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Playersonly $1 Million Freeroll Series Finals Starts Today
European Poker Tour Comes to an End
10bn Gambling Habit in United Kingdom
Although the British government had pushed through their Gambling Act in 2005, they have failed to address some serious issues. The cause of more gambling woes are the terminals, the loss of betting duties, and the introduction of online betting, that have brought the biggest ...
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Hollywood Poker Freerolls to WPT Barcelona
The Battle Continues Between U.S. AND EU
The European Union has made it clear that unlike the...
The 3rd Annual eGaming Award Winners
The third annual eGaming Awards was held Friday night. Betfair took top prize as the gambling industry took center stage at this award party and celebrated another great year.
For the first time, the Outstanding Contribution award was handed out and this very first re...
It Will Soon Be Time For The ECOOP
Online Gambling School Starts Open Enrollment
RedKings Offers Seats on the European Poker Tour
European Union Claims US owes $100 Billion
Ladbrokes Hires New Managing Director For Its Poker Division
Edward Ihre, former Poker Room and Poker Stars Affiliate Manager, is bringing his expertise to the poker division of the UK online gambling group Ladbrokes. Ladbrokes, (an Egames Award Winner 2006) is a world-leader not only in retail services, but in remote betting which of...
Play For A Seat At The EPT In Prague
U.S. Regulations To Be Made Public
It seems that the official word will be made public shortly about the regulations that the United States has in the Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act and there is sure to be comment on these from many fronts. What has not been made pubic as of yet is how much it will say abo...
Playwise Has Not Faired Well In Past Year
Playwize was known as Bits Cor...
The Luck Of The Irish and Online Poker
Will Norway Be Next To Ban Online Poker
Just a few weeks ago one resident of Norway Annette Obrestad made news as the youngest winner of one of the largest poker tournaments in Europe, and now word from the Gaming Intelligence Group have said that the culture minister Trond Giske of Norway is considering banning o...
Lobbyist for the American Gaming Association
Political Lobbyist are required to divulge information for actions taken or services rendered that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches. Activity must be registered with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying, according to...
$15,000 Bugsy's Loyalty Freeroll
Asian Pacific Poker Tour Ready to begin
New Strategy For Online Tournament Play
ECOOP at Titan Poker
Fireswirl Technology Launches
The company plans to fully support Value Added Resellers (VARs) o...
No Increase in Online Gambling Addicts Since 1999
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PokerStars EPT Day One (A)
Massachusetts Representative Delahunt Supports IGREA
Dusk Till Dawn is the UKs First Legal Poker Club
Antigua Battles the US - The WTO to Follow
The Controversy began when the United States unilaterally withdrew from its...
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London Day One (B)
Though the 2006 EPT saw a total of six mo...
IMEGA and Ogilvy Working Together To Bring Awareness
Could There Be Light At The End Of The U.S. Ban
It has been reported that talks between Washington and two UK online gaming companies, PartyGaming and Sportingbet have broken down. The talks with the EU attorneys have been taking place in Brussels over compensation for losses suffered by the British and European companies...
Online Gambling Watching iMEGA Before iGaming Expo
New Poker League resembling Round-Robin
Bally’s Las Vegas location launched an innovative way to find the best of the best in team poker competition. The U.S. Poker League, formed in January 2006, and this is the Poker Bowl I.
This contest will take place October 20 – 23 at Bally’s in Las V...
Largest Poker Room Gets License
Much to the dismay of three casinos; London Clubs International, Gala and Stanley Leisure the Nottingham based poker club Dusk Till Dawn was granted a license to open their card room -– news that will delight poker players across the UK.
The case was heard over a...
FullTilt Refunds for Bot Intrusion
Most Lucrative Place for Poker Bad Beat Jackpot?
Online Poker Powerhouse VC Profits Greatly
German based VC, an online casino and poker site reported profit margins rising sharply in the first half of the year. The organization accomplished this by switching from direct mail to online marketing.
Profits rose by 28 percent to Euro 8.54 million in the six...
Ultimate Bet Launches Bad Beat Jackpot
Taj Mahal Using Online System for Poker Tournament
2007 First Annual California Poker Players Conference (CPPC)
Hey all you poker players! Whether you play by cash, tournament, or Internet or are just new to the game, Listen up! Here is something you won’t want to miss:
At The Hollywood Park US Casino on Saturday, October 20th and Sunday, October 21st, will be The 2007 F...
Poker and Obama - Things That Make You Say Hmmm
2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate , Obama Barack does not accept political contributions from lobbyists or political action committees. However, when he acted as Senator, he did not have any qualms about groups represented by poker players, making contributions.&n...
Winner World Championship of Online Poker
California State Poker Championship Results
Emanuel Karlen to Play Doyle Brunson for $25,000
PokerStars Giving Away PokerNews Cup
Want to join one of the most exciting Live Poker Events from down under? PokerStars has been running freeroll promotions for entry. The bulk of those freerolls have been completed however don’t give up yet.
The 2007 PokerNews Cup Australia will be hosted in Melbo...
United States Low Ball Antigua Over Poker Ban
US Responce to the Online Gambling Ban Claim by EU
The European Union has been contesting a number of trade areas with the United States for the last number of years. As the United States released their brief and offer to Antigua regarding the Gambling Ban (knows as the UIGEA), they also made an offer to the European Union.
Dolly and DiCaprio - Pardon me?
With the launch of the global warming documentary, an unlikely partnership became reality. The 11th Hour, a film funded in part by pro poker player Doyle Brunson and Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Brunson is one of five executive producers given credit on the film. T...
NRL - For now still dependant on Poker Machines
Hollywood actor and Co-owner of the South Sydney Rugby team, Russell Crowe continues to express his annoyance on the National Rugby Leagues’ dependence poker machines to generate revenue. Crowe has been campaigning for the NRL to relinquish poker machines in favor of a...
Swedish Gaming Group undergo reorganization
Peter Astrom, CEO of 24hpoker announced his strategy to reorganize his company in order to become profitable. He was quoted as saying; &ldq...
Online Poker is heating up!
GLI Online Server Based Casino Software Launched
Innovative GLI-Certified Server Based Gaming System Launched
In Lima, Peru, Monday, September 24, 2007, one of the largest international casino operators, Limo Uno SAC, based in Latin America, has launched The Gaming Labs International (GLI) Certified Server Based Ga...
iMEGA v UIGEA to be heard
Lawyers representing the United States
government agencies met the deadline to file a brief outlining why
the case brought against the Justice Department that is challenging
the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) should be
required to be thrown out.
iM...
Online Poker Site to Fly Players to Aruba
Ultimate Bet, a major online poker site, has announced that the players competing in the Aruba Poker Classic on Saturday use its private jet to travel to the event from the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Turks and Caicos Poker Classic.
Ultimate Bet poker is a member of Ex...
PokerStars EPT: London's Largest Poker Tournament?
There has been a...
PokerStars Takes Player Protection to a New Level
Any person will tell you that their personal information should remain just that, personal. Many people have problems with their personal information leaking over the internet and causing them problems. Apparently this has been the problem for many online poker sites. Player...
European Championship of Online Poker In November
Lee Rousso v Washington State Update
Evidently the State of Washington is in delay mode. The state has filed for an extension to allow them to conduct discovery on the case. Lee Rousso contends that ...
More TV Time at Poker News Cup
The opportunity to become known by poker fans across the world just got better!
In a recent on site announcement, PokerNews announced additional filming will be added to the PokerNews Cup this year. This is certainly an exciting announcement for H.O.R.S.E. players fro...
PPA Let the campaign begin!
In an effort to stay on top of lawmakers apposed to the online gambling industry, the Poker Players Alliance has moved its headquarters to Washington D.C.
In a bold move the PPA will lobby for the online poker industry revealed their intentions to congreg...
100,000 dollar cash event series at CakePoker
PokerStars has a plan
Poker Bots Busted On Full Tilt Poker
For months now, Full Tilt Poker (a us poker site) has been investigating the believed presence of “bots.” A “bot” is a poker program that will play for you and win. During the investigation, Full Tilt Poker used a formula that ranked the number o...
B4Playing Acquires GWS
Roy Winston Claims Major Win
Roy Winston, a medical doctor and poker pro, won over 1.5 million dollars in the 2007 Borgata Poker Open at the World Poker Tour in New Jersey.
Winston advanced to the final table with the chip lead and kept a strong hold that protected his lead. Winston defeated se...
Absolute Poker Offers Great Incentive For Creativity
2008 Irish Open - 3 Million Guaranteed No Limit Hold
Poker Expansion in US State of Illinois
UK Gambling Commision Report Supports Regulation
Recently the Gambling Commission released a study regarding internet and other new forms of gambling. As these items have become more readily available, the expectation was that gambling would be on the rise, however the report shows a significantly different result. Acc...
The World's Next Top Celebrity Poker Player
Pennsylvania and a Poker Table
Recently Pennsylvania approved a number of slots parlors requesting to operate with in the state. Many have started business, however some are still in the final stages of preparation. Even knowing that not all of the slots parlors are operational, Pennsylvania Democratic Ho...
Sheikhan Facing Deportation
Governor Renegs - PPA Campaigns
Knowing When To Pay Your Poker Taxes!
Annie Duke hosts $100,000 Hold'em in California
Poker and Racing, a match in NASCAR History
The popularity of Poker is growing, and so is the NASCAR brand. It was only time before it became a marriage in sports history. This site is legal in the NASCAR home of the United States.
A new free poker site has launched bringing some of the greatest race...
IMEGA Hires Oglivy Public Relations Worldwide
Foxwoods Charity Poker Champion - Franklin Becker
UIGEA brought to YouTube
Earlier this week the Association of Players, Casinos and Webmasters uploaded a video on the popular social video site, criticizing the United States Gove...
Absolute Poker in question
104 Year Old Gaming Law Challenged
Large Pots Generous Hearts, Hold'Em 100
Further Poker Backlash from South Carolina
2007 Aruba Poker Classic & UltimateBet.com
Slotland Online Slots Player Survey
Team Pokerstars Adds New Players To The Lineup
Greg Raymer Wins WCOOP Event 6
DTD Trying to be UK's First Legal Poker Club
Will Italians Deem Poker A Skill Game?
Chipleader brings Jet Promo to CAP Euro
South African Poker Open
Cardinal7 Wins WCOOP In Limit Hold
Who gambles online? 3.5 million Britons do...
The commission states about 7% of regular players are "problem ...
Big Names on High Stakes Poker
With 10 WSOP bracelets to his credit, Doyle Brunson said, "I love it. This is my favorite TV show. This is the only one that I say I will uneq...
Time is Up at DoylesRoom for $25,000
The opportunity to regi...
PokerSchoolOnline Signs TJ Cloutier
TJ Cloutier is the newest poker professional to join the ranks at Poker School Online. It has been announced that Cloutier will join Team PSO as a content writer and poker instructor.
Mr. Cloutier brings with him some stout credentials. Member of the Poker Hall of Fam...
IGREA on Hold, but not dead
The IGREA was proposed early this year in an effort to not only overturn the UIGEA but to regula...
Bodog Was Newbodog and Now BodogLife
Crowe vs Poker Machines
Players Only Sends Winners to Canada
This coming Sunday, September 23rd, will be the last of a ...
PKR Signs Its One Millionth Player
Video Games Meet Online Gambling
The development of the game in question will be a first person shooter, w...
Macau: Gambling Pleasure Zone
Did Online Gaming Get Their Man?
The announcement of his...
Ladbrokes Poker Going 3D
Soon Ladbrokes Poker will be 3D. The parent company, Ladbrokes International Ltd, signed a development and license deal with Playwize today.
Foo Katan, Chief executive of Palywize stated, "We are very excited about creating a poker room for Ladbrokes that incorp...
$1,000 Freerolls From Pokerstars And Pokerlistings
"J...
New Online Casino Slot Machine by Rival Gaming
Illegal Gambling in Iowa Update
With the available legal means of playing poker these days, some people continue to push the limits until they are burned. This was the case recently in Iowa, when the police arrested Tammy Louann Proulx. At the time of the arrest there was an ongoing poker cash game in her ...
Internet Gambling Has Taken A Life
But...
Aussie Millions Date Set for 2008
Pennsylvania and a Poker Table
Recently Pennsylvania approved a number of slots parlors requesting to operate with in the state. Many have started business, however some are still in the final stages of preparation. Even knowing that not all of the slots parlors are operational, Pennsylvania Democratic Ho...
Iowa Woman Arrested for hosting Illegal Cash Game
North Carolina arrests Poker Stars for Illegal Activity
France, The EU, The Meeting Place
Big Game II Today
WSOPE Champion is Now Queen of Poker
The Perfect Summer Job
Eighteen-year-old Chris Benton a Sonoma State sophomore decided for his summer job he would neit...
Online Casino Will Feature New Spider-Man Slot
WSOPE Final Table is Set
Officially not one high profile poker professional will win a bracelet at the WSOPE because not one is in the final nine spots. The £1 mill...
New LazerWager Gets Experienced Managers
Nin Pendleton, spokesperson for LazerWager confirms, "We are ...
Playtech's Shuki Barak Resigns
Reputation Damaged In Online Betting Case
He will now play at the China Open where he intends to play his best though he knows he will also be an...
Taking poker to the Extreme
The winner will be off to the Caribbean were the Extr...
Skill Game Protection Act Gets Another Supporter
He has joined a growing list of people who ...
Online Poker Rooms Recruiting Young Guns
The Alaskan Poker Showcase
Elyard is planning a local access Channel 303 show call the "Alask...
Is Online Poker The New Income For Teenagers?
$5000 PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls
The Supreme Court, Arkansas and Gambling
2008 World Poker Showdown Bahamas Poker Open
The prize package incl...
Gambling Bust in Indonesia
Reports on Thursday from a polic...
AP Enhances the Poker Experience for US Players
Everest Poker Avalanche Final Event Scheduled
According to Jonathan May, Everest Poker property manager, "This is...
China Makes a Firm Stand Against Online Gambling
E-Check Returns to PokerStars for US Players
California Gambling Control Commission Loses Revenue
Gambling Pill Tested
A Woman wins Big with Caribbean Stud
The winner who goes by Yvetje, a woman, won 20 318.75 Euro on the equivalent of a .20 cent jackpot bet place nearly a week ago. She began playing with Carbon Poker in...
SportsBook Company Sponsors Million Dollar Series
Support Builds Against UIGEA
PPA's voice on 2+2
Betfair.com Wins Court Case
The High...
The Battle Goes On Over Online Gambling
While these two battle out online gambling, there have been many other companies and ...
Sweden Still On The Hunt
Lotteriinspektionen, which is the Swedis...
Is Sealand A Go ?
Another Gambling Act Approved
Roulette Gone Live
At this time both roulette ...
Online Gambling Alive and Well in U.S.
New Partnership for Card Player
Competitive Sponsorship for WSOPE
The Face of Million Dollar Poker - Gus Hansen
24hr Cash Game Returns
The Gibraltar-licensed and developed ...
The WSOPE Main Event Has Begun
Split between three London Casinos, The Empire, the Sportsman and the Fifty, the two day 1 ...
GamedayPoker.com gets into Australian Culture
Poker Skill Transcends All Forms of the Game
Online Casino Industry Healing Slowly from UIGEA
Lights, Camaras and Online Casino Action
Aspers Casino, mainly popular in the Newcastle area, made history over the weekend after becom...
Historic Europeans Win First WSOP Europe Bracelets
India Online Gaming Company To Launch Luxury Gambling Vessel
IMEGA Anti-UIGEA Hearing Postponed
Will the U.S. Collect From 888.com
When their financial report came out the corporation like many others showed a decline a...
Bodog Licenses Trademarks to Canadian Mohawks
Because of th...
Online Casino Deal Gets Progressively Longer
The exclusivity agreem...
Online gambling site launches WSOP Academy Aruba Edition
32 charged in six-billion yuan online gambling case
A local government statement said the principal offenders...
World Series of Poker Academy
The WPT also runs a similar school called The ...
WPT Gulf Coast Poker Championships Day 3
A Pensacola native, John Little, sits a top the leader board with 1.4 million in chips.
A lot of local players ar...
Playtech Loses CEO
Online Casino Worker Arrested for Taking Cut
Two Seats Remaining for $1,000,000 Tournament Titan
Casino and Management Go To Court
Aces Royal Launches Roulette Game for Mobile
Roulette is the first game to be released on the AR3, the world fastest mobile gaming platform, develope...
Internet Gambling Takes a Trip to Washington
Swedish Officials on a Rampage
The Svenska Spel is government a...
eCOGRA Approves British Gambling Act
Pokerstars World Cup of Poker
The five poker players for team USA John Kenlan, Tyler Netter, Randy Principe, Shaun ...
Antigua Justifies $3.4 Billion Internet Gambling Claim
The official who responded from the USTR pointed out that there has been insuffi...
Doyle Brunson partners with Leonardo DiCaprio
In partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio Doyle Brunson, presented a extremely important project to everyone at the Doyle Brunson Poker Network, global warming.
Global warming and the negative effects, is an issue taken very seriously. Doyle Brunson and Leonardo DiCaprio...
Bodog Poker roll out promos
Online Casino
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding and outlined...
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The Latest White Label Online Casino from TotalESoft.com
TotalESoft.com is one of the most favored casino software companies. With their latest release of White Label online casino options, they have certainly kept with their image of being the most innovative and forward-thinking companies worldwide.
The newly r...
Hypercasino Launches Revamped Website
Cyberslotz Up For The Highest Bidder?
France Gets More Time
Germany's New Favorite Online Casino
Sweden Targets Illegal Poker
With approximately one hundred private poker clubs operating in Sweden a report issued claimed that illeg...
Online Casino Giant Wins in Court
Bwin is forbidden from advertising because of a ban made by the German state of Bade...
Gaming Software Recovery
Tuesday showed that the company Playtech is seeing signs of recovery without U.S. funds, they have had an eighty percent hike in their profits and this increase in revenues has the Playtech software corporation almost back to where it was before the ban last year when the Un...
Paddy Power Profits
Latest PartyGaming Partners
WassOnline Reemerges
A New Bill For California Poker Players
Its been a year since Senator Dean Florez wanted to pass a bill that eliminate the amount of money that could be wagered in card rooms in California; he now wants legislation to make adding tables in small card rooms legal.
He feels this expansion is needed as players ...
Imperial Package to Dubai Unveiled by Online Casino
InterCasino, InterPoker obtain Malta license
Online Casino Makes a Powerful Start to 2007
Littlewoods Unifies Online Gaming Sites
Coinciding with the beginning of the new football season and unifying the six Lit...
Online Casino on a Losing Streak
Online Gambling Eager to Advertise
Light At The End of The Tunnel
New law New Revenue for the State
New Tool for Online Poker
Salvation Army Concerned with Gambling Act
One group by the name ...
The Gaming Bug Strikes India
Asia Opens Up to Online Gambling
1st EPT Title Goes to Denmark
Lylloff, 25, left the tournament with...
Pokerstars Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu wins again
It is evident fro...
Harrah's Entertainment Files Lawsuit Over WSOP Domain
Svenka Spel Disregards EU Probe
Bodog Becomes New
Many Fear Effects Of UK Gambling Act Ammendment
Germany Delays Gambling Plans
Prime minister of Lower Saxon...
Online gambling giant names Aegean Odyssey winner.
32Red Poker and Betdirect Poker Offer $500 Bonus
During th...
Golden Riviera Poker room Adds New Features
Survive The Workweek at Everest Poker
Veags Partner Lounge New Online Game Portfolio
Already very well known to provide its casino players with the best variety and high quality games, Vegas Partner Lounge it now going to offer the following games to its l...
UK Gambling Addicts Increasing In Number
Gambling Partnersips
Cryptologic Buys Media Corp. Casino.co.uk and Related Assets
Cardoza Offers New Packages For Newbies
NPL Raises Money For Kids
More On Bodog Troubles
1st Technology argued that the software being used to complete betting transactions by Bodog was their intellectual property. The ruling regarding copyright infringement, in this case forced the closure of all d...
EPT Barcelona Starts Tour Off
Celebpoker Pays Big for Referal
Ladbrokes Pub Poker Championship
Beginning September 10th, the online Pub Poker Championship, will begin. Players will compete online as a representativ...
Ethoca Helps 888 to Combat Fraud
Ethoca uses methods like tracking...