, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Industry

An alliance was announced today between WagerWorks, an English online gambling software provider and Sweden's 24hPoker Holding AB to work together in marketing their products.

This announcement completes the Letter of Intent signed in February. WagerWorks will now int...

WPT Legends of Poker Registration Up

Aug 27, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

This years World Poker Tour's (WPT) Legends of Poker brought just a few more players than last years tournament, 25 to be exact. Registrations in 2006 totalled 460 poker players, this year, when registration closed, 485 poker players had registered become this years "...

Twinkling Stars at 2007 WPT Legends

Aug 27, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

The World Poker Tour's Legends of Poker is now underway at US Casino, Bike, and the stars at twinkling from across the casino. World Series of Poker greats Doyle "Dolly" Brunson, Record holder Phil Hellmuth, and one of my personal favorites, Scotty "Baby&q...

Everest Poker Master Classics Satellites.

Aug 27, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Master Classics of Poker Tournament will commence on the 2nd of November 2007, at The Holland Casino located in Amsterdam. Everest Online Casino has announced in a press release that they will be offering satellites to the elite European event. Super Satellites, that hold ...

First APPT Goes to U.S. Student

Aug 27, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

After three days of gambling at the highest level, the first leg of the Poker Stars Asia-Pacific poker tour held in Manila goes to a university student from Indiana.

More than 200 players started the event representing over 30 different countries. The youngest player of ...

Day One of Legends of Poker Finished

Aug 27, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: General Poker News

Francois Safieddine is sitting on top of the leader board at the WPT Legends of Poker Event at the Bicycle Casino. Francois as got 165,000 in chips in front of him and the Denver resident is no stranger to having a big chip stack.

He has just come off an incredible WSOP ...

Alberto Gonzales Resignation Good For Online Gambling

Aug 27, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

He recently promised Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl that he would do everything he could possible do to make certain the that the billion online gambling industry would be stamped out. Now it seems Alberto Gonzales may have to renege on that promise.

Under the Attorne...

Absolute Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot Nearly $700,000

Aug 27, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

Absolute Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot has now shattered its all-time high. By 9am ET on Monday, the jackpot had reached $667,000. With $0.50 collected from each qualifying hand that number is growing by an average of $2,000 per hour at the designated bad beat table...

The Full Tilt $750,000 Guaranteed Tournament Re-Cap

Aug 27, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Full Tilt $750,000 Guaranteed Tournament this week had 4,000 online poker players which helped nudge the final prize pool to $756,800. First place took home $133, 991.44 and the rest was scattered among the top 522 players. The final nine were TAHUR5, pok...

First Ever

Aug 26, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

SYS-CON announced the start of the first ever 'AJAXWorld Poker Tournament' - Powered by Kaazing - making AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 West in Santa Clara in September the world's first AJAX conference to offer its delegates the chance to play for great priz...

The First Annual California Poker Players Conference

Aug 26, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: General Poker News

The First Annual California Poker Players Conference will be held on Saturday, October 20, and Sunday, October 21 at the Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, in accordance with the twelve-day National Championship of Poker Tournament.

"Attendees will gain mo...

APAT European Championship Arrives in Luton

Aug 26, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Amateur Poker Association and Tour has made their stop at the Grosvenor G Casino in Luton, England. The event is scheduled to span the entire weekend, from Saturday the 25th through Monday the 27th. For the area, this is a banking holiday, allowing many people to participate.

Big Money Spent on Gambling Lobbyists

Aug 25, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

By United States Federal Law every company must report all lobbying efforts and the expenses incurred therein. Well United States Poker Players, the poke rooms we've grown to love are there for you. In fact, Party Poker (PartyGaming PLC) spent nearly 1.5 hundred thousand d...

Strike A Pose - Online Poker Pro Mag

Aug 25, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

Bodog is all about the flash, constantly offering new promotions, bits of bling, and fun contests, little perks, like the Bodog Bus at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). So what's up next? The chance to become a poker star! Bodog Entertainment is offering poker players thei...

Electronic Poker in Casinos, Novelty Wears Off

Aug 25, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

The novelty of electronic poker tables seems to be wearing of in Detroit Michigan US casinos. When the new poker tables that do not require a dealer were introduced to casino poker players, they were a hot ticket! Players stood in line waiting for a chance to play poker at a t...

Titan Poker ECOOP

Aug 25, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Starting at the end of November and stretching over 10 days, Titan Poker will host the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP). The ECOOP will offer a total guaranteed prize pool of $2.5 million and will be the biggest online poker tournament running this winte...

Poker Pro meets Survivor China

Aug 24, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker TV / Movies

Survivor to air with a cast of professionals in a wide range of areas this season. Poker Pro, WWE Former Female Super Star, Professional grave digger, a professional farmer nick named 'Chicken'. The poker player in question here is Jean Robert Bellande.

Rumors of Be...

IPlay, Daniel Negreanu and Poker Royalty Together For You

Aug 24, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

Recently a partnership between Daniel Negreanu and Poker Royalty and I-Play resulted in the launch of a 'how to' series. 'Win at Texas HoldEm' instructional mobile video series teaches players on all levels how to play the game competitively and from the expert...

Late Night Poker, airing soon

Aug 24, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker TV / Movies

The first impact bearing poker TV show is returning to United Kingdom Television. Late Night Poker will make it's annual return in the UK and Ireland later this year. They have sampled many different formats for the show, but this year are returning to the original player ...

Brittish Gambling Companies Rush To Purchase TV Ads!

Aug 23, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Industry

The new rules in the United Kingdom, as they pertain to online gambling, and the use of the UK White List have seriously boosted the amount of online gambling organizations looking for tv advertising spots! These new rule has actually increased interest in gambling advertising...

Deposit to Absolute Poker from Ultimate Bet!

Aug 23, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Sites

To many bad beats at Absolute Poker? To much lag at Ultimate Bet? Just feel like a change, getting bored with the same site? Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet have now made it easier for online poker players to swap their account balances betweeen the two. This isn't jus...

Absolute Poker Launches Absolute Poker 8.0

Aug 23, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

Absolute Poker has announced the launch of their latest and greatest software, Absolute Poker Version 8. Spokespersons from Absolute promise's several great new features, in fact, David Clainer, senior vice president for Absolute Poker was so excited about the release that...

Father Beats Son in UK Open

Aug 23, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Father and son Peter and Josh Gould competed in the final table of the National Poker League's UK Open Championship play out. Unfortunately the son couldn't beat his old man, but the older Gould busted the younger Gould on his way to the winner's prize along with D...

Poker Players Alliance Changing Locations and Leaders

Aug 22, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Industry

The Poker Players Alliance is both changing leadership and picking up and moving to Washington, D.C. PPA President Michael Bolcerek resigned to spend time with his family. John Pappas became the new executive director of the PPA.

"This is the right time for me to st...

William Hill Online Poker Room Relocated

Aug 21, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

After the new amendment to the Gambling Act 2005 in the UK was announced last week, a few online gambling businesses have transferred their operations to Europe.

AS Internet-Poker reported earlier this month, You can now add William Hill Online Casino and Internet Poker Ro...

West Viriginia CC First Poker Dealers Graduate

Aug 21, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

You made it! You've graduated college and now it is time to see if you can get a job within your major. West Virginia Northern Community College graduated the fist group of poker dealers. Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center officials will now start the process of c...

WSOP Academy Poker Camp Heads to Atlantic City

Aug 21, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: General Poker News

The World Series Of Poker Academy announced that it will host its first-ever event in Atlantic City. The two-day camp will be held Dec. 1-2, just ahead of the World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Harrah's Atlantic City.

"We had an amazing summer that included o...

High Stakes Poker IV will open with Phil Hellmuth

Aug 21, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker TV / Movies

Cable television station the Game Show Network (GSN) recently announced Phil Hellmuth, Ultimate Bet online poker Spokesperson and 11 time WSOP bracelet winner, will appear, after a two-year break to participate in the first episode of the popular High Stakes Poker IV series.

...

Extention Granted iMEGA vs UIGEA

Aug 21, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

In the iMEGA vs UIGEA, and subsequently Alberto Gonzalas, Attorney General of the United States of America, the US District Court of NJ has granted an extension on the deadline to responding to the iMEGA's original complaint filed June 5th. The iMEGA is a challenge to the ...

Poker Tour Owner Targeted with Snakes

Aug 21, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: General Poker News

Two men living in Colorado were both charged with the conspiracy to commit murder, when they allegedly planned to kill Mathew Sowash. The two planned to place rattlesnakes into box, force Sowash to place his feet into the box, where he would be bitten and then ultimately kille...

New Poker Mobile Game Service

Aug 21, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Games

If you are going to launch a new mobile Texas Hold'em poker service you might as well get the 11 time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth to be your spokesperson. That's what AT&T did and is providing the new poker game service to its clients. Veriz...

Heartland Poker tour Grand Series Underway!

Aug 20, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Heartland Poker Tour Grand Series is scheduled to kick off today, August 20th with an $85+15 NLHE Tournament. The grand slam of this event will of course be the main event, a $2,000 buy in Texas Holdem Poker Tournament with a $200 fee going to the house schedul...

24 Hour Poker Signs Letter of Intent

Aug 20, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Players

24hPoker announced the separation of its operations distinct entities: a business to business company, 24hPoker Holding AB, as well as a new business to consumer company, 24hPoker.com.

In addition to the separation 24hPoker.com signed a letter of intent with Martinspoker.c...

WPT and Cryptologic Parnter for New Online Casino

Aug 20, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Online Casino

CryptoLogic Limited has opened a new online casino on World Poker Tour®'s gaming site to match the look , feel and functions that affectionate players enjoy. Under a contract between CryptoLogics's cooperative company , WagerLogic Ltd., and World Poker Tour® En...

High Stakes Poker Season 4

Aug 20, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker TV / Movies

GSN will kick off the 4th season of High Stakes Poker Monday night. The season will feature 17 episodes and the richest tables.

The premiere episode features poker superstars Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Todd Brunson and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow all using the...

Bodog Poker Adds Weekly $50,000 Guarantee

Aug 20, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Bodog Entertainment is always looking to bring the best to each event for all its players. For its online poker player's that means adding a new $50,000 guaranteed tournament at Bodog Poker. This weekly online poker tournament will be scheduled for Wednesday's at 8...

Betfair Poker Makes WSOPE a Threedom Pass

Aug 20, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Sites

Betfair poker has stepped up in their WSOPE events on their sites. They announced that any poker player that qualifies from their site either by buying in directly for the WSOPE tournament or qualifying and makes it to the finale table, will be sponsored by Betfair Poker into ...

Everest Poker $100,000 Guarantee Winners

Aug 20, 2007 by Steve Vaughan

Category: Poker Software

Each Sunday Everest Poker holds a $100,000 guaranteed Texas Holdem poker tournament. It is the online poker room's largest weekly event. According to Jonathan May, the property manager of Everest Poker, "This week, over 800 players from Europe and Asia as wel...

WPT Launches Texas Holdem Two!

Aug 19, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Software

Hands-On Mobile has announced the launch of multiplayer World Poker Tour Texas Hold‘Em 2 with multi-media company,3UK. It's the first time a free play, multiplayer world poker tour game will be available to european poker fans (No Credit Card Needed!.

Eric Hobson...

Skill vs. Chance, Pennsylvania Poker Case

Aug 19, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

$11,000 in cash and property connection with texas hold'em tournaments by Pennsylvania defense attorney Lawrence Burns may bring ' skill- vs -chance' over poker to a head in that state's court.

Burns is being investigated for tournaments run since april...

Poker Room Raises Questions Over Gambling Laws

Aug 19, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Little Rock poker establishment postponed opening after city said the venue would go against Arkansas gambling laws.The National Poker Challenge has already set up shop in Little Rock and was ready to host its first poker tournament last weekend but had to cancel because the c...

Premier League Poker final table is set and is televised.

Aug 19, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

Party Poker - The first of two shows will get underway Wednesday at 12:10 am on Channel 4 in the UK. The chip leader by 40,000 is player pro Phil Hellmuth with Eddy Scharf in second. The rest of the table is Juha Helppi , Ian Frazer, Liz Lieu and Vicky Coren. The last two qual...

United States Army Sponsors No Limit Tournament

Aug 19, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Tennessee-Kentucky Chapter of the Association of the United States Army sponsored a no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament to benefit the AUSU which hopes to fund two college scholarships to Fort Campbell High School seniors. 228 poker players competed in the event held at ...

Arizona's Largest Poker Room Gets Online

Aug 19, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Arizona's biggest Card room has expanded to the internet. The Casino Arizona has opened an internet forum that is available to not only the casino's employee's but to casino visitors and patrons as well. Forum goers are welcomed to the casino's online home to d...

Louisiana makes arrests regarding BETCHA.COM

Aug 18, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Nicholas Jenkins, owner of Betcha.com, an online site that allows people to place bets for various events, has been arrested. The lawyer has been operating the site for quite a while, with previous run in with the Washington State Police on the matter.

In July of this year...

Phil Hellmuth and AT&T Launch Mobile Poker

Aug 18, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

Popular Online Poker Pro and record holding 11 time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is drawing attention to the new Texas Holdem 2007 game and poker service being offered to AT&T customers. The option is growing in popularity, and will soon expand into ...

Identity Matters

Aug 18, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Online gambling operators with a desire to get the most current and the latest ID verification technology are likely to find all the information they need at a forthcoming seminar "Identity Matters." the GB group is sponsoring the conference to educate the online gam...

Poker Sharks Get a New Friend

Aug 18, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

Poker Pro Labs, a leader in poker tools and technology development, recently released the Smart Buddy. The poker tool designed to help online poker players worldwide, track less advantaged players. This tool enables stronger players to seek and win games played against other p...

Commerce Casino to add Poker Sit N Go Tables

Aug 18, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

Known as the World's Largest Poker Bearing Casino, with more than 200 poker tables already in the poker room, the Commerce Casino A US Casino located in Commerce California, is set to add 2 more poker tables to the list of offerings in the casino's poker room. Commerce...

Donhaka Wins 200k FTOPS Limit Holdem Event

Aug 18, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) included just one limit poker event, the $200,000 short handed limit poker tournament held at Full Tilt, where players were guaranteed a prize of no less than two hundred grand, and played limit poker at tables of only six players....

World Poker Dealer Championships Rules Change

Aug 18, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

A change in the registration rules for the World Poker Dealer Championships will open the game up to a lot more poker room employees. The new rule allows for individual poker room employee registration, whereas before, the game was a 'representative poker tournament' m...

Bodog Vans Warped Tour Poker Tournament '07

Aug 17, 2007 by Dpnna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Bodog Music and the Vans Warped Tour have come together once again to host the second annual Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament, an after-hours winner-takes-all event. The tournament took place August 3rd at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ.

More than 80 players, consisting...

Bodog's 'Ayre Force' Comic

Aug 17, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

Bodog's CEO Calvin Ayre has announced the company's latest venture in the digital entertainment industry, teaming up with elite comic writers to produce a graphic novel entitled 'Ayre Force'. Comic geniuses Sean Martinbrough, Adam Slutsky and Joseph Phillip...

Single Mother Wins 34.5 EuroMillions Lottery

Aug 17, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

In one of the biggest news stories to hit Europe this week, 40 year old Angela Kelly has won the EuroMillions Lottery drawing, awarding GBP 34.5 million. According to BBC reports, Angela was completely "flabbergasted" when she found out she had won the colossal prize...

BC Lottery To Sponsor Pacific Poker Shootout

Aug 17, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

A news article came from Great White North, a province of British Columbia, urging resident poker enthusiasts to "Become the best of the best." The article was written to report the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's sponsorship of the Vancouver area poker to...

Neteller on the Move Again

Aug 17, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

With a sudden US market exit (due to certain .. legal entanglements) and the irritation with the American legal authorities more or less behind them, the Isle of Man based e-wallet Neteller is moving forward again. The international expansion strategy announcement came out thi...

WPT, Ladies Night and Breast Cancer Research

Aug 17, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

The WORLD POKER TOUR Ladies Night V will be played this Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19 at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California, USA. The women's tournaments hold competition as fiercely as any tournament played out across the felt. The World Poker Tour L...

Poker Debt Paid Via Rattlesnake Bites

Aug 17, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

Two men in Lakewood Colorado were apparently adamant that they were to be paid $60,000 owed to them. Willing to commit murder, or kidnap children to recoup their debt. Matthew Sowash, the owner of the Amateur Poker Tour, a bar league in Denver Colorado, owed the men 60k ac...

15 Percent Remote Gaming Tax For UK Operators

Aug 16, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

When Great Britain revised the Gambling Act of 2005 to allow advertising of gambling companies based in qualifying jurisdictions (the 'white list'), the HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenues and Customs) also devised a 'Remote Gaming Duty' which would require online...

Online Casino Completes 6-Month Software Upgrade

Aug 16, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

TheCasinoLobby.com has announced the completion of a 6 month overhaul of their independently developed software platform. As a part of the upgrade, the online casino now offers a host of new features, including more than 100 games, 'Install on Demand', added payment me...

West Virgina, Poker, Table Games, and More!

Aug 15, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

A recent referendum for the legalization of table games, including poker, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, seemed to come from a narrow victory for pro-gambling forces. The slight 33-vote victory in a special referendum with more than 45,000 votes seemed to open the way for t...

Dutch Antilles Determined To Make UK 'White List'

Aug 15, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

When Great Britain's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) released the 'White List', a compilation of all jurisdiction that would be allowed to advertise gambling operations in the UK, the Netherlands (Dutch) Antilles was not among them. Since then, Dutch ...

FTOPS V Event 8 Awards $48k To Kiajessie

Aug 15, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Event number 8 of the 5th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS-V), $200 Omaha Eight-or-Better, succeeded well beyond expectations. With 1,073 entrants, the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool swelled immensely to $214,600 - a 43% increase from the original guaranteed pr...

Absolute Poker Dream Package $100M

Aug 15, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Absolute Poker has already given away 4 Dream Packages, and will be awarding a 5th in October. The Absolute Dream Package awards access to more than $100-million in prize pools.

The 5th round of the Absolute Dream Poker Tournament final event will begin October 7th. The...

CanBet Joins Microgaming Network

Aug 15, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

The Microgaming Network will soon be adding another online gambling site to their already impressive index of clients. Canbet.com, owned and operated by parent company International All Sports (IAS), has said the integration of Microgaming's elite gambling software platfor...

WSOPE and UK Open in the Pot

Aug 15, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

In an amazing and exciting opportunity, PokerListings.com has teamed with PacificPoker.com to announce the World Series of Poker Europe and the UK Open are now on the table. Pokerlisting.com players at PacificPoker.com have the open opportunity to enter a 25 thousand dollar fr...

Neteller Checks Refused across the United States

Aug 15, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Industry

The online e-wallet NETeller began to return millions of dollars to US customer starting on July 30 2007. There were almost immediate results for many of the previous users; it has however resulted in the process becoming full of potholes.

Rumors going around online seem to...

BetOnSports Founder Kaplan Seeks DOJ Dismissal

Aug 15, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Founder of BetOnSports, Gary Kaplan, was arrested earlier this year in the Dominican Republic and expedited to US soil, where he was intercepted by the FBI and has been incarcerated ever since. According to a report this week from the Bookmaker's Review, Kaplan is veheme...

UltimateBet Offers Free Tourney Awarding '08 BMW M5

Aug 14, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

In celebration of Phil Hellmuth's 11th WSOP Bracelet, online poker site UltimateBet.com is making an unprecedented offer - The Ultimate Driving Machine Freeroll. The top prize for this free tournament will be a 2008 BMW M5.

The Ultimate Driving Machine Freeroll, a Texas...

US DoJ Requesting 2 Week Delay In iMEGA Case

Aug 14, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

A New Jersey federal judge set the hearing date for the iMEGA case for September 4, but it appears the Department of Justice (DoJ) wants more time to comprise a response, requesting two additional weeks for preparation.

Trial attorney from the Washington D.C. US Justice Dep...

PartyGaming May Be Turning DoJ's Heads

Aug 14, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

According to a report published in ThisIsMoney.co.uk, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) may be turning their attentions to online gambling operators 88.com and PartyGaming. Both companies were reportedly in contact with the US DoJ earlier this year, and since have pulled out ...

Last Chance For Bodog WSOPE Qualifiers

Aug 14, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: WSOP

Bodog Poker has guaranteed six WSOPE Main Event seats to their uk online poker players. In order to win one of these coveted seats, players must participate in one of the many qualifiers Bodog Poker has offered, but time is quickly running out. Bodog Poker's WSOPE qua...

World Poker Tour Heads to Canada

Aug 14, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

The World Poker Tour (WPT) will be making it's only stop in Canada from October 26th to November 2nd for the 2007 North American Poker Championship. The highly anticipated event will be held in the Grand Hall of Fallsview Casino Resort, beautifully nestled onto a cliff ove...

Online Gambling, HR 2046 Support and Opposition

Aug 14, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Barney Frank has received new opposition to his proposal to regulate online gambling, and ultimately reverse the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

As HR 2046 is gaining support in congress, the American National Football League is showing a keen interest in the ...

Self monitored gambling on the horizon?

Aug 14, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

The launch of an effective new responsible gaming tool at the Swedish government gambling website Svenske Spel went for the most part unnoticed early in July but is progressively more eye catching for Swedish players. "Spelkoll" approximately translates into '...

Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society

Aug 14, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

A Harvard law professor with a particular interest in Internet law has established a University-based think-tank The Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS), which is designed to take root in colleges and universities the world over and will use poker as a an education...

Gambling Commission Exec Leaves UK For Gibraltar Position

Aug 13, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Key member of the UK Gambling Commission, Director of Operations Phill Brear, will be leaving his post soon for a lead position in Gibraltar. Brear is set to become the head of the Gibraltar Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA). The timing is notable as the UK Gambling Commissi...

Vegas Palms Awarded Online Casino Of The Month

Aug 13, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

The professional Internet gaming review web site, Press My Bet, delves into the framework of the best online casinos, poker rooms and sportsbook each and every month to determine which operator reigns supreme in their industry.

For the month of August, 2007, the Online Casi...

Record Setting Q2 Results For GigaMedia

Aug 13, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Software

Software developer GigaMedia has reported record setting results in the second quarter of 2007. Consolidated revenue is up 88% to $40.1 million from this time last year, while operating income grew 119% to $10.1 million. The company currently holds cash, cash equivalen...

Everest Poker Recognized by eGaming Review

Aug 13, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Everest Poker was included in the prominent industry magazine eGaming Review's annual Power 50 list, available in last months issue. This is the site's debut arrival on such a prestigious list, Everest Poker placed ahead of other distinguished online poker rooms landin...

Jennicide Leigh and Playboy? Is it real?

Aug 13, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Players

Gossip is spreading about the possibility that Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh may soon appear in one of the fall editions of the popular adult magazine Playboy. According to numerous online sources, a photo shoot is reported to have occured sometime this summer, and &quo...

Malaysian Poker Player, drowned to avoid raid

Aug 13, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

According to a recent report, a 48-year-old Malaysian fishing trader drowned in the sea while attempting to escape a gambling raid, ordered and followed through with, by local police. Lau Oon Chin was playing the game of Russian Poker with six additional players when a Balik P...

World Cup of Poker IV has Final Team

Aug 12, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

There was a heads up match today between Team Romania and Team Hungary after they played to a tie in the division finals of the World Cup of Poker IV Finals. Host Poker Stars held the heads up match as a tie breaker and see who would travel to Barcelona for the finals.

Ta...

Playtech Eyeing European Rivals

Aug 12, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Industry

Playtech provides gambling software for websites and gives them such games as blackjack, poker, roulette and more. The internet gaming software firm now is planning to buy more European rivals to increase its market share and boost the number of poker and casino players.

...

EPT: Dublin Hosts Simon Poker Charity Tournament

Aug 12, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Dublin, Ireland will once again set the scene for the Simon Poker Tournament, a generous charity event benefiting the homeless, along the scheduled trail of the European Poker Tour. The Simon Poker Tournament will take place at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, November 3, 2007.

FTOPS-V; 313OG Wins Event 6 $1-Mil Guaranteed

Aug 12, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

The sixth event of the 5th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS-V) saw a total of 4,372 entries, buying in at $300 a piece, generate an enormous prize pool of $1,311,600. The $1-million guaranteed no-limit hold'em tournament was held Sunday, beating out the Pok...

BetFred Explores 600 IPO Maneuver

Aug 12, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

BetFred, established in 1967 by brothers Fred and Peter Done, has become one of the most well known bookmaking companies in all of Great Britain. On the heels of the UK's ban on advertising from any gambling operation based in Dutch Antilles, which includes BetFred, the co...

Moscow Millions; Better Late Than Never

Aug 12, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

The highly anticipated Moscow Millions, the first poker championship to be held in Russia, will go on, despite the recent loss of sponsorship from Full Tilt Poker. The date of the inaugural event, however, has been rescheduled from it's prior October 20-22 opening to Novem...

Online Poker Pro in Hot Water

Aug 12, 2007 by

Category: Poker Players

A Safford, Arizona Police officer discovered something unusual while performing a vehicle search following the stop of a reckless driver on Tuesday - 51,516 dollars in cash.

Aurangzeb M. Sheikh, 19, of Texas was pulled over by Safford Police after they witnessed h...

Bodog Poker, Say Cheese!

Aug 12, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Bodog Poker players are receiving the opportunity to be featured on the cover of Online Poker Pro, Europe's foremost online poker magazine. A player will begin their trip to the cover by playing in any number of qualifying events. Here's how it works: Openin...

FTOPS Event 3 Creams Guarantee

Aug 11, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Allen Cunningham, a 2007 WSOP bracelet winner hosted the third event on the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). This event, $200+$16 Pot Limit Holdem, had 1,673 entrants for a total prize pool of $334,600. That is $134, 600 over the guarantee.

JensV b...

William Hill Preparing to transfer to Gibraltar

Aug 11, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

William Hill Online casino is preparing for a move from the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean, to the more online gambling friendly Rock of Gibraltar. The move comes as a result of the Government ban where advertising UK gambling websites in operation outside of the Euro Economi...

Age Verification VS Online Gambling Ban

Aug 11, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

A group on the pro side of the online gambling debate called, Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has in a press release outlined opinions brought up at a US Congressional Hearing where Barney Franks Online Gambling Regulation Bill was being debated.

The Press Rel...

Another Country Regulating Online Gambling

Aug 11, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

South Africa can be added to the online gambling regulation debate. Proposing a bill that may cause taxation on the poker events and online casinos from the individual level. This bill is raising many concerns from standing Members of Parliament.

Legislation introduced to ...

WSOP Coverage Debate and Debates

Aug 11, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: WSOP

Who has the opportunity to cover the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour? Theoretically, anyone who is permitted a press pass and travels with a laptop and wireless card. Then who gets unregulated access to the events? Currently, that depends on who pays the most....

Betfair Hires Ex-Virgin Boss

Aug 11, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Industry

Oscar Nieboer has been announced to as temporary brand director of BetFair. The leading online gambling group made the announcement today that it has employed the former Virgin Games Managing Director.

The ex-Virgin Director will help develop a marketing plan and brand ex...

Sealand to Launch Online Casino

Aug 11, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Online Casino

Sealand, a man made island of the coast of Suffolk on England's East Coast, will be launching an online casino that will accept US players. Sealand's online casino launch date will be Sept. 2 as the island celebrates its 40th anniversary. It is this time that the ...

WPT Partners with Card Player

Aug 11, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

The World Poker Tour has announced that Card Player Media will be an official partner and exclusively report their live tournaments.

"We are thrilled to be joining forces with the WPT in providing the most complete poker tournament coverage available," stated Ba...

PokerRNG6.0 Under Fire

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

Online Poker games are all dealt with digitally created decks playing cards, all dealt out with the use of a random number generator that makes the dealing as random as possible, and as close to a real live deck of cards. However, a product has been invented whose creator clai...

888.com Adds Historical Trivia

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

888.com, one of the most familair names in the online gambling industry, will now offer players a bit more than gambling entertainment on their site. 888.com announced their plans to launch 888 Flash Back, an animiated flash production that will feature historic trivia, displa...

WPT in Mississippi

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Beau Rivage on Biloxi will be the next televised event for the World Poker Tour. The WPT will televise this high limit event on Aug. 29th - Sept. 9th.

This event is one of 19 on the WPT Tour this 6th season. For the Mississippi Gulf Coast though, it will be the very first...

Everest Poker Makes Power 50 List

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Industry

In the July 2007 issue of eGaming Reviews Everest Poker was included in the Power 50 list. Everest Poker ranked 20th in this influential magazine; well ahead of other well known online poker rooms.

The Power 50 list is put together by editors and contributors of eGaming R...

PKR Plans to Open Online Casino

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Software

PKR, commonly considered to be a futuristic, or forward thinking online poker room, is planning to launch an online casino, powered by Playtech, whom they've recently struck a deal with.

Playtech is one of the online gambling industries top software providers, known fo...

Win a Seat to the Caribbean Poker Classic

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Online poker rooms offer chances to win seats to popular poker tournaments not only for the promotion and attracting new players but for the free publicity of having their players on T.V> during the tournament.

Sun Poker is hoping just that as it starts to offer seats ...

Absolute Poker Bad Beat has Paid $1.2 Million

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

Winning at Texas Holdem can be rewarding financially as well as give a player a feeling of satisfaction for a job well done. At Absolute Poker, losing can do the same thing. $1,297,394.94 is the total so far announced by AP that it has paid out in their new Bad Beat Jackpo...

Bodog Fight Challenge Poker Tournament Series

Aug 10, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Ever thought you could talk those mixed martial art fighters? Now you can and they will be on your turf. Bodog Poker is giving there players a chance to take on their fighters in the Bodog Fight Challenge Poker Tournament Series.

This series runs for 6 months and is for ...

Largest Prize Collectively Won By T-Mobile Player

Aug 9, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

Since the global expansion into mobile gambling became more and more popular, players and analysts alike knew it wouldn't be long before a some lucky gambler hit it big on a cell phone. That time has come as a T-Mobile user collectively racked up 25,000 GBP on a mobile rou...

UK Gambling Act; 'White List' Jurisdictions

Aug 9, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

According to the British Gambling Act, which will cease to allow some forms of public advertising of gambling operators effective September 1, operators in approved jurisdiction will not be effected by the ban. For this reason, a large number of gambling sites are considering ...

DGS and PIC Club Partner To Aid US Players

Aug 9, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Online poker software company Dynamic Gaming Systems (DGS) has announced affiliation with PIC-Club.com, providing payment processing to Internet gamers across the globe, including US players, through their PIC-Club and PIC-Play membership services.

DGS currently licenses 13...

Irish Poker Open Qualifiers Begin August 13th

Aug 9, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Paddy Poker Poker.com has underwritten a huge Million Euro addition to the already large of the Irish Open Poker Tournament. The prize pool totalling 3 Euro Million will be fought over by poker players during the Irish Open Poker Tournament. Qualifiers for the Euro 4200 buy in...

Anthrax's Scott Ian to Represent UltimateBet in Aruba

Aug 9, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Scott Ian won his seat on VH1's hit show, Rock Stars of Poker and will be playing on the UltimateBet team at the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic. The Anthrax guitarist and cofounder announced that he will be playing in Aruba against the industry's top poker Texas Holdem Playe...

Bodog Pro's take on the TLB heads up!

Aug 9, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Tournaments

Bodog Pro's hold it down against Bodog Poker Players Heads up! Last night at Bodog Poker, two TLB heads up matches were held, Professional Bodog Poker Player Josh Arieh took on two of the top tournament players from the site. Each heads up match held a $1000 prize pool...

Online Poker reviews on YouTube

Aug 9, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: General Poker News

Now you may see more online poker on You Tube. This video sharing portal has seen tremendous growth and with the Google as the new owners, the potential seems endless.

A little advertising budget can go a long way with this type of exposure so now at least one online pok...

ChristChurch Online Gambling Operations to Cease.

Aug 9, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

The New Zealand Governments Internal Affairs Department is requiring that the Christ church casino close all of their online gambling operations, and any other gambling activities they may be involved in within the next 7 months.

A Wellington newspaper, the Dominion Post, ...

RedKings Poker Mystery Solved; PokerStars Innocent

Aug 8, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Industry

Several weeks back, as the WSOPE satellite events and qualifiers were hitting their peak traffic, RedKings Poker and their affiliates spent a good deal of time and energy to promote the online poker room's hosting of such tournaments. While those efforts were rewarded, the...

Royal Vegas Goes Mobile

Aug 8, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Online Casino

Spin3 leading provider of highly developed cell phone gambling solutions, powered via Microgaming, announced Royal Vegas one of the leading online casinos, has launched a mobile casino using Microgaming's market leading GameWire mobile phone casino system. Players will be ...

Ladbrokes First Half Report

Aug 8, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Industry

Record profits were posted today by the Ladbrokes but all was not good news. In the report for the first half of 2007, the largest publically traded sports book in the UK also showed that its poker channel continued to be a lag. Stiff Competition is to blame for the lagging po...

Utah Online Poker Players Receiving Mail

Aug 8, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Letters are being sent to Utah online poker players from state officials warning them that they could be violating state laws.

Utah is among a handful of states that do not allow any gambling of any form. It does not even have the most popular form, a state lottery.

Bodog's Latest Endeavor; Fantasy American Football

Aug 8, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

Popular online sports betting, Online Poker and US Casino, Bodog, has announced the launch date of 'Bodogfantasy.net', their newest Internet gambling endeavor into the Fantasy American Football venue. The new site is scheduled to launch August 16, 2007 - shortly be...

5th Full Tilt Online Poker Series Begins

Aug 8, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

Featuring 12 days of intense poker action and $7-million in prizes, the 5th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) got underway this week. A series of competitions will see the $7-million in total prizes spread across a range of tournaments. Renowned author and WPT ...

PKR Poker Strikes Deal With PlayTech

Aug 8, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Software

PlayTech Ltd, leading online gambling software developer and distributor, has revealed a partnership deal struck with 3D online poker room, PKR Ltd. No other details have been provided at this time, such as financial terms or an estimated timeline for integration.

The softw...

PlayTech Seeks Takeover Of European Market

Aug 8, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Software

PlayTech Ltd, long recognized as a leader in the Internet gambling software industry, has released statements claiming they would like to acquisition rival companies in Europe in an attempt to increase it's position in the European market and expand the PlayTech player bas...

Maharajah Casino Group Launches Affiliate Network

Aug 7, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

The MaharajahClub, owner and operator of 4 online casino, poker and sports books, has announced the launch of a new affiliate network, MClubAffiliates.com. The affiliate network was developed to increase the growth rate of the online gambling group's player base. The M...

Online Poker for Potholes

Aug 7, 2007 by Cathy Roberts

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Anthony "Tuff Fish" Sandstrom a regular You Tube user from California received the go ahead from the California Secretary of State to circulate a petition that will, if passed, establish a government entity to start, and maintain an online poker site that will subsid...

Bo knows No-Limit Hold'em

Aug 7, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

It's like an All-Star poker tournament and '80s flashback at once!Coachella Valley California is going to be the site of the "All Star Poker Challenge." The Spotlight 29 Casino will likely find some very confused and others excited when the everyday player ge...

Gnuf Online Casino To Integrate Microgaming Software

Aug 7, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

The recently launched gambling site Gnuf.com has announced partnership with leading online gambling software developer, Microgaming. Gnuf Ltd.'s deal with Microgaming will give their players access to more than 300 quality online casino games.

Gnuf Ltd. was established...

PokerStars Protects Player Info

Aug 7, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Recently PokerStars announced they would no longer allow sites to give out player profitability information pertaining to their clients without the obvious and unquestionable consent of the players.

Players have the option to completely abstain from having any and all...

World Poker Tour In China

Aug 7, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

The World Poker Tour Coordinators have managed to negotiate an extraordinary deal with the China Leisure Sports Administrative Centre (CLSAC).

Mr. Hu Jianguo, Director General of CLSAC said, "We look forward to a long-term partnership with the WPT, expanding this uniqu...

PokerTek Automatic Poker Tables

Aug 7, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Software

The PokerTek automatic poker tables have gained a foothold in the Chinese market. The tables, which show cards, pots and bets on a screen in front of each player, merge the advantages of Internet poker, lots of hands per hour and no dealer errors, with the reads, tells and rep...

3rd Affiliate Series of Poker Now Taking Registrations

Aug 7, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

It began in January, the Affiliate Series of Poker (ASOP), hosted at the Cap Euro in London. A second ASOP was held in the Bahamas. Now comes the highly anticipated, third ASOP, to be held at the upcoming Cap Euro in Barcelona, Spain.

The ASOP is a poker tournament with a &...

Euro 1 Million plus unpaid from Worldspreads customers

Aug 6, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

One interesting declarations derived from the recent Alternative Investment Market (AIM) listing of Worldspreads, a spread betting company, was reported by the Irish publication Sunday Business Post over the weekend.

Worldspreads is currently in litigation to recover over ...

UK Gambling Promotion Restrictions Agreed Upon

Aug 6, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Betting companies will not create children's shirts with sponsorship and logo info and obey an advertising curfew.

The British gambling industry appears to have reached agreement with the government on new restrictions pertaining to gambling promotions, according to a w...

New Sports Book 'BetLuck' Targets Asian Market

Aug 6, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

A new sports book, BetLuck.co.uk, opened it's virtual doors this week, targeting the Asian online gambling market. Heading up the operation is veteran Bill Mummery, ex-Isle of Man Internet gambling regulator, highly respected in his field.

BetLuck has obtained licensing...

4KingPoker Weekly PKR Poker League Kicks Off Tonight

Aug 6, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

The popular online poker forum, 4kingpoker.com, has initiated a weekly PKR Poker League that kicks off tonight, August 7, at 8:30GMT. The private tournaments will be held every Tuesday under the name, "The 4kingpoker.com PKR Weekly League".

The weekly tournaments ...

Sky Poker Allies With Poker Project Sky Poker.com

Aug 6, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

The interactive poker room Sky Poker announced a joint venture with one of the United Kingdom's largest pub poker leagues, Poker Project, that will help them bring the brand of the game into pubs from one corner to the other corner of Britain. Under the terms of the ag...

National Poker Challenge Portland Closes

Aug 6, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

A suburban poker parlor, located in Cedar Hills Oregon, USA, which was supposed to transform card playing, has closed its doors. Not because the Oregon Department of Justice thought it presented illegal gambling to the general public. Law enforcement officials stated they were...

B4Playing Introduces Direct Player-Operator Communications

Aug 6, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Software

Software developer B4Playing, based in the Isle of Man, has introduced a new client tool that will allow online gambling companies to eliminate promotional e-mail notification for real-time communication capabilities.

E-mail was once the most preferred method of communicati...

Super Slotto Celebration Hits Casinos Around The US

Aug 6, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

Casino software and game developer, AC Coin & Slot has introduced a new community-style slot machine, Super Slotto Celebration. The anticipated new casino slot has already been presented in several casinos across the United States, with further plans for introduction in th...

WSOPC Schedule Just Released

Aug 5, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

Harrah's will launch the fourth season of its popular World Series of Poker Circuit with an extended schedule of 12 tournament stops at nine Harrah's casinos around the country. "Strong customer demand prompted us to add another event to the Circuit schedule,"...

Poker Stars Introduces Long Awaited Heads-Up Cash Games

Aug 5, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

PokerStars.com has long been one of the largest names in the online poker industry, however the poker room has always been lacking in one area - heads-up cash games. While they have always offered heads-up sit'n'go tournaments, players at the online poker room have bee...

Pacific Poker Sending 4 to see the Rolling Stones

Aug 5, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

Over the years there have been many ‘Last Chance to see the Rolling Stone' concerts. In reality, they are no longer on world tours, and at current, are doing only one more show for the home crowd. Rock and Roll's marvels of attrition evidently have a sufficien...

NETELLER Chief Executive Officer says

Aug 5, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

US players get their money and an apology, after the long wait. The Isle of Man based e-wallet Neteller is the in progress of trying to mend the damage to trust that the 7 month altercation with US Department of Justice authorities created through the popular free video stream...

EcoCard Withdraws From the US

Aug 5, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

EcoCard is the most recent e-wallet to withdraw from the U.S., advising its customers that as of Aug. 24 the company will no longer process online-gambling transactions derived from the United States.

The company sent an e-mail informing clients of the change last Tuesday. ...

888 Partners with Ethoca for better customer security.

Aug 5, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Sites

Fraud management is a priority for many of the online gambling giants, and the newest to join on the bandwagon is 888.com, the Gibraltar-based gambling group.

The major online gambling company 888.com has improved its fraud defenses by joining the anti-fraud group Ethoca L...

Kiwi Casino & FastWin Casino Up For Sale

Aug 5, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

Christchurch Casino, a land-based operator in New Zealand who owns several online poker, online casino and online bingo sites, has been informed they have seven months to cease operation of their online gambling properties. Rather than closing their doors altogether, Christchu...

The MGM Grand Detroit 'premier poker room'.

Aug 5, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

Detroit isn't likely the first place you think of when you hear "unparalleled luxury" and "premier poker room." That might change this fall, as MGM announced it will open its doors with an $800 million MGM Grand Detroit hotel and entertainment desti...

Online Gambling, France Faces Legal Challenges

Aug 4, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

The latest blow dealt by its own Cour de Cassation, France's top court. In a ruling handed down last month, the court overturned a decision that had previously prohibited a Maltese rival from offering online betting related with horse racing in France. The definitive fate ...

Police Impersonators Steal Gambling Machines

Aug 4, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Two men, posturing as police officers, have stolen a number of electronic poker machines from convenience stores across North Texas. They walked into stores, told cashiers and attendants the machines were unlawful and pretended to impound them, police say.

Dallas police fil...

Great British Poker Tour with entrance into EPT

Aug 4, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Gala Casino in Leeds, England, is hosting the next stop on the Great British Poker Tour and Jo Beevers and Barny Boatman of The Hendon Mob secured their places ahead of the sell out. Jon Kalmar, who placed 5th in the World Series of Poker Main Event, is one more person s...

Asia Poker Tour Expected Impact

Aug 4, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

There could possibly be differences of opinion as to the origin of poker, but there's no doubting the card game has arrived as a vast world-sporting event now and is here to stay. In fact, the game believed to have begun in ancient China around 900 A.D. has been crowned ...

California Petition Scantioned local Secratary

Aug 4, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

The San Diego Secretary of State's Office announced that it had chosen to give Anthony ‘Tuff Fish' Sandstrom the approval to circulate a petition, Should the petition receive more than 430 thousand signatures by the end of December, an initiative would be placed ...

Ladbrokes Joins 'Income Access' Affiliate Network

Aug 4, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

UK's leading sportsbook, Ladbrokes, will soon be a part of the Income Access Affiliate Network, designed to provide gaming sites with competitive and lucrative marketing solutions.

Based in Montreal, Canada, Income Access has been in the affiliate networking business si...

Playstation 3 To Release New High Stakes Poker Game

Aug 4, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Software

In just a few days, Playstation 3 will release it's newest card game, "High Stake On The Vegas Strip: Poker Edition", in the United States. The highly anticipated release will include the popular poker games Texas Hold'Em, Super Hold'Em, Billabong, Tahoe ...

All-Star Poker Challenge Scheduled For October

Aug 4, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Spotlight 29 Casino, located in the Coachella Valley of California, has announced plans for an 'All-Star Poker Challenge', set to kick off October 13th through 14th. The inaugural event is said to "give everyday players a chance to play with their favorite cel...

Online Casino Group Certified By Online Gambling Insider

Aug 3, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Sites

Online Gambling Insider is an independent is a virtual watchdog for the online gambling industry. The organization delves into the backdrop scenes of online casinos, poker rooms and sports betting operations to determine the security and overall quality of a gambling portal.

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Full Tilt Withdraws Moscow Millions Sponsorship

Aug 3, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Tournaments

Scheduled for next month, The Moscow Million poker tournament received unwelcomed news this week from Full Tilt Poker, announcing the withdraw of their sponsorship and team appearance. The withdraw is reportedly due to Full Tilt's deluge of other commitments.

According...

Grandmother Becomes First Online Bingo Millionaire

Aug 3, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

An amazing story comes from Bristol, England this week as a 62 year old grandmother and pension collector made history by becoming the first online bingo millionaire. After only two months of playing online bingo, Pauline Clark produced a full-house playing KerChingo at the on...

BetXTech Cashless Gaming Software

Aug 3, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Software

BetXTech software development company, based out of London, and Regency International Casino have signed a deal to develop bespoke Voucher Redemption Terminals (VRT) that would support cashless gaming at Regency's casino slot machines. The new software would be integrated ...

Sealand Casino Opening To US Players

Aug 3, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

As published August 1st (Internet-Poker.co.uk/Poker-News | New Microgaming Online Casino Launched Sealand Casino), Sealand Casino will be opening their doors from a Micronation off the east coast of Great Britain, the Principality of Sealand. The launch date is set for Septemb...

International Poker Open 2007

Aug 3, 2007 by Cristina Lakey

Category: Poker Tournaments

The Royal Dublin Society Shelbourne Hall and the Jackpot Club in Dublin will be hosting The International Poker Open on Saturday and Sunday October 6-7th, 2007. The buy-in is 150 Euros.

Although the tournament does not promise to have the largest prize pool ever, there ...

Home Poker Game Robbery

Aug 3, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: General Poker News

Neighbors describe a Noblesville, Indiana subdivision as quiet and peaceful, located on the southeast side of Noblesville, but early Tuesday morning, it was the location of a vicious assault. Police in Noblesville, IN, USA are searching for two armed men who allegedly broke in...

CEO Poker Tour AND the PPA Part Ways

Aug 3, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Industry

The CEO Poker Tour and the Poker Players Alliance are parting ways after some issues have arisen. Their relationship with the CEO Poker Tour was one where they were promoting each other, via websites and to members. At one point the CEO Poker Tour displayed a Poker Players All...

Annie Duke featured in Psychology Today

Aug 2, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Players

When Annie Duke appears in a national publication, usually the magazine has something to do with poker. In most cases one will find her in magazines like "Bluff" or "Card Player". Rarely is she asked to do an interview for a publication with the motto, &quo...

PlayTech Progressive Jackpot Awards $4.8mil

Aug 2, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

WinAJackpot.com was the first progressive network to commingle land-based and online casino jackpots through industry leading software provider PlayTech and their subsidiary, Videobet. As a result, PlayTech has just announced the recent winning of a jackpot prize worth $4....

Phil Helmuth Crash Footage

Aug 2, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Players

Just before entering the WSOP main event several weeks back, Phil Hellmuth was crashed an UltimateBet race car that he was supposedly meant to arrive in. At the time, details were very unclear as to what happened and why Hellmuth arrived in an expensive racing suit without ben...

Greg Raymer for Vice President

Aug 2, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

When some one in the poker world hears the name Greg ‘Fossilman' Raymer, he is recalled as the 2004 World Series of Poker. His history of entertaining sunglasses, and intense play has earned him a respected place at any poker table. Recently this mild tempered patent...

Corrupt Online Gambling Sites Emerging Thanks To UIGEA

Aug 2, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

When the US passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006, resident players were given two options - stop enjoying a private pastime, or find another way to continue gambling over the Internet. It has already been proven that the second option is highly...

Sealand Casino Opening To US Players

Aug 2, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

Four Winds Casino; World's Largest Automated Poker Room

Aug 2, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: General Poker News

New Buffalo, Michigan saw the opening of the world's largest automated poker room yesterday, August 2, as Four Winds Casino and Resort made its grand entry to the land-based casino industry. The new Four Winds Poker Room boasts the introduction of fifteen 10-seat poker tab...

Strategic Investments Into Asian Market By CryptoLogic

Aug 2, 2007 by Strategic Investments Into Asian Market By CryptoLogic

Category: Online Casino

Leading online gaming software company, CryptoLogic Limited, has struck a deal to acquire interest in 568 Network Inc. Developer of Internet based casual gaming software, 568 Inc. distributes products to the Chinese market, this latest maneuver will further sculpt the advancem...

Biggest Draw in UK - Online Poker

Aug 1, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

The Gambling Commission in the United Kingdom has become aware that online poker is the second most popular method of online gambling in the UK. Online admission on the UK's National Lottery was first place. Of the adults polled regarding online gambling, 3% said they have...

CAP Euro Convention Attracts Top Industry Leaders

Aug 1, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Industry

The Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) convention will be in Barcelona in October, and it already has sold all of the available booth space. This is on track to become the biggest event thus far, according to CAP representatives. "CAP Euro Barcelona is going to be a stellar ...

Ladies Poker Tour Major Event

Aug 1, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Tournaments

When you think about Holdem Poker do you think about Las Vegas? What about Atlantic City? Does Tulsa come to mind? The Ladies Poker Association hopes it will after Aug. 5th.

The Ladies Poker Association will be held at the Cherokee Casino for their Pro-Tour Poker Tourname...

Relieved US players begun receiving long-held funds

Aug 1, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Numerous American online gamblers have had their Neteller accounts frozen since January will have been relieved to at last see their money, as the Isle of Man-based financial processing company started paying the $94 million owned by the US players since it has finally bee...

Lee Rousso to Challenge WA State Gambling Ban

Aug 1, 2007 by Catrina Rudd

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Lee Rousso, the American lawyer and poker player who is challenging Washington state laws against online gambling will have his day in court on September 21. Rousso asserts that the Washington state ban on Internet gambling infringes on the US Constitution's protection...

William Hill Trading Slow, But Players & Profits Up

Aug 1, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Poker Law / Affairs

Popular online gambling operator and telephone sportsbook William Hill revealed recent trading reports that surmised a decrease in trading activity. However, the poker room relates a rise in player sign-ups and 2% increase in profits.

The pre-tax trading report released Thu...

New Microgaming Online Casino Launched, Sealand Casino

Aug 1, 2007 by Donna Jordan

Category: Online Casino

A new online casino is on the horizon - SealandCasino.com, powered by the leading Internet gaming software provider, Microgaming. Claiming to be the first ever national online casino, the operation was launched by the self-affirmed 'Principality of Sealand', located ...

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