October 5, 2006
One of the facets of the US legislative ban that has most surprised and angered American players has been the speed with which many offshore companies have rushed to exclude US players despite the fact that the legislation has not yet been signed into law , and that its implementation regulations have still to be […]
October 4, 2006
After months of rumours, it appears that the much speculated upon public listing by Pokerstars is off. The Independent reports that the world’s second-biggest online poker company after PartyGaming, has shelved plans for a GBP 1.6 billion (Euro 2.3 billion) London flotation until early next year. Bankers at HSBC and Dresdner Kleinwort had been working […]
October 3, 2006
One of the most vociferous opponents of the US online gaming legislation, the Poker Players’ Association has vowed that it will keep up the fight to persuade legislators that online poker is a game of skill and not one of chance, and is therefore perfectly legal for its millions of players. Reports on Monday indicated […]
September 28, 2006
Ultimate Bet has added a little more spice and diversity to the 5th edition of its popular Aruba Poker Classic with the inclusion of the inaugural Ultimate Blackjack competition. The Ultimate Blackjack Tour kicked off day one of the overall event this week at the Radisson Hotel Casino in Palm Beach, Aruba. It was followed […]
September 27, 2006
The spectacular Niagara Falls will be the backdrop for a new top ranked poker championship next month. World Poker Tour has confirmed that its inaugural WPT Canadian Open championships will be hosted at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls on October 22-24, just days before the WPT North American Poker Championship begins at the […]
September 27, 2006
The Board of World Poker Tour Enterprises this week named Scott Friedman the new Chief Financial Officer of the company. Friedman moves up from his position as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at WPTE to take over the position formerly held by W. Todd Steele, who has moved on to a private equity […]
September 27, 2006
Mega online poker site PartyPoker.com has announced the availability of a Mac compatible download and a browser based application to empower Mac players. Beta testing is continuing at this time to allow more players to take part in the new poker action on Party, but there are some drawbacks. Although plans are in place to […]
September 26, 2006
Victoria Coren (33) a journalist working for the Guardian newspaper in London was GBP 500 000 richer this week following a weekend of poker in which she truimphed over a starting field of 400 in the London section of the European Poker Tour championships. After three days of play at the Grosvenor Hotel’s Victoria Casino, […]
September 25, 2006
The weekend saw the exciting finish at The Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London of the European Poker Tour UK leg, with the final 12 survivors of a starting field of 400 top players coming together on Sunday afternoon. With a GBP 500 000 grand prize at stake for the winner, the competitive tension was palpable […]
September 24, 2006
Following the failure of Senator Bill Frist’s attempt to attach an anti-online gambling ban to an unrelated Defence Bill last week, the 110 000 Poker Players’ Alliance leader Michael Bolcerek has launched a strong attack on politicians who seek to push repressive legislation through Congress at any cost. Indicating that his organisation was strongly opposed […]