November 8, 2006
The Canadian province of Ontario has increasingly been in the news following its provincial government attempts to ban online gambling advertising, and this week the spotlight was on the region once again following the release of research results on poker. CBC News reported that an alarming number of Ontarians believe poker is a viable means […]
November 8, 2006
Shares in the online gaming developer PlayWize plc (formerly Bits Corp plc) headed south this week after the company announced that losses for the half year have grown considerably. Turnover for the six months to September was GBP46 000 compared with GBP32 000 in the same period last year, but pre-tax losses for the period […]
November 6, 2006
The ubiquitous Full Tilt Poker.com, which continues to accept American action, has announced that it is to host the Dublin All-Star Challenge scheduled for November 17-19 at the Sporting Emporium in Dublin, Ireland. With a Euro 400 000 prize pool, the competition will be tough, and online qualifiers have been running for the event since […]
November 5, 2006
Cartamundi, a Belgian company licensed to manufacture and market poker accessories for the latest James Bond movie “Casino Royale” has announced the public release of sets of playing cards and poker chips as used by the famous fictional 007 agent in the film. “We are proud that a Belgian company, Cartamundi, is able to contribute […]
November 4, 2006
eGaming Review reported at the weekend that Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet are about to announce their official merger on Monday. Rumours of a buy out of Ultimate Bet by Absolute Poker had been swirling around the industry for the past few weeks. The two sites continue to take US bets, and are looking to […]
November 4, 2006
Authorities in San Antonio are still working to build a case against Richard Lee, the sixth place finisher in the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Police recently searched the home of Michele Stiehl- Guerra, the cousin of Lee’s wife, seizing items that link her to Lee’s illegal gambling business. According to the […]
November 4, 2006
World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. (WPTE) announced it’s 2006 third quarter results this week showing an overall increase in revenue and net earnings compared to the same period last year. The company reported a 176 percent increase in revenue, jumping from $2.1 million during the third quarter in 2005 to $5.9 million this year. The […]
November 4, 2006
Qualifying tournaments are underway at PokerStars.com for poker players to win their way into the PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure. The Caribbean Adventure is an official World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 5 event that will award one player with more than $1 million. The Caribbean Adventure will take place at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the […]
November 2, 2006
The National League of Poker (NLOP) has not wasted any time in gearing up promotions following its reverse merger with Power Play Development and subsequent publicly listed status last week The company, which claims startling growth of 750 player signups a day, has launched Poker and Pigskin to run weekly through to January 8th, 2007. […]
November 2, 2006
Ongame has reminded pokerheads that only three days remain for poker players to enter the Ongame Network Poker Classic and have a chance at winning their share of more than a million dollars in an innovative tournament with both online and offline finals. 231 players currently have tickets for this $5 000 buy-in no-limit hold’em […]