October 10, 2007
Party Poker, aided by Irish events company Pokerevents.ie is gearing up for its first first major tournament sponsorship in Ireland and Europe’s first major tournament of 2008. The Irish Poker Championship 2008, will be held at the Radisson Hotel & Spa, Galway, Ireland, from January 3 to January 6, 2008 with up to 400 players […]
October 10, 2007
Reports from the Associated Press news agency this week describe an online poker promotional website which has apparently misused the logo and identity of the University of Massachusetts to attract traffic, causing a ruckus and a demand from the college that the site be taken down. UMasspoker.com contains the trademarked UMass-Amherst lettering and Minuteman athletic […]
October 10, 2007
Things are looking up for the Malta and Sweden based 24hPoker group with its announcement that two well known betting firms have joined its poker network. In a complicated deal, 24hPoker has announced that the Irish-based Betdaq betting exchange is to join its poker network, and subject to conditions will be granted an option to […]
October 10, 2007
Online gambling software developer Playtech has reported a new and significant addition to its i-Poker network in the form of Gibraltar gaming company bet365, owned by Hillside (Gibraltar) Ltd. Already an online casino operator using the Playtech software platform since 2005, bet365 has now successfully migrated and integrated its online poker operations into the i-Poker […]
October 8, 2007
After braving wind, sun, insects and a tension filled heads up that lasted only a few hands, Travis Rice emerged as the winner of the Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic over the weekend when he saw off second placed James Mordue to collect the winner’s cheque of $800 000 and the respect due to the […]
October 7, 2007
According to Gambling News Review this week, the National Institute of Public Health in Sweden has been conducting a study of internet poker in the country over the past year, and the results are a cause for concern, with indications that poker players may have a greater propensity to become problem gamblers than online casino […]
October 7, 2007
World Series of Poker ace player Richard Lee (56) now knows what charges he faces in his home town of San Antonio, Texas following the announcement that the local District Attorney has filed charges for promoting gambling San Antonio news media reported this week that the poker ace will finally have his day in court. […]
October 7, 2007
Paddy Power Poker.com has added further incentives to the Euro 3 million Irish Open poker spectacular scheduled for 2008. If the player who wins the 2008 Irish Open qualified online at the sponsor’s site, he or she will win the golden ticket of poker – free entry to Europe’s premier poker tournament for the next […]
October 7, 2007
Taking Texas Hold ‘Em to the exotic Turks & Caicos Islands, World Poker Tour and The Players’ Club welcomed hundreds of locals, poker players and pros who gathered last week on the Island of Providenciales in the British West Indies to take part in the inaugural WPT Turks & Caicos Classic. Welcoming the island visitors, […]
October 7, 2007
Poker fans will enjoy some high tension and big money as major names in the poker tournament world clash in the latest version of the NBC action television show ‘Poker After Dark’ scheduled for screening soon. Among the big names who will be seen in action are Phil Ivey, David Benyamine and Eli Elezra, all […]