April 19, 2008
Remember that nifty idea to stifle online poker that was floated by a Finnish academic study commissioned by that country’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health earlier this year? The one that suggested that if Finnish players could recoup their losses from either the online gambling provider or credit-card company, it would not only protect […]
April 18, 2008
California legislators appeared to be taking a sensible and pragmatic view of online poker in the state this week as the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee (AGOC) unanimously forwarded a proposal to study the issue thoroughly to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. AB 2026 calls for the California Gambling Control Commission and the Department of Justice to […]
April 18, 2008
The new Poker Stars public video initiative appears to have been well received in its beta testing phase at Pokerstars.tv. Still in the test phase, the video site provides live webcasts of major events and a unique collection of high quality poker footage. Understandably, there is a marked promotional element that includes current Stars-sponsored events […]
April 17, 2008
The European version of the World Series of Poker sponsored by online gambling group Betfair will be extensively televised, according to an announcement on the 2008 London-based event this week. The 2008 edition of the series, which begins on September 19th will be covered by Sky Sports Xtra and Sky Sports 2 and 3 from […]
April 17, 2008
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced that Matt Savage has signed on as tournament director for the APT’s Manila Main Event next month. Few men are as qualified for the position. Savage was appointed tournament director for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2002 after working his way up the poker ladder. On […]
April 16, 2008
The dispute between online poker website Poker Trillion and its former network operated by Swedish Internet gambling provider Boss Media has resulted in the award of a garnishee (or freezing) order on the bank accounts of Boss Holdings Limited and Boss Media Malta Poker Ltd. The application, number 532-08, was heard in the First Hall […]
April 15, 2008
Australian gamblers may have a slightly better chance at beating the pokies in land gambling establishments following a move to tweak the machines for better results to combat falling attendance due to smoking bans. The Australian Daily Telegraph reports that poker machines have been tweaked to return a total of $57 million extra in winnings […]
April 15, 2008
The 2008 Party Poker.com Nations Cup concluded this week with a truimph for the UK team after a heads up against Ireland. Team Great Britain, captained by Roland de Wolfe with members Neil Channing, Surinder Sunar, Joe Beevers, Ian Frazer and PartyPoker.com VIP online qualifier Charlie Durbin were jubilant over the win. The team event […]
April 15, 2008
One of the many interesting delegates at the recent eCOGRA training course on responsible gambling held in London was a bright, attractive woman called Victoria Allison, a lawyer who had just joined the legal team at Party Gaming’s head office in Gibraltar. Her appointment, confirmed this week in The Lawyer by Party Gaming assistant general […]
April 14, 2008
PKR.com’s marketing director Simon Prodger is nothing if not adventurous in his marketing tactics, this week introducing a new airborne campaign to get the PKR message across in big, bold letters. The 3 D online poker company has commissioned a giant banner three-quarters the size of a football pitch which, when trailed through the skies […]